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Welcome!

Welcome to the BellaFotografica blog - accept no substitutes! :)

My name is Allen and I am a senior and wedding photographer in Beaumont, Texas. BellaFotografica is loosely translated as "beautiful photos". On this blog you’ll find me posting about images I’ve taken, whether they’re from weddings, engagements, seniors, travel, children, sports or simply wherever I’ve taken my camera.

Please use the above navigation to get to wherever you’re going. Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my work and please don’t hesitate to write a comment to let me know you’ve dropped by. I truly look forward to hearing from you!

Celina and Matt – Engaged

We last met Celina and Matt in the stillmotion trailer for their upcoming production: “THE WEDDING”. For a behind-the-scenes historical perspective in what went into the production of the coming epic, we go back to where it all began:


pool sharks


On their first date, they went to Beaumont’s Crockett Street where Matt showed off his pool shark prowess and Celina glid across the dance floor at Dixie.


french dip


Neither really knew they were beginning to sweep each other off their feet. Playing hard-to-get didn’t work very well though…


black and white engagement photos


beaumont dixie dance hall engagement


beaumont texas dixie dance hall engagement


The rest, as they say in Hollywood, is herstory…


nederland boston ave engagement photos


port neches engagement photos


There’s a few more relaxed portraits below, thank you Celina and Matt for allowing me to be a part of your day, I’m looking forward to the rest of our time together :)

Hailee and David – Married!

Mr. and Mrs. Willis tied the knot a couple short hours ago here in Beaumont at Cathedral in the Pines! Woot! :)

A quick one for them before they head off on their honeymoon:


Mr. and Mrs. Willis Married


More to come in a few days, may you live happily ever after!

June 30, 2009 - 10:22 am Michelle - Beautiful! I can't wait for more! :)

April and Michael

This past week has been a week filled with photo sessions and heat, lots of heat. We began the week with April and Michael in downtown Beaumont, rocking the grounds of the Julie Rogers Theater – April and Michael “re-met” there, sparks flew and the rest is a blur – their whirlwind romance will be culiminating with a wedding in a few weeks, but for this evening we celebrated them and their engagement:


shadow kissing


As we walked around getting one great image after another Michael would tell me what spot he remembers seeing April in, April would remember how she felt that night and right in the middle of it they would break out into dance! :)


dancing downtown engagement


We segued into more relaxed portraits:


relaxed engagement


… before moving on to April and Michael’s private playground. We walked down a path for a while,


beaumont engagement


with April stopping to smell the roses and blow on a few dandelions:


beaumont texas engagement


… before we ended up in this gorgeous outdoor playground:


outdoor engagement


I just love how the sun wraps around these two:


southeast texas engagement


Great couple, great surroundings, great relaxed portraits. Thank you for letting me be a part. :)

June 30, 2009 - 10:23 am Michelle - I love these! :) Those sunlit pictures are just amazing!

June 30, 2009 - 7:46 pm Cindy - These are great...I love the path and the sun ones.

Celina and Matt are Getting Married!

Just a quick peek at a fun image from Celina and Matt’s engagement session this week:


Coming Soon


She is a small-town girl from Port Neches, he is from the other side of the tracks. Together they’re forging a new future together.

Stay tuned for more of our special feature: Mr. and Mrs. Ellis: The Wedding.

:)

June 25, 2009 - 10:04 am Paula Aspacher - Ok, now that was so CUTE!!!! I love it!!

June 29, 2009 - 10:06 am Allen - Thank you Paula, it was fun :)

June 30, 2009 - 10:23 am Michelle - Very cute, post some more why don't ya! :)

Casey’s Trash the Dress

Here’s a sneak peek at a couple of Casey’s Trash the Dress (Rock the Dress, Unbustled, Rock the Frock :) ) session images. For those who are not sure what that means, this is a session where the bride gets to flaunt her dress one more time for great photos, even if it gets a spot or 2 on it. We don’t destroy the dress, most dresses are very resilient and will clean up fine unless we get some good ol’ Southeast Texas red clay on it (we avoid that ;) ). Done after a wedding, the bride is much more relaxed and can focus on getting great images that will last a lifetime (or 3 – our prints use materials that will last 100+ years with proper care).

Enough chit-chat, here’s the first look, taken in downtown Beaumont:


Urban Bride


You may remember Casey from her family photo session a month or so ago. She decided she also wanted to try a trash the dress session and here we are. :)

We also ventured down to the beach for a plethora of sunset images, here’s one of them toward the end of the shoot:


Sunset Bride


Many more to come soon!

disclaimer: no wedding dress was actually “trashed” in this photo session, we did get some great images and the dress did get a little wet. :)

June 24, 2009 - 7:49 pm April - These are absolutely stunning!

June 26, 2009 - 10:34 am Tom O'Meara - Really nice shots, the bench is great! Tom

June 30, 2009 - 10:24 am Michelle - These look like magazine covers, beautiful eyes - great photos Allen! :)