Robert Carr Chapel at Texas Christian University

“Most of all, we remember…”

“There were many sweet moments throughout the wedding for me, but
the sweetest was walking down the aisle toward the man I love while
arm in arm with my father. It was when the doors of the chapel opened
andwhen the choir began to sing that it really hit that I was indeed
getting married.

Every step closer to the altar and every new face I
saw seemed to spur on unexpected emotion. Luckily, before the
overwhelming emotion produced tears I found my eyes fixated on Matt as
he jokingly reassured me with his cute “I love you” hand sign. From
then on everyone and everything seemed to flow easily together
throughout our beautiful ceremony.”–Karen

“I will never forget what it was like to finally marry Karen. Of
course we had all of the great fanfare that goes with a wedding -
everyone hustling about to make ready the preparations, the fun family
greetings, seeing friends who have drifted away – but the moment that
really sticks out in my mind is something different. It was the moment
just as I was becoming betrothed to the woman I love.

We had stepped forward with Ryan, the officiant of the ceremony,
to the altar and were preparing to take all of our final vows. The
moment that will forever remain something special and holy to me is
the moment in which Karen and I had turned to face one another. There
was something surreal and holy about our exchange in that moment.

Everything else – the flowers, our friends and family, the beautiful
church – seemed to melt away or become fuzzy and lose focus. The only
thing I recall with any detail – perfect detail actually –  about
those few minutes was Karen’s beautiful, loving face smiling back at
me, speaking words from the center of her soul. In that moment, it was
just Karen and me together in front of everyone we love so dearly and
yet separated from them – somehow removed from the present happenings
and looking only into each other as we were united before God and
those we love. I will never forget how beautiful she looked in that
time.”–Matt

“Harris and I met in college at UT. Very common. Except, I was in my junior year and he was a freshman; not so common. Our friends would make fun of us for flirting, but all we knew is that we had fun hanging out together. He decided to take me out for Valentine’s Day and when we got to the restaurant there was a long stem rose and cake that said “Kristin, Will you be my girlfriend? -Harris”.

He turned about as red as the rose and just kept blurting, “I didn’t do this. I promise, I didn’t do this.” After a great and awkward dinner we found out that my sister and a couple of friends decided it was time for us to start dating. They had claimed to be helping their baby brother out when they brought the cake in earlier that afternoon. Needless to say, we started dating the next day. Thanks to the cake and some very intuitive friends!”

–Kristin

Laguna Gloria (AMOA)

11.28.2009

More photos from Ashlee & Drew’s wedding that was recently featured on StyleMePretty.com!

Vendors:

Getting ready Venue: Hotel St. Cecilia www.hotelsaintcecilia.com

Ceremony & Reception Venue: Laguna Gloria Art Museum

Planner: Platinum Weddings http://www.amysplatinumweddings.comAmy Mader

Catering: Word of Mouth Catering http://www.wordofmouthcatering.com/

Paper: Alegra’s Invitations http://www.alegras.com/

Recycling:Wandering Recycling http://www.wanderingriverrecycling.com/

Lighting and Production: First In Last Out Production http://www.filodesigns.com/

Rentals & Tents: Marquee Event Group http://www.marqueerents.com

Floral: Gunn and Rose Floral http://gunnandrose.com/

Make up: Rae Cosmetics  http://www.raecosmetics.com/

Chair rentals: Premiere Party Central – chairs http://www.premierepartycentral.com/

Cake: The Cake Plate http://www.thecakeplate.com/

Groom’s Cake: Blue Note Bakery http://www.bluenotebakery.com/grooves.htm

Reception Music: Skyrocket Band http://skyrockettheband.com/band_page.html

Antique Car:Transportation Consultants http://www.transconsultants.com/

Ceremony Musicians: Strings Attached http://www.stringsattached.org/

The Driskill, Austin

Most of All, I Remember…

“There are so many wonderful memories. The entire event was perfect to me — not because the flowers, lighting, linens and all the other little details turned out exactly as I had hoped, but because I could truly feel all the warmth and love between Mitch and I, and our friends and family. I could tell others were sharing our joy and that made me feel so good.

The ceremony was wonderful, and it actually surprised me that I enjoyed it so much. I’d never been one of those girls that dreamed of her wedding day, and I honestly hadn’t ever imagined “the perfect wedding ceremony.”  This made it hard to plan because I really didn’t know what I wanted.  We come from different religious backgrounds – and although our differences in religion had really never been an issue when we were dating, it all of a sudden became a point of discussion when we started planning the wedding ceremony because we both had different concepts of ‘normal’ traditions. We ended up blending traditions from both sides which was symbolically important for us. But what was even more special to me is that we incorporated fun and laughter into the ceremony which is really the key to what makes our relationship work. Mitch played a prank on the best man with the rings during the ceremony, we joked with each other as the ceremony was happening, and I think we were just in our own world standing in front of the officiant, which is exactly how we are when we are together. Of course, the wedding wasn’t without a few hiccups: I had a bad toothache that day and the best man literally forgot his pants, but nothing was going to get in the way of our special day.  Overall, it ended up being beautifully simple, real, and fun — and that’s exactly what we both really wanted.

One other thing that stands out in my mind was something Mitch said in our room after the reception. He went into the bathroom in our suite and after a few moments passed, I just heard him exclaim really loudly with so much joy “I’m married!” It’s hard to describe why this touched me so much, but I loved it. It was so honest and uninhibited – and also just funny that he just shouted it out so spontaneously. I’ll never forget that – it was quintessentially Mitch.”

