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Beaumont Engagements | Mona and Michael

Friday, March 5, 2010

Woo-hoo! It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to post an engagement session – it’s been pretty dang cold the last few months! It was still cold the afternoon of Mona and Michael’s engagement session, by the end of the session we were down to rubbing to sticks together for a little heat. Actually, that’s not completely true, Mona and Michael had each other to keep them warm, I was forced to burn newspaper and a camera strap.

Anyways, on to the images! I’ve known Mona quite a few years, having worked with her in the past here and there and I was pleasantly surprised to hear she was engaged and wanted me to photograph the wedding coming soon. Michael happened to mention a car he’d like to see if we could use in the engagement session – I’m a bit of a car nut and my ears perked up at the suggestion. We would use the car and it’s further down the page – no peeking! You can wait a few moments longer, we have some good stuff before we even get to the car

Like boots!

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We began in downtown Beaumont, looking for color and texture – lots to be found for sure. I find the light, put them in it and they automatically look cute and start puckering up:

downtown engagement photos

From there it’s on to new locations with more texture and color. Mona and Michael have changed in the mean time and the car makes its first appearance.

Right out of an Frank Sinatra movie we’re transported to a time when girls were called ‘dames’ and ‘dolls’ and guys were called, well… they weren’t called… mainly because phones were scarce. But…

What were we talkin’ about?

Yes! The car!

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A 1951 Mercury Lead Sled – chopped and dropped and just beautiful! Mona’s shoes were pretty sweet too. Rico Suave’ had nothing on Michael Richard today.

beautiful engagement pictures

Soon it was time for dressing down a bit and getting more comfortable. The sun was beginning to set and we were looking for some backlit fun in big sky country:

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Pretty!

One more peaceful one before we go:

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ps: probably my favorite image of the day – down by the river, next to the bridge – just a boy and his girl and a ‘51 Merc’.

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I’m really looking forward to their wedding day – some fun stuff is planned!

The rest of Ashley and AJ’s gorgeous wedding is up next, followed by Elissa’s senior session!

Posted in: Engagements Tags: 1951 Mercury Lead Sled, beaumont engagement, black and white engagement photos, outdoor engagement photography, southeast texas engagement photos, vintage car engagement session

by Allen

7 comments

March 5, 2010 - 9:28 pm

Paula Aspacher - That Michael looks like he is a pretty blessed fellow!!!

March 6, 2010 - 7:16 am

Mona - LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the pics!! Thank you!!

March 6, 2010 - 8:11 am

Mandy Luedke - How perfect, Just perfect!

March 6, 2010 - 9:11 am

Sarah - That sure is a nice Merc.

March 6, 2010 - 4:37 pm

Carrie McCluskey - That last shot is just stunning!

March 7, 2010 - 10:03 pm

Allen - Thank you, we had a lot of fun

March 8, 2010 - 12:33 pm

katy gray - nice set! I love the one with Mona looking in through the car window – her expression is great!

Nederland Weddings | Ashley and AJ – Part One

Thursday, March 4, 2010

This past week I had the honor of photographing Ashley and AJ’s beautiful wedding. You’ve seen their engagement and bridal photos over the past months, this is the day we’ve been working toward…

Beginning early in the morning, I caught up with Ashley and her girls at La Vie Salon in Nederland – I love the smell of hairspray in the morning!

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Ashley was all in a tizzy:

nederland hair salon

No curlers were harmed in the making of these images! It takes a while for that many girls to get their hair done on one day but it was worth the wait – La Vie does excellent work.

Rings!

nederland wedding rings

Once finished, it was on to the church. The weather was glorious and the Nederland First Baptist Church was ready for the big event:

first baptist church nederland

Ashley’s dress was gorgeous!

nederland wedding dress

But definitely looked better on… here, her bridesmaids assist with the 300 yards of fabric used to lace up the dress:

bride getting dressed

AJ and his men have arrived, here he’s conserving energy for the big day ahead:

groom and his men

A few getting ready details:

Beautiful Calla Lily bouquets:

Waiting for the big moment can be pretty stressful, here’s a short clip of Ashley’s bridesmaids easing the stress-level a bit with their rendition of “Going to the chapel and we’re, going to get ma a arried..”

Not the cinematic quality of “Titanic” but a little memento of a small slice of her day

OK, the moment has arrived! Ashley and her girls make their way to the foyer of the church:

bridal party walking to the chapel

Stay tuned for Part Two coming soon!

Posted in: Weddings Tags: beaumont wedding photographer, first baptist church nederland weddings, nederland wedding photographer, nederland wedding photos, southeast texas weddings

by Allen

2 comments

March 4, 2010 - 12:37 pm

katy gray - Love the bouquet shot and her dress is stunning! Can’t wait to see the rest of the day.

March 4, 2010 - 3:57 pm

Claire - I love your black and white Pictures!

Ashley and AJ’s Photo Guestbook

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Hurray! Ashley and AJ’s beautiful wedding was this past weekend so I can now finally show their wedding ceremony signature guestbook.

At 8.5″x11″ (opening to 22″) with a nice photo canvas cover and their images on art paper, it was the perfect way to show off their engagement photos and have a personalized custom guestbook for well-wishes.

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“Lucky” by Colbie Caillat
Displayed in the foyer area leading into the Grand Ballroom at the Elegante, it was filled with signatures from loved ones by the end of the evening. Ashley opted for lines for signatures, others choose blank spaces, either works well for these and with care will last you forever.

Posted in: Engagements, Weddings Tags: beaumont wedding photographer, beaumont wedding reception, nederland engagement photos, nederland wedding photos, signature guestbooks

by Allen

5 comments

February 25, 2010 - 12:19 pm

katy gray - beautiful book, they’ll cherish it forever. what a wonderful heirloom for their children!

February 25, 2010 - 10:36 pm

Jennifer DeCesari - This is spectacular! Great job – I bet her guests will be so surprised!

February 28, 2010 - 11:13 am

Bob D - Nice job. A photo book is a great way to save memories from a portrait session or to use, as you’ve done here, as a guest sign-in book at a wedding.

March 3, 2010 - 12:55 pm

Guy Collier - This is an excellent idea – I may well suggest it to couples

March 4, 2010 - 3:58 pm

Claire - beautiful! They are so lucky to have something like this!

Nederland Bridal Portraits | Ashley

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Yesterday we were a part of Ashley and AJ’s beautiful wedding at Nederland’s First Baptist Church, today we get to share some of her gorgeous bridal images from a cold but clear day right before Christmas

Up first is the image she chose to display in large format at her reception – beautiful dress and bouquet:

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I love the vintage feel of this one:

nederland bridal images

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We were having some lovely late Fall weather that day

black and white bridal images

bridal portraits on stairs

abstract bridal images

It is all about the shoes…

A few more below, I’ll be posting their signature guestbook next!

Posted in: Bridal Tags: beaumont bridal portraits, nederland bridal photos, outdoor bridal photos

by Allen

13 comments