02.21.12

Nola & David | Kali Kate Engagement Session

Nola and David had been dating for about four years when they decided to get married. But oh, how epically they decided to get married. After attending wedding after wedding in the dead heat of a July in Texas, then jetting off to New York for yet another wedding, they decided to stretch out their stay in the northeast and get some well-earned R&R. They rented a bed-and-breakfast in New Jersey for David’s birthday and visited vineyards. David surprised Nola by chartering a sailboat. While on the water, their captain cooked them a delicious meal, which was then topped off by a beautiful sunset. As the sun sank below the horizon, David got down on one knee.

I know. Could that be any more perfect?

We shot their engagement session at their wedding venue, Kali Kate. I’m so so so excited about their wedding in September! And I’m even more excited that I will see David and Nola again so soon — David’s brother Steven is getting married to Liz next month, so they’ll be in all the family photos!

Here are just a few of my favorites from Nola and David’s lovely engagement session…

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Liz - I DIE!!! These pics are absolutely amazing. I especially love the last one. I think we’ll have to get a print of it and put it up next to the exact same one that we have of ours. :-D They’re just so beautiful and cute! Yay!

Anne Marie Carson - Woah, awesome location!!! Love the last frame especially, nice session all around.

Mercedes - Pretty! Love that last frame.

JESSIE - These are BEAUTIFUL!!!! I love how he proposed! You captured their love awesomely.

Heather - I love the varied shots you’ve been able to capture in just one session. Excellent work!

James Gifford-Mead - I love your framing and style! And stunning couple too!

james - Great work, particularly like that backlit kiss shot!

heather nan - So so sweet and lovely! Back lit kiss? Stellar!

Heather - LOVE LOVE LOVE the second!

Kristy Bradford - Second one is my fave too!

02.17.12

Hello, Friday

Glimpses of my week -

Valentine’s week, short & sweet: vegan cupcakes from Sugar Tooth Bakery (same place we got our wedding cupcakes!) – Wocka Wocka from the OPI Muppet Collection.

Truth be told, I think Sugar Tooth’s cupcakes are some of the best ever. You can’t even tell that they’re vegan — which is awesome, because butter-laden cupcakes give me a wicked-upset stomach. It’s like our new Valentine’s tradition, where Walt brings me a half-dozen red velvet cupcakes and I get to eat them with love in my heart and belly. Walt, who went to the renowned Mother’s Café (a vegetarian café in Austin) and didn’t order anything because he doesn’t like food without some sort of animal byproduct in them, has actually fought me for the last cupcake on past Valentine’s Days. So that’s saying something.

Posts you may have missed on the blog -
Groom’s Week | Part 1 (Getting Ready & Ceremony)
Groom’s Week | Part 2 (Receptions)

Elsewhere -
Liz and Steven’s Hipstery, Green, Nerdy, Jewish Lovefest – my awesome clients of the Whedon engagement session are on Glo-bride!
In other news, have you seen the new Glo-site? It looks amazing. Matching themes for wedding websites AND paperless invitations AND keeping track of your online RSVPs and guest list? So good.
Bent Objects – I love the zombie peanuts :)
Hee hee, a little late, but Game of Thrones Valentines are still funny.
Beautiful dancer photos by Cade Martin
And go vote for the Moment Junkie photo of the year on Facebook!

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02.14.12

Groom’s Week | Part 1

Happy Valentine’s Day! I thought of Groom’s Week back in December for this special holiday, because weddings always seem to revolve around the bride. And while you and I both know that not all weddings need a “groom,” per se, there does need to be a partner for the wedding to go forward.

For the most part, the primary wedding photographer spends a lot of time with the bride, the wedding party, and the immediate families; and the secondary photographer spends time with the groom and the guests. This is not a hard-and-fast rule, but this way all of the wedding is covered from multiple angles. I second-shot for a few very talented and wonderful Austin wedding photographers last fall and thought now would be a nice time to show more of the grooms.

The photos in the next two posts were taken for Sweet Caroline Photo, Eric Kotara, and Meredith Greager. Each image is noted for whom I shot the photo.

Part 1 – Some of my favorites of guys getting ready and ceremony…

Lake Austin wedding party backdropGroom gets ready in mirror at Wild Onion RanchGuys watching football on wedding dayGrooms arriving via boat austin wedding photosGroomsman getting ready at Wild Onion Ranch AustinGroom waits for bride during first lookBride and groom embrace during first look at Wild Onion RanchBridesmaid entering the chapel at WIld Onion RanchGroom waits at head of Wild Onion Ranch Austin altarAustin wedding photographyGroom during ceremony at Bella La Vita AustinAltar on the water at Bella La Vita Austin TexasBrideBride and groom amid greenery in AustinCouple at altar at Chateau Bellevue Wedding venue

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Christy - It is funny how little we see of the grooms in photo coverage/blog posts often! I never really thought about it before. I especially love the one of the groom in front of the TV. :)

Emilia Jane - Elissa these are absolutely stunning.

Chris Lin - This is quite probably the most fun part of second shooting. Nicely done, Elissa!
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