Goin' to the Chapel.....from August.

In August I had the pleasure of photographing (with a hottie 2nd shooter) Bill and Kate's wedding.  The bride was stunning and as sweet as can be, and the groom hated the idea of being the center of attention for photos, but he was a trooper and sweated/smiled through a couple hundred of them.  Aren't they the cutest couple?

 

 

 

 

My favorite wedding photos (basically ANY photos) are always the candid ones that nobody could have planned.  I happened to catch the eye of this groomsman's girlfriend right before she stuffed a cupcake into his face.  He was a good sport and chased his mom (the bride) down for a frostingy kiss.  Those are the memories I love. 

And the flowergirl became our third assistant, carrying the bouquet around protectively, so as not to let any of the blooms get bruised.  And she had no problem hamming it up for us a bit!

 

This is my favorite shot of the whole wedding.  Right before everyone walked down the isle, Kate was having a final word with her son, Chris, and you can just see the excitement in Bill's eyes to head on down that isle and get married!  Such a tender and sweet couple of seconds.

Not only can my hottie assistant handle a camera, he can also climb trees.....The bride's big request was a photo of everyone in attendance.  Since it was a small wedding, everyone present was a dear friend of family member, so they wanted to capture everyone.  Cue hottie assistant in tree.  See why I married that boy??? 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't often take on wedding jobs because honestly they are just plain exhausting and really demanding logistically.  My two little ones at home are my top priorities right now, so weddings don't typically work well with that.  However, when we were driving away from this ceremony (in pouring rain!) Matt and I looked at each other and said, "That was fun!"  I love sessions like that.  :) 

I+J Wedding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweaty...but in love!

I'm still technically taking some time off to love on our new baby boy, but when Sarah contacted me to take her engagement photos during the week her fiancee was in town from Afghanistan, I couldn't say no! It was soooo hot. Houston summers are always hot for photo sessions, but it was well over 100 degrees at 7pm. Major yuck. We got our shots as quickly as possible so we could escape back into some air conditioning. :) These two lovebirds were so cute together and very natural behind the camera! A fun first-shoot-back for me!

Irma and Juan

Friday night was my final scheduled "pre baby" photo session. Irma is my good friend's sister, so when she asked me to do her engagement session a few weeks back, I couldn't resist! Thankfully Matt came along to help me carry my gear and pose some of the photos, which I greatly appreciated!

It was crazy hot, but Irma and Juan were good sports and never complained! We had beautiful light!!

Irma looks a lot like her sister, and when my two year old daughter passed by and saw me editing these photos, she pointed at Juan and said, "Who's that with Mayra (my friend), and where's Trent (my friend's sister)?" So funny! I explained that this is Mayra's sister and my daughter replied, "Well, she has a nice face!" I agree....they look great together and make a beautiful couple!

These two shots below are my favorites. I think my subjects were a little nervous at first, but by the end of the session they were far more natural. The kiss below wasn't staged at all...luckily I had my camera ready and could snap a quick shot of it! And the picture to the right was the very end of the evening. They were waiting for me to get set up in a new spot and just relaxing together. I hope this will be something they'll know often in their marriage...leaning on each other and chilling together. :)

We grabbed this shot as we headed back to the cars. The bouganvilla in the window box was just too gorgeous to resist. I am proud to say that my 9-month pregnant self laid on my back in the street to get enough of an angle to fit both the lovebirds and the flowers in the frame. Won't say that it looked pretty when I had to get up, but I made it!