Rated!
July 3, 2008 | Filed Under Fun Stuff! | Leave a Comment
I received the news yesterday that I am now a rated vendor with Wedding Wire, with glowing 5 star reviews!
Be sure to check out Wedding Wire if you’re looking for vendors for your wedding day!
Congratulations, Brandi & Donald! Wedding in Port Arthur, Texas
June 29, 2008 | Filed Under Wedding Photography, Weddings | 2 Comments
Congratulations to Brandi & Donald! They were married yesterday in a beautiful ceremony in Port Arthur, Texas and had a fantastic reception afterwards in Beaumont, Texas.
(I’ll be adding more photos and details later today - but I just wanted to share this one right away in case they got to check in before heading off on their honeymoon!)
Brandi & Donald’s Wedding Day!
June 28, 2008 | Filed Under Wedding Photography, Weddings | Leave a Comment
I’m so excited! It is Brandi & Donald’s Wedding Day! When I delivered Brandi’s bridal portrait and the above portrait from their engagement session on Thursday afternoon, we talked about how we can’t believe the day is finally here. She was so calm about it all too - I love to see that. They are such a wonderful couple, and I just know it is going to be a fantastic celebration of their love.
Elaine & I are heading over to Port Arthur and then Beamont today for the wedding and reception. I can’t wait to see Donald’s look when he first sees her in her gorgeous wedding dress. I just know he is going to be blown away.
You can see more of their engagement session from last December on 19th Street in the Heights in this post.
Come to think of it, it was later that same day that we were pulling out of 11th Street Cafe and I first spotted Clover and thought that it would be the perfect place for a studio. Now, six months later, I’m renting space from the owner and using it for just that, and Brandi’s bridal portraits were my first portraits taken there in the new space. How is that for everything coming around?!?
Bridal portraits and then photographs from the wedding after it all takes place!
Boudoir Mon Cheri´
June 26, 2008 | Filed Under boudoir | Leave a Comment
Building a website never really stops - there is always something to do - but it is finally official, Boudoir Mon Cheri is now live! I’ve also added a “Boudoir” option in the navigation bar up above.
I decided to split up the two sites for a few different reasons. I realize that people sometimes visit this site from work - on their lunch hour, of course! But you wouldn’t want to be surprised by boudoir photos when you come here. I want to give people fair warning before they visit the site. Also, this site is very wedding focused, and most of my boudoir clients do want sessions to create photographs to give to their groom on their wedding day. But it isn’t just about bridal boudoir - boudoir portraits make a fantastic gift for an anniversary or birthday, too! And most importantly, a boudoir session is a very empowering experience for you! Who says you have to do it as a gift for anyone? Why not just do it to have photographs of yourself looking fabulous?!
Just a reminder, the boudoir pre-launch special is going on for just a few more days! The session fee is waived on all sessions booked by June 30, 2008! Just contact me using the form on the contact page, and we’ll get your session all set up! More details can be found HERE! (Uhm, Boudoir Mon Cheri was going to go pink. Instead, it went red. I couldn’t resist that brocade, and I love a deep, rich red!)
I’m still testing out logos over there, so if you keep seeing different ones, don’t be surprised. The official logo by the designer will be done in about a week or so.
Of course, I had to celebrate the changes over there with a new background and some color tweaks over here too!
San Francisco Bay Area, California Sessions Available in July!
June 25, 2008 | Filed Under Bridal Session, Engagement Sessions, Fun Stuff!, boudoir | 1 Comment
What? Bay Area? As in California, San Francisco, and the Golden Gate Bridge? YES!!! For the first time in my life, I’m heading to California!
I will be heading out in July for a wedding up in Mendocino on July 21st. Since I will already be out there, I decided to make the most of it and leave two days available for photo sessions in the San Francisco Bay Area!
If you live in Houston, but have always wanted to have a destination Engagement Session or Day After Session in your wedding attire, it is the perfect opportunity! Fly out west and meet me in San Francisco for a session that is uniquely you! Live in the Bay Area and have always wished you could work with me but didn’t want to fly me out to you? Then now is the time - I am coming your way!
(You did know that I will gladly travel anywhere for a photo session, didn’t you?)
Session times are also available for Boudoir sessions! Have some girlfriends that you would like to gather up for a boudoir marathon? Let’s do it! A perfect gift to give to your special someone, whether on your wedding day, an anniversary, or just because!
I have session times available on Wednesday, July 23rd and Thursday, July 24th. Contact me right away to discuss details and schedule yours!
Just 10 Minutes
June 18, 2008 | Filed Under Wedding Photography, Weddings | 1 Comment
I often ask my clients to give me just 10 minutes out of the reception for us to sneak off and get some photographs of them alone. I like to do it while the reception is in full swing and no one is likely to miss them too much.
This set is the result of less than 10 minutes taken out of Emily & Glen’s wedding reception, after dinner and before they cut the wedding cake.
I really try to avoid stopping and posing photos throughout the wedding day. I never stage shots, telling people to put on the rings again so I can get a closeup, or pretend to repeat the kiss for a photo opportunity. I do pose family and wedding party photographs — and these 10 minutes. I prefer to let the rest of the day be organic and flow. Your wedding isn’t about me, it is about you.
These silhouette images required a little more positioning than usual. I didn’t want lines coming out in weird places. I wanted the reflection on the ground to be just right. I could see the image in my mind - and Emily & Glen were so fantastic about patiently helping me make it a reality. “Just a step forward. Wait, no, half a step back. Move in together. Ok, now lean back.” In the end though, our teamwork took it from the vision to the reality.
The other perk of the 10 minutes? It gives couples a break from the day. You’re not moving and focused on entertaining everyone else for just a few minutes. You get a break to be alone. You get to snuggle and embrace, laugh and whisper secrets. You get a moment to just focus on your love.
Sometimes, the guy even gets to have a portrait or two alone.
The last photo has nothing to do with the portraits — but there was just no way I could pass those beautiful flowers up without a photograph.
