I'll be updating the blog again soon!
Jackie Rymsza married Jordan Mullins on December 19, 2010 at the Mansion on Turtle Creek in the FDR Suite. It was a very intimate wedding with just family in attendance. Christmas weddings always have a warm glow about them, and Jackie and Jordan's wedding did, too!
Bethany Widmer married Jeffrey Howell on December 3, 2010 at Zion Lutheran Church in Dallas. Their reception was at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison Airport - near where Jeffrey works with Hawker Beechcraft. They had an interesting zombie wedding cake!
Caroline Ivy married Andy Vandiver at the Maple Manor Hotel in Dallas, Texas on November 6, 2010. They had a Jewish ceremony. The Maple Manor is a great venue for weddings - it's always a joy to photograph there. The wedding and reception were beautiful and a lot of fun.
Amy Sniadecki married Cory Rice on October 9, 2010 at the Double D Ranch in Mesquite, Texas. It was a gorgeous ceremony at sunset, and the day saw perfect weather. I photographed Amy's bridal portraits in September.
Herman Koster and Barbara Bratton were married at the Ross Avenue Wedding Chapel on September 4, 2010. Their reception was in Reunion Tower. Barbara is an actress and producer for Think Tank Entertainment. Both her and my wife, Erin, are former film acting students of Michele Condrey.
Mike Martinie married Chelsea Wiseman on July 31, 2010 at Woodcreek Church in Richardson. They're a really sweet couple - it was a joy to be a part of their wedding. I met them at Chelsea's home before heading to the church.
Blaire Wilson married George Thornton at Highland Park United Methodist Church on June 5, 2010. Their reception was held at the Hickory Street Annex. Both venues are fantastic settings for photography. It was a beautiful wedding with a great couple! I previously photographed their rehearsal dinner, engagement portraits and Blaire's bridal portraits.
Richard and Dobi Nichols were married way back on May 29th, 2010. It's taken me until now to post their wedding - ouch! But, it's been a busy past few months. They're a super nice couple - the wedding was at the Dallas Arboretum, and the reception was at Nazar Turkish Restaurant in Addison. Dobi is from Bulgaria, which was intereresting to me personally - my brother-in-law is from Bulgaria, too. The reception featured some Bulgarian traditions - including kicking a cup with a pink and white rose (the rose that travels furthest foretells the sex of the first child) and dancing. Richard and Dobi also did a live podcast during the ceremony to their relatives in Bulgaria.
Linsey married Todd at the Maple Manor Hotel on May 23, 2010. It was an unusually hot day in May - but it was also a beautiful wedding! I photographed Linsey and Todd's engagement portraits late last year.
Lise Maloney married Matthew Shanks on May 8, 2010. Their ceremony and reception was held in the country outside McKinney at the Longhorn Hill Ranch.
Lori Sanchez married Jason Kougl at the Maple Manor Hotel in downtown Dallas on April 30, 2010, but their reception was the next day!
On April 10, 2010, Rebecca Fant married Beau Yarborough at Royal Lane Baptist Church in Dallas. Their reception was at the Dallas Athletic Club. I had photographed Rebecca's senior portraits several years ago, as well as her brother's wedding in 2006. Rebecca and Beau saw each other in private before the wedding so that they could have all their portraits created before the ceremony.
Ashley Horn and Rex James were married on March 27, 2010 at Cappella Court in Carrollton. Ashley's dad served as pastor during the ceremony. I had previously photographed Ashley's senior portraits, her sister's wedding, and Ashley and Rex's engagement portraits.
I photographed Jackie and Michael Kenney's wedding vow renewal ceremony at the Pathway of Life Church in early February. I've known the Kenneys for many years - I photographed their son's wedding a few years ago. Their son, Michael, and his wife, Stephanie, just had their first child - she's the cutey in the second image. They're a great family - and always a blast to see and photograph!
Jeremy Powers and Lacey Blowers were wed on September 18, 2009 at the historic Old Red Museum in downtown Dallas. It's a beautiful and interesting venue with plenty of room for large weddings. Jeremy sang to Lacey during the ceremony, and he did a great job. We photographed the majority of their formal portraits before the ceremony so they could go right into the reception.
Sage Goldsmith married Talita Furtado on August 1, 2009 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Allen, Texas. Their reception was held at Heritage Ranch Golf Club. I met Talita earlier in the day as she prepared at a relative's home and Sage as he prepared at the Hilton Garden Inn in Allen. They had a neat thing at the reception - a photo booth that created flip book animations.
