Couple’s session with Brittney Squire Photography!

As you may remember from the stripes vs. plaid debate and the sneak preview post, Matthew and I had a couple’s photo session a few weeks ago!  I’ve been so excited to show you the rest, because they really are fabulous and I’m kind of totally in love with them.

We had the absolute pleasure of working with Brittney of Brittney Squire Photography, and I would most definitely recommend her work to anyone in the market for some gorg pictures (she specializes in couples!).  Brittney’s business is based out of the Woodland’s, Texas (Houston area), but she travels—she’s occasionally here in Austin, so our session worked out perfectly.

The sunlight in these photos… GAH. I had to wipe the drool off my keyboard when I first saw these.  Brittney did a fabulous job of choosing this location and perfectly capturing the light! And as if that wasn’t good enough, she also let me pick her brain about photography stuff at brunch the next day. Win win win.  Oh, and if all THAT wasn’t good enough, she’s offering SOML readers who may be in the area 10% off their booking fee and print products as long as you like the Brittney Squire Photography Facebook page!  Oh, the perks of being my friend.  (kidding) :P  Just get in touch with her if you want to claim your discount!

Anyway, here are just a few of my favorite photos, and be sure and check out her blog too, for even more pictures from our session…

So what do you think, y’all? Stripes or plaid? 

Personally, I think he’d look hot in anything.  Or nothing. 

Awkward….

Stay tuned for pictures from my individual session with Brittney! :) Happy Hump Day!

Sneak peek of our shoot! (Brittney Squire Photography)

I think Matthew rocked the plaid shirt, and it was really fitting for this location. But we DID get some shots in the stripes, too! :)

So, Brittney Squire is a rockstar and ALREADY sent us a sneak peek of our shoot on Saturday.   I’m a little in love.  These were taken at Commons Ford Park here in Austin, and I can’t say enough good things about that GORGEOUS location!  Fields of long grass and flowers, big fabulous trees, a lake… it really was like some sort of fantasy land, especially late afternoon when the sunlight was perfection.  I want to go back and just bring a picnic and lay in the flowers and smell the earth.

The location even came complete with a creepy farmer-dude watching our shoot through binoculars.  Yeah, you’re not slick at all, Old McDonald.   We see you peepin’ over there. 

Anyway, it was such a fun weekend, and Brittney was completely awesome.  Check out her blog for more fabulous, natural light couple’s photos... and stay tuned for more from our shoot.

Happy Monday!

Our Wedding Day: Bride and Groom Shots

Are you sick of our wedding pictures yet?!  Well, I just have a few more you today, then I promise we’ll be done.  Here are a handful of my favorites among our bride and groom pictures, with a few of my favorite bridal photos thrown in for good measure.  We didn’t do a first look so we just had a short time for couple shots between the ceremony and reception.  Of course, all photos by Bend the Light!

And also, thank you all for your wonderful comments these past few days! I know many of us married ladies would change some things about our weddings if given the chance, but of course the most important thing is the love you take with you from the day.  And who says you can’t have a wedding do-over one day, if it’s really important to you?!  Like I said in another post, I would love to have a “celebration of love”/Valentine’s Day party at 5 years and just go all out.  Since Matthew will have just graduated from law school, I use the term “go all out” loosely because a tight budget will likely be involved, but it’s still a fun thing to set my sights on. :)

   

Here are the other posts if you missed them!

Part 1: Getting Ready
Part 2: The Ceremony
Part 3: The Reception

Happy Thursday. :)

Our Wedding: The Reception

We had our wedding reception in the back of the church right after the ceremony, and we just had hors d'oeuvres and cupcakes with coffee, tea, and champagne.  There were toasts, a bit of dancing, lots of pictures, and then Matthew surprised me with a horse-drawn carriage to pick us up before guests headed home to watch the Super Bowl—yep our wedding was on Super Bowl Sunday afternoon!  A little detail we overlooked when signing our contracts.  Oops. Good thing the groom isn’t too into sports! ;)

And as soon as that carriage pulled away from the church, I started bawling.  It was like the release of so much pressure of the last days and weeks, and poor Matthew didn’t know what to do with me for a while there. 

But anyway, I thought our reception was beautiful, and I love looking back on these pictures. Again, all photos by Bend the Light, and our venue was the Spire at Sunset Station. Enjoy!

cupcakes by Cupcake Couture in San Antonio

my grandpa had been following me around asking when we could have the cupcakes, so finally I just went and got one for him… haha! He’s so cute.

best man Jared.

  My dad.

Mom Lynne

First dance.

the BFF and her man—bridesmaids dresses from Alfred Angelo

    Mom and Edd.

 My grandparents. <3

 

More photos to come tomorrow, so check back then! And happy Wednesday! :)

Our Wedding: The Ceremony

As promised, here are photos from the ceremony!  The venue is called the Spire at Sunset Station, and it was absolutely gorgeous.  We had our reception there too, in the back of the room!  Again, all photos by Bend the Light.

rolled up programs like a scroll and tied with ribbon

me and my dad

We’re actually not Catholic, but our rent-a-preacher wore a Catholic priest suit… there was a bit of a mix up there.

Check back tomorrow for pictures from the reception! :)