Generally when you see a couple this attractive, you just assume they must have some major flaw, some chink in their perfect armor. Maybe they’re snobby, or not very nice, or not very smart, or not very interesting. This couldn’t be further from the truth with Jessica and Charlie. To an outsider, they seem to have it all together. They are warm, nice, loving people who come from two joyful families that seemed to be thrilled to see them married, they have awesome, supportive friends who partied the whole night long, and of course they’ve got that whole Aggie thing going for them, too! I kept catching myself grinning at this wedding, unable to resist the contagious joy from all the fun and super-nice people I was surrounded by. This is the kind of wedding I live to shoot – two genuinely good people surrounded by loving family and friends, celebrating their love without a care in the world. Here are some of my favorite photographs from their wedding at Villa Antonia in Austin Texas:
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I wasn’t sure what to expect from Julie & Colin’s wedding in Odessa. I’d never been to the Midland-Odessa area, which is famous for football (the book, movie, and TV show Friday Night Lights are all based on Odessa high school football) oil, and being the hometown of former President George W. Bush. All in all, Odessa is the epitome of the archetypical west Texas town, and even though as a Texas native myself I know better than to believe all the silly stereotypes, I have to admit that as Jena and I drove past the miles and miles of flat country land surrounded by windmills, oil rigs, and deserted buildings, I began to wonder what kind of wedding I was going to experience. Luckily, Midland-Odessa’s oil heritage ensures that there is definitely a culture of class and sophistication in these small towns, and Julie and Colin’s wedding was as sophisticated and beautiful as any you might find here in the “big city” of Dallas. Here are a few of my favorites from their wedding:
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- I love all of the bouquets! And the way you pose the wedding party is always so flattering and interesting. Beautiful wedding!
- Some of the most hilarious reception photos I've ever seen! A couple in love, beautiful decor, and a great group of friends and family. All the components of a fabulous wedding!
- Love the shot of Julie and Colin dancing with the warm video light and the cool flash! Beautiful!
It has been killing me to hold on to this wedding but I’ve been patiently biding my time, keeping these images quiet. Now that I finally have the go ahead from Style Me Pretty (where the pics will be featured this afternoon), I can show them off! Abby & Zach’s wedding was an awesome one for many reasons. Abby is a photographer herself, so she and I were completely on the same wavelength when it came to many aspects of the wedding day, and she really put a lot of thought into every detail of their wedding. From the tiny ceramic squirrels (Abby and Zach’s favorite animal) to the heart-shaped locks they gave away as favors (a European tradition; both Abby and Zach have lived abroad in Europe), to the clever play on their initials (A & Z) to the vibrant use of purple (Abby’s favorite color), this wedding was all about the couple and the things they love. Here are some of my favorites:
Because it was a morning ceremony, the day started EXTREMELY early (I arrived about 4:30 AM and the girls were already up and running).
Zach is the Vice President of DJones Tailored Collection, a company that makes custom-tailored suits, so naturally all the men are clothed in swanky DJones suits! Sharp!
Abby was inspired by the proposal scene in Pride and Prejudice where Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy meet up in the early morning glow, so she and Zach chose to do a First Look at the crack of dawn to recreate that feel. I love how soft and glowy the light is in their shots! You can see more of their First Look photos a little later on in this post.
This is by no means the end of Abby & Zach’s photos. I also have some incredible shots from their Day After sessions in Paris and Venice, but you’ll just have to wait a little longer for those!
However, I do want to give some major kudos to Piazza in the Village. They have done an incredible job of building a wedding venue that is beautiful AND functional. The bridal suite is a woman’s dream, with several vanity stations that are perfect for hair and makeup and a bridal pedestal with a three-paneled mirror for the bride. The groom’s suite has a large leather couch, a big screen TV, and video games. They also have a system of video cameras throughout the property that record various points-of-view of the ceremony so not only can the bride and groom watch their guests arrive from their separate suites, but the wedding can also be streamed on the internet so that friends and family who couldn’t make the wedding can watch it via webcast on the internet! Never have I seen a venue that has put so much thought into providing the best wedding day experience for their couples. If you’re still looking for a venue, I highly recommend Piazza in the Village!
