Two Wedding Teasers

After a whirlwind of a weekend covering two weddings, I'll definitely be capitalizing on the relaxation time Memorial Day brings. I wanted to show a few quick teasers before I do though! Respective blog entries for each wedding will be posted soon.

Friday, I was given the pleasure to photograph Beth and Michael's Wedding. Beth and I took this portrait shortly before the ceremony started at the YWCA in Fort Worth:

 

Beth and her farther stood atop the stairs before making their way down to the ceremony on the bottom floor:

When the newly weds made their way to the bridal suite before the reception, Michael was shown what was "something borrowed":

Early into the reception, the DJ read Beth's story of how Beth and Michael met, with Beth periodically basking in the details of her writing:

On Saturday I photographed Emily and Zach's wedding at the McKinney Cotton Mill - and here they are, together on their day in the ceremony:

I rounded up the group, after relaxing a bit, for some group formals at the ceremony site:

A detail of the rings on the Bride's cupcake plate:

And a shot of Emily, the bride herself, dancing the night away:

Stay tuned!

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Beth and Michael's Engagements

Beth was one of my former mentors at my old college newspaper, The Shorthorn, who helped shape me into who I am today, so when I was approached about photographing her and Michael's wedding, I know I'm in for a grand time. We agreed to meet up at the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens for their engagements, where it was Beth's first visit, and Michael's in the last ten years. We strolled throughout the gardens, and basked in the unpredictably nice Texas weather.

I had them stop at the seating area on the Texas Boardwalk. I understand most guys don't run their hands through their significant other's hair in this position, so I told Michael to pretend like it was petting one of their dogs to evoke some laughs:

We can't forget a detail of the symbolic commitment!:

Across a pond was a bench that had a nice open area around it, and I took this shot:

We found a tree carved with hearts into it, and I wanted to get a photo of them next to it:

We found another tree, or at least an existing piece of one, and took couple and single portraits:

Michael, the gentleman he is, helped Beth cross from one end to the other in the Rock Spring Woods section of the gardens:

There was a nice tree in the woods, so I filled them frame with just the three of them here:

After I made this shot at the top of the Trial Garden, Michael said how he's now a pro at forehead-kissing, which made me smile:

Lastly, the journalists they are, they brought along a copy of the Star-Telegram to use as a prop:

Thank you Beth and Michael! I'm glad we got to photograph together at the gardens, and I will see y'all soon enough at the YWCA in Fort Worth!

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Ben's Seniors

 I photographed Ben, an aspiring pre-med, college student to-be at Downtown Plano this past weekend. It was a pretty simple and straightforward session. As shy as Ben is, he's pretty easygoing, and quite talented at the violin.

We started at Haggard Park, which is small, but just what we needed for the part-green, part-urban look he wanted:

I had him stroll around the nearby pond and stop for a few shots, here:

We crossed the street to make this image in front of the Farmer's Market:

And then I had him bring out the violin and displayed some of his skills while I went to work:

I photographed Ben as is, without the strings, to end our photo session:

It was a pleasure to work Ben, and his sister, Amanda, throughout the clear Sunday afternoon shoot.

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Ariane and Victor's Wedding

Ariane and Victor's wedding at the A&M Gardens in Azle was a beautiful one. The gardens were nice and open, with nothing but the clear skies and the setting sun as their backdrop. It was simple gathering of people for the two who committed themselves together on their day, and you couldn't ask for more.

As some of the staff, friends and family were helping set up the reception site, we got started with Ariane and Victor getting ready in their respective suites:

The garter is slipped on:

Before the ceremony, dad removed the veil to see his daughter's face before accompanying her down the aisle:

With friends and family filling the rows of chairs at the ceremony, it comes near a close, as the pastor hands each a ring for the two to fit. Then the kiss is made:

The newly-weds make their exit as husband and wife:

I caught Ariane peeking through the curtains of an entryway where her and the bridal party waited post-ceremony:

In-between the ceremony and reception is when I generally use the time to take formals, and here is one that I made:

After the guests filled themselves with dinner, the dancing started! Victor and Ariane opened the floor with their first dance - soon followed by the guests:

The dancing was stopped briefly for a break and then cake cutting! Despite much coercing from nearby friends to smash each other's faces with cake, Ariane and Victor kept it at the feeding part:

When we went back to dancing, one of the groomsmen and Victor shared a moment too. It was what the best man waited for all night, so naturally, I had to get it!:

Some of the details throughout the day:

The speeches were memorable. The maid-of-honor had one written out which detailed her friendship with Ariane and Victor and how she came to knew them as a couple. The best man spoke how Victor treated him like a big brother since childhood and felt honored on congratulating him and Ariane:

Before the night was almost over, they had to pick who was going to get married next of course!:

When the wedding came to an end, they made their exit towards the white Mercedes they left in, and shared their final kiss at the venue:

Thank you so much Ariane, Victor and company for bringing us out there to document the wedding. We enjoyed our time there, and hope the married life brings you more love and joy than you could ever imagine.

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Ariane and Victor-Married. Sneak Peak!

I had the pleasure of photographing Ariane and Victor's wedding this past Friday. Look for a full-length blog in a few days!

I had a wonderful time and it was a joy to see them so happy with one another!

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