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

    My name is Allen and I am a wedding photographer in Beaumont, Texas. "Bell-ah-Foto-grafica" is loosely translated as "beautiful photos". I post on this blog images I’ve taken from our weddings, engagements, and bridals. I will occasionally post personal stuff too, including travel, our children, sports or simply wherever I’ve taken my camera.

    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!

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Houston Engagement ~ Larizza and Chanh

Larizza and Chanh are getting married soon, so there was a sense of urgency to to do their long overdue e-session ASAP. But to be honest, I was glad it got postponed – the weather that day was just perfect for some superb moody off camera lighting. Here’s a quick peek from their awesome session in front of the Houston City Hall:

Houston Engagement Larizza and Chahn

The stars having final touch ups…
Houston Engagement Larizza and Chahn

Like a soap opera, friction was need to create that spark:)
Houston Engagement Larizza and Chahn

And action!
Houston Engagement Larizza and Chahn
Houston Engagement Larizza and Chahn

  Houston Engagement Larizza and Chahn   Houston Engagement Larizza and Chahn
  Houston Engagement Larizza and Chahn   Houston Engagement Larizza and Chahn

Houston Engagement Larizza and Chahn
Houston Engagement Larizza and Chahn

And to end the awesome set, we made it to the MD Anderson Water Wall at the Houston Medical Center =)
Houston Engagement Larizza and Chahn

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Sea Glass Estate Beach Wedding

Yes, it’s the middle of Winter, but when you’re in Southeast Texas, that means it’s also a great day for a beach wedding:

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

Several of the preeminent wedding artists from Southeast Texas got together recently to explore what wedding trends were coming for 2012 – in that pursuit, here is our Southeast Texas perfect beach wedding:

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

The Sea Glass Estate at Crystal Beach was the perfect location for some of the hottest trends – white on white brides and bridesmaids dresses, gorgeous custom handmade wedding stationery, beautiful bouquets with sea shells, a canopied wedding ceremony, custom starfish place cards and favors, and bountiful seafood for the reception, it came together perfectly.

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

The recently engaged couple Julia and Cody were all flutters on this day, but they made one great-looking couple:)

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

A few more portraits after the ceremony and it’s time for the reception! It was beautiful!

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

As the sun is setting, the bridal party partakes in some nice evening signature drinks in their custom sea-monster creations from Fred Millers, we get some nice portraits of the couple at dusk followed by these oh-so-tasty donut shooters for a night-time snack:

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

sea glass estate beach wedding photographer

Floral ~ Stephanie Do of La Belle Fleur
Stationery ~ Glenda Little of Dressy Designs
Cake ~ Dawneen Hebert of Artistic Confections
Jewelry ~ Leigh Ann Smithy Brittain of Ooh-la-leigh’s
Makeup Artist ~ Erica Strazz
Table Decor ~ Fred Miller’s
Hair Stylist ~ Kati Killebrew
Venue ~ Swedes Real Estate – The Sea Glass Estate
Bridal gowns and bridesmaids dresses ~ Suki’s Bridals, Formals, and Tuxedos
Tuxedo ~ Tuxedo Junction

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Here Comes 2012!

2012 will be here in an hour or so and I’m interrupting your scheduled broadcast to let everyone know we’re opening a “BellaFotografica South” at the Wedding Hub on 1126 Boston Ave. in Nederland. I’m excited to get started this coming week!

If you’d like to see some of our work in person we’ll have a nice display of a couple of our favorite albums, standout prints and wall displays. Contact us at the above link and we’ll meet to discuss how we can best capture your day:)

Oh, and the best part? The Wedding Hub hosts some of the *best* wedding artists in the area – Lavonia from Occasions Linens, Angel Dauphine from It’s Your Day Wedding Planning, Glenda Little from Dressy Designs, and Becky Bowser from B&B Solutions!

Oh and because a post on a photography site without photos isn’t legal or something, below are a few of my favorite engagement photos from the last year:)

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Port Neches Wedding ~ Kaci and Chase

Kaci and Chase were married recently in a *beautiful* wedding at Central Baptist Church in Port Neches – we just met and premiered their wedding photos in private and now I get to share a few of my favorites! You may remember them from their engagement session I posted a while back – huge Houston Texans and A Christmas Story fans:)

We began the day bright and early at Intrigue Hair Salon where Kaci is looking radiant and ready to start her big day:

port neches wedding photographer

bride getting her hair done

port neches wedding photographer

Freshly coifed, we all hop into the limo and head over to Chic-Fil-A, of course:)

bride and bridesmaids at chic fil a

bride and bridesmaids at chic fil a

It’s easier to feel raring to go after you a good chicken sandwich in:)We stopped by the store to pick up a few last-minute items and then dropped in on one of Barrista Kaci’s stomping grounds at Starbucks:

bride and bridesmaids at starbucks

bride and bridesmaids at starbucks

The bride!:)

Back in the limo we have one more stop before heading to the church, but first a pause to check the hair:

bride checking her hair in her phone

We head to Nederland Nails, where they do beautiful work, but watch out for the guard dog – he’s vicious. I think I may have a photo of him later…

bride and bridesmaids at nederland nails getting pedicure

bride and bridesmaids at nederland nails getting pedicure

bride and bridesmaids at nederland nails getting pedicure

bride and bridesmaids at nederland nails getting pedicure

bride and bridesmaids at nederland nails getting pedicure

bride and bridesmaids at nederland nails getting pedicure

See? I *told* you he was ferocious!!