–Jenny

Soon we’ll be posting some of our favorite images from their wedding…

–Jenn

What Jennie remembers about meeting Robert:

“Robert and I met Labor Day weekend of 2008 at the Blue Moon, in Ft. Worth, Texas. We both noticed each other from across the bar. What caught my eye was Robert’s black cowboy hat (I have always loved cowboys.)

After several minutes, Robert came over and we ended up talking the rest of the evening and before the night ended, we exchanged phone numbers. After commuting back and forth between Waco and Dallas for 6 months, I knew that this was the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.

After a year of dating, he proposed on July 3rd, 2009 at my family’s ranch in Creede, Colorado. Our wedding will take place May 1, 2010 at the Driskill Hotel in Austin!”

–Jennie

Last night we photographed Katie Stewart & John Walker’s wedding at Laguna Gloria. (Austin Museum of Art) It was a beautiful intimate affair, shared with their favorite 60 people in the world.

Photographing for photographers is fun, and I was thrilled when John & Katie chose us for their wedding! They are an incredibly talented–now husband and wife–creative duo.  As a photographer, John conceptualizes, art directs, lights and photographs ‘vignettes’ that are ironic and darkly funny. His commercial photography work and the projects he and Katie do together stop me in my tracks. Check out some of the work here: www.johnmoorewalker.com

(By the way, their “Save the Date” was a comic book that was drawn, written and colored by John! Photos to come…)

For Katie’s bridal portrait, she wanted to do something outdoors, and something with the Hill Country landscape as our backdrop. We decided on a road trip to a one-of-a- kind, only in Texas, place: Luckenbach.

Katie’s wedding design was Art Deco inspired, as was her look for the bridal session, with vintage earrings and a Russian stole inherited from her grandmother. I wanted to post a few of my favorites from our bridal portrait session in honor of Katie & John’s wedding last night, and in honor of today… Happy Valentine’s!

–Jenn

The Four Seasons, Austin, TX

Most of all, I remember… (tm2010)

“Getting ready the day of the wedding. I’m in my bridal suite with my bridal party, the hair stylist, Elizabeth, who is also one of my family’s close friends, and the make-up artist. I had my hair and makeup done already and I was so anxious for my dress to arrive. I kept asking when it was going to get there. Finally, it arrived and I remember feeling so excited and couldn’t wait to put it on. Mom and Elizabeth start helping me get into it. As soon as it was on, my sister, Shawn just started crying, which made me start crying too. Once I regained my composure I  remember looking into the mirror and just staring at me in this dress. I felt the most gorgeous I had ever felt, and that was a good feeling. I felt like a princess. I also started to feel a little nervous but I knew everything was going to be perfect and the nervousness just kind of faded away. One of  the funniest  memories but also one of the sweetest ones is when Elizabeth and my mom helped me sit down in the chair in the bridal suite. They draped my dress, train, and veil over the back of the chair, and I was pretty much stuck there!  One by one some of my cousins and my godmother came to see me. The looks on their faces when they saw me were just looks of pure happiness. My godmother started crying and the look on her face when she first saw me was priceless! It meant so much to me that some of my relatives came to see me. It made the day even more special.

Now on to the reveal. Joey and I hadn’t seen each other all day and I remember feeling so excited that the time had finally come to see him for the first time. I had really missed him and couldn’t wait to see him. I remember walking down the aisle outside in the Four Seasons courtyard to where he was standing. Some of my family and my bridal party had come out to watch. I walked up slowly and tapped him on the shoulder and he turned around. His was floored. I remember us hugging and then he stood  back and just gazed at me up and down. The look on his face was of pure love and joy and happiness. Everybody has said that they can tell how much we love each other by the way we look at each other. It is a pure and true love.

Walking down the aisle is another one of my greatest memories. I remember standing downstairs with my parents on each side of me waiting for my cue. Then Trumpet Voluntary plays. I knew that was my cue to start my walk down the aisle. I remember feeling an overwhelming sense of  happiness and excitement. I took a deep breath and said “here I go.” I walked down the aisle with my parents and looked straight at my handsome husband waiting for me at the end of the aisle. I remember feeling so much love, so much joy and happiness. And the way he looked at me, it was a look of unconditional love and joy. Then he started crying. I just continued to smile. And the look on my parents’ faces. I had never seen them so happy and so proud than they did that night. Taking my husband’s hand and walking up to the Chuppah. That feeling is just indescribable.

One of the memories that sticks out the most about the reception is when I went up and hugged my cousin Jason. Me, Jason and Shawn pretty much grew up together, since we were in diapers really, so the three of us are pretty close. I remember him saying that I was a beautiful bride. He almost started crying. That just made me feel so special and it made the night even more perfect. He and I reconnected on a new level that night. I don’t know how to describe it.

My wedding night was definitely a fairytale. It was everything I dreamt of. I felt so many emotions on so many different levels that night, I don’t know how to put it into words. What mattered most to me that night was that I was surrounded by all my family and friends that I love so very much. The fact that they all came from near and far to share this milestone in my life with me means more to me then anyone will ever know. We all had the time of our life.  And my husband. I don’t even know where to start!  He is perfect for me and the fact that I found him and married him is still amazing to me. We just click and we get along. We complement each other on every level and he is so good to me. The kind of love we have is indescribable and hard to find. We feel so lucky and blessed that we found each other.

When Joey and I were walking up the grand staircase after the night was over, going through all the confetti was awesome! I loved being able to see everybody that had come to our wedding smiling, laughing an cheering for us. Joey and I were so in love and so ecstatic. Once we got up the stairs I remember looking back for one last glance.

It felt like everything, just for one short moment, stopped. I couldn’t believe it was over! It had gone by so fast! I remember feeling all these different emotions at once.”

–Robyn

–Jenn