Light Walk

Earlier this January we had the opportunity to photograph Scott and Luci at Chapel Dulcinea at night; it was cold and awesome! That place is really something, especially when you have a fantastic evening twilight in the background. We absolutely love the view and the moments we shared there at the wedding. Even though some people believe wedding are more alike than not, I find that every wedding is unique and special and this one was filled with so many fantastic moments. We love weddings!

At the end of the evening my hands were frozen to the camera body, but I figure it was a small price to pay for a beautiful set of photographs commemorating a new marriage!

The Wedding is about to Start

A Long Aisle Walk in the Night

The Wedding in Progress in Chapel Dulcinea

The Happy Couple

Just A Kiss on the Wall

A Kiss Waits for No One...

A beautiful wedding! A wonderful venue! A gracious and fun family! Oscar and Amy were married Saturday at the Intercontinental Stephen F Austin Hotel in the Capitol Ballroom and we were so impressed with the staff; they were very helpful and accommodating to us and to all that goes on in a wedding. Their Christmas decorations really helped give color and fullness to the ambiance. WOW Factor Design did all the flowers and they were stunning (I’m partial to red roses!).

Some awesome moments during the day and eveing:

• The Maid of Honor presented the couple with a little “Onesie” with a Star Trek emblem on the front, wishing them many wonderful children.
• The Best Man, Oscar’s brother, regaled the couple with tales of growing up and specifically how protective Oscar was in his life. It was very cool to hear this related over to Amy and how Oscar would certainly be as protective and loving as he is of his brother!
• For several of the special dances, they would sing the song to each other that the DJ was playing. I love that!
• The bridesmaids sang “Jeremiah was a bull frog” and “it’s a small world” to help Amy get dressed
• Amy’s coordinator was amazing; she had something wrong with her right ankle and yet she was hoping all over the place all day. She started out with crutches but quickly decided that she didn’t have time for that so she ditched them and moved faster. That’s dedication!
• Photography on the grand staircase was a breeze; the hotel has it decorated so it’s almost impossible to capture a bad image.

The Bride & Groom:

The Bridesmaids with Amy on the Hotel Staircase

Up Against the Wall

Just Married and Happy

Out on the Balcony

Beautiful Amy on the Staircase

Sassy Amy

Life is Good

Hotel images:

SF Austin Continental Wait Staff

The Big Christmas Tree

Mel the cool DJ:

Spinning those (real) discs

The theme for the wedding:

A Flapper Style

Other Fun:

We had the pleasure of photographing Amy at Laguna Gloria this past weekend and captured some great images. This is one of my favorites. I love the location; it has lots of scenes that create wonderful backdrops and ambiance.

Amy Waiting

The Capitol angel hovers past our vantage point

Sometimes being in the right place at the right time is everything. That’s one of the things that distinguishes professional photographers from the rank and file. Recently we were camped out at the Texas State Capitol (one of my personal favorite places to photograph at night) doing some building photography. When we got home and took a look at the photographs we found that we had captured this very rare moment when the Capitol angel floated by right during the exposure – what an amazing event to capture! You probably won’t ever get a chance to see her with your own eyes so I thought we might post this photograph so you can believe…

Instead of showing several images from this past weekend, I thought we’d start off with just a portrait from the wedding of Micah and James. This particular portrait is one of my early favorites; there are so many! This was taken at a wonderful place called Chapel Dulcinea out at the Wizard Academy. It’s a very cool place. They were married at Hope Chapel, but came out here for portraits after the reception and before the family get together. They were very patient and really enjoyed getting to take some photographs while all dressed up. We’ll have more from the wedding soon, but in the meantime, enjoy this one!

Micah Near Chapel Dulcinea

By the way, this image uses a technique called “high dynamic range” photography (HDR), which combines several photographs into a single image using a combination of algorithms and Photoshop editing / layering. It works on some images, not on others; I think it works well here because it brings out the texture in the sky, rocks and trees.