Butterfly Kisses - Kelsey and Alan

Angel Springs in Georgetown http://www.angelspringsevents.com/ was the venue for this super sweet couple. Butterflies with damask and hot pink linens decorated the room for this Valentines Day wedding. Kelsey's mom, Kim Kindig, is a wedding and event planner so there was no doubt the day was going to be well coordinated. Kim is really good at what she does - here is a link to her website: http://www.austinsocialbutterfly.com/ The wedding had so many nice touches - the pink and white candy station was perfect for Valentines Day, butterflies on the cake and in the center peices along pink champagne! A touching moment when the groom took the microphone to thank his guests and said this day and his marriage was his greatest life experience. You could feel the love and tenderness between this couple.

Kelsey

Dunvegan's Keep was the perfect setting for Kelsey's bridal portraits. Her cinderella princess wedding dress and pink shoes fit perfectly with this fairytale location. http://www.dunvegankeep.com/. Rain threatened all day however, in the end, the weather cooperated with us and we were able to capture some simply gorgeous portraits using the pool, gazebo, grass and antique furniture. Kelsey is such a sweet girl and it shows in her photographs.

William at 3 months

The McCarty family contracted with us to take a portrait series of William at newborn, 3 mo, 6 mo, 9 mo and 1 year. It will sure be fun seeing him at each milestone and "boy, oh boy" has he sure has grown and changed! From serious to laughing we captured it all. Check out those eyes! William's big bother even joined mom, dad and for a couple of pictures. Great family and fun session!

Where to display and cut your wedding cake

Mark and I have decided to start blogging about tips, based on our experience, which can help create opportunities for successful wedding photography. After all the effort that you put into choosing the perfect wedding cake and all the time and hard work that the cake designer puts into creating it – do your cake a favor and display in a place that will provide a backdrop for great photographs. You will always get great images from us but a little thought about placement of your cake can be the difference between a good photo and a great photo.

Ideas – Find a decorative wall or background to set up your cake table. Beware of signs and doors. Nothing is pretty about an exit or restroom sign. Looking into a kitchen or bathroom is not attractive. Placing your cake in front of a window or mirror can be pretty, but glass is not always clean and can reflect the light from the camera’s flash. If you have an interesting wall, pick the wall over a window. If your venue does not have a special alcove for your cake or decorative wall, consider moving the cake into the center of the reception. Using your decorated room as a backdrop is better than a plain white wall. Another idea is to place the cake table in an area where people can view it but if the background is not optimal have the cake moved to the middle of the dance floor for your ceremonial cake cutting and then moved back for serving. A room full of people watching is better than an unattractive wall or a window with too much light shining in.

You want memorable pictures of your cake and the cutting! Below are great examples of good cake placement and photographs of settings that could have been improved.

Nice cake settings:

Not optimal placement of cake:

 

Our tip - Think about everything that is going to be in your photos, even the background and you will be much happier with the results.

Sonia's Bridal Session

We always look forward to bridal portrait sessions. It is a great opportunity for the bride to trial run her hair and make up and it gives us an opportunity to take some stunning photographs. It was literally freezing when we met Sonia at Zilker Botanical Gardens. She was a trooper and came wearing a lovely vintage fur coat that was perfect for keeping Sonia warm between locations and shots. No blue lips, red nose or goose bumps! The grounds keepers had drained most of ponds due to the cold winter temperatures, but we found some great places for stunning shots of this beautiful bride. Year round Zilker Botanical Gardens is a very versatile location for a bridal session.

Sonia and Matt

Valentine's weekend at Vintage Villages overlooking Lake Travis was the venue for Sonia and Matt's wedding. The heavens were smiling on this couple as the rain and cold snap broke for one special day. Sonia picked black and white damask with Tiffany blue linens. Little Tiffany blue boxes served as place cards and treats. Just like going into the store, you felt special walking into this wedding. The wedding cake continued the Tiffany theme and ...oh by the way, Matt loves Shiner Bock. The grooms cake looked like an ice chest of cold Shiner. It was really nicely done! The chef at Vintage Villas made an awesome meal and the guests danced the night away. Bravo Sonia and Matt, you did a spectacular job with your wedding day!