Johnny Apple Films

Journal

Stories, notes, and films worth returning to.

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

Alex and Chloe

Real Weddings

Alex and Chloe

A beautiful cross-continental love story — Chloe from South Africa and Alex from Dallas.

Dallas Celebration • Dallas, TX

Selected entries

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

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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