Brandi and Warren’s Wedding!

Posted on July 3, 2009

Brandi and Warren are really cool, laid back, and down to Earth people. When I first met with Brandi and her mom last year, I could tell it was going to be a blast to work with their family! After two great engagement sessions (one in downtown Houston and another at Brandi’s family’s home in Orange) and a killer bridal session, I couldn’t wait for the wedding to come along!

I had the great privilege of working with the wonderful Kristen Cogan and Kristen McShane of Keely Thorne Events, and the best videographer in Houston, Joey of 31 Films.

Brandi and Warren were married in an intimate ceremony in Orange, then they threw the biggest party in East Texas’ history at the Hinds’ home. Without further adieu, here are some (ok, a lot) of images from the day!

Getting ready in Mom’s bathroom.

Warren is definitely one of the most suave guys I know.

On to the church! This was the tiniest church I’ve ever shot in– only 5 rows deep. It made for a very intimate ceremony though!

They have the most amazing oak trees on their property!

For the cocktail hour guests hung out around the pool and were served Hurricanes by the famous Pat O’Briens bar out of New Orleans.

Restaurant August and Iron Chef champ John Besh, of New Orleans, provided some of the food I’ve EVER had. 48-hour-slow-cooked Kobe Beef, anyone?

Christmas lights and chandeliers hung from the oak trees to create an elegant atmosphere for those dining beneath their branches.

And of course there’s nothing better than a hand made cigar to celebrate the evening’s events.

To the left you’ll see a giant projection screen. Later in the night, while guests mingled around the pool, they could still see what was going on in the big tent.

Who Made the Cake drove the cake all the way from Houston to Orange, which has to be the most nerve-wracking thing I can think of doing. It was delicious though!

JT Ka-Nection Band, also of New Orleans, provided the entertainment. These guys were great!

When the band took a break, Damon (the guy in the hat) with PRP Entertainment was the life of the party. When the band quit for the night, he kept it going until 5 am!

Mr. Hinds knew how to party!

Even though the party went all night, Brandi and Warren called it quits around 1:30 am.

Thanks Brandi and Warren, for being such cool people and for inviting me to be a party of your AMAZING wedding!

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Caden’s Nursery!

Posted on June 29, 2009

First of all, yes we have decided on a name. Caden Gray. You know the feeling you get when you’re deciding on a name and you write it down the first time? And you actually see it there, staring back up at you, and right then you know you’ve made the right choice? That happened to me this morning when the first time I “wrote down” his name was adding tags to the meta data of images I was importing into lightroom. I’m a geek, that’s all I’m saying

Soooo, we finished his nursery! We decided to go with a jungle theme, which means green walls, vines hanging from the ceiling, and lots of jungle animals with cute smiling faces.

We bought this AWESOME crib (and dresser) used from a lady in West U. We had it refinished, stained, and painted and I LOVE it!

I don’t remember where Kacie found these vines, but they’re pretty cool.

Kacie and her sister, Allie, painted the letters and animals and glued them together. Great idea!

Finally, this post wouldn’t fit in on my blog without a little SUN FLARE!!!

Oh yeah, here’s a quick little guided tour I shot with my iPhone. Check it out!

Thanks for looking! Don’t forget to leave some comment lovin’!

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Vacation in Santa Barbara!

Posted on June 28, 2009

Hey Everyone! A few weeks ago Kacie and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary! The week before that, we went on vacation to Santa Barbara, CA, to celebrate!

I didn’t take a ton of pictures because I wanted to enjoy my vacation. I’ve found that as a professional photographer, especially a married one, it is best to distinguish between “vacations” and “photo trips”. If you’re going on “vacation” with your family, bring your camera, but don’t spend the entire time looking through the viewfinder. Save the heavy shooting for a “photo trip” you take with your buddies (or even your spouse) where the only thing on the agenda is photography. You’ll get better pictures that way, and you’ll have more fun with your family on your vacations! Now, if you’re going on a family vacation to Hawaii for two weeks, you’d be dumb not to take lots of pictures, so set aside “photo days” where photography is the only activity, and enjoy your family the rest of the time!

Ok, sorry for the tangent. Here are some pictures I did take.

Beautiful Santa Barbara! This is the marina across the harbor from our hotel.

No, Officer. I wouldn’t even think of trying to take pictures while driving.

Kacie and I are funny in that we rarely exchange gifts. We usually just opt to go for a nice dinner on special occasions. This year, however, being our 5th anniversary, we decided to splurge on each other. Tahitian pearls for her, a watch for him

Santa Barbara is very old, with lots of really cool old churches and architecture.

My take on the Santa Barbara Mission (which the city was built around). I like it, but somehow I don’t think they’ll be requesting to use it for their marketing material.

