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:

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.

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

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

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:

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

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

I am putting together a resource for brides in effort to help them find the best available wedding vendors from Houston to Lake Charles – florists, wedding planners, caterers, wedding venues and wedding reception venues, musicians and bands, travel and honeymoon, wedding cakes, bridal attire / dresses, salons, makeup artists, etc. – you know who you are . This will also help me find out who reads my blog, and who does not.

If we have worked together in the past and you’d like to be listed on my site (free of charge of course… you cannot buy my recommendation)… please send me an email/ contact me with:

Your Name
Name of Your Business
Website
Phone Number
Address
and When we worked together

And while I wish I could include everyone, unfortunately I am only going to be able to add your listing if we have worked together (and you did a great job) or if we haven’t worked together, your reputation must be stellar.

I look forward to hearing from you soon!