In tow were Amy’s parents and several of her bridesmaids – lots of love and laughter that afternoon. We spent some time in and around the bayside dock area before heading over to the Strand.

Melanie, bridesmaid extraordinaire, just so happened to have a bike with her and “wouldn’t it be fun to take some pictures of Amy riding the bike?”

Yes, it would:

– Not recommended for longer dresses, but for Amy’s tea-length 50′s inspired wedding dress, it was perfect!

From there we headed over to Moody Mansion for a few slightly more formal photos and a bride driving a convertible

It was a bit breezy that day

Time to go! More coming soon!

I met up with Aaron and Kristin in Galveston recently for their engagement session – they’re from Southeast Texas, live in the Lake Jackson area and like to hang out in and around Galveston.

The weather was a bit nippy and the wind was something fierce! So don’t blame Aaron if his hair is a bit out of place

While around the Strand area, we spent some time touring one of Aaron’s favorite places – the big sailing ship “The Elissa”.

Man overboard on the starboard side!

We won’t share the below one with Aaron’s sherrif department buddies, you gotta say the man does have some style tho

It gets dark quickly this time of year, perfect for a few near silhouette’s against the early evening sky:

I’m looking forward to their Spring wedding! Merry Christmas!

Since then we’ve discussed doing a “day after” session, where the couple gets to relax and take some fun portraits in their wedding gown and suit. Wanting to use even more water, it was just too cold to go for it until this past week when we took a little weekend trip down to Galveston. The Strand and the beach still show signs of hurricane damage (particularly the hard-hit beach area), but it’s coming back and it worked perfectly for us. The crowds watched, waved, and cheered (and stepped aside) as Stacey and Jeremy strolled the old streets of the Strand:





Everywhere we turned there were perfect alleys, lines of trees, docks, dolphins and greenery.





After watching three or four dolphin swimming in the bay, we headed to the beach.





Along the way Jeremy took a little side detour:





You’d think they were married yesterday – I did eventually remind them that the sun was setting and we really needed to move on…





The above photo was right before I stepped on granite covered with moss – the sun in my eyes, the slippery surface… I landed hard. Luckily the cameras were safe and the only other thing bruised was my pride

















A few more below, many more in their gallery, we had a great time, followed by tasty pizza at Marios and a slice of red velvet cake for my family back home

If you’re interested in a session like this, contact me above and we’ll discuss a romantic, fun afternoon.