Here are some images from Brianna and Eric's engagement session from around Fort Worth. Awesome afternoon, amazing couple... we are so excited to be your wedding photographers!!!

P.S. The mirror image in the third shot is from a lone puddle in the middle of a parking lot and it was lit from the headlights of my pickup while I was lying on the ground.... the things photographer's will do to make an image :)

Here is a sneak preview of Saturday's wedding... just had to share some of the wonderful moments from this wedding... more to come!!

Shawn takes a last look before heading to the church

Meredith and her mom have a moment before anyone arrived at the church just moments after she put on her wedding dress

Meredith shows just a tiny bit of nervousness as she waits to walk down the aisle with her father

The priest gives Meredith and Shawn a thumbs up after completing the wedding ceremony as he prepares for communion


This is a pretty long aisle and I caught this moment between them as they greeted their friends and family for the first time as husband and wife

Saint Micheal's has an amazing stained glass window and the ceremony happened just as the best light of the day illuminated the sanctuary

Lite Dallas did a killer job of making the ballroom really glow....

Shawn's mom during the mother-son dance

A stolen moment during the final song of the night on the dance floor


Racing onto the carriage.... end! :)

Thanks to both families we loved being your photographers!

Best,

Stephanie and Joe

One of the things I loved about Sarah was her attention to detail.... right down to her amazing dress and this pair of flowers in her hair for rehearsal dinner

God loves Texas!

Everyone gets a laugh while Sarah and Brandon practice the vows

I think you can really feel how excited they were for this day to come

There was a band setup in one corner of Samy's and Sarah and her maid of honor took a quick spin before dinner

Sarah put together this slide show which at times made everyone laugh and cry but also had half the room recounting moments they shared with Sarah and Brandon.

The ring bearer spent most of the night with a camera glued to his face... got to love that!! :)

There were several heart-felt toasts and....

Sarah's dad even took the stage to sing to her...

with his band

Not too many dry eye's in the room after that .... :)


Sarah's accents for the wedding were all done in black and white including the dress, heels, handbag and even Brandon's white tuxedo jacket


Love these classic details

Getting her hair done at the Hotel Crescent Court

Brandon get's a quick shave

A quick lesson in how to tie a tie

Love this silhouette of Brandon made by the videographer's light

Real thing... and he knew how to tie it

Love this classic look... reminds me of Casa Blanca

Quick portrait

Putting on the dress #1

#2

#3


Seeing her dad that day for the first time...

Sarah's dad gives her a quick kiss before turning the corner where she would see Brandon for the first time

Another couple of frames that I love #1

#2

The wedding party

Church portrait

Sarah wanted to go up to balcony with the stained glass window for a portrait

Sarah and her dad wait for everyone to start the ceremony

#2

#3

The entrance


Brandon see's Sarah walk down the aisle


A moment during the ceremony

Dad sings an Irish blessing at the end of the ceremony

The kiss

Coming out of the sanctuary

"We're married!!!"

The hall



A portrait

Alone for the first time as husband and wife


Entering the reception


First dance #1

#2

#3

Father daughter dance

Mom watches Sarah and her father dance

Sarah's mom cut in on the father-daughter dance for a few moments

Mother son dance

Brandon made a speech to kick off the night

Love this shot of Sarah



From outside the hall during the night

Cake cutting

Milk was served with the cake... you have to love that detail :)

Love this spotlight that found them for only a brief moment during a dance

This crooner was a killer choice for the night...loved all the old standards they played

Bouquet toss

A stolen moment during the reception

A quick kiss begged for by their friends....

Sarah's dad sings her a song on the porch of the mansion late into the evening

Last dance #1

The last dance #2

Location: Christ The King/ The Belo Pavilion and Mansion
Florist: Bella Flora
Event Planner: Mindy Rives/ DFW Events
Band: The Project
Cake: Dallas Affairs
Lighting: Absolute Entertainment

Just a tiny..tiny sneak preview from this stunning wedding. Thank you all for having us!!!

One of my favorite portrait of Adrian from our studio

Putting on the dress

Last minute with her father before the ceremony

Seeing Andy for the first time on their wedding day

Andy couldn't take is eyes off of her...

The breathtaking Christ The King church

The exchange of rings

Finally married!

Adrian's amazing family
One of the best groom's cakes we've had this year....or ever :)

Portrait outside the Belo

First Dance

A little extra entertainment for the evening.... a belly dancer


Andy's family (he's one of six kids.... incidentally so is Stephanie). You have to love big families!

She brought it... what else can you say :)

One of Andy's groomsman took the stage as well for an impromptu performance... awesome

As a give away to their guests the couple had the Chik-Fil-A cow make a cameo at around midnight and he had just enough time to hit up the Booth Booth and the dance floor before the formal exit where he was handing out mini-sandwiches.

I think these images probably speak for themselves but I loved having the chance to shoot Bria and Adam earlier this week in Seattle and Stephanie and I can't wait to return in October for their wedding.

Y'all (that's a Texas accent) are an amazing couple and thank you again for having me!!!

Love

J+S

FYI - If you are reading this blog and you're having a destination wedding then Stephanie and I would love to talk to you! We have packages to fit your needs and we're very flexible on travel etc.