Ceremony & Reception Location: Piazza in the Village
Event Design & Lighting: Signature Productions
Cake: Opulent Cakes
Wedding Gown: Anjolique from Pre-Owned Wedding Dresses
Bridesmaids Dresses: Alfred Angelo
Menswear: DJones Tailored Collection
Hair and Makeup: Les Hill and Amanda Pogue at One Fine Day
Stay tuned – Abby & Zach’s AMAZING Parisian and Venetian Day After sessions will be live sometime today!
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- Wow, that is one amazing wedding! I'm loving all the details. Great job Abby, and Stacy beautiful as always!
- stacy! this is my favorite work from you! the bride put together the most beautiful wedding with GREAT colors and the attention to detail by you and the bride/planner is amazing!! well done by everyone!!
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- Wow! So gorgeous.
- Ohhh the purple, the details, the bubbles! All to die for! Great work! Also, thank you for your pricing guide, which I was directed to from another photographer in my area. Frightening, yes. Truthful, yes. So thank you :)
- I love the idea of a first look at dawn - what gorgeous pictures that produced! I'm also planning a morning wedding and wondered if you or the bride have any tips or advice about this. It seems morning weddings are few and far between so I was so excited to see one feautured and wonder if there might be anythign I can learn from it.
- Thank you so much!!! @Katie, I enjoyed our morning wedding a lot! We had to do it at that time because the venue was booked and we were leaving for the HM that afternoon. We didn't have to wait around to get married, from 4:00 am till 3--we were going going going. We served breakfast for everyone, had coffee and mimosas and it worked out nice. Don't expect the party to last as long as an evening wedding, but our guests seemed to enjoy themselves despite the hour! I bet if you have your wedding at a warmer time of year you won't have to deal with a cold photo session either! :-) You can break some "rules" with a morning wedding, so have fun with it! Good luck!
- Abby and Zach your wedding was absolutely gorgeous..OMG, all I can say... LOVE,LOVE,LOVE IT Stacy you rock!!! Pictures INCREDIBLE.. and Congratulation on your engagement I only hope my wedding turns out as beautiful as this and I am able to have a photographer capture the special moments without seeming over bearing like you did Stacy.. KUDOS.. This was just awesome!!
- This is amazing Stacy, seriously my fav wedding to date. Congrats on the feature you totally deserve it. Celina
- Congradulations Zack, the pictures are incredible. I am so happy for you and Abby. Give my regards to your family. I'll talk to you soon!
- wow ~ these images are really beautiful! Love the bubbles :)
- I also just saw Katie's comment ~ my husband and I also had a morning wedding, and it was also born out of necessity. Our situation was a little different because we married in Taiwan, but the same basic principles still apply! I loved getting married in the morning! There's something really special about enjoying the morning air and then getting married! We did have to book a salon to open for us extra early, but that wasn't a problem. Then, we were able to have both families together for a light evening meal after the whole banquet, and that ended up being a really special time of celebrating with our families!
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- So amazing & inspiring, love the way you captured the bridal party!
- Wow! Great work! I guess my comments are a bit different as I am a photographer in Dallas as well and just came upon your site (and these wedding pics.) Of course I am completely objective as I do not know any of the parties involved but was just compelled to comment on how impressed I am with the work. It is, well, beautiful. But not only that, technically good as well, meaning a great eye for composition and post-production as well as GREAT timing. I understand you probably shot a lot of stuff here and edited well, but if you shot this wedding yourself (no assistants?) well, wow! So, anyway. Just another photographer saying (and I'm hard to impress) GREAT JOB for your client and a pat on the back for yourself.
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- Hi Abby and Zach, your wedding pics are stunning!! I was wondering where Zach purchased his ring? My fiance loves it and we have been having a really hard time finding a ring he likes. Your input is greatly appreciated!! Thanks Amber M. :)
- So interesting photos!!!! Amazing!!!!
- Amber, Zach worked with the designer at Baseball Diamonds in Arlington(actually in the ballpark!) to create his ring. Good luck! They are very good.
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It is so appropriate for Courtney and Marcus to be the very first wedding posted on this new blog. These two first contacted me over a year and a half ago, when I was going through another big change, and they have been with me through a great deal of changes in my business. It’s so fitting that they are beginning their new lives together at the same time that I am beginning my new life in my business!