I previously photographed their engagement session and Talita's bridal portraits.
David Webb and Bonnie Townsend were married on July 25, 2009 at Royal Lane Baptist Church. They're such a sweet couple. Their reception ended up being at a fantastic venue, the Starlight Room, after they had a dramatic conflict at the last minute with CityPlace.
As I offer digital files not just with my wedding coverage, but also with my engagement and bridal sessions, Bonnie and David did some really creative displays of my work all over the Starlight Room - which of course I loved.
After the wedding, we went to Lakeside Park for an extra 30 minute portrait session of just the two of them.
I had previously photographed David's senior portraits many years ago, and their engagement portrait session and Bonnie's bridal session recently.
Brad McCloskey married Deborah Morales at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dallas on July 18, 2009. Their reception was at the Tower Club. I've photographed the two younger Morales family children separately as high school seniors, and it was great to see them together with their big sister and parents at such a happy and beautiful event.
It was also the third time I've photographed Brad and Deborah - I photographed their engagement portraits and bridal portraits.
Michelle Keffer married Nathan Lambert on July 11, 2009. They're a super nice couple, as are their families. The wedding was at Royal Lane Baptist Church, and the reception was at Swan Court (sadly, it was one of Swan Court's last weddings, as they have moved to a new location and are now focusing on their restaurant).
I previously photographed both their engagement session and Michelle's bridal portraits.
Cindy Bradford and David Coleman were high school sweethearts. After high school, they drifted apart - and David married and had children. David later was divorced, and Cindy hadn't married - and when they met again decades later, sparks flew, and they were recently married at Wilshire Baptist in Dallas on June 27, 2009.
Congrats, David and Cindy! The reception was held at the Filter Building on White Rock Lake.
Marycarmen Ramirez married Kaivan Askari on June 11, 2009 at the Fairy Tale Manor in Frisco. It was a beautiful wedding with a mix of two cultures: Persian and Venezuelan.
Persian weddings feature a Sofreh - a spread of symbolic items rooted in Persian culture and wishing the happy couple the best in the future lives together. The Sofreh includes honey (which the couple dip their pinky fingers into at the end of the ceremony and feed each other), sugar cones (a family member rubs them together over a blanket over the couple during the ceremony), a mirror with two candelabras (the first time the groom sees the bride's face without her veil should be by looking at her in the mirror), as well as several other items.
The weather had been terrifically stormy that morning - but it held out for their wedding and reception. Kaivan did an awesome Michael Jackson impression during the reception, and it was fun to see the dancing and to hear a mixture of Western pop with Persian and Venezuelan music via a fantastic band.
The Askaris also had a Viewmaster viewer of the engagement portraits at their wedding that I created!
Rachael Tomko married Joe McCormick on May 17, 2009 at First Baptist in Rowlett. Their reception was at the Hella Temple in Garland. As I mentioned before, Erin and I have known Rachael and her family for many years - and it was a treat to be a part of her and Joe's wedding. In addition to Rachael's senior portraits, I also previously photographed her engagement portraits and bridal portraits.
Erin Johnson and Mike Hackney were married at the First United Methodist Church of Garland on April 4, 2009. Their reception was at The Atrium at the Granville Arts Center. I previously photographed Erin's senior portraits, her bridal portraits, and her engagement portraits. Sarah Whiteman, whose wedding I also photographed, was Erin's matron of honor.
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Gina Rivera married Jeff Tallman on March 28, 2009. Gina's father officiated at the wedding, and the marriage was also marked as the binding of Gina's daughter with Jeff's daughter and son as siblings. The wedding ceremony was at The Heights in Richardson and the reception was right next door at Swan Court.
Gina and Jeff met privately before the ceremony so that we could photograph all the formal portraits right away and so they could go straight to the reception after the ceremony. Their getaway vehicle was a yellow Volkswagen Beetle - Gina's mom and dad had departed in a yellow Bug for their wedding, too!
Nick Muñoz and Meredith Littauer were married at Denton Bible Church on January 3, 2009. How's that for a perfect way to start the year? This winter has pretty much been great weather, bad weather, great weather, bad weather - thankfully, Meredith's and Nick's wedding was on a beautiful day, and we were able to go outside a bit for their portraits.
