Johnny Apple Films

Journal

Stories, notes, and films worth returning to.

Real weddings, venue notes, planning perspective, and films that stay with you.

Ashley & Jamie — Teaser Film

Venue Notes

Ashley & Jamie — Teaser Film

Two minutes from a Dallas Country Club wedding — the moments that set the tone for everything that followed.

Dallas Country Club • Dallas, TX

Venue Notes

Bowdre & Jordan — Teaser Film

The first look at a waterfront destination wedding in Jacksonville — two minutes of everything the day felt like.

Florida Yacht Club • Jacksonville, FL

Real Weddings

Allison & Andrew — Arlington Hall

A spring evening at one of Dallas's most graceful venues, with details that rewarded a second look.

Arlington Hall at Lee Park • Dallas, TX

Destination / Travel

Melissa and Cam

A Baton Rouge wedding with architectural scale, Southern warmth, and the kind of rhythm that makes destination work feel personal.

Baton Rouge, LA

Real Weddings

Chandler and Barrett

A wedding built on real feeling — the kind of day that holds up when you watch it back.

The Crescent Hotel • Dallas, TX

Real Weddings

Lyndsay & Blake — Hilton Southlake

A Texas spring wedding full of family, dancing, and the kind of joy that fills a room.

Hilton Southlake Town Square • Southlake, TX

Real Weddings

Kate & Adam — Centennial Gardens

A Houston garden wedding where the flowers did half the work and the couple did the rest.

Centennial Gardens • Houston, TX

Destination / Travel

Caroline and Daniel

A Colorado wedding at Four Seasons Resort Vail, where the mountain setting stayed quiet enough for the people to come through.

Four Seasons Resort Vail • Vail, CO

Real Weddings

Tiffany and James

A wedding day that moved at its own pace — real, unhurried, and exactly theirs.

Dallas, TX

Real Weddings

Kait & Ben — Feature Film

A summer feature film built around two people who knew exactly what they wanted and weren't in any hurry.

Private Estate • Dallas, TX

Real Weddings

Jamie and Max

A downtown Dallas wedding at The Joule with the rooftop pool as backdrop and the city below.

The Joule Hotel • Dallas, TX

Real Weddings

Meredith & Greg — The Adolphus

A January wedding at The Adolphus, where the winter light made everything feel even more like a film.

The Adolphus • Dallas, TX

Real Weddings

Emily & Mac — Northwood Country Club

A December wedding at Northwood with warm interiors and the kind of candlelit ceremony that makes every frame sing.

Northwood Country Club • Dallas, TX

Real Weddings

Emily and Mac

A wedding film that moves with the couple — unhurried, alive, and exactly theirs.

Real Weddings

Jordan and Blake

A fall feature film at the Four Seasons where the grounds and the couple were equally photogenic.

Four Seasons Resort and Club • Dallas, TX

Real Weddings

Richard & Ryan — The Ritz-Carlton

Two people who had waited long enough, celebrating in a way that matched the weight of the moment.

The Ritz-Carlton • Dallas, TX