To say she was a little excited to see Trent may be a small understatement :

Gorgeous wedding, great couple – more coming soon!

As Celina and Matt arrive at the reception hall, they move quickly into their first dance:

… then she and her dad:

Who apparently had been practicing!

Their choreographed dance routine was pulled off expertly, both throwing down some moves I’m sure they hurt from for a day or so

Too.

much.

fun!

Surrounded by close to a thousand friends and relatives, there were toasts, dancing, cake cutting, dancing, great Mexican food, dancing, garter and bouquet tosses and more dancing!

Did I mention there was dancing? I think everyone in attendance had either taken dance with Celina, were taught by her, or take the Zumba Class at Exygon Fitness taught by Lindsay

All too soon the fun wound down (is it midnight already?!?), the crowd grabbed some sparklers and Matt and Celina headed for the limo.

More than a year in the making, thank you guys for the great memories! May all your troubles be little ones!

- Allen

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

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.

Catering by Bandos, the whole day was beautiful and the story of their wedding day turned out beautiful as well.

You can opt for many covers including one with your favorite image of your day. As long as a puppy or 2 year old doesn’t get ahold of it, these albums will last forever, definitely a family heirloom.

The song “When You Love Her Like Crazy” by my old friend Mark Chesnutt, was the song Morgin and Patrick danced to in their Neches Room Reception. Catering by the always outstanding Beaumont Catering Company.

We are including custom albums in all of our collections now, not a press-printed ‘coffee table book’, those are nice but not for the main book. These are covered in your choice of leather, metal or acrylic with a solid spine and when taken care of these albums will last more than 100 years – long after we’re gone our legacy will be as beautiful as the day it was handed to us. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did creating it.

Kyra and Ian’s second part of their wedding/reception coming tomorrow night after the SuperBowl

Held in the Fountainview room of the MCM Elegante’ hotel, it was standing-room only for friends and family of the groom and his bride. Note: If you are viewing this on our Facebook page, the images are much nicer on the actual blog post.

They look so young still, they were obviously married as small children:





Mom, dad and I went to hotel the night before for a few portraits:





Little did mom know, dad had a reason for doing so, as he shaved his beard of 20+ years off the next day in preparation for the evening’s festivities. When I saw him the next day I only knew it was him when he was talking – he looked like a completely different person

As the party began, people from all over Southeast Texas began coming in for the celebration. Some we’ve seen every day and some we hadn’t seen in 10 or more years, but all were affected in a positive way by the couple – mom recently “retired” after more than 30 years working as an RN and caring for cancer patients, dad still running his business Ayres, Inc. 6 days a week for the last 40 years.

Speaking of legacy, here are a few of the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren that were in attendance:





Cake!





Mom and dad cutting their cake, they make such a lovely couple





See? I told you he looked different!
Dancing and toasts soon followed:








That’s how much he loves her, I’ve never ever seen him dance before! Mom did a little more singing and dancing with her BFF Freda:






Great evening! The couple will celebrate their half-century of wedded bliss with a tour of the Ireland coast (and hills) this Spring.

Let’s get started, there’s a plethora of pretty pictures ahead…

First, we began early with Devin getting ready – lots of activity surrounding her and her 11-hundred bridesmaids, flower girls, mothers, maids and matrons of honor:











Grace is busy getting the color and style just right… it’s still too early to see the bride just yet.





Just a peek:





Meanwhile, Michael and his men were dressed in 2-3 minutes and spent the rest of the morning/early afternoon just hanging out and having fun doing guy stuff – telling jokes, reliving old times, pulling fingers





Bling!





The ballroom venue is ready and all is quiet before the moment comes:





One of Michael’s best friends pauses for a moment of prayer with the groom before the ceremony begins:





Devin is getting a helping hand with getting all the buttons hooked on her dress:





The moment has arrived, my second image of him is a little too bright (hey, I was excited too ) but I love how Michael’s expression changed once the doors were flung open and his bride appeared:











Yay!

After the ceremony, and while the guests were enjoying a cocktail hour in the atrium, we headed off to a local park to get some “we were just married!” portraits:





A few more relaxed portraits then it’s back to the reception where a live band was playing oh so smoothly and the wedding party of umpteen jillion were waiting their grand arrival:





Cake!





Speaking of “Sweet!”, check below for some pictures of the candy bar – if I were merely a guest and not working, you’d have found me in a sugar-induced coma laying somewhere under the tables.

Devin and Michael cut a pretty picture on the dancefloor:





As well as she and her dad:





A little cake eating, champagne toasting, and garter and bouquet tossing:





Great music, heartfelt toasts, dancing and proud parents – a great way to end a beautiful wedding. Thank you for letting me be a part





Makeup: Grace Mathis
Wedding Coordinator: Tyalian (TC) Gauthia
Second Photographer: Drew Loker
Videographer: Eric Hutchison