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Scott and Mary’s disco wedding, in their words…

“Weddings tend to be all about the dad and daughter relationship – my dad passed away 10 years ago and we were incredibly close. All I knew was that I didn’t want to spend my wedding day crying about how much I missed him, so we decided to focus on fun and us. 

One of my favorite lines is ‘start as you mean to go on’ – so we wanted our wedding to speak to that. We went through all the traditions we see at weddings and realized we didn’t really want any of that! We wanted all of our people to be together, with us, as much as possible that weekend, so we opted for all of our closest friends to get ready in the same house – it was the best decision we made to hang out together all day and to walk down the aisle together. 

Scott’s mom is the disco QUEEN, and my dad loved Hawaiian shirts, so we started with just wanting some tropical and some disco incorporated into our decor…  but quickly decided that all-out disco theme from the dress code, to the music, to the decor, and even the getaway VW Van was the way to go!”

Second shooter: Shelley Montgomery
Design & coordinating: Lily in June
Hair & makeup: KH Beauty
Venue: Sunset Coffee Building
Dress: Willowby by Waters via Unbridaled Houston
Tux jacket: KingFormalWear
Caterer: Phoenicia
DJ: Weddings Unlimited DJ
Cake: The Couture Cake
VW: Stevie the Bus

Jager and Alyssa! Jager and I went to college together and had not seen each other since. It was a true honor to reconnect because he wanted me to document his wedding. It was such a lovely day in Austin!

Four film scans from the dance floor. Nikon One Touch on Tri-X 400.

Second shooter: Kat Bevel
Coordinator: Kristin Catter Events
Venue: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
DJ: Live Oak DJ
Florist: TX Blooms
Dress: Princess Bridal
Tux: Soto & Co.

Paul + Natalie in NOLA! I’ve been photographing weddings for almost 14 years and somehow this was my first wedding in New Orleans. What a blast with such a fun crew of people, including some old friends of mine from high school who I had not seen since 2004!

A blurb on the day, in Paul’s words: “Prior to 2020, it would be atypical to be engaged for 30 months, but ‘typical’ does not describe these times, nor does it describe us. We waited a long time to have our day, and it was unapologetically ‘Natalie & Paul’. From the first look to the last dance we had the time of our lives, and we will remember it each moment we look into each other’s eyes and say ‘I love you’.”

A batch of favorites from a double-exposed black & white roll (tri-x 400) on the Nikon One Touch. These are some of my favorites ever!

Photographed in New Orleans, Louisiana

Second shooter: Bianca Gillen
Hair: Sherri Mannina McNamara
Makeup: Kellie Bode
Florist: Arbor House
Venue + catering: Riverview Room
Band + second line: Got Groove NOLA
Dress: Essense of Australia
Tux: Bonobos
Cakes: Bayou Saint Cake
King cake: La Louisiana Bakery
Film scans: Cactus Film Lab

Ethan and Emma!

“The only word to describe everything was perfect. No better feeling than being supported by people you love most. The ceremony could not have been more charming, the reception more entertaining, and my wife more lovely. I’m certainly the luckiest man.” – Ethan

Second shooter: Ashley Slegers
Event planner: Funky Town Affairs
Hair & Makeup: Maitee Miles
Florist: David Kimmel Design
Ceremony: Marty Leonard Chapel
Reception: Ft. Worth Zoo
Cakes: Creme de la Creme Cake Company
Band: in10city
Dress: Sassi Holford from Stardust Celebrations
Tux: Knot Standard styled by Alexandra Woodcock

“Brent and I’s love story began in a place where thousands of stories live – the library. We met during finals week at The University of Oklahoma, where we both returned to the same ‘secret’ spot of the library for a week straight. After a week of exchanging glances, we eventually worked up the nerve to speak to each other. We both knew from the start that we had found something special in each other.

