Lauren's Bridal Portraits

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In August, I had a great time taking Lauren's bridal portraits at Rice University.  In September, she and Bryan married at the Cohen House on Rice campus (which is where we did some of these photos).  I'll be posting about their weddding next, but I wanted to start it off with a couple of my favorites from Lauren's bridal shoot.

Elise's Bridal Portraits- The University of Texas Architecture Library

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This past weekend, Elise and David tied the knot in Lakeway, TX, outside of Austin.  The wedding was held at the Lakeway Resort and Spa, and was absolutely beautiful!  With Lake Travis in view, the happy couple married in front of their family and friends.

I've been waiting anxiously to post these online, and now that Elise and David are married, I finally can!  In June, I took Elise's Bridal Portraits on the University of Texas campus.  We began our shoot in the Architecture Library, one of the most beautiful spots on campus.  The library is an incredible space, and Elise looked gorgeous in her dress!  After the library, we headed outside for some photos by the tower.

Here are some of my favorites from Elise's Bridal Portrait session.  Photos from the wedding to come soon...


Santa Fe At Last!

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Well, after two long days of traveling, I'm finally here!  And man, it's good!  Santa Fe is so beautiful, and there is so much I love about spending time here.  The food, the weather, the beautiful scenery everywhere, all of the different people, the art...I'm lucky to be spending some time here this week!

I've come for Katie and Patrick's wedding, which will be held this weekend at the El Encantado Resort.  It is going to be absolutely stunning.  I've come early to take some tintypes of Katie and Patrick.  We've got a shoot early tomorrow in a little town south of Santa Fe called Lamy.  Back in the day you used to have to come through Lamy to catch the train into Santa Fe.  There is an old bar called the Legal Tender, and the train station still runs trips into Santa Fe.  I'm looking forward to a fun morning of photographs tomorrow!

I'll try and post some throughout the week with photographs.  Thought I'd share some from tonight (see below).  I had plans of heading south of town tonight towards Galisteo for sunset, but when I got to my room after spending all day on the road, I decided getting back in the car to drive again was not what I needed to do!  Instead I got settled, then grabbed my camera and headed out to walk around town.  Ended up finding a cool live music concert on the square.  Listened to some music and watched as the light got better and better.  It was wonderful.  Then headed over to the Coyote Cafe for dinner, and ate on the rooftop.  The sunset was incredible.  The whole time while I was eating and watching the sun set, I was feeling guilty that I didn't hit the road to photograph in Galisteo.  O well, more beautiful sunsets to come.

After dinner I returned to my room to find two musicians playing a violin and cello on the street outside my window.  How pleasant that I get to open my windows and listen to them as I write this post. 

Time to rest.  I look forward to a beautiful morning of tintypes and photos with Katie and Patrick tomorrow.

 

 

This is how I arrived to my room.  The door was lit up beautifully by the sun.  What a wonderful way to be welcomed.

 

 

 

 

 

Anna's Bridal Portraits

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We took these bridal portraits of Anna in March, before it started getting so dang hot!  Anna and Luke married in mid-May in Austin, TX (pictures from their big day coming soon...), so we decided we'd do the bridal portraits in Austin as well.  We discussed several different locations, but decided to start at Laguna Gloria, and end at the Texas State Capitol.

Laguna Gloria is an ideal place to take bridal portraits.  There are so many places to photograph, both inside and outside.  The grounds around the main building are perfectly kept, and inside there is plenty of warm, beautiful window light.  This site was the original home of the Austin Museum of Art, and is still owned and operated by the museum.

Anna looked gorgeous in her dress, and we had fun working with everything Laguna Gloria and the Capitol had to offer us.  Here are some of my favorites from the shoot.

I'll be posting soon about their beautiful wedding day.  Stay tuned...
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kelly's Bridal Portrait (Part One)

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I hope everyone had a great weekend!  I just wanted to make a quick post before I head home.  This is one of the portraits from Kelly's Bridal Portrait session.  Kelly and Callaway got married in early March, and their wedding was beautiful.  We took Kelly's bridal portraits on a rainy day in February, at First Presbyterian Church.  Kelly and the church are both so beautiful, which sure made my job very easy!

I'll post more of the photos from the shoot tomorrow or later this week, but I wanted to go ahead and get this one posted.  This is the photo she and her mom chose to have on display at the wedding.

More to come soon from Kelly's Bridal Portrait Shoot.  Have a great night!