A proposal happens once, and more couples are choosing to have it recorded two ways: photographs and video. Dalton and Hailey did exactly that. They came in from Corpus Christi on a weekday morning, and Dalton brought a videographer named Aiden along with us to the Pedestrian Bridge at San Antonio's Japanese Tea Garden.
Read MoreFredericksburg has a way of bringing a wonderful charm and atmosphere to a wedding day, rolling Hill Country land, a chapel that feels like it belongs to the property rather than built for a day, and room enough for a celebration to stretch out well into the night. Sarah and Jared chose The Lodge at Country Inn Cottages for their wedding, and the venue gave their day exactly that kind of space.
Read MoreSome engagement sessions are built around a single location. Frances and Jhean's moved through three, and each one gave the afternoon something different.
Read MoreSome sessions take us to a garden or a courtyard for a portrait. This one took us to a ridge above Blue Hole, with the Hill Country rolling out in every direction, to spend an evening with the Hill Country Honeys ahead of their upcoming record.
Read MoreNot every night out with a camera is a job. Some are simply a good reason to get out to the Hill Country, and this one had a real occasion behind it. Scott and Cindy were celebrating 32 years of marriage, and they chose to mark it the way a lot of Texas couples do: live music, a dance floor, and a night in Bandera.
Read MoreSome proposals happen close to home, and some are worth the drive to the coast. Joseph and Katie's took them to Port Aransas, where a single evening carried them from the edge of the surf to a chance encounter with strangers to a sunset view from their own suite.
Read MoreMonica thought the trip was about her aunt. She and Alejandro had driven in from Mexico with a few days planned around a visit, the kind of trip built around family rather than anything else. What she did not know was that Alejandro had been planning something else entirely, and it was happening the very next morning.
Read MoreMost of the planning conversation happens before the wedding: what time the ceremony starts, who's in which photo, how the day will flow. Less gets said about what happens after, once the day is actually over and you're waiting to see it. Here's how that part works.
Read MoreIf you want your wedding day surrounded by actual gardens instead of rented greenery, the Pavilion at Carleen Bright Arboretum in Woodway, just outside Waco, is worth a look. The arboretum sits on sixteen acres, with eight acres of landscaped botanical gardens wrapping the event space, and it's become one of the more requested garden-style venues in Central Texas.
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