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These two are just awesome together! I’ve been looking forward to Karen and Silas’s wedding since I met them several months ago at Starbucks. We laughed like crazy together (especially when the barista wrote “Silence” on Silas’s coffee cup because he thought that was what his name was!) and hit it off like we had been friends for years! Having this kind of connection with my brides and grooms makes every step of working with them sweet as pie cake!

Silas and Karen had a beautiful ceremony at Holy Word Lutheran Church, followed by a lovely church reception, and a dinner reception at Avery Ranch Golf Club. The whole evening was such a joy – complete with a reenactment of the famous Chris Brown wedding party introduction, a cake AND cupcakes (yall know I was in heaven!), and some of the most fun dancing you’ve ever seen! Here are a few of my favorites from their day . . .

Karen is the laughiest (word or not?!), happiest bride I’ve EVER worked with!

And I luh, luh, LOVED her dress! (yes I am a dweeb!)

The tie tying always takes concentration. You should probably stick your tongue out for extra focus!

I love these next two moments immediately following the ceremony . . .

This one for obvious reasons

And this one just because of the sheer look of joy on Silas’s mom’s face as she’s hugging her new daughter-in-law! Adorable!

How can you not laugh looking at these guys?!

Yes, we shot yet another wedding at Villa St. Clair this summer – for 3 total weddings there in 6 weeks! We should have had some sleeping bags and a change of clothes there for a while!

Jason and Andrea had a beautiful day and we were so glad to get to join them for their wedding. These guys are so young and cute – they reminded me of Stanbo and I when we first got hitched – awwww! One of the highlights of the day for me was definitely the fact that Andrea had, not one, but TWO GREAT-grandmothers in attendance! They were both so darn cute and it was super special to have them there. Getting to see all the unique families we meet come together for each couple’s wedding day is one of my favorite things about what we do! Family is such a gift.

Anyway, on to the favorites. . .

I love checking out what the guys did during the “getting ready” time versus what the girls were doing. It’s usually pretty funny!

Girls: getting dressed, relaxing

Boys: Playing video games!

But what’s important is, when it was go time, Jason was totally ready to see his bride!

Jason’s mom was so sweet – I don’t think she stopped crying all day! Here’s her family trying to comfort her and it looks like they did a pretty good job. That is SO gonna be me when baby Quin gets married! AGH!!!

Could these two be any cuter?! Answer: NO!

This is probably my favorite of the day . . .

The father-daughter dance was such a tear jerker!

As was the mother-son, of course!

Jason: The look you see in Andrea’s eye in this picture (where you are about to shove cake in her face) is one you will see MANY times during marriage. It’s the “don’t even think about it” or “you are dead meat if you do” look that every wife gives her husband on a regular basis. You need to memorize this look and take caution!

These girls are my buddies – they’re all really into photography, so we had some good discussions about that . . . and boys, of course!

Don’t forget to behave during the removal of the garter – your wife’s great-grandma may be watching!!

The boys here on the left were fighting over who would be the winner of the garter toss . . . and neither of them wanted it! Commitment issues?!

Congrats, love birds!

Not only do we dearly love our friends Allison and Aaron, but their wedding was one of the most fun weddings we’ve ever shot! What made it so awesome? Well . . . . these two are so incredibly in love and SO happy just to be with each other that you cannot help but be filled with joy just being around them! Let me show you a few of my favorite pictures from their beautiful wedding and reception at The Gallery in Houston . . . let’s go!

This was one of our top 5 favorite “first look” moments EVER. Seriously. Between Stan and I, we got SO many beautiful pictures of these two in their first seconds together on their big day. It is such a gift to be able to capture these fleeting moments in the middle of a whirlwind wedding day!

And, of course, because A&A chose to see one another before the ceremony, we had plenty of time to grab some beautiful portraits of just the two of them!

I will forever stand by my claim that Allison is one of the most beautiful brides I’ve ever worked with. Ah, she’s just stunning! And I’d say she’s scored herself some pretty nice arm candy, too!

Okay – this picture on the left just cracks me up! I told Aaron and Allison to do a little walk down the path together and this is what they gave me! They brought the sass, friends!

Love these ladies!

These are some handsome dudes!

I dare you to try not to cry . . .

Sweet shot, Stanbo!

I so adore them.

New hardware!

Allison and Aaron had a salsa band come play at their reception and had her sister and brother-in-law give some killer salsa lessons! You should have seen what everyone could do by the end – amazing!

I can’t remember the joke, but don’t you want to laugh along just looking at this picture?!

I love tender moments like this . . . .

Aaron and Allison – the incredible joy that you find in one another makes it impossible not to get a million gorgeous, happy pictures of you!

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. M!

Lots of love and appreciation,

Stan and Stacy