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will + lauren are married!

01.25.12 Posted in Weddings

Oh, how we love Will & Lauren. :-) You may remember them from their fantabulous engagement session a few months back. Lauren has been a long-time blog reader of ours… even before she was engaged, she decided that WE would be her wedding photogs (sooo honored, btw!) As soon as Will proposed, they gave us a call and the rest is history! We are absolutely completely totally in LOVE with their wedding images, so get ready to see LOTS of them! Here are our favorites from their big day. Enjoy. :-)
-Jenn & Kaylinn

Figuring out how to tie a bow-tie was quite the ordeal. The guys spent about 45 minutes (and watched at least 5 videos on YouTube) trying to figure it out… :-)
Trying out what they’d learned on YouTube…
….annnnnnnd success!! Finally! Will enjoying a quick drink to celebrate. ;-)
(Above) Jenn’s view of Kaylinn and Will prepping for the first look….
Will & Lauren got married at sunset, so it was dark when their ceremony was over. They wanted lots of natural-light photos, so they saw each other before the ceremony. Here are a few shots from their first look (above and below). We love first looks!! To read why, click here.
Happy brides make us happy!! Lauren, you are gorgeous. :-)
Above: Jenn’s view
Below: Kaylinn’s view of the same moment
Love this!
The wedding knocked Will’s socks off. Literally. :-)
Ceremony time!
Three lights and three rings. Get it? :-)
(Below) Two of our favorite “dancing” photos of all time. ALL TIME.
Guests tossing fresh lavender during the exit SEEMED like such a great idea. In this moment, though… Will wasn’t so sure? :-) I can’t get over the priceless look on his face!
Congrats, Lauren & Will! We had a blast with you guys! :-D

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Los Johnsons - Love these pictures! That wedding was beautiful and looked like a blast!

Lauren - Will and I can’t thank you two enough! We absolutely LOVE the photographs and can’t wait to see the rest!! Ya’ll are the best!

Cheryl - The pictures really captured the atmosphere of the evening. Job well done!

{featured} the knot magazine!

01.24.12 Posted in Weddings, {featured}

This is our third time to be featured in The Knot Texas, and each time we are even MORE excited than the last! If you haven’t picked up the latest issue (on stands now), you’ve gotta get a copy! Jessica & Will’s gorgeous wedding is featured inside, along with several of our other photos that were used for editorial stories. Wheeeee! And the excitement doesn’t stop there, Jessica & Will’s wedding is also featured on TheKnot.com and Real San Antonio Weddings!

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krista & michael’s engagement photos

01.19.12 Posted in Engagements, Portraits

Living in Texas means that sometimes we get to be a little bit country :) Here are my favorites from Krista and Michael’s engagement session.
-Jenn

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ryan & jennifer’s engagement photos

01.16.12 Posted in Engagements, Portraits

Yep, pretty sure this is my favorite engagement session – ever. Ryan and Jennifer are such a sweet, genuine and just plain cool couple. They both teach at the Southwest School of Art in downtown San Antonio and that is where their wedding will be. We are so excited to be a part of their big day. If their wedding day is anything like the engagement session, we are all in for a treat :) We started off the session at an antique store that they frequent. I love that we spent time in a place that they love. Here are my ridiculous number of favorites from their engagement session.
-Jenn

Get out of here with that outfit! How awesome is Jennifer’s skirt?!I could not decide between these two images, so I’m showing you both. It is my blog, isn’t it? :)Jennifer’s one request. A shot with books.The blanket was Ryan’s Great-Grandmother’s. I love it.Why thank you for parking that crazy cool car by the beautifully bright wall. Thank you very much!

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Carrie Hall - these are just beautiful. the couple is gorgeous, very creative shoot. i adore the quirkiness of the settings and your photographic style! these photos capture jen and her fiance perfectly.

jld - Eeek….I was so excited I lost my capability to double check my typing! Big hug and many thanks to Jenn from Bend the Light for making Ryan and I look our best!

Ryan - this couple seems AWESOME – love her flamingo skirt, the umbrella tattoo – and i love the shot of them sitting on the newspaper stands!! Another wonderful job!!

cathy brillson leonard - EEEECK! Too much adorableness in one place! I’m sending this around to the entire staff at Southwest School of Art, because I just can’t help myself.

Nice, nice, photographs.

jld - Thank you Jenn for making Jenn for making us feel so comfortable! I am in love with the photos!!!

Los Johnsons - Awesome work!!!

buky & wale’s flushmount album!

01.11.12 Posted in Client Albums, Weddings

YAY! Buky & Wale’s album is here! I heart this album cover (called “Suspicion”). It’s the perfect mix of classic and modern… classic black with a modern/fun texture! Buky & Wale chose their favorite wedding photo for the cover… oh, how I love how this turned out. :-)

My FAVORITE thing about the album-design process is customizing each album to match each wedding. The options are endless… there are over 40 leather options, and if you aren’t able to choose just one, you can mix-and-match leathers to create a one-of-a-kind cover (check them out here).

PS – For even more info about our flushmount albums, click here!

Now, for the inside! We custom-design each and every layout (with your input). This layout has a huge shot of Buky & Wale’s wedding party next to a couple close-up shots of the wedding party details. And as you can see below, flushmount albums lay completely flat so there’s no seam in the middle. L-O-V-E!
Flushmount pages are THICK (1/8″). Yep, made to last for generations. :-)