Videography:: Dreamy and Whimsical

Videography is something that I've always wanted incredibly bad for our wedding, but nothing (until now) ever quite seemed to work out. Have you seen some of the incredible wedding videos out there?! They are AMAZING, dreamy, whimsical....more than simply a tape-recording of the day, that's for sure! Here are two videos that I keep going back to because I simply can't get enough. Stick with me because *gasp* the second video isn't a wedding video, but it is BEAUTIFUL and the aesthetic that I want for my wedding (also, I'm absolutely in love with food, so this video [for me] is quite fitting).

This first one gets me EVERYTIME. The pink church, the gifts and Wonderwall...just watch, you'll see.


nick+maria • england wedding from Paperback Weddings on Vimeo.

Now, this is the wedding-less video, but I'm pretty sure that you're about to fall in LOVE with Tiger in a Jar just like I have. The dreamy lighting, documentary style and just wait for the ombre pine nuts!

ribboned asparagus salad from tiger in a jar on Vimeo.

Now that you've seen those two BEAUTIES! Look at Jonathon Link Studios, the amazing videographers that I am going to have the privilege to work with for my wedding. They are an adorable husband-wife duo and JB and I are thrilled to have them on our team. Here is one of my favorite videos they've done, but really I love them all!

Two of my favorite things about Jonathon and Kristin Link are: 1. They are attending our rehearsal to get a better feel for how the day is going to go down. 2. They are shooting our wedding with 3 cameras (!!!). We met with them this past weekend to talk about details and were just so impressed with everything they had to say, I can't wait to watch our video for years to come!
I love the gift exchange from the first video and I always love when videos include pre-wedding preparations, but what are some other things that I have to make sure to leave time for my videographers to capture (other than the obvious ceremony and reception traditions)?

P.S. I'm less than 5-months out! Also, I found this the other day in a book at Pottery Barn and had to share...

Easy Chicken Picatta

I strayed from my usual baked ziti at Bellisimo in Colleyville and tried the chicken picatta on a recent trip. Although Belisimo's baked ziti is the best baked ziti I've ever had, their chicken picatta held its own. Since chicken picatta is a little lighter than baked ziti, and the weather has been warming up, I decided to give it a try. Here is my super simple version of chicken picatta and I promise you won't regret it!

Ingredients:

2 chicken boneless, skinless chicken breasts, butterflied and cut in half

1/4 cup chicken stock

6 Tbs. olive oil

4 Tbs. butter

juice of 1 large lemon or 2 small lemons

angel hair pasta (as much as you'd like...I used a little less than half a package for 2 people) flour

garlic powder

paprika

salt and freshly ground pepper

OPTIONAL:

capers

fresh lemon slices

Directions:

1. Boil pasta with a sprinkle of salt and splash of olive oil until desired texture (about 8 minutes).

2. Heat 2 Tbs. oil and 1 Tbs. butter in large pan.

3. Season chicken breasts with salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder.

4. Cover chicken breasts in a light coating of flour.

5. Place 2 chicken pieces in pan once the oil begins to simmer and cook for 3 minutes, flip and cook for three more minutes, or until golden brown and no longer pink inside.

6. Take chicken off heat and place on plate (they're not finished yet, this is just a holding area).

7. Put 2 Tbs. of oil and 1 Tbs. of butter in pan with remaining oil and butter, cook the other 2 pieces of chicken the same way as the first two.

8. Remove chicken from pan add the final 2 Tbs. of olive oil, 2 Tbs. of butter, chicken stock and lemon juice (remove from heat to add these ingredients to avoid splattering and grease burns).

9. Bring sauce mixture to boil, then reduce to simmer.

10. Add all 4 chicken pieces back in to the pan with the sauce and let simmer for a minute or 2, coating each chicken piece in sauce.

11. Plate the angel hair pasta first, topped with chicken and remaining sauce.

12. Top with fresh lemon slices and capers if you have them.

13. You're gonna love it!