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Texas Renaissance Wedding

Christopher & Maureen’s Texas Renaissance Festival wedding.

As a kid growing up in the Houston area, I felt like we always managed to go to the Ren Fest at least once a year. I have vivid memories of wearing flower crowns and playing with wooden swords with some friends. The Texas Renaissance Festival holds a special place in my heart. I am so fortunate to be able to do one of my favorite things (take wedding photos) at one of my favorite places.

The one thing I know working a Texas Renaissance wedding is that this place is just as special to me as it is to my couples, and Christopher & Maureen were no different.

Maureen rode the carriage with her wedding party to the English Garden Wedding Chapel which is covered in lush green vines with an open air seating area. When the officiant got to the rings part of the ceremony, a falcon delivered them. This, I think, is one of the coolest benefits to having a wedding at the Ren Fest (that and the built in entertainment).

The couple had a procession from the chapel to one of the reception areas in the back of the grounds. There, they did some traditional things like cake cutting & speeches. After their reception was over, most of the guests were free to wonder the grounds. Some of their closer friends and family followed along for the fun of wedding portraits. We went to some of the couple’s favorite places to take photos and just enjoy the beautiful day. They told me they went to the forge the day before to have some custom things made.

We finished the day with a drink at the Pirate bar and a little jousting entertainment. Maureen’s sister is a professional jouster, so it was extra special.

Congratulations to Christopher & Maureen!!

 

Vendors:

Venue & Food: Texas Renaissance Festival

Wedding Gown: Inga Ezergale Designs

 

Austin & Alyssa | Lyceum of Galveston Wedding Photography

Austin & Alyssa’s fall wedding at the Lyceum of Galveston was absolutely stunning and I’m grateful they chose me to be their wedding photographer.

The day started of with a beautiful cloudless sky and a pleasant 70° weather, though it felt like a Lubbock wind blew through.

Bands of golden light pored through the stained glass windows that surrounded the wedding as the music started. Alyssa’s dramatic veil trailed past her train as her skirt whispered as she made her way down the isle.

Austin & Alyssa’s love glowed bright and I was so excited to capture some of that magic. After the ceremony, we headed outside to take portraits in front of the historic church. I was obsessed with the yellow doors (which complemented the purple tones of the wedding).

Across the street from the church was a bizarre of some sort with ton’s of well wishers announcing how gorgeous the bride was and cheering the couple on as they embraced in the street.

The rest of the evening was filled with singing, dancing and cheese balls.

I’m so grateful to have had the honor to photograph this stunning wedding. Cheers to a lifetime of love and joy for the happy couple!

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Vendors

Venue – The Lyceum of Galveston

Wedding Planner – In Your Corner Planning

Flowers – Art & Design

Cake – Cakes by Julia

Dress – Oleg Cassini

Suit – Men’s Wearhouse

 

 

 

Sion & Niomi’s Winter Cross Key Acres wedding in Richmond, Texas

A few days before Christmas, Sion & Niome married under swaying oak trees at the Cross Key Acres wedding venue. The weather was a bit balmy and the sun refused to appear from behind it’s blanket of clouds, but spirits were high.

The music began and Niomi’s daughters walked the aisle with joyful tears in their eyes. After the 3 adorable flower girls walked the isle, came Niomi. Sion beamed at his bride. He looked like the happiest man in the world at that moment.

Sion & Niome had a hand washing ceremony, assisted by Niome’s daughter, then they said their vows and kissed under the oak trees.

Everyone was ready to party well into the night. There was dancing of all kinds, including a dollar dance with both the bride and the groom. Everyone got in on the fun and managed to get a dance with one or both of the happy couple.

The couple ended the night with a bubble exit and headed out to continue partying well into the night.

Vendors:

 

Venue: Cross Key Acres

Flowers: Made by the Bride

 

Cameron & Bethany’s Winter Houston Oaks Wedding Photography

Christmas day arrived and I was watching the weather for Cameron & Bethany’s wedding that Saturday. The forecast went from 30% chance of rain to 60 % chance of rain within a day. I got the call from Cameron & Bethany’s wedding coordinator, Alissa Faircloth, that they were moving the wedding to a covered pavilion within the property because of the forecast. I was biting my fingernails and praying to any and all gods (God, Gaia, Mother Earth, The wedding gods) for a dry wedding day. Finally, on the Friday before their wedding the forecast changed to a 20% chance of rain.

I stepped onto the chilly Houston Oaks Gun club property thankful for an overcast day instead of a rainy one. Bethany and her friends and family were in the cottage getting ready. Spirits were high and the cottage was full of laughter and anticipation.

Cameron and Bethany wanted to do a first look before their wedding, and it couldn’t have been more magical. Cameron waited by a lake as Bethany was carted via golf-cart to the location for the first look. Of coarse, there was an entourage of friends and family who hid in the background. Everyone wanted to see Cameron’s reaction. It was well worth the wait, because Cameron nearly melted as he turned to view his bride in her dress for the first time. After, the entire wedding party moved to the Houston Oaks main property to take group photos.

One Thousand years by the Piano Guys bloomed over the speakers as the blushing bride walked down the isle escorted by both her mother and father. The couple chose to make a unity braid at their ceremony to show their commitment to both God and each-other.

It was a beautiful ceremony which ended in laughter, tears and lots and lots of dancing. The entire wedding party wore holes in their shoes as they danced the night away, thanks to they DJ’s at PRP Entertainment.

 

Vendors

Venue: The Clubs at Houston Oaks
Wedding Coordinator: Alissa Faircloth
Flowers: HEB Blooms
DJ: PRP Entertainment

 

Bethany’s Rainy indoor Bridal Portraits at the Houston Oaks Gun Club

Congratulations to Cameron & Bethany on their wedding! I am so excited that I can now share Bethany’s bridal portraits.

It was a cold and rainy Sunday when we ventured out to take Bethany’s bridal portraits at the Houston Oaks Gun Club, but the weather did not dampen Bethany’s mood. I loved all of Bethany’s details, they are so happy and bubbly just like Bethany’s personality. The beautiful bride was all smiles the entire evening, even with the weather. We even ventured out into the rain to take a few photos under an umbrella.

Comeback next Tuesday to see photos from their wedding day.

 

A Southwest Houston wedding photographer
Richmond, TX
kelly@kellyurbanphotography.comKelly Urban Photography

A Southwest Houston wedding photographer
Richmond, TX

A Southwest Houston wedding photographer
Richmond, TX
kelly@kellyurbanphotography.comKelly Urban Photography

A Houston wedding photographer