DragonRidge Country Club – Traci + Case – Las Vegas Wedding Videographers
Traci is an owner of Scheme Events, a wedding and event planning company in Las Vegas. Case is a sportswriter for the Las Vegas Sun and other Greenspun Media Group publications, covering a wide variety of topics ranging from sports betting to combat sports in Southern Nevada.
The couple met when they were both 15-years-old through mutual friends — including Tom Hutton, a groomsman in the wedding, but didn’t start dating until two years later.
The first date was a memorable, and bizarre, one. Traci had become a close friend of Case, who decided to take her to his high school’s senior prom. They had fun through the dinner and dance, but it took an accident to really bring them together. At the after-prom party, Case began attempting flips and backflips with a couple of friends on an inflatable Twister board. He got a little too much momentum on one of them, and after landing, flew into a gym wall head-first. Blood splattered everywhere and a glut of concerned friends and chaperones surrounded him, but no one knew what to do as well as Traci. She delivered him to the emergency room, where her father was the on-duty physician.
What a first-impression for Case to make to his future father-in-law. Dr. John McMaster inserted seven staples into the back of Case’s head — the first without any numbing injection…ouch! —and then it was back to the party. The experience formed a bond that would only grow stronger for nearly nine years before they got married.
“All the time spent with family and friends was wonderful, and included several moments we will cherish forever. But as far as the most memorable moment shared exclusively between us, it would have to be the band Mark & The Martinis dedicating Tom Jones’ “It’s Not Unusual” to us shortly after we reached the reception. As music buffs, we’ve always had an unexplainable fascination with the Welsh singer. We hadn’t planned on having a traditional first dance, but couldn’t resist when Mark unleashed his pipes to one of our favorite songs. We made our way to the dance floor and winged it, probably embarrassing ourselves in the process. But we were both so happy and lost in the moment that we couldn’t care less,” recalled the couple.
“When planning our wedding, there were several details that we wanted included to make the entire day be a reflection of who we are as a couple. We wanted guests to feel welcome upon their arrival here in Las Vegas so we created a welcome bag for the hotel to deliver to guests’ rooms. The welcome bags had a variety of our favorite things here in Las Vegas ranging from Retro Bakery sugar cookies, chocolate caramels from Peridot Sweets, a deck of cards from the World Series of Poker and a bottle of champagne. Having a live band was a huge detail that we could not go without. We are huge live music lovers, Mark & The Martinis are a band that we had seen a few years prior to our wedding and we just knew that we had to have them at our wedding… even before we were engaged. The third and final detail that we knew we had to have was amazing photos. Traci has known Chelsea Nicole for a few years and always admired her light, airy and romantic style of photography and knew that she would be the perfect for for the wedding day and vision. No detail goes unnoticed when Chelsea is around and that was huge for us,” said Case and Traci.
”We wanted to give guests a more unique experience than a typical wedding in Las Vegas while still maintaining a formal nature for the special day. We were interested in venues away from the Strip and other locations guests from out of town usually associate with our city,” explained the couple.
Traci was well-acquainted with DragonRidge Country Club from her years in the Las Vegas events-industry, and thought it might be the perfect place but wanted to get Case’s thoughts. When Case first visited the ballroom, he was blown away when the curtains were lifted to reveal the beautiful view of the city on the balcony. Case and Traci agreed the tranquil setting, with a serene desert scene on the other side of the building, would be fantastic for their guests. It enabled them to keep their vision of a traditional wedding while visitors could still get a taste of Las Vegas.
“I found out about Memory Lane Video by working with John, Ricky and their team the past four years of being in business with Scheme Events. John and Ricky have become amazing friends to me and I would not have chosen anyone else,” said Traci.
”Now that the wedding has commenced, I learned not to procrastinate. Case kept telling me that we needed to be doing things for the wedding, as if I didn’t know. I have always had the mentality of putting others first and planning clients weddings was more important to me than planning my own. I knew it would get done, eventually. We sent out invitations one month before the wedding due to my procrastination and yes, it was over the Christmas holidays and we were stressed about guests not getting them or not being able to come anymore. In the end, it all worked out and we are so thrilled each and every person that did make it to the wedding was there to celebrate and be a part of this huge milestone in our lives,” Traci recalled.
“Some advice for future couples planning their own wedding would be to take one or two tasks a month and plan them, take a break, pick one or two more the next month and cross them off your to do list; hire a wedding planner to keep track of all the details. We also would have to say even though it is a busy time in both of your lives, take some time for yourselves, even the week of the wedding, go on a date or two and don’t forget about what a special time it for the two of you,” said Traci and Case.
“What made us book Memory Lane Video services was that they have such an amazing team of videographers that we knew they would fit in on our wedding day. Not to mention, their videos are truly amazing and show the emotions, love and happiness throughout the whole day. On the wedding day, I loved that they showed up and we barely noticed they were there throughout the day, but you know that they were capturing everything that was happening,” recalled the couple.
“I think video is important and recommend it to all of my clients. We live in the 21st century and being able to capture the emotions, laughs, voices, etc. of your family and friends is something that you will cherish forever,” Traci said.
The couple spent a week in South Florida, and then a week on a Caribbean cruise shortly after the wedding. They love the ocean and Case had always wanted to set sail with Traci, who desired to visit a few Eastern Caribbean islands. Getting on one of the two biggest cruise ships in the world, Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, was a great way to accomplish both after having already entered a relaxed state with extended time in the Fort Lauderdale area.
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