Diana and Elliot's Wedding

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Church: St. Martin's Episcopal Church

Wedding Planner: Jennifer Hobson with Keely Thorne Events

Reception: Houston Country Club

Dress: Rivini from Ivory Bridal  

Florist: Events in Bloom

Cake: Susie's Cake

Band: TOP

Invitations: Atheneum Creative

 

Lindsey and Carson's Wedding

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Church: St. Martin's Episcopal Church

Reception: River Oaks Country Club

Florist: Lisa Tran at Blooming Gallery

Cakes: Marlene Romero

Band: Klockwork

Wedding Coordinator: Jennifer Hobson at Keely Thorne Events

Linen and Party Rentals:  Aztec Party Rentals

 

Leanne and West's Wedding

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Wedding Coordinator: Jennifer Hobson with Keely Thorne Events

Dress: Christos from Mia Bridal Boutique

Church: St. Martin's Episcopal Church

Reception: Houston Country Club

Florist: Rebekah Johnson of Bergner and Johnson

Cake: Who Made the Cake

Band: Brent Boyd and the Bulletproof Brass Band

 

Audrey and Matthew's Wedding

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Church: ​St. Paul's United Methodist Church

Reception and Catering: The Petroleum Club

Band: Sauce

Florals: Bows and Arrows and Events in Bloom

Rentals: Events in Bloom

Coordinator: Emily Moise with Keely Thorne Events

Invitation Design: Atheneum Creative

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We had such a great time capturing Audrey and Matthew's wedding! Here is a little something from the bride about her process in designing her wedding day! Enjoy!

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"After getting engaged, Matthew and I sat down to discuss how we envisioned our wedding day.  Both of us loved the idea of a grand, sophisticated, cityscape wedding. To throw in a twist, we also wanted the wedding details to reflect our Texas upbringing, as a way to share where we are from with our family and friends, joining us to celebrate our marriage from all over the world. This juxtaposition between what my florist calls “Prairie Chic” and Urban Cityscape was quite a challenge, but it is what gave our wedding such a unique, personal touch.

Our reception was held at the Petroleum Club, which is on the 43rd floor, overlooking all of Downtown Houston. We transformed the space with décor and drape from the elevators foyer into the East and West Lounges and into the main Petroleum Room. Events in Bloom was able to bring the outdoors in, by hanging hundreds of small candles from the ballroom ceiling, which captured the stars and skyline seen through the massive two story windows.

Below the candlelight, Bows and Arrows and Events in Bloom each put together grand floral focal points, as well as perfectly detailed flower arraignments filled with native foliage that surrounded our guests with the feeling of springtime in Texas. 

Matthew and I found our band while hanging out one night in Austin, Texas.  Sauce the Band set the active tone of the night and had all of our guests on their feet.  The energy in the room was contagious. It puts a smile on my face thinking about all the fun we had with our loved ones that night. 

I cannot thank Emily Moise with Keely Thorne Events, and all of our vendors for helping us put together what I, and all of our guests, call "a night to remember".  It is an amazing feeling to look back on my wedding day and love everything, down to the smallest of details.  It is a feeling that I hope every woman can enjoy."

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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.