Andrew and Victoria are an amusing couple. I met Andrew while in college, through The Shorthorn, and knew from his photographic style he had to (and did) shoot my wedding. I then met Victoria in time - and they make for an fairly comedic pair. Andrew, who is still a kid at heart, gets kept in check by more the mature Victoria (in a good way). They plan on having their wedding at the Luxe Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa in Dallas next fall.
So, when they asked if I could photograph their engagements at the State Fair of Texas, I completely loved the idea. We went on the last day, two days after Big Tex caught on fire, so we didn't get the opportunity to photograph with him, and made an evening out of the trip.
They started on the horse carousel shortly after entering the fair:
And then we moved onto a ring toss game, where not even 1/4 way through the rings, Andrew landed a winner. We actually didn't expect to anyone to land such a huge prize this early into the session; they ended up giving it away so it wouldn't have to be carried:
Cotton candy was a prop Victoria wanted, and I had a diptych in mind:
Contrasts between simple and busy backgrounds:
Ring detail:
They suggested a pose with some shadow work:
An overhead look:
I used the telephoto here and situated them on the stairs:
Then did some wordplay on the next two:
We took a food break where Victoria changed into a second outfit after:
Fletcher's corn dogs!:
They tried their hand at games later in the night, no giant stuffed animal this time, though:
I stood them in the middle of some of the Midway rides to get some stationary/motion shots:
And then moved in for a closer look:
A dip in front of the colorful, simple Midway sign:
Compared to the colored lighting overload:
They finished off with a round of bumper cars.
Andrew, Victoria, I absolutely cannot wait until November next year.
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