:)

We stopped by the Wright Building to check out the reception site and cake, then finally make our way over to Central Baptist where the ladies begin final preparations…

blue and white wedding cake

bride and bridesmaids getting dressed

bride and bridesmaids getting dressed

:)

Now we’ve been going maybe 6 hours at this point and we still have a way to go… the guys, on the other hand, spend 8-10 minutes fixing each other’s tie, figuring out the cufflinks and they’re ready for some wedding action:)

ringbearer getting dressed

groom getting dressed

groom and his men

Marius does excellent work!:)

Time for mom and friends to wish Kaci well:

mother of the bride writing on brides shoes

brides shoes and bouquets

Wedding bouquets and floral decor – the always gorgeous work of Stephanie with La Belle Fleur Designs

Almost ready!

mother of the bride lacing brides dress

mother of the bride lacing brides dress

bride putting earrings in

Chase heads to the ceremony:

groom walking to ceremony

groom getting bouttoniere pinned on

… and his beautiful bride goes to meet him:

bride and bridesmaids walking to the ceremony

bride and bridesmaids walking to the ceremony

A brief pause before stepping into the role of Mrs. Block:)

More coming soon!

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Amy and Trey are Getting Married!

We recently posted our engagement session in the rain with Amy and Trey – we went with the flow, but the rain really wasn’t the setting we were wanting for these lifetime memories.:)After rescheduling for another day, the weather turned out *perfect* and today we get to share a few of our favorites from their session on a friend’s property in China.

outdoor engagement photos by a barn

outdoor engagement photos by a barn

Amy and Trey are an awesome couple with a ton of personality and were so much fun to work with, it was great to get to know them better:)

outdoor engagement photos by a barn

outdoor engagement photos in a field

outdoor engagement photos in a field

Trey made a great prop that afternoon – he should consider being a model:)

outdoor engagement photos in a field

outdoor engagement photos in a field

outdoor engagement photos in a field

outdoor engagement photos in a field

outdoor engagement photos in a field

outdoor engagement photos in a field

*Great* afternoon:)I’m really looking forward to their wedding coming up in a few weeks!

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Great News!

As we get to the end of 2011, our best year yet, Marius and I would like to thank all our brides and grooms we’ve gotten to know over the past year. Your sharing our vision for what’s important in capturing your life’s best moments have allowed us to find those genuine real moments and gorgeous details throughout the year!

red bridal shoes hanging on a vine

That leads me to the next bit of news: I’ve been accepted into the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA), an International, membership-based organization representing professional photographers skilled in the documentation of weddings and events in a candid, unobtrusive style. As a WPJA member, I join the ranks of some of the most talented wedding photojournalists in the world as judged by their technical, creative and visual aptitude.

Wedding PhotoJournalist Association

I’m both honored and elated to earn membership acceptance into the Wedding Photojournalist Association – as the only photographer in Southeast Texas to have my work alongside the WPJA’s esteemed collection of professional wedding photojournalists is a monumental accomplishment.:)

bride about to walk down the aisle with her dad

I know Lindsey, right?:D

Next up, a note to say Marius is shooting full-time with us now – we’ve been shooting weddings all over Southeast Texas for 4 years now, it’s about time:)All of our brides and grooms have gotten to know Marius and the stellar work he produces day in and day out. If you’ve seen wedding photos here, about a third of them are his. I am still limiting my couples to one a month this year, Marius is doing about the same. What’s good is we’ll still be shooting for each other in each other’s weddings and we can’t wait to get started!:)

bride dress and getting hair styled for wedding ceremony in galveston tremont house

Last bit o’news: Marius and I have re-doubled our efforts to improve as photographers this year and in the coming year – it’s straightforward to spend $$$$ on new equipment, we’re doing that:), but we’re also investing $$$$ in training and education. For the past year (plus) we’ve been mentoring with the best wedding photographers in the world – associated with the Foundation Conference and Workshops, our mentors are recognized worldwide in their talent and ability. We understand the responsibility entailed in covering your day and the trust you’ve placed in us, we feel you deserve professional results. It will be interesting to see how much we improve this year:)

groom removing garter belt

Below are a few more of our favorites from 2011, stay tuned as we finish strong this year with an engagement session or 2 and some beautiful fun weddings!:)

little boy with a camera

wedding ceremony at cathedral in the pines

bride and groom portraits

bride and bridesmaids getting their makeup on and dressed

beaumont wedding - bride getting ready

nederland wedding photographer

Oh, and Merry Christmas!

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Nederland Weddings ~ Katie and Neal

Katie and Neal were married recently at Wesley United Methodist Church in Nederland, with a beautiful reception at Beau Reve, here are a few of our favorites from their day.:)

nederland weddings at wesley united methodist church

You won’t find a more manly pair of grooms shoes in existence:

nederland weddings at wesley united methodist church

nederland weddings at wesley united methodist church

nederland weddings at wesley united methodist church

I love how seriously Katie is applying the final perfections and her mom and sister are having a great time in the background:D

nederland weddings at wesley united methodist church

nederland weddings at wesley united methodist church

nederland weddings at wesley united methodist church

nederland weddings at wesley united methodist church

nederland weddings at wesley united methodist church

nederland weddings at wesley united methodist church

nederland weddings at wesley united methodist church

The wedding decor at Beau Reve was perfection, Clyde’s did an exquisite job as usual:)

wedding receptions at beau reve in groves

wedding receptions at beau reve in groves

wedding receptions at beau reve in groves

wedding receptions at beau reve in groves

wedding receptions at beau reve in groves

You just *can’t* have a wedding reception without a dancing and spinning flowergirl:)

wedding receptions at beau reve in groves

wedding receptions at beau reve in groves

wedding receptions at beau reve in groves

wedding receptions at beau reve in groves

What a fun day! Thank you and congratulations to Mr and Mrs Neal!:)

Ceremony – Wesley United Methodist Church – Nederland
Reception – Beau Reve
Decor and Floral – Clyde’s Hairloom

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