the love was palpable. their love for each other. their parents’ love for their children. the friends who had traveled from far and wide. i found myself thinking more than once how incredibly amazing to have the privilege to document such love and two people so clearly meant to be knit together by marriage.

she started getting ready and was surprised by a scrapbook of their relationship. from the first emails, to notes and pictures along the way, it was so neat to see her relive those moments just hours before they became husband and wife. knowing these two, the wedding day is just another page in a very long book of a life they will live side by side and i am thrilled to have been the one to photograph it for them.

these are just a peek. i hope to be back in the week with more.

the amazing succulent centerpieces and vibrant florals are by pollen floral art. her stunning dress was by watters & watters. the ceremony was held at the texas baptist children’s home chapel & reception was held at heritage oaks in georgetown. i was happy to have melissa of something blue shooting for me and sharing in the fun. wedding design and styling by debra with epic design and build.

this blushing bride wanted a classic, traditional portrait with a spanish feel to compliment the theme of her wedding and i not only adore the light in these images, but the location really nailed the look she was going for. i am always so overjoyed when i get to share a vision with a bride!

she brought her mother and two sisters with her and i think we laughed more than we shot portraits. believe it or not, i think it was about 102 degrees out that day and she didn’t show it one bit! the cutest part of the session was when dad came to meet us at the end. the father of 3 girls, this is his first wedding and he was positively tickled to see his daughter in her wedding dress.

we chose a 16×20 canvas for display at the reception and it already has a loving home in her parents’ house all picked out for it- i’ve marked the chosen image below as ‘bride’s choice’. enjoy!

have i mentioned that i love weddings??  in case i haven’t said so lately, its true- i love weddings!  what a lucky couple to be married at the always beautiful vintage villas on such a beautiful day.  despite the heat, the ceremony was just wonderful and the light was all kinds of glowy beautiful!

i loved the flowers done by bouquets of austin.  they were perfectly summery and the limes added a festive touch.  the bundt cake was a fun twist on the traditional as well.  such fun ideas and goodness gracious, a beautiful couple!!

as promised (really, have i ever let you down?!) here is more of the wedding of two soulmates that i photographed this weekend.  the ceremony was at the always beautiful st. mary’s church and the reception at old pecan street cafe.  i love the character of both buildings and getting to include the architecture of downtown was so fun!

two became one last night and i was honored to be the photographer capturing every moment.  here is just one that made me smile the moment i saw it.  the moment i saw this adorable sign posted right outside of their reception venue downtown, i knew it would be perfect!

full blog post to come in a day or two!

well i promised lovely, and lovely it was!!  this couple is adorably perfect together and their families were so incredibly happy to share their big day with them.  the love and support was so tangible and it was a wonderful day!  here is a peek at the first few images from the day…