Lauren and Bryan's Wedding

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Every once in a while I get the awesome opportunity to work with close family friends of mine.  I always consider it a gift to be able to do this.  It is so much fun to see and photograph people that I've known for most of my life.

So, when Lauren first contacted me, and said she was going to be marrying a Frazier, I was honored and excited they had contacted me.  I've known Bryan and his family for as long as I can remember.

From our engagement session at Minute Maid Park to Lauren's Bridals at Rice University, and through the big day, I had so much fun working with Lauren and Bryan.

One of the highlights of the night was when the Frazier family band took over the stage.  It was awesome!

Here are some of my favorites from the day.  Thanks, Lauren and Bryan, for having me to photograph y'all's wedding day!

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

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 and David's Wedding

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In August of 2010, Elise and David married at the Lakeway Resort and Spa outside of Austin, TX.  You might remember Elise from her bridal portraits on the UT campus.  Elise and David are both so much fun to be around.  They're both such joyful people, and if you spend about two minutes with them, you'll know that they are obviously in love!
Here are some of my favorite images from the day, I hope y'all will enjoy.

 

Elise and David used Central Market for their cakes, Lakeway Resort and Spa for the venue and food, Bouquets of Austin for the flowers, and Sound Source Entertainment for lighting and a DJ.

 

 

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...


Katie and Patrick's Santa Fe Wedding

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Over the weekend of July 10th, Katie and Patrick tied the knot in Santa Fe, NM with friends and family by their sides.  The ceremony and reception were held at El Encantado Resort right outside of downtown Santa Fe.  It was a beautiful wedding day, and the reception was a blast.  The Patrick Smith Band brought the house down with their awesome sound, while Andrea Soorikian created beautiful bouquets, floral arrangements and an elegant and unique setting for the celebration.  Make up artist, Monica Stark, did a wonderful job, and Keely Thorne and Emily of Keely Thorne Events coordinated the weekend's events beautifully.

My work started on the Wednesday before the wedding, when Katie and Patrick met with me in Lamy, NM, a small town about 15 minutes outside of Santa Fe.  Back in the day, when you'd travel to Santa Fe by train, you'd have to come through Lamy to catch the spur into Santa Fe.  Today, there's not much left of the town, just the train station (which is still operating), and the old Legal Tender Saloon, which is a museum now.  I thought it would make a neat setting for what we would be doing...TINTYPES! 

If you've read my blog before, you might have seen me mentioning tintypes.  I took some for Kate and Garner's engagement photos in front of an old historic home in Chappell Hill, TX.  The tintype process was developed in the mid-1800s, and is an antique photo process in which one photographs directly onto sheet metal.  It is a labor intensive process, with many factors, and you must have a darkroom ON SITE to process and fix the photo immediately after exposing it.  The tintype cannot be replicated, it is a totally unique image, which is a strange way to photograph in today's digital world.  However, there is a certain beauty in that idea.  In a later post I will show some of the tintypes that I took of John Boland, an art director at the Andrew Smith Gallery in Santa Fe.  He also took some photographs of me working, and I'll be sure to post those also.

Anyhow, Katie and Patrick spent several hours working with me in this process, and I've posted two of the tintypes we took during the day.

Here are my favorite images from the weekend, including the tintypes we took.

 

 

Kate and Garner's Wedding, Part 1

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In mid-May, Kate and Garner had a beautiful wedding in Brenham, TX.  It was a very special wedding for me to photograph, as Kate's family and my wife's family have known each other for a long time.  Kate and Regan grew up together, and Kate's mom was actually one of my pre-school teachers!  It was a fun weekend, and I enjoyed watching Kate and Garner celebrate their marriage amongst good friends and family.  

Here is part one of their wedding, with another post coming soon from the reception.