Sunday, October 12, 2008

Blake and Adam's Wedding at the Hickory Street Annex


Adam has about the coolest job ever….he takes people to Greece and Italy to do archeology tours. It works out perfectly because the lovely Blake loves travel. She is currently studying floral design, and you can tell by the beautiful floral choices below, that she is very talented in the field.
Blake and Adam wanted their wedding to be as unique as their relationship, so they chose Hickory Street Annex as their ultra urban ceremony and reception venue.
For those of you not familiar with it’s history, it was once the Gulf Oil Distribution Center of North Texas. Now, it’s a terrific open venue surrounded by artist’s studios.
Blake and Adam decided on a muted fall pallet of teal, olive, and rust. The bridesmaid’s wore the most beautiful dresses of these hues. Each table was done in one variation the selected colors.
The guests had a wonderful time. The minister was Adam’s father, David. (we were honored to work with the family once before for Adam’s brother’s wedding). It’s always so special when a wedding is conducted by such a loved family member.
And the party was crazy fun! Adam’s Mom is Greek, and so some wild Greek Wedding Dancing began. Unfortunately I was in the middle of the spinning circle when the dishes started flying. I heard a “crash” just before a remnant of a plate flew into the lens of my 35 mm 1.4. Ugg! (Just as a testament to what a great lens it is though, it survived!!! Yay!!!) I needless to say, got out of the circle in a hurry.
Here’s a first you guys….Adam and Blake win the contest for the all time “different” exit. They used “bubble wrap”. Yep that stuff you squeeze between your fingers……After crushing out some good “pops” the guests used the spent wrap to throw at the couple.
Congrats Adam and Blake on your beautiful and joyful life together!!!!!
































































Friday, October 10, 2008

Kate and Casey's Wedding


The bubbly Kate married her true love Casey at First United Methodist Church on a cool and overcast day. Kate who has a mad crush on everything pink, incorporated the color in everything from her shoes to her flowers to her cake. Her mother even hand embroidered Kate and Casey's names and the wedding date into Kate's petty skirts. In pink of course. And the readers at the ceremony read from Kate's pink Bible. Just shortly into the ceremony, all the lights were lowered, and Kate and Casey lit candles for all the guests, and continued with their wedding lit solely in candlelight. It was so beautiful and moving, that the minister actually forgot to announce that the couple could kiss at the conclusion. (No worries, they spent all evening kissing each other). The reception was held at the historical YWCA next door to the church. Kate and Casey enticed guests with a desert buffet featuring chocolate strawberries, assorted candies, ice creams, and banana's foster. All were served with lemonade. Pink lemonade of course. In pink sugar rimmed glasses. Forgoing the usual groom's cake, Casey opted for assorted pies. Everyone in attendance got the sugar rush of their lives!



















































Thursday, October 9, 2008

Kate's Bridals










Kate is softspoken, and a total sweetheart. Not to mention super pretty.


Here are some of her bridal photos:


Jones Family Portraits

Hollie and Chad are some of our alltime favorite wedding couples ever. (Hollie is the star of our opening page).
Well, they have added a new and super cute addition to their family, the beautiful baby Chloe! We spent a beautiful fall morning at the Dallas Arboretum, where we hung out in the pumpkin patch, and tried on Chloe's Halloween Costume and played amongst the ferns and ponds. Ever seen a cuter mermaid???? Ever?!








Thursday, October 2, 2008

A warning about Sample Albums

Hi faithful readers!

An unfortunate new trend has popped up lately. SOME photographers are showing "Sample Albums" that are just that. Samples from the album distributor. The photos in the album are not the images that the photographer actually captured. MOST photographers will show you the actual photographer sample. Sadly, some are showing deceptive album distribution samples.

If you are unsure if you are seeing a "distributor sample" or an actual "photographer sample", just ask the photographer to see the original photographs that went into the album design. If the photographer actually took the photos, they should be readily available.

Better safe than bewildered. :-)