Bruce and Stephanie
Hannah, Elizabeth and I were blessed to photograph a beautiful Catholic wedding a couple of weeks back at St. Ignatius Martyr in South Austin with a reception over at the Thistle Cafe. We were asked to be respectful of the Sanctuary during the service and stay clear of that area and we needed to photograph without flash to accommodate the Father’s desire. This set of constraints can complicate the life of a wedding photographer for sure, but with our longer lenses and higher performance cameras we had the proper equipment and experience to capture exactly what was needed. The first...
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We photographed a wedding at Chapel Dulcinea back in January and I was recently going back through the images and two stood out to me. I thought I’d share the story behind the images. The first is the groom waiting for his bride to come up to the altar with her dad; Scott is reading over his notes of what all he might say at the right moments during the service, and especially during the time of blessing with his soon-to-be step daughters. The second is during that actual blessing time; the thing I love is that we have a visual story in the second photograph. The piece of paper, no...
Read MoreOne of My Favorites
Here is a portrait taken at a wedding in 2008 that I really like. I love the lines and colors here; the groom is in the background, giving a sense of focus to the bride’s face and we get to see a glimpse of the details of her dress, necklace and earrings as well as of her veil. This photograph was taken during the ceremony and captures the emotion of turning towards her groom. I think it really means something to have a photographer focused on capturing these kinds of moments as they happen; I love being there!
Read MoreMatt and Jessica
It was a perfect outdoor wedding; the location was Chateau on the Creek in Round Rock, Texas and the weather was amazing. The bride and groom looked fantastic and the event was beautiful. Here are some of our favorite photographs from the day:
Read MoreNeal & Micah
Here are some of my favorite images from this past Saturday. The wedding was at Hope Chapel and the reception was at The Quarries (part of Hyde Park Baptist Church). Of course, it was the fantastic weather that really made the day memorable; well, that and the wedding itself. One of the things I love about this particular wedding was the bride’s insistence that we set aside a little time to create some portraits of just the two of them. The weather cooperated perfectly and we ended up with some wonderful photographs. The first image here exemplifies one of those “precious...
Read MoreDon & Debra: A Wedding
I think I’ve said it before; the best part about a wedding for me is the emotion. I just love how the very visible commitment between two people brings out the lump in my throat. I was, however, surprised to see the pastor “lumping up” while he was performing the ceremony; you just expect that a pastor is sort of immune to that kind of thing But not here, which added to the wonder. I think my favorite part of this wedding was right after the ceremony. I followed the bride and groom outside to let all the guests head over to the reception hall and she just couldn’t...
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