Wedding Photography Tyler, TX | Jamie & David
Wedding Photography Tyler, TX | Jamie & David

No rambling from me.  We are going straight to the image from Jamie & David’s wedding at The Villa di Felicita in Tyler, TX.

 

Brosang’s Flowers did all the arrangements for the day.

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Her bouquet was great, but I was a huge huge fan of the centerpieces.
(They totally reminded me of the Kaminoans from Star Wars. Yes I’m a nerd.)

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You may remember Jamie being my “Best Buy Bride“. Because of David’s great love for all things technology I thought it would be fun to work some of that into their ring shot.

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Designs By D’Anne was there with their usual yummy and good looking cakes.

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wedding photography tyler tx

Jamie pretty much had a huge smile on the entire day. She was giddy.
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I LOVE the look of anticipation on David’s face during their First Look.

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wedding photography tyler tx

wedding photography tyler tx

wedding photography tyler tx
Jamie loves the cold so we ran outside for a few shots.
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These next two shots are part of a little trivia game.

Can anyone tell me where they were shot? Ladies, you may have toured the Villa Di Felicita, but I’m pretty sure Rhonda didn’t show you this room.

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wedding photography tyler tx

wedding photography tyler tx

wedding photography tyler tx

wedding photography tyler tx
David basically smiled this wide overtime he saw Jamie.

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wedding photography tyler tx

After the ceremony it was reception time and CMB Music made sure everyone had a good time.

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wedding photography tyler tx

wedding photography tyler tx

wedding photography tyler tx

wedding photography tyler tx
wedding photography tyler tx

Come back tomorrow to see some image from The Mug Machine!

Thanks guys for trusting me with your day. – AlexM

 

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Wedding Tips: All The Single Ladies
Wedding Tips: All The Single Ladies

If you have been to a wedding in the past 2 years, you pretty much know what song the DJ will play when it’s time for the bouquet toss.  Well today ladies, I am presenting you with a version of the song that may be new to you.  (All the cool brides are using this one.)

Meet Nataly of Pomplamoose Music.  Enjoy.

Here is a link to her YouTube page if you wanna hear more and her iTunes page if you wanna buy some.

 

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CMB Music Productions adds a DJ.
CMB Music Productions adds a DJ.

So about a week ago my buddy Casey Brown his wife Andrea had their first kid. You may recognize Casey’s name, he is the owner of both CMB DJs and Tyler Uplights. Two vendors that HAVE to be at your wedding! Anyway, since Danielle and I are done with our baby birthing days, I thought it would be fun to head over to their place and take a few photos of little Brooks.

But, before we go too far let me make one little announcement:
I am not a newborn or children’s photographer. I have no idea what to do with little people, how to pose them, or where to put them. I do not enjoy the looming possibility of getting pee-ed on during a photo shoot. If you are looking for photos of your little person you should contact my friend Tammy Williams of Clarity Photography. She gave me all the tips and told me what to do. All this little session did was make me more thankful for my grown up people that I get to work with every week. :)

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I wonder what song he was listening too. :)

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photography palestine tx

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Wedding Photography Elmwood Gardens | Lilli & Cameron
Wedding Photography Elmwood Gardens | Lilli & Cameron

Quick Disclaimer: I think Elmwood Gardens in November may be my favorite place. The colors are amazing, the weather is perfect. I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT.

On to the wedding.

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wedding photography elmwood gardens palestine tx

The cakes were done by Designs by D’Anne. They looked great and tasted better!

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I really enjoyed the back of the brides’ cake. :)

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These two had one of my favorite First Looks. I think they just stood in silence for about 15-30 seconds before saying anything. Cameron was totally into the moment and soaked it all in.

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I typically like to get couples alone for their First Look, but this ladybug snuck along for the ride.

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wedding photography elmwood gardens palestine tx

Cheryl McKay did a great job on Lilli’s make up. (903.509.6556)

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wedding photography elmwood gardens palestine tx

I loved Lilli’s wedding colors. Amazing!

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A few guests had arrived early so the bridesmaids made a “wall” as they moved Lilli back to her room.

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Sherman with CMB Music Productions was there keeping everyone on the dance floor. This shot of Cameron and his father both dancing with their wives is one of my favorites.

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Fun fact about Cameron. He actually went to school with a super talented videographer based out of Tyler. (Jeff Heimer of JMH Pro) Since they were friends I tried to work him into a few of the shots. I always encourage couples to get their wedding filmed and Jeff is definitely worth the phone call if you are looking for a videographer.

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One final cool thing these two had at their wedding were Sky Lanterns.

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wedding photography elmwood gardens palestine tx

wedding photography elmwood gardens palestine tx

wedding photography elmwood gardens palestine tx

A quick note about the Sky Lanterns… Conditions have to be just right to be able to release them. (wind, burn bans, location, etc.) Be sure and check with your venue to see if it will work out.

Finally, a big thank you to Hollie Wells of Chic Weddings for putting this whole day together.

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Wedding Photography Elmwood Gardens | Davi & Jonathan
Wedding Photography Elmwood Gardens | Davi & Jonathan

Warning 1: If you don’t like to look at lots of pictures of incredible photogenic and cool people this post may not be for you.

Warning 2: Davi is an English teacher so I’m going to type this out and not spell check or proof read it jsut to make her mad and show everyone just how horrible I am at spelling and such :)

I absolutely LOVE spedning the day from beginiing to end with my brides. This is one of my favorite shots fromt he day.

Her and her mom getting ready for the day.



The guys were rockin’ the Chuck Taylors

Davi was absolutely giddy on her way to the First Look.



I love giving couples these quite moments alone together. It’s my favorite part of the day.



A bit of fun at teh formals.

Reason #284 why Jonathan makes a great groom. When the ring bearers are freaking out and don’t want to be still for the photos, he jsut squats next to them and makes it look cool.

Jonathan’s mom did an amazing job on their wedding cake.

I am crazy about theses next two shots. It’s just them being sweet to each other. Nothing posed or force. Just two people who are crazy about each other .



Casey Brown of CMB Music Productions was there and he brought his laser lights. It really helped set the mood for the dancing and made the photos that much cooler. (You brides who are booking him for your wedding, be sure and pay the little bit extra it cost for those. They are totally worth it!)

Anytime a 100 dollar bill makes an appearace, you know it was a good Dollar Dance.



There were 3, count em, 3 former Alex M. brides at this wedding! Canon has not cut his hair since his wedding, Kerri the trampoline bride was there, and it’s great to know Tonya still likes to dance with her dad.

Once it was pitch black outside we snuck out for a few more shots and I’m glad we did.



Venue: Elmwood Gardens
Videographer: Vanessa McKellar
DJ: CMB Music Productions
Flowers: Dagley’s Flowers (903) 729-8665
Hair Stylist: Amanda @ T&G Hair (903) 729-0318

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