Bethany and Rick had one of the most memorable ceremonies I’ve ever photographed!! They were married at Horseshoe Bay Resort - it was a cloudy day and just when the ceremony was getting ready to start there was a small rain shower, so the wedding was pushed back. When it looked to be all clear, the ceremony began - and the moment that Bethany stepped out from under the awning it began raining. Not a drizzle, but a steady rain! She proceeded up the aisle and after a few moments of stunned looks and confusion, they decided to continue the ceremony and get married! All the guests stayed and watched with towels over their heads - one guest even held a chair over his head! Some onlookers who were guests of the resort even brought large table umbrellas over and held them over the bridal party during the ceremony. I don’t think Bethany and Rick and all of their guests will soon forget their wedding! The rest of the wedding was great and fun - the guests put the rainy weather behind them and had a great time. The newly married couple played a fun newlywed game at the reception which was fun to shoot - see photos below of them holding their shoes in the air! Congrats Bethany and Rick!

VENDORS

CEREMONY AND RECEPTION Horseshoe Bay Yacht Club

FLORALS Carman’s Flowers

CAKE Brother’s Bakery

MUSIC Tunes Across Texas

COORDINATOR Sandra Chavez, A Moment in Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last month, I traveled to Georgia and North Carolina to photograph Laura and Michael’s wedding. I photographed Laura and Michael’s good friends wedding (Meridith and Todd, which was featured in The Knot Real Weddings Texas magazine) and so when Laura and Michael inquired about by ability to travel out of state for their wedding, I jumped at the opportunity! Being able to leave Texas and travel to such a beautiful place with amazing weather for that time of year was so great and I was so appreciative! We made it a short weekend vacation and I brought along my fiance Mike, and my good friend and amazing photographer Stacy with SMS Photography as my second shooter.

We flew into Georgia and had some time to explore the Blue Ridge mountains before we started shooting for the weekend. On Friday before the wedding - we took a drive to view the scenic waterfalls of the area, and went toboganning (normally done with snow - this was improvised with fake grass and inner tubes!) A pulley took us up the hill and then we slid down. It was really fun to act like we were 8 years old again - and now I can say I am one of the few who has been toboganning! We also went panning for gems - and this was much more of an eventful experience than we would have thought! We didn’t really expect to find much of anything, but we found tons of gemstones including rubys, amethysts, aquamarine, emeralds, topaz, etc! It was sooo much fun - so much in fact that we did it twice

Laura and Michael’s wedding was gorgeous and the change of scenery and cool breeze was so nice! Laura and Michael let us spend lots of time taking advantage of the beautiful scenery for portraits, and then everyone at the party had a great time and it shows in the photos. Congrats Laura and Michael - thanks for having us out!

VENDORS

CEREMONY Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, Highlands, North Carolina

RECEPTION Old Edwards Farm, Highlands, North Carolina

COORDINATION Ann Tate

FLORIST Dutchman’s Designs

CAKE Aimee Silver

BAND Kingsized

 

 

 

This is Stacy panning for gems, finding something great!

 

Here I am looking very surprised!

 

We had to take a touristy photo in front of the view. My fiance Mike and I…

 

 

That little spec on the righthand white slide is Stacy! I wish I could add a sound byte, she was giggling the whole way down!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stacy volunteered to wear Laura’s veil so we could take it off for a few photos. I think she just wanted to wear a veil

 

 

 

 

Stacy again, wearing the veil. I think she would have worn it all night if no one objected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kristen and Ian had a beautiful wedding ceremony at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd and then celebrated at Lakeway Resort and Spa. They are such a sweet couple and their guests seemed to have a fabulous time at the wedding! Their band was amazing - Blind Date Band. They are one of my favorite wedding bands and they are so interactive - they really get the crowd going. You’ll see a few photos below where the band is in the crowd singing, on the floor, and standing on tables serenading the crowd! The wedding couldn’t have went so smoothly without the assistance of Barbara Hearne with Barbara’s Brides.

 

Congrats Kristen and Ian!

 

VENDORS

CEREMONY Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

RECEPTION Lakeway Resort and Spa

COORDINATION Barbara’s Brides

RECEPTION MUSIC Blind Date Band

FLOWERS Exquisite Petals

VIDEOGRAPHY Elite Video

CAKES Amazing Cakes

CHAIRS AND TIES Marquee Rents

HAIR Kate Hicks at Bob Salon

MAKEUP Mandy Hernandez