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Couples who choose the Texas Hill Country for their wedding are usually looking for the same thing; somewhere that feels real. Not a backdrop, not a stage set, but a place with its own character that the wedding gets to inhabit. Camp Lucy's Vineyard is that kind of place, and it is one of the few venues in the Dripping Springs area where the setting does as much work as anything the couple brings to it.
Read MoreEmiliano and Sofia made the drive from Houston with a few nights in San Antonio ahead of them. They had restaurants to try, things to see, the kind of easy trip that gives a couple a getaway form the stresses of work and responsibilities. Emiliano had something else in mind for one of those mornings, and he had been thinking about it for a while.
The Japanese Tea Garden was going to play right into that plan.
Read MoreThere's a particular feeling you get at certain wedding receptions, where nothing is obviously wrong but everything is subtly, quietly right. The flowers aren't fighting the lighting. The music fills the room without filling the room, if that makes sense. Guests aren't checking their phones. You notice it as a photographer because you're always watching, always reading the temperature of a space, and when a room is working, it registers somewhere below conscious thought.
The PG Special Events Catering Open House had that feeling from the moment we walked in.
Read MoreThere's maybe a two hour window in the morning where the Japanese Tea Garden is more quiet and empty. After that, it belongs to everyone, and that's fine. it's a beautiful public space and those early hours before the tour groups and large families arrive are different entirely. The air still cooler and the waterfall sounds louder somehow, but actually everything else is just quieter. Stone trees and flowers catch the light in a way that feels almost accidental..
That's the version Zach wanted for Jessica.
Read MoreYou’ve got the ring, the date, and a Pinterest board full of ideas. But now what? Between finding a venue, booking vendors, and staying sane, it’s easy to feel lost in the planning fog.
After photographing more than 200 weddings across Texas, we’ve learned what actually helps couples plan a wedding day that feels calm, joyful, and true to them.
Read MoreIf there’s one thing that can make or break a photo—other than composition—it’s light. Light shapes everything: mood, depth, and even emotion. It can turn a simple moment into something cinematic or, if handled poorly, make it look like a middle school dance in a gymnasium.
We’ve photographed hundreds of weddings across San Antonio and the Hill Country, and one lesson has stayed with us through every sparkler exit and late-night dance floor moment: the right light tells the right story.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever been to Park 31, you know it doesn’t need a sales pitch — the place speaks for itself. The limestone walls, the oak trees stretching over the ceremony lawn, the way the light hits just right in the late afternoon — it’s Hill Country elegance without the fuss.
Read MoreSome places just seem to get it right when the sun decides to show off. Matagorda is one of them. It doesn’t matter if it’s your first time or your fiftieth — when the sun drops low over the Gulf, you stop what you’re doing. Conversations slow, drinks lower, and everyone’s eyes drift toward the horizon. It’s like the world collectively remembers to breathe.
Read MoreAt WalstonPhoto, while wedding photography is our mainstay, we also love branching out to capture other special moments in our clients' lives. Recently, we had the pleasure of photographing a winter senior photo session for Izzy and Quinn in Havertown, Pennsylvania. These sessions remind us why we love what we do—celebrating milestones, friendship, and the connections that make life beautiful.
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