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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Central Texas Weddings

Central Texas weddings hold a special place in my heart.

It’s hard to deny the nostalgia of country living when photographing these true-to-Texas weddings.

I love how many central Texas weddings all have their own individualized element of Texas. Today, Kyle and the groomsmen sport the Texas look: jeans, boots, and the quintessential cowboy hat. The colors of this wedding definitely set a delightful mood. The deep blues and bright yellows create a happy summer feel–a great match for this particular bride and groom. Becky’s stunning lace wedding dress is a perfect fit. For her bouquet, Becky decides on something unique–an alternative to the flower bouquet: a collection of rhinestones, pearls, silver antiques pieces, lace, and accents of blue and yellow colored stones.

Everyone is doing just fine in the emotional department until it’s time for Becky’s daddy to see her in her wedding gown. She slowly approaches him and gently taps him on the shoulder. Knowing that this will be a defining moment in both of their lives, both Becky and her dear father start crying before they see each other. He finally turns to see his sweet little girl. She’s almost unrecognizable from the baby girl he held over twenty years ago. Through the ups and downs of Becky’s life, her daddy has always been there as a source of strength and comfort for her. She’s now grown into a beautiful woman, who stands before her daddy ready to fly on her own. With joyous tears and long embrace, they start a new chapter in their lives. However, one thing remains: he’s still her daddy and she’s still his little girl.

Kyle’s a quiet guy, but his love for Becky is louder than words can ever speak. They hold on to each other throughout the entire ceremony, with frequent smiling glances from one to the other. The celebration continues through the night with heartfelt speeches and well wishes from friends and family, concluding with a shower of glitter. Congratulations, Kyle and Becky!

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Monday, June 9, 2014

Beautiful Olde Dobbin Station Wedding Photography

Not the blind-dating type, Christine reluctantly acquiesces to meeting this guy. The rendezvous is planned to meet at a cozy restaurant, but when Christine walks in, she immediately is attracted to a striking young man at the bar and strikes up a conversation. Christine and this strapping young military man, Leo, immediately hit it off and she forgets all about her blind-date meet up. He’s a West Point grad and just happens to be in town. His parents convince him to have a night out and meet some new people. Uh oh! Christine suddenly remembers and confesses to Leo she’s supposed to be on a blind date. She prepares her goodbye just as Leo starts chuckling–as fate would have it, Leo is her blind-date. The evening proves to be the best date both Leo and Christine has ever had and it marks the first in a series of many that will take them from blind-date to Mr. and Mrs. in a few years.

This is a long time in waiting for these two. As a military couple they’ve had their fair share of “wait periods,” where neither Leo nor Christine were certain of how to plan their future together. Her career put her here and his career put him waaay over there. At last, the stars are finally aligned and today is the day that will mark the beginning of their forever together.

Beautiful Olde Dobbin Station Wedding Photography

The venue of Olde Dobbin Station is the perfect setting for Leo and Christine. Located in Montgomery, with easy access for their Aggie friends from College Station, Olde Dobbing Station is everything Christine envisioned for her wedding. Built in the early 1900s, Olde Dobbin Station started as a simple pumping station for a local oil company. With recent revitalization, restored to its original look, it’s now one of the most unique vintage venues in the area. Leo and Christine take advantage of the rustic “chapel” structure for their vows with the main facility to house their reception. The vintage motif is evident throughout the venue. Each table has old family photos from both Leo and Christine’s family with antique silver accent pieces as accents holding the gorgeous pastel floral arrangements.

The love story is set. Let’s sit back, relax, and enjoy their ever-after.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Photo Studio {in progress} Temple Texas

Hazah! We are in the very midst of constructing a photo studio! I am as giddy as a school girl, watching everything come together! The key pieces are in, but a few elements are still lacking. At the moment, there’s a gaping hole in the wall which is in desperate need of a door (coming on Friday!) and we are shamelessly using our household vacuum for a shop-vac… which we may have to clean with another vacuum, which will probably require yet another vacuum to clean the second one…. oh dear, I see this going on for a while.

Anyway, I’m beginning to ~~enjoy~~ tolerate my afternoon dates with the drone of the floor fan by my side, however, I am more than anxiously awaiting the ceiling fan installments when they arrive (no offense, floor fan). In the meantime, I have been resetting and re-ordering. I recommend everyone should move (offices, at the least) every two years to keep from accumulating so much junk. Wow. I thought I was a good “junk-purger” … until I had to move my office. The horror! I was embarrassed for this other person disguised as me who decided to hoard all this junk… ok, it might have been me. Good news though, I made it through the great purge and my desk (along with my photo studio space) thanks me.

Construction, afternoons with the ol’ “wind machine,” and embarrassing purging aside, I’m most excited about the creative potential of this space. I am changing directions a bit in my world of photography. I will be experimenting more with… ideas. Creation is what excites me about photography. Creation stems from an idea. And there lies my start.

Speaking of ideas… this photo studio is a great place to get me thinking.

Here I am thinking… about my ideas:

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