With a beautiful woman in a beautiful city with beautiful weather, I had to get some portraits of my wife!

And then some of the two of us…

I’ll tell you, it is HARD being the photographer AND the subject. Especially when you want to get creative.

This might be my favorite picture. Ever.

Annnnnd, finally, some snaps we took of each other in a very dark, very cute, italian restaurant with very good food. I found that the D700 with 50mm f/1.4G was a very good combination just for walking around and hanging out.

Thanks for checking out my blog! Coming up tomorrow, pictures of the nursery! And if you ask real nice, maybe even a SWEEEET wedding post.

Leave some comments if you think Kacie looks hot!

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Calling all Interns!

Posted on June 25, 2009

Hey everyone! Over the past year I have had many requests from people who want to intern with my studio. At the time I turned them down, because I wanted to be a little more organized and I wanted to put together an actual internship program. This way my interns will know what they are getting out of their internship, and they’ll know what kind of commitment is expected from them.

The basic info is this. I’m going to be accepting one intern at a time, for a 3-month period. You will have a minimum number of hours you’re expected to be in the office during the week (based on your schedule), and I guarantee to take you along to at least 3 weddings and 3 portrait shoots. You’ll learn a ton about shooting, posing, post processing, running a business, and much more. You’ll learn by observation and by asking questions. And since I’m always looking for new talent, you never know what kind of opportunities might come your way after the 3-month period!

For a lot more information, and to apply, download this PDF:

Feel free to pass this information along to anyone who you know that is interested in photography and has time over the summer to be a part of a successful studio and learn a lot! And before you ask, no, the interns don’t get glocks (10 bonus points if you can name the movie reference).

Finally, because no one likes a post without pictures, here’s what a quick google image search for “intern” comes up with:

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Andrea and Manuel’s Wedding

Posted on June 24, 2009

Andrea and Manuel were married at St. Mary Cathedral in Galveston and had there reception at the Hotel Galvez. This was my first wedding in G-town since Ike, and I’m glad to see the place getting cleaned up, and I’m glad to see the reception venues operating again! Andrea and Manuel are a really cool couple, and their crowd was a lot of fun! They scheduled an hour or so to take pictures in Galveston between the wedding and the reception, which I highly recommend. It gave us some time to take some great portraits of the two of them and of the whole bridal party. Here are some of my faves from the wedding

Cool old churches FTW!

Love it

Manuel reeling in the catch!

Manuel is a firefighter, so for the money dances the collecting the cash in his helmet and one of his boots.

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Jennifer and Steve’s Engagements

Posted on June 11, 2009

I loved this session! This was only my second time to shoot in my ‘hood (the Heights) and we spent our entire shoot on 19th Street. It was great! Jennifer and Steve were great subjects, and we had some gorgeous early evening light to work with! Check out some of my favorites from the shoot!

Don’t forget to leave some comments if you think Jennifer and Steve are awesome!

Jennifer and Steve are very good Dippers!

Rock stars!

So hot!

Might be my favorite

Annnnnd we’re done

Thanks Jennifer and Steve! I can’t wait until October!

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Penelope and Tom’s Engagements

Posted on June 11, 2009

Tom, a friend of mine and fellow photographer, and his beautiful fiancee, Penelope, are getting married on the 4th of July, and I’m honored to be shooting their wedding! These two did a great job during their engagement session, and I have to give Tom props for doing a great job of taking off his photographer hat and focussing on being a model (which is HARD for us photographers to do!). Here are some shots from their session!

This was a new little area of downtown for me to work in.

My favorite!

Off to the Rice Hotel!

Love me some f/2

Thanks for a great shoot, guys!

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Ashley and Matt’s Wedding

Posted on May 30, 2009

Ashley and Matt were married at St. John Vianney and then threw an awesome party at The Houstonian. Alia with Belle of the Ball did an AMAZING job putting the whole thing together, and despite a little (ok a lot of) rain, Ashley and Matt had an amazing time! Their families, bridal party, and well, everyone, were so amazing and fun to hang out with! Below are some of my favorites images from the day!

Did I mention the rain?

Huge props to the church coordinator who let me hide out behind the stage and get some great shots!

The ballroom was GORGEOUS!

As usual, Rob with Events in Bloom did an AMAZING job.

Definitely one of my favorite bouquet toss shots!

Thanks, Ashley and Matt, for letting me hang out with you all day!

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Jessica and Christopher’s Engagements

Posted on May 30, 2009

I first met Jessica and Christopher at Sarah Beth and Nathan’s wedding (Christopher is Sarah Beth’s brother). Their wedding is coming up in June, and I’m also shooting Christopher’s cousin’s wedding in July. I love keeping it all in the family! Anyway, here are some of my favorite shots from our shoot downtown!

My Favorite!

Thanks guys for a great shoot! I can’t wait until June!

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