Van + Stephen = Happily Ever After

Last Saturday Van and Stephen got married. It. Was. Amazing. They had a traditional Vietnamese Ceremony at her parents home in Allen and then a beautiful American Style reception in Arlington. It was the best of both worlds, and I loved photographing this beautiful couple. Here's a little preview :)

The colors at the morning ceremony were vivid and gorgeous.

 They were holding hands while their families gave them advice. It was really wonderful to watch, and I photographed their rings on the betel nut leaves. Betel nuts are on of the traditional gifts the groom's family gives to the bride's family.

 After the traditional Vietnamese ceremony the happy couple traveled separately to Arlington to get ready again for their American style reception. They had a first look at the hotel. I love the change in the expression on Stephen's face. He was the happiest groom I've ever photographed. He smiled from the moment I saw him on the bus at 9 am to the end of the reception.

 Then we took a few portraits at the hotel. I love this window at the end of the hallway. Gorgeous light for a gorgeous couple.

Super sweet too.

 I love the way they look at each other. There is just love in every glance.

Congratulations Van and Stephen! I'll get the rest of your photos edited for you soon.

How Cool is This?

Last year I photographed all the TCU volleyball games and I've been seeing my photos on their posters for this season all over town, but today I went over to the TCU Recreation center to take a few photos for the team and saw my photos are being displayed as murals at the entrance to the gym. How cool is that!

Here's one of the schedule posters hanging on the bulletin board in the rec center.

 When you walk in the front door you see this :)

 Then all the way down the hall is this one with a cool overhead shot I took with a fisheye during a sold out game.

 Inside the gym...even cooler...High up on the wall is this mural about 12 feet long with photos I took over the season.

 and on the opposite side...another.

Again...how cool is that?

Head out to a game this year...support Horned Frog Volleyball and see the cool artwork featuring photos by yours truly :) Go Frogs!

Adrienne & Jordan are married!

Adrienne and Jordan were married in June at the Old Red Museum in Dallas and it was amazing. I posted a sneak peek right after their wedding and I've finally had a chance to sit down and pick my favorites from all the wonderful moments of their big day. It was hard to pick just a few to share because Adrienne is stunning...every photo was simply beautiful.

Adrienne got ready at home so I had a chance to photograph her rings with some of the things she and Jordan have in their home. They had a cool display of the corks from the wines they have shared together.

 Adrienne's dress practically glows in the window of her bedroom and her Vince Camuto's were perfectly matched to her dress.

 Mom helped her get her dress on at the museum.

 Love this!

 Adrienne checks her reflection one last time in the mirror before going to meet her groom.

 Adrienne and Jordan had a beautiful first look in the ceremony room. I love being the only other person in the room to see the bride and groom's reactions during a first look. It's priceless. Look at their body language and facial expressions. This is the happiest moment of all :)

They each wrote a letter to the other and sat down at the front of the room to read them. I haven't seen this before. Love it! What a wonderful way to not only say all those things that are in your heart, but you also have a printed reminder to look back on and read in the years to come to remember exactly how you were feeling on your wedding day. It's perfect.

 Since they did a first look a few hours before their wedding we had all kinds of time to make amazing photos. How fun is this?

 Inside the museum ...and outside. We had time to walk all over and just have fun.

 I like this one a lot.

 We had the wedding party join us for a while.

 The girls were amazing. Those purple dresses rock!

 And the guys were perfectly handsome.

 This ones fun. The best man and maid of honor held the doors open for us so we could shoot Adrienne and Jordan with the neon pegasus inside the museum using the light from outside on them.

 Then we took a break and it was time for the ceremony. The flowers were gorgeous.

 Love dad's expression and Adrienne's too as they walk down the aisle.

 I love rooms full of beautiful light where we can get a few different angles of the ceremony.

 So happy!

 Everyone held their arms out during the blessing.

 The kiss! Check out the ring bearer...his eyes are trained on them.  Super cute!

 So this...this might be my favorite photo ever. They have a mock courtroom at the museum and I walked in and the ring bearer was sitting in the judges chair with the marriage license. He's so serious! Love it!

 A few reception details

 First dance

 Dance with dad and dance with mom. Again I love this expressions.

They had their cake cutting on the stairs and the cake was ginormous! It's like a dream cake for me :). Six layers of vanilla cake with buttercream...I mean, what else could a girl ask for?

 Love this couple too...I photographed this wedding a few years ago and they are just as happy and fun now as they were on their wedding day. Love you guys Leslie and Andrew!

 It was an awseome dance party.

 The wobble

 A sweet moment during the last dance. Not only do I like the way Jordan is holding his beautiful bride, look at mom and dad dancing in the background and dad is so proud. It makes my heart smile.

 They left to a shower of rose petals. Ahhh...perfect end to a perfect day.

Congratulations Adrienne and Jordan! May every day be as happy as your wedding day :)

Josh = Sunset Superstar

I've been wanting to photograph Josh and his dirt bike for a while now. Well...he's a senior this year so it's the perfect time. We went out this evening, found an overgrown lot...I don't think anyone lived there. The gate was open and the house looked abandoned so we set up a few minutes before sunset and had a little fun.

Love these without the helmet.

 Cool eyes.

 With the whole uniform on.

 Another favorite. Josh was a fabulous model.

Finally...sunset. Isn't that sky amazing?