Sunday, October 19, 2008

Lance and Jennifer's wedding

Here is a sneak peak at a wedding we did recently.... Lance and Jennifer!!

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Chris and LaTisha!!!

Wow, what an amazing wedding!!!! Chris and LaTisha Bader. We had a great time and they are truly an amazing couple. They live out of town and their wedding had to be moved because the original location was damaged by the hurricane. They did it so gracefully! You would have never known that the location changed!!!

The rehearsal dinner was right near us at Joes Bar-B-Que in Alvin, Texas!!! We met the group there, and then off to the church. They had charted the bus so everyone could ride together- what a great idea.

The wedding was at Sacred Heart Church downtown. It is a beautiful location. The Deacon was so nice and let us get some great shots (he wasn't as strict about where we could be!!!)

Between the wedding and the reception, Chris and LaTisha did the best thing I have ever seen- they ate in the limo. What a great idea. Then, when they arrived, they could immediately start greeting their guests while the guests ate. They both go to eat, and no one had to wait to eat. Best idea ever!!!!

The reception was at the Marriott on Westheimer and they were so nice. Everyone had a great time- Chris and LaTisha were so thoughtful- they reserved a room and hired babysitters for the kids. The kids had a great time, and so did the parents. The Bader/Braddock clan sure know how to throw a party, and have a great time. I have to put in a plug for the cake folks- Norma's Cakes and Cookies in Alvin- OMG!!!! It was amazing, and the cake balls were to die for!!!! LaTisha, thanks for letting me try those- I have already been there and introduced my kids to them:) If you have never been- you have to go there!

We shot with McKnight Video, who we absolutely love.( www.mcknightvideo.com ) We spent all day Friday and Saturday with the Bader/Braddock family and the videographers were right there with us. Their wedding is going to take a bit to get online because we took over 3500 pictures between the two days!!!!! It was definitely an amazing wedding though:)

The Aftermath....

Well, as many of you know, Hurricane IKE visited us and all of the Houston, Galveston, and surrounding areas. We evacuated to Magnolia, but were still affected even out there. No power for several days (15 I think), and when we returned home, we had some minor damage- a lot of down trees, some broken windows, and some roof damage. The worst part was no power. It is really hard to operate your business with no power, but having 4 kids and no power is really hard also!!!

We are back up and running. We have had some issues with the lab we use since we returned, but I think that is fixed now. Just playing catch up at this point.

We had a wedding scheduled on Galveston the weekend of the hurricane, and obviously that did not happen- they ended up getting married in Ft. Worth. We have also had some weddings rescheduled due to location issues, but overall, not too bad. The parks are getting cleaned up, so engagement and bridal sessions are going again. All is well!!!!