Part two continues Ashley and AJ’s wedding day story. We last saw Ashley walking up the sidewalk to the sanctuary for First Baptist Church. The table has been set as rose petals strewn about the aisle lay waiting their purpose:





The organist is playing softly in the background, everything is ready as 14 months of preparation slide perfectly into place for the following moments:





AJ has walked in as members of the bridal party are escorted down the aisle – he perks up noticeably when his bride makes her appearance:





Here she is!














All eyes are on AJ as he slips the ring on Ashley’s finger:



We did it!



They rush to their waiting Texas Limousine:



And enter the Grand Ballroom at the MCM Elegante:



… where AJ wastes no time sweeping Ashley off her feet:



Yes, that’s a padlocked chain around AJ’s neck… and yes, Ashley has the key in her other hand:




It was a great party! Ashley gets her groove on just a bit longer before she and AJ make their way to the bridal suite:






Wonderful day! There are a few images below and many more in their gallery. Stay tuned for their wedding album slideshow soon

Below are images of a few of the gorgeous details Wedding Planner Amy Schulze perfectly placed – contemporary and lush are the words I’d use to describe them:

Ceremony Venue: First Baptist Church Nederland
Reception Venue: MCM Elegante Beaumont
Wedding Planner: Amy Schulze
Second Photographer: Marius

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1. Nederland Weddings | Ashley and AJ – Part One
2. Southeast Texas Engagements – Ashley and AJ
3. Ashley and AJ’s Photo Guestbook

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!

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:





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!











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.





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:








Pretty!

One more peaceful one before we go:





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’.





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!

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1. Beaumont Engagements – Kyra and Ian
2. Devin and Michael – Sneak Peek
3. April and Michael

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!





Ashley was all in a tizzy:





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!





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





Ashley’s dress was gorgeous!





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





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





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..”

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





Stay tuned for Part Two coming soon!

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2. Nederland Bridal Portraits | Ashley
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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.

“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.

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1. Southeast Texas Weddings | Ashley and AJ
2. Nederland Weddings | Ashley and AJ – Part One
3. Nederland Bridal Portraits | Ashley

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








I love the vintage feel of this one:








We were having some lovely late Fall weather that day














It is all about the shoes…




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

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