We made our first trip to the very cute little town of Salado for Laurie and Clif’s wedding. The ceremony at the Weatherstone Log Cabins took place beneath two huge beautiful oak trees that had grown together – very cool! Everybody was so nice and welcoming, we really enjoyed the weekend!

Laurie’s veil:

And a close-up of the dress:

Laurie’s mom puts the veil on:

And then Clif’s boutonnière:

And makes sure hats are on straight:

Seeing Clif for the first time that day:

Laurie and Clif had an extremely sweet meeting before the pictures started:

The ceremony decorations were fabulously done:

Clif watches Laurie come down the aisle:

The flower girl is apparently a pretty good photographer herself, so she took pictures during the ceremony – I’d love to see those!

The parents had a pretty good vantage point (you can see the dress in the lower left hand corner for perspective:

A few more pictures before the reception:

Darek got this cute shot of Laurie realizing her veil was a little windblown:

Walking to the barn where the reception was:

They did a really great job with all the details and decorations at the reception:

The rings:

The competition from the other photographers was fierce:

They had quite the eye for details:

The bouquet had a long way to go:

Laurie and Clif – congratulations, and thanks for having us out to Salado!

We spent the July 4th weekend with Laurie and Clif at their Salado wedding. Friday night we came along for the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner and got some fun shots along the way:

They had these nifty fans to help guests keep cool:

Practicing the walk:

Dinner was at a yummy sushi/hibachi place in Belton:

Even if you don’t like sushi, you have to admit it looks pretty darn cool:

At the hibachi table:

Clif’s mom looks pretty happy with her gift:

Laurie’s dad gave a great toast with some very funny moments:

And then we saw some fireworks!

Check back in the next couple of days for the wedding pictures!

We had a fabulous wedding last weekend. Kristen and Michael are such a sweet couple and always took the time to communicate with us to make sure we knew what was going on. During the day Michael even took the time to tell both Darek and me thanks, and that we were doing a great job; which I thought was really nice! They got married at First United Methodist Church in downtown Dallas.

Kristen had such a cool idea – each of the bridesmaids had a different bouquet:

And each of the groomsmen had a corresponding boutonniere:

The girls had a prayer before the ceremony:

The church had an awesome window:

I always like to look through Darek’s pictures at the end of the day…I just never know what he gets with the guys:

Michael seemed pretty relaxed right before the ceremony started:

I love this series:

I don’t normally post many “formals,” but I thought this one was extra fun:

The entire wedding party walked a few blocks from the church to the reception site:

We got a few quick portraits right before the reception kicked off at the Belo Mansion:

I thought these apples were pretty cool (you’ll see them again later) and of course the cake was pretty cool too:

First dance:

The groom and his mom:

Kristen’s bouquet was gorgeous:

Remember those apples?

All the centerpieces were different too:

Kristen and Michael, we’re so glad you chose us to document the day! Congratulations!

I spent most of the last 2 weeks of June on a road trip with an old friend, visiting her friends in St. Louis & Chicago and my sister in Wisconsin. I wasn’t really planning on taking over 1,000 photos, but, you know…that’s how it goes. : ) So I thought I would share a few here with you.

The visual highlight of the trip was a day in Chicago.

The view from the top of the Sears Tower:

I love the buildings in Chicago, especially the older ones. So much character.

Millennium Park is very cool.

We went down to Navy Pier and rode the big ferris wheel:

We saw the Lipizzans perform in Northern Illinois, something I’ve always wanted to do. I didn’t get any really great pictures but I thought this one was funny. Looks like he’s flying into the audience.

We also went to a nature preserve.

We went to see my sister and her baby in Wisconsin:

We went to the museum at the EAA (the experimental aircraft place where her husband works).

In St. Louis we checked out the zoo:

And the Botanic Gardens:

The Botanic Gardens also featured art:

And Henry Shaw’s house:

We also went to the Basilica in St. Louis:

And here are a few shots from the road (out the passenger’s side of course…I don’t shoot while driving) (much).

Fun times! I’ll take a road trip over flying any day.