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Nederland Engagements | Lindsey and Trent

Allen — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:12:27 +0000

Lindsey and Trent are getting married!

And so we kick off our time with BellaFotografica’s wedding couples from 2011 – yes, we’re in the middle of wedding season for 2010 still but most couples book us a year or more in advance and we’re always itching to get started

We began this hot and windy afternoon on Boston Avenue in Nederland – both Trent and Lindsey are from this great town and we felt it important to get some photos in and around their heritage:

Handsome couple! Lindsey is a nursing major at Lamar Port Arthur and Trent is a business major at Lamar Beaumont (careers close to my heart), both with bright futures ahead of them as a family.

Did I mention it was hot?!?

We cooled off a bit by heading over to Never Enough Chocolate (like them on Facebook!) – a chocolate emporium recently opened on Boston Ave. where Trent and Lindsey shared a shake “Lady and the Tramp” style

I had to get one too (did I mention it was hot? – that’s my story and I’m stickin to it). After cooling off a bit, Lindsey and Trent changed clothing and we headed out to where they first met:

They met while working the Pleasure Island Golf Course years ago – it has since suffered the ravages of Hurricane Ike and hasn’t re-opened yet, but we snuck onto the back nine and with the sun setting behind them on the fairway, got some beautiful photos:

They make me look good
From there we headed over by the water and with perfect light from a setting sun and rising moon, we were able to get some of my favorite photos of the day:

Fun evening, I’m looking forward to our time together between now and February

Nederland Engagements | Celina and Matt

Allen — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:20:32 +0000

Whenever I meet with a couple for a wedding consultation, one of my main goals is to get to know them – find out how they met, how he (or she ) proposed, things like that. As we move into discussing planning their engagement sessions I stress how important it is to use locations that mean something to them as a couple, like where they met, where they went on their first date, where they like to hang out. Ten or thirty years from now they can point to the photos in their engagement album (you do plan to get an engagement album, don’t you? ) and say “that’s where your mother and I went on our first date, and that’s where she proposed to me” Something that’s personal and unique to them.

A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to put some of that in motion. Celina and Matt went to the Nederland Heritage Festival on their first date. Matt won her various great and grand prizes and introduced Celina to fried Oreo’s – Celina’s current drug of choice. To say she is addicted to them is just a small understatement In discussing today’s trip to the the Heritage Festival, we decided that since we had already photographed her actual engagement session, I could do something a little different and just be a fly on the wall while they re-lived the magic that was Celina and Matt’s first date I tracked them from a distance, walking through the crowds, oblivious to me:

The setting reminded me of an older John Grisham movie where the camera tracked the main characters through the crowds of New Orleans. Here Celina and Matt re-play their water pistol game:

… except this time Matt was gracious enough to let her win

More game time…

Each time, Matt was extra generous, letting Celina win each round. Then it was time, mecca was calling and we had to heed the call. On the way to the fried Oreo stand we passed a behind the scenes look at what really reminded me of the Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy in New York City. During the festival you walk down the street sampling from the different vendors many wonderful foods and flavors, from mozzareppa’s to gelatos you’ve never had before. If you get a chance to go to NYC soon, make it during the festival.

And now…

the moment we’ve been waiting for…

Matt is practicing his cake feeding skills:

Celina gives him the thumbs up and the sun sets in the background:

Stay tuned for their upcoming Nederland wedding in June

Ashley and AJ’s Photo Guestbook

Allen — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:14:11 +0000

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.

“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.

Ashley and AJ are Getting Married

Allen — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:51:20 +0000

Just got back in from photographing Ashley and AJ’s engagement portraits (they’re getting married this coming February) – we had a lot of fun despite what had to be a record number of mosquitos swarming us… Beautiful light with a cute couple, a photographer can’t ask for better We shot some in Beaumont, and a few coming up were with their dog down in Port Neches Park

Here’s a sneak peek, more to come later in the week

Amy and Sam are Getting Married!

Allen — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:05:58 +0000

Recently we photographed Amy and Sam’s engagement session in and around Beaumont, Nederland and Port Neches. They’re getting married next June and I’m excited to be sharing some good times with them over the next year!

I couldn’t find a field of daisies for them to run towards each other, so we did the next best thing at the Botanical Gardens:

In the secret garden:

A quick change of clothes and it was off to Mid-County for some more relaxed portraits:

I love the light in this one:

And one more – I loved this tire swing, just big enough for two

Yay! More are in their gallery… we’ll be photographing Amy’s bridal images when it isn’t *quite* so scorching…

Amy and Sam are Getting Married!

Allen — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:05:55 +0000

Just a quick sneak peek at Amy and Sam’s engagement session this evening:

It’s not much to go on, but more from the fun engagement will be here in a few days… now it’s back to seeing Stacey and Jeremy’s wedding and a couple other bridals and weddings.

Celina and Matt – Engaged

Allen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:21:30 +0000

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:

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.

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

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

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

Celina and Matt are Getting Married!

Allen — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:53:27 +0000

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

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.

Stacey and Jeremy’s Engagement

Allen — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:21:24 +0000

We’re back!

We last saw Jeremy whispering sweet nothings into Stacey’s ear, here’s the rest of the story:

Pulling back from the closeup of Stacey giggling by Sanderson’s wall, I love the lines in this photo:

Jeremy and Stacey work hard together all day, they also play hard together – making up a dynamic duo tearing it up in the bowling leagues in Port Arthur, we felt it appropriate to get in a little lane action as they show me proper form here:

and here:

I believe Jeremy’s mom wanted some bowling photos, I’m not sure if the last one is what she meant Someone once said “weddings are about passion”, Stacey and Jeremy sure have it. The whole engagement session was full of laughter, hugging, giggling (Stacey, not so much Jeremy ), looking deeply into each other’s eyes…

kisses on the forehead…

and hand-holding…

Overall, a great day… as we were leaving, someone signified the moment by releasing balloons:

When we photograph someone’s engagement, wedding, or senior session, our goals include having fun, staying relaxed and getting amazing images, Stacey and Jeremy made that easy here. I’m *really* looking forward to Stacey’s bridal session and the wedding, we’re gonna have fun!

Johnna and Adam’s Engagement

Allen — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:34:16 +0000

This past weekend marked the beginning of our time with Johnna and Adam – a great couple from Nederland, TX getting married next summer! The sky was a bit overcast, but that only made for a huge softbox and we had fun getting some great relaxed engagement portraits of the lovebirds

We began with a few images around Johnna’s home, then headed to Boston Ave. and surrounding alleyways for the next couple of hours. Adam worked around there for quite a while so we took some photos of his old stomping grounds.

Some of you may remember Adam as the go-to guy at Setzer Hardware, part of Nederland’s heritage for many years.

Here I think Adam is telling secrets, at least Johnna is sticking to that story.

Headed for a bright future…

I had a a great evening with you guys Johnna, lots more to see in your gallery.