If I had to choose one couple to lose power on their wedding day… Alissa & Michael would be my number one pick!

Lake Tyler Petroleum Club always looks amazing.  A bit of La Tee Da Flowers never hurts though…

I once wrote a post called I Don’t Care About Your Beautiful Wedding.  This kids gets it.

One of my favorite things about Alissa & Michael is how present they were with everyone, but especially their younger guests.  They always seem to find time to bend over, acknowledge, and have little encounters with them.

True Story: There was a STUPID crazy storm that blew in right as their day was getting started.  Knocked out power across the entire lake area.  Buildings lost power, no juice anywhere, and this was just as Alissa was about to get her hair done.  That led to her totally melting down and causing a scene.  In moments like that, I never really know if I should document it or not, but the way I look at it… I’m just kidding.  Alissa was like… “Oh well, what can you do?” And she waited for the Lake Tyler staff to get a generator set up. And then got her hair done via multiple extension cords and battery operated lights.

It’s about 80 degrees in this room, and you can see the box fan we had going.  Still though.  This woman was unfazed.  MVP Bride right here folks.

Because First Looks never disappoint.

While we were knocking out some portraits of the two of them, Michael’s brother in law stumbled into the shot.

So I shifted the focus and captured what was really important.

A few gorgeous images of a few gorgeous ladies.

A few average images of a few average dudes.

30 minutes till ceremony time.

3 minutes till ceremony time.

I mean, not every flower girl is thrilled to be at this wedding.

The rest of the night was filled with lots of eating, dancing, and super sweet toasts.

And cake.  Delicious cake baked by Design’s By D’Anne.

I took entirely too many photos of Alissa’s niece. But I will never apologize for that.

Some of my favorites from The Mug Machine.

Every single time I have been around Alissa & Michael, I left feeling better about their future.  Their wedding day was no different.  They were faced with challenge, after challenge and didn’t once let it affect their outlook on the day.  I adore couples who have the wisdom to look past the moment and see the big picture.  On “the biggest day of their life”, Alissa & Michael did that flawlessly. And I know that with that mindset, the two of them are going to crush this little thing called marriage that they signed up for.

It’s that time again. It’s time to look back at some of the best photos from 2018. Everyday we’ll be taking a look at a new category. Voting is open till 8am tomorrow and the winners will be announced Monday. The winning entry will each receive a 16×20 print.

Today’s category: Wedding Rings

I love trying to capture what is unique about a couple and work that into a photo of their wedding rings. Here are some of my favorites from this past year.

Take a look at the entries then vote at the bottom of this post.

1: Wood

2: NES


3: Dirt


4: Bling


5: Horn


6: Nature


7: 60/40


8: Scrabble


9: Hogwarts


10: Money

It’s that time again. It’s time to look back at some of the best photos from 2018. Everyday we’ll be taking a look at a new category. Voting is open till 8am tomorrow and the winners will be announced Monday. The winning entries will each receive a 16×20 print. Today’s category: Bridal Sessions

Here’s what’s great about bridal sessions, you get to have all kinds of fun in your dress and we get photos that we probably could not get on the wedding day. Take a look at the entries then vote at the bottom of this post.

1: Linda

2: Callie (Villa di Felecia)

3: Mallory (El Cerrito Event Venue)

4: Kylee

5: Cathy (Castle on the Lake)

6: Tiffany

7: Lauren (The Ashton Depot)

8: Emily (Stone Oak Ranch)

9: Callie (Villa di Felecia)

10: Mariana (Dove Hollow)

It’s that time again. It’s time to look back at some of the best photos from 2018. Everyday we’ll be taking a look at a new category. Voting is open till 8am tomorrow and the winners will be announced Monday. The winning entries will each receive a 16×20 print.

Today’s category: Wedding

All the other stuff is great, but really, when you get to the bottom of it, weddings are all about two people getting married. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of photographing couples on their day. Here are a few of my favorites form the past year.

1: Lindsay & Chris (Wylde Acres)

2: Linda & Joseph

3: Malory & Adam (El Cerrito Event Venue)

4: Tiffany & Flint

5: Ashley & Jared (Lake Tyler Petroleum Club)

6: Kylee & Colton (Kitalou Gin)

7: Lauren & Sean (The Ashton Depot)

8: Crystal & Todd (Castle on the Lake)

9: Callie & PJ (Villa di Felicita)

10: Mariana & Ben (Dove Hollow Estate)

Hey hey, the people have spoken and here are the winners for this years contests.

Movie: I feel better about making these two clean up popcorn off a movie theater floor now that I know their image won.

Rope: Ann & Tonya’s nautical themed wedding was the perfect backdrop for their ring shot.

Anna Caroline was one of the sweetest brides I’ve had in years. So happy she won.

Gummy: How could anyone beat gummy bears raining down form the heavens?

Bear: I mean…. was this category ever in doubt?

Kally & Kishan: This casual walk after the ceremony was so organic and natural. Sometimes the moment finds your camera and all you have to do is click.

Each year it’s so hard for me to narrow down the categories and pick only 10 photos per section. Here are 100 more of my favorite images that were not able to make the cut into the top 10.

Lots and lots of eye candy below. Enjoy.