Leah Mann Creative (2024)

07/05/2024

Well....here it is. The L A S T wedding video. Sam & Tony are the special ones who get to round out my wedding videographer career - and it was so worth being part of their day last October. It was absolutely gorgeous and so much fun. I hope they enjoy this video for years and years and years.

And with that, I hang my hat.

Photographer: Grey Stone Photography LLC
Venue: Poplar Creek Barn
Florist: Robins Nest, Oshkosh
Caterer: Eden’s Meat
DJ: Brock Brandner

01/05/2024

The one where Taylor and Zach get married.

In this episode there are cowboy hats, sparklers, many first looks, love letters, taco bell, whiskey and no take backsies. Too much, in fact, to fit into one highlight, but I tried my best. I could tell that so much thought went into planning this day because it was absolutely perfect. Congrats to T&Z! May you have many years ahead of looking at the stars together and ponderings life's most interesting questions.

Venue: Brindlewood Barn Venue
Photographer: Hailey Stark Photography
Dessert: The Cupcake Couture
Florist: Bee Enchanted Florist
Decor: Ruby Design
Caterer: Biebel's Catering & Rental
DJ: James Kelley from Yo-DJ
Hair & Makeup: Chanel Grace

25/04/2024

I so badly wanted a tree planting ceremony at my wedding, but that's the thing about getting married in FEBRUARY... is it's a bit too cold to keep that love tree alive all wedding weekend (not to mention our cats despise all greenery😅 we accepted that realistically it just would not make it to summer) so I'll live vicariously through Bree and Tony who lovingly added soil to their new tree while receiving a personal sermon.

ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏɴᴇ, ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴛɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴏɪʟ. ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴍɪxɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢs. ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢs. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴀ "ᴍᴇ" - ɪᴛ's ᴀ "ᴡᴇ."

Bree and Tony, I wish you the best on this great adventure. Thank you for trusting me with your memories. 🩷

Venue: The Barn at Sunset Acres
Photographer: Mandy from Fortem Photo + Co.
Florist: Nature's Best Floral & Boutique
Decor: Ruby Design
Caterer: Biebel's Catering & Rental
LIVE BAND!: Wet Possum
Dessert: Jordan’s Bake Shop

28/01/2024

After 8 years of filming and editing weddings, I have chosen to no longer accept new inquiries. I will finish editing my 2023 weddings and then be done. I don't know if this is for the next several years or for forever. But I do know that filming and editing on weekends has caused me to miss valuable quality time with my loved ones. I've missed weddings and football games and birthdays to name a few - time I can't get back. Splitting my focus between weddings, my full time job that I love, and my family has become unsustainable, and so I gave myself the time and grace to choose over these last two years. I don't know the future or exactly what's in store for me, but for now I've chosen to let go of this.

I have been both dreading and looking forward to this announcement. I've learned and grown so much since the start of it all in 2015 when my coworker Britni asked me to film her ceremony. I borrowed the gear from work and made her a highlight video for free just to see if I could do it. After that I filmed a few more weddings for coworkers and friends - borrowing cameras from work, renting gear online, making a ton of mistakes along the way, and eventually saving up for my own equipment. I owe a lot to my Grandpa Ruel who left each of his grandchildren a small chunk of change when he died and I invested it into a camera, a website, lights and audio, wondering if he was looking down at me thinking my purchases with his money were a mistake. But I think he would be proud to see how much I've grown in 8 years between all the phone consultations with couples, all the snap decisions needing to be made under pressure on their wedding day, working with others to make each wedding as perfect as it can be, and editing thoughtful timeless memories for my clients. I'm not perfect, nor am I the best wedding videographer there ever was, but I do believe I have contributed a special and personal touch to this industry and that thought is the most fulfilling to me.

