Orchestrated - You know, there's always a plan when you setup engagement shoots (decide on a location based on the couple's interest and the photographers vision), but there's always surprises! Sometimes they're good and sometimes they're bad. I will save you the distress as this one was good! whew

The plan (and request from Brooke) was to have a very outdoor type setting with downtown Houston in the background. That's easy...Eleanor Tinsley park. We planned it for dusk, but luck would have it that the sky was very overcast which gave us a nice big diffuser. We didn't know that an orchestra was also planning a photo shoot up on a bridge out of our view. We explored for an hour or so and then decided to cross the river and check out the other side of the park. When we came up the side of the bridge...wow!! An entire orchestra was posed for a photo shoot overlooking the downtown skyline! I was thinking photo-op and they were thinking - what a coincidence! It just so happened that they were playing the wedding march...crazy!

Anyways, I thought I would imbed a slideshow of the images on the blog. The only problem is that the sound doesn't yet work on this feature. So, to enjoy the riffs of Andrew Bird while watching the shots of this amazingly beautiful couple - CLICK HERE and I choose the second option for the best viewing experience (but that's up to you). Also, feel free to comment below and make sure to link it to your blog or webpage!

Hot Surprise - Every wedding day is full of surprises and one always hopes that the surprises are laughable.  Well this surprise could go either way depending on the person.  While this day was one of the hottest and driest on records in Houston it was going to (for a moment) get a little hotter in the grooms dressing room....the best man left the ring in his truck!  That truck just so happened to be a 20 minute drive in each direction and we were about 25 minutes from the start time.  After some choice words and a little chastising it was decided that getting that ring was out of the question.  So the search was one for a ring of equal beauty and size.  It was found and the wedding went as planned.  Luckily Kim is extremely easy going and it didn't seem to bother her at all....whew!  Here are a few of my favorites:








Ah yes...grandpa!  




I would love for someone to come up with a clever caption for this shot.  Okay sounds like a contest.  So, down in the comments section write your caption and when I have twenty comments I will award the best one with 10% off a location shoot package!





You guys were awesome and so easy going.  I am looking forward to future work with you and your wonderful family!

I love any opportunity to do a bridal shoot and I think they are so important for brides.  I was really happy when Shawnna said she really wanted to do a bridal shoot as I had not had the opportunity to do very many and also because she is such a great subject!  People are always mezmarized when see brides out running around in their wedding dress and she definitely turned some heads that day. 

 

Shawnna is an upcoming photographer in the wedding business and I have been fortunate enough to have her tag along with me on a few shoots.  I really wish her all the best in her business and will have to update this post with her website info when she finally launches it!

 

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