Eclectic Images Blog

sanaz and fernando

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:11:59 +0000

Last month, Sanaz and Fernando held their wedding ceremony in the theatre at One World and then had an amazing party on the veranda. I’ve worked with Sanaz and Fernando on their engagement photos and I saw what a cute, fun couple they were so I was very excited to shoot their wedding and they did not disappoint. I loved their pink accents, including Sanaz’s hot pink shoes and Fernando’s pink socks, and their matching bride and grooms cakes! And what a dancing crowd they had - people were dancing and partying for over an hour before dinner was even served - they sure do know how to throw a party! Congrats Sanaz and Fernando!

VENDORS

CEREMONY AND RECEPTION one world theatre

FLORALS bouquets of austin

CATERER word of mouth

CAKE michelle’s patisserie

MUSIC DJ Fred from Houston

my wedding invitations!

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:41:28 +0000

I haven’t posted too much about my upcoming wedding plans - because I’ve been so busy with wedding season over here, but I wanted to share my wedding invites which I just sent out! They were designed by up and coming designer Jenny Mills. She was the maid of honor in a wedding I photographed over a year ago, and then her sister hired me to shoot her wedding this past summer. I also photographed some anniversary portraits of Jenny and her husband this year. I loved the stationary and paper products that were at both weddings, so when I asked who the designer was and found out that it was Jenny, I knew I had to hire her! Here is what we ended up with, I love them. I wanted something modern and fun! Jenny is also doing the menu cards, placecards, and a few other items for my wedding. I’ll post all that once it’s finalied!

If you want Jenny to do some designs for you, you can email her at mills_jenny@hotmail.com.

amy and chris are engaged!

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:17:09 +0000

Amy and Chris made the drive up to Austin last month to take their engagement photos down on South Congress. We had a blast walking around finding cool spots. Chris was a little nervous at first, but he warmed up after I had Amy jump on his back, and after I made them jump up and down a few times

Chris and Amy are getting married in Houston next month, so look for their wedding photos on the blog after the New Year!

alix and sam

admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:58:15 +0000

Last month I traveled to Houston to photograph Alix and Sam’s beautiful fall wedding at La Colombe d’Or - what a beautiful, ornate, historic location. It reminded me of the Driskill here in Austin. The wedding was a blast - I loved Alix’s fun vintage looking dress, it went perfectly with the location. Sam and Alix are so in love - it was most evident in the moments when I caught them together when they didn’t know I was there. I love that! The reception was very fun, with awesome band Skyrocket! getting everyone on the dance floor. Congrats Alix and Sam!

VENDORS

CEREMONY AND RECEPTION La Colome d’Or

FLORIST Events in Bloom

BAND Skyrocket!

Carolyn’s bridals with her daughters Ashley and Angela

admin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:18:48 +0000

Carolyn is getting married at the end of this month and she had the great idea to do her bridal portraits with her daughters, Ashley and Angela, who are also her bridesmaids in her wedding. We ended up with a beautiful day at Laguna Gloria for the photos - and Ashley and Angela were natural models (taking after their mom of course!)

amy’s bridal session

admin — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:39:50 +0000

I photographed Amy’s bridals in Houston (first time in Houston for bridals) last month. We had a lot of fun driving around Houston looking for photo spots (Amy specifically wanted a city skyline shot). I loved her teal belt and cute teal flats - one of my favorite colors, and they go great with her gorgeous red hair. Congrats Amy!

kristy and bill

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:21:41 +0000

Kristy and Bill had a wonderful wedding at Vista on Seward Hill this month. I loved their clean, modern taste and style in their decor and flowers for the wedding - I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Vista look so pretty! It was a perfect fall evening for a wedding, with just enough of a breeze. And eventful too - a large tarantula crawling around outside and almost onto some feet got some people looking! Congrats Kristy and Bill!

VENDORS

ceremony VISTA ON SEWARD HILL

caterer STERLING AFFAIRS

cake MATTY CAKES

florist MERVEILLE

sarah and andrew

admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:37:51 +0000

Sarah and Andrew had a lovely ceremony and reception last month at St. Louis King of France Church and Villa Antonia. Her wedding was quite eventful (ask her and she’ll tell you stories) but it only added to the charm and the memories that I know they will have for a long time. I loved the person touches with the engagement and bridal photos that they used at each guest table, and the personally made jars of jam for guests to take with them. Congrats Sarah and Andrew!

VENDORS

CEREMONY st louis king of france church

RECEPTION villa antonia

CAKE michelle’s patisserie

MUSIC keith harris A Town dj

I love this shot below - notice the guest RUNNING from the garter

kathryn and jacob

admin — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:20:01 +0000

Kathryn and Jacob were married at Kindred Oaks in Georgetown last month. I had photographed their good friends Mark and Valerie’s wedding a couple years ago and they are also fellow Southwestern University Alumni! The wedding was just beautiful - with the hill country view in the distance and I loved it how they processed up the aisle together, it was so sweet. They really knew how to cut a rug at the reception - lots of great dancing to be had! Congrats Kathryn and Jacob!

VENDORS

CEREMONY AND RECEPTION Kindred Oaks, Georgetown

FLORIST ZuZu’s Petals

CAKE Michelle’s Patisserie

jenn and jim

admin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:53:23 +0000

I had the pleasure and honor to be able to photograph fellow photographer and friend Jennifer Lindberg’s marriage to Jim Pitts last month. I photographed the getting ready photos, and I couldn’t resist keeping my camera out for the ceremony and parts of the reception. Jen had six amazing photographer friends who volunteered to shoot various parts of her wedding! This was the weekend that the hurricane was headed for Austin, but it turned out to be a gorgeous day. It is always so wonderful to be able to photograph the wedding of someone I know as a friend, because it means to much to me to be able to capture such important moments for them. Their ceremony was so sweet and touching, and the reception was so great no one wanted it to end (including myself)! I had a great time actually being a guest at the wedding reception! It couldn’t have been pulled off without the assistance of fabulous wedding planner and friend Gina with Clink (who is helping out with my own wedding in January!) and all of the vendors involved did a truly amazing job. Jen recently posted on her blog a bit about me that I wanted to share:

Jim and I were lucky enough to have 6 amazing photographers officially covering our wedding, and no, not all at once! Well, mostly not all at once! Heather Mabry of Eclectic Images photographed during that exciting and nerve wracking time, getting ready, and beyond. I got to know Heather well when she graciously invited me to second shoot at a wedding in Barbados, where we stayed for one week and vacationed together. I love not only her images but also her gentle presence and way of being in a room.

Congratulations Jenn and Jim! We love you guys and we wish you the best!

VENDORS

CEREMONY French Legation Museum

RECEPTION Thistle Cafe

LIGHTING Ilios

RENTALS Marquee

FLORIST Visual Lyrics

HAIR Deborah at Pink MAKEUP Ezme

OFFICIANT Joe Fontenot

VIDEOGRAPHER Crescent

DJ Penguin Entertainment

CAKE Michelle’s Patisserie

CONSULTANTS Gina with Clink

This is my fiance, Mike, being silly.

My fiance Mike and myself.