What's next? I'm not totally sure and I'm completely ok with that. I've considered doing family videos...and I'm particularly interested in family legacy/documentary videos - services that would be more flexible with scheduling and wouldn't have to be on weekends, or could be moved easily if I have personal plans come up. I don't know if customers would even be interested in these types of vidoes or what the market would bear for them. And even if I follow through with them it won't be for a long while. I just need a break from the pressures of running a side hustle. I've really gotten into reading and gardening and exercising and cooking. I'd love to come home from work and not worry about more work, not worry about feeling behind, and not feel guilty about taking time to myself. Making this choice has been really difficult, but it has also offered me so much relief. I'm finally ready to share it with the world! My love of love is still ever present and I'm happy to still be working in the video production industry. I may still post wedding related content - or I might not! Only time will tell. Just thank you - so much - for all of your support that has gotten me this far. Thank you!!!

11/12/2023

This couple gave me a challenge. They requested that their highlight have no speaking, only music! Ceremony and speeches audio are something I've come to heavily rely on to tell the story of a wedding day. But what the heck - challenge accepted. Well, I think I nailed it, but you tell me!

Congrats to Haley and DJ!!

// Photography Valorie Donahue Photography
// Florals evolutions in design
// DJ Double M Entertainment
// H&MU Kaylie Slowinski
// Catering Mint Cafe & Catering
// Dessert Krieger's Bakery
// Venue Grand Theater Wausau

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Videos

Sam & Tony | Poplar Creek Barn

Well....here it is. The L A S T wedding video. Sam & Tony are the special ones who get to round out my wedding videographer career - and it was so worth being part of their day last October. It was absolutely gorgeous and so much fun. I hope they enjoy this video for years and years and years. And with that, I hang my hat. Photographer: Grey Stone Photography LLC Venue: Poplar Creek Barn Florist: Robins Nest, Oshkosh Caterer: Eden’s Meat DJ: Brock Brandner

Taylor & Zach | The Brindlewood Barn

The one where Taylor and Zach get married. In this episode there are cowboy hats, sparklers, many first looks, love letters, taco bell, whiskey and no take backsies. Too much, in fact, to fit into one highlight, but I tried my best. I could tell that so much thought went into planning this day because it was absolutely perfect. Congrats to T&Z! May you have many years ahead of looking at the stars together and ponderings life's most interesting questions. Venue: Brindlewood Barn Venue Photographer: Hailey Stark Photography Dessert: The Cupcake Couture Florist: Bee Enchanted Florist Decor: Ruby Design Caterer: Biebel's Catering & Rental DJ: James Kelley from Yo-DJ Hair & Makeup: Chanel Grace

Bree & Tony | The Barn at Sunset Acres

I so badly wanted a tree planting ceremony at my wedding, but that's the thing about getting married in FEBRUARY... is it's a bit too cold to keep that love tree alive all wedding weekend (not to mention our cats despise all greenery😅 we accepted that realistically it just would not make it to summer) so I'll live vicariously through Bree and Tony who lovingly added soil to their new tree while receiving a personal sermon. ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏɴᴇ, ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴛɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴏɪʟ. ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴍɪxɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢs. ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢs. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴀ "ᴍᴇ" - ɪᴛ's ᴀ "ᴡᴇ." Bree and Tony, I wish you the best on this great adventure. Thank you for trusting me with your memories. 🩷 Venue: The Barn at Sunset Acres Photographer: Mandy from Fortem Photo + Co. Florist: Nature's Best Floral & Boutique Decor: Ruby Design Caterer: Biebel's Catering & Rental LIVE BAND!: Wet Possum Dessert: Jordan’s Bake Shop

Haley & DJ | The Grand Theater, Wausau

This couple gave me a challenge. They requested that their highlight have no speaking, only music! Ceremony and speeches audio are something I've come to heavily rely on to tell the story of a wedding day. But what the heck - challenge accepted. Well, I think I nailed it, but you tell me! Congrats to Haley and DJ!! // Photography Valorie Donahue Photography // Florals evolutions in design // DJ Double M Entertainment // H&MU Kaylie Slowinski // Catering Mint Cafe & Catering // Dessert Krieger's Bakery // Venue Grand Theater Wausau

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