After 5 years together, ‘library boy’ and I were married on October 23, 2021. We wanted our wedding to be an intimate, intentional, and fun day with our loved ones. The day was pure magic. From being married under the star-painted ceiling at All Saints Church to the cozy reception at The Manor House, to the rainbow that appeared after the storm during cocktail hour…we couldn’t stop smiling all day.

We are incredibly thankful for the amazing vendors who helped us pull this day off, and feel so grateful to be surrounded by such loving and supportive friends and family.”

Adam and Alli, as sweet as it gets.

“When planning our day, we knew we wanted an intimate, joyful, FUN day that didn’t lose sight of the reason for the celebrations — becoming Mr. and Mrs. Albright before God with our closest loved ones. We had just that, and it was more special than we ever could have dreamed. We were married by our pastor in the beautiful wedding chapel at our church, South Main Baptist Church, and then celebrated on the top floor of one of our favorite restaurants, B&B Butchers. It was the very best day of our lives!”

Double exposed frames from 1 roll of Ektar 100 shot on the Nikon One Touch…

Private last dances seem to be becoming more popular, and I love them.

Ceremony: South Main Baptist Church
Reception: B&B Butchers
Design & coordinating: RL Design
Hair & makeup: Glow and Grace Artistry
Dress: Mia Bridal Couture
Tux: Festari for Men
DJ: DJ Menyo
Cake: Ashley Cakes

Jason and Claire, married on a Wednesday at the courthouse.

Photographed in Houston, TX at Harris County 1910 Courthouse

Dress: BHLDN
Hair & Makeup: Polished Makeup & Hair
Flowers: Nora Anne’s Flower Shoppe

Pablo and Mary’s intimate wedding, in their words…

“After two COVID postponements, we abandoned the big gathering in California and brought the wedding home to Austin, Texas. Quite literally. The setting for this intimate ceremony and reception was in our apartment sky lounge. My bridesmaids and I got ready in our apartment just one floor below the “venue” while Pablo and his groomsmen played pool on the 2nd floor. The small celebration was a blessing in disguise allowing us to focus on what really mattered and nothing in excess of that. Just our immediate family and bridal party attended, while additional family and friends tuned in via Zoom. Our wedding turned out entirely different from what they originally planned, but everything was absolutely perfect!”

Photographed in Austin, TX

Dress: Chic Nostalgia from Serendipity Bridal
Hair & Makeup: Blush ‘ Bangs
Jewelry: Blingniks and Dareth Colburn Designs.
Suit: Bonobos, tailored by G&N Bespoke Tailoring
Food: Terry Black’s Barbecue
Cake: Word of Mouth Bakery
Flowers: Diana Galaviz at Central Market, Westgate

Eric and Julia in November. This sweet backyard wedding and night goes down as one of my favorite memories of 2020. Our evening ended (as she mentions below) with cheering, clapping, and crying while watching Kamala and Joe. My “job” was done around 7:00, but I was welcomed in to witness history and quite honestly didn’t want to leave this wonderful group of strangers. There was something so powerful about experiencing these emotions alongside them. I’ll never forget it.

“Originally, we planned to have a 200 person wedding on a vineyard in Austin. We had actually just received our Save the Dates one week before our jobs sent us home to work remotely. We made the decision to postpone the big party but not to delay the actual marriage itself. We kept our original November 2020 date but switched to a 16 person guest list in the backyard of a family friend, Julie Watkins. When Julie heard about our cancelled wedding, she not only offered to host but also assembled a dream team of women who came together to put on our wedding day. It was absolutely beautiful from start to finish and was made all the more special by the Election being officially called for Biden & Kamala! We got to spend our day excited and confident about the future in more ways than one. In a very bizarre year, we feel lucky to have been able to celebrate our marriage at all.”

Photographed in Houston, TX

Venue: Home of a family friend
Dress: Theia from Unbridaled
Hair & Makeup: The Fairest One
Linens & furniture: Swift + Company
Caterer: El Tiempo
Cake: Moeller’s Bakery
Flowers: Assembled by family friend Annette Schatte