Their wedding was held at an amazing venue in North Richland Hills called White Chapel Estates. Don’t be fooled by the terrible website, it’s beautiful! It’s definitely suited better to small, intimate weddings, but the soaring white vaulted ceilings and the surrounding forest is great for photos! Here’s some proof:
Courtney’s mom helping her get dressed in the bridal suite
I just love this photo.. Every time a bride gets into her dress, it’s such an ordeal.. It seems that with every bride, her best friends gather around her and carefully hold up the edges of her skirt as her mother and mother-in-law-to-be tuck everything into the right place, ties all the ties, hook all the hooks, and zip all the zips. Then everyone steps back and just stares in awe at how this girl that they have seen countless times in PJs and a ponytail has transformed into a gorgeous, elegant woman. I see it on an almost weekly basis, and it never gets any less special for me.
Courtney and her lovely bridesmaids!
A few more dramatic portraits. Since Courtney is going to school in Iowa, we never got to do a bridal session for her, so I tried to get some extra images of her alone. These are my two favorites!
And then it was time for Marcus.. See what I mean about the beautiful environment around White Chapel?
Marcus specifically asked for a “Resevoir Dogs” photo.. They even brought the sunglasses and cigarettes!
And a bit happier :) We can’t be serious and GQ ALL the time!
Finally it was time to get these two hitched! One really cool thing about White Chapel is that the bride comes out onto this balcony overlooking the chapel, then down a gorgeous spiral staircase to meet her father, who walks her down the aisle. Here is Courtney’s grand entrance, and the smile that Marcus just couldn’t wipe off his face all day!
Married!!
Then is was time for some fun with the wedding party!
And I finally got the lovebirds alone :)
I have been wanting to do a photo like this FOREVER, but I could never find a good white wall.. I’m so glad that I finally got to do this shot with this couple!
Courtney and Marcus’ wedding was as unique as they are.. Instead of just being announced, they were led in by Courtney’s relatives playing the bongo drums and belly dancing!
The first dance was held outside in the gazebo, which I loved because everyone got to gather around and watch, but the couple still had a bit of privacy and intimacy to be able to enjoy this special moment.
Then we moved inside for the Father/Daughter dance, which is always an emotional moment.
I love love LOVE this shot! Sometimes the bride and groom plan out little surprises for the garter toss, but you can clearly see that Courtney did NOT see this coming!!
The DJ at this wedding played a lot of “dance” songs like the Cupid Shuffle, Cha Cha Slide, Chicken Dance, Cotton-Eyed Joe, etc., which is usually a great thing because even though it may seem cheesy, it really gets guests out of their chairs and onto the dance floor. No matter how silly you feel doing it, you can’t help but have fun! However, he then proceeded to dust off an ancient classic.. The Macarena!! I think we all needed a little help remembering that one.. And possibly a little help forgetting it, too ;)
Unfortunately every party has to end, and these guys chose to leave in my favorite way – sparklers!
And last, but not least, my favorite part of any wedding.. The RINGS!!!
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- Stacy, the blog looks awesome!! Isn't Jessica simply amazing? We're getting our new blog in the next week or two! Your blog has definitely convinced me that we made the right decision.
- Stacy your the best, Courtney and I have looked through all of the online proofs and are very excited with how they turned out. Your not only a talented photographer but a great person to have around on W-day. To anyone looking for a photographer you should stop searching because your just wasting time and bandwidth!
- stace, you are perhaps one of the best photographers in your locale! I love love love your work, and a bride is so lucky to book with you! also, you give GREAT advice on flickr's SWPB forum. I think you're a class act, girl! Oh, had to comment on that image with the gal reclining and the chandalier is shimmering above her. That is a stellar image.
Taylor - awesome shots Stacy! You have such a talent for posing groups the bridal party portraits are unreal!! :D
Naeli - Loved everything about this wedding. I must say, the one pic that took my breath away is the one by the tree and they are kissing. LOVELY <3
Tom - Inspirational to say the least, having looked through many weddings on your blog - this one is outstanding!!!