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Austin and Julianne's Wedding!!

Yesterday, we shot the fabulous wedding of Austin and Julianne!   Ever since I shot Austin and Julianne's engagement session ages ago, I could barely wait for the wedding as I KNEW I would get some great shots!!  Austin and Julianne looked AMAZING and we had TONS of fabulous details everywhere!

It was also great working with Pam and Whitney of Events-3!  They both were on top of all the little details and did a fantastic job of coordinating everything!  The ceremony took place at The First Presbyterian Church of Dallas and the Reception at the gorgeous Adolphus hotel.  Terri and her staff were first class as always!   The Gorgeous flowers were done by Fete Des Fleurs and the cake was provided by Dallas Affaires and it looked Stunning!

The reception entertainment and lighting was provided by Andy Austin and the wonderful LITE Dallas crew.  As usual, Andy and Ashley were a blast to work with and the room looked AMAZING as you might imagine!!  Here are a few highlights that Andrew and myself got from the day...

Look at this AMAZING dress and the gorgeous light I found in the bridal room!

A funny book Austin found!

Austin goofing off here...

Mr. GQ himself!

I LOVE this one of Austin and the guys!

Julianne getting a few helping hands!(She was all smiles all day!!)

I can safely post a couple from her bridal session now as we really got some cool stuff!

And one with her super cool veil!

Julianne and the GORGEOUS girls!

And a cool shot of the bouquet...

Walking down the aisle...

The Kiss!

Even though it was cold, we got a great shot of the whole wedding party outside!

How cool is this one!!

And a casual shot with the beautiful stained glass windows in the background...

I am VERY proud of this one as it is TRULY ART and one of my favorites!!

I like the way the dress flows in this shot...

I mentioned the cool reception decor, so here are a few shots to give you an idea...

The cake...

The first dance...

The rings...

During the reception, the room was transformed into a chic ultra lounge!

Here's a "nightclub" type lit shot of the room...

And a final embrace...

Congratulations again Austin and Julianne!  Have a GREAT honeymoon and I'll speak to you guys when you get back!!

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Thanks for all the kind words everyone!!  Shane, this one is just for you!!

The OTHER side of the camera!!

When I was in Florida a few months ago, my good friend and fantastic portrait photographer Jen Hillenga photographed Alycia and I together one day at sunrise!(Yes, sunrise!!).  I love photographing the sweet light at sunrise as well, but I HATE getting up early to do so usually as do most of my couples! =)

Let me say that if you are a photographer, I feel that you should go on the other side of the camera every once in a while so that you can see and feel what your clients do.  It will only help you become a better photographer in the long run.

Anyway, I thought I post a few from the session that Jen took as I took her RAW files and edited them using my vision of what I wanted.  It was a lot of fun and now Aly and I actually have a few decent photos of us together!(We are usually photographing everyone else that we hardly have any of us!).

Thanks again Jen, you rock!

Kevin

I LOVE this one of us with the textures added!

A closeup...

Aly is so cute!

Kinda sexy, huh?

A cool Black and White...

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