erna and michael got hooked at vintage villas!

So, the WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER gets PHOTOGRAPHED and MARRIED!

I married the woman of my dreams, Erna Gomar on May 24, 2009. It was very intimate, emotional, and fun. All of our vendors were AWESOME and went above and beyond for us, such as our wedding coordinator, Lauren, of Vintage Villas, Tony Ku of Ku Photography and Amelia Tarbet of Amelia Tarbet Photography photographing our every step, Stacey Hogge of Petal Pushers producing the beautiful colors of flowers, and Simon and Judy Lee of Simon Lee baked us an awesome chocolate ganache with chocolate mousse filling yummy cake. Mike Rinehart did a fabulous job of making us laugh and cry by officiating over our ceremony, and Ryan Waguespack kept the background going with some classical guitar.

It’s really awesome to plan a wedding and to have the chance to work with many of my favorite vendors!

Here’s some of the fabulous images from our special day, captured by Amelia Tarbet of Amelia Tarbet Photography. I’ll post some from Tony Ku shortly.

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May 29, 2009 - jasoncohen - i am so excited for yall!

May 31, 2009 - Kittie Hooks - It truly was a beautiful wedding. Two wonderful people joined together and make a wonderful couple. Michael has always been like my own son and Erna is a beautiful person inside and out. I love you both and wish you a life time of happiness. May God bless you with a happy family. Love you always, Aunt Kittie

mary jane and mike’s wedding at the salt lick in dripping springs, texas

Mary Jane and Mike started off the day at one of my favorite places for BBQ, the Salt Lick in Dripping Springs, Texas near Austin, Texas. It was beautiful day and the temperatures were mild. Stacey Hogge of Petal Pushers did an awesome job with the flowers.

I wish this couple the best!

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hooked on photography is getting hooked at vintage villas!

Now I get the chance to be IN FRONT of the camera instead of behind it! I’m getting married to my lovely fiancee, Erna Gomar on May 24,2009. We are so excited! We also get to work with some of my favorite vendors, such as having our wedding ceremony and reception at Vintage Villas. Tony Ku of Ku Photography and Amelia Tarbet of Amelia Tarbet Photography will be our photographers. Stacey Hogge of Petal Pushers will be doing our floral design, while Simon and Judy Lee of Simon Lee is baking us a yummy cake! One of my favorite officiants, Mike Rinehart will be marrying us, and Ryan Waguespack will be playing some classical guitar.

It’s really awesome to plan a wedding and to have the chance to work with many of my favorite vendors!

Here’s some fun engagement images from our session, captured by Tony Ku of Ku Photography.

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vintage villas, simon lee, mike rinehart, petal pushers

May 26, 2009 - MichaelleJanet - Congrats... been watching your work for a while. Very fun and inspirational.

lizzy and ryan’s wedding at vintage villas in austin, texas

We had a fun wedding with Lizzy and Ryan, and it was our first wedding with a real-live fireworks show! Barbara Hearne of Barbara’s Brides did an OUTSTANDING job with keeping everything on time and taking care of all of the details of the day. It was our first time working with her, and it was great to see her and her team in action. Their wedding ceremony and reception were at Vintage Villas. We had the best meal there for a wedding – I think it must have been Filet Mignon. Stephanie with Bouquets of Austin created a very elaborate flower design. Simon Lee did an awesome job with their cake, too! Last but now least, but Mike Rinehart was a funny and entertaining officiant.

Here’s some of the fun moments that we captured.

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March 31, 2009 - Austin Wedding Blog - Love the photos! Each one is so vivid and crisp! Thanks for sharing!

rita and fielding’s wedding at st. catherine’s church and the downtown radisson hotel in austin, texas

We had another fun wedding with Rita and Fielding. Their wedding ceremony was at St. Michelle’s Catholic Church here in Austin, and the reception was at Radisson Hotel Downtown.

Here’s some of the fun moments that we captured.

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michelle and jons wedding at the mansion at judges hill in austin, texas

We had another fun wedding with Michelle and Jon (aka Mac). Nancy Allison with Allison’s Events did an amazing job with coordinating the entire day. Their wedding ceremony and reception were at the Mansion at Judges Hill.

Here’s some of the fun moments that we captured.

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jennifer and steve’s wedding at vintage villas in lakeway, texas

We had a fun wedding with Jen and Steve. Stacey Hogge of Petal Pushers did an amazing job with her flowers as always.  Their wedding ceremony and reception were at Vintage Villas.  Simon Lee did an awesome job with their cake, too!

Here’s some of the fun moments that we captured.

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sorry I haven’t posted in a while

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while, but I’ve been working on upgrading my blog and shopping cart to be ran on a new high-speed server.  So, now, you can flip through all of the images on our shopping cart and flip through all of the blog pages SUPER-FAST – probably the fastest in town!

Enjoy!

featured photographer on Amanda Pye’s austin makeup design webpage

Our work is now published on Amanda Pye, a professional make-up artist here in the Austin area. She did the makeup for Lauren of Lauren and Guy’s wedding at Lakeway Inn Spa and Resort. She did the makeup for both the bridal session and the wedding, and both were fabulous (the bridal session was performed under 97 degree heat and we were outside for 3 hours and the makeup held EXTREMELY well). You can look further down in our blog for Lauren’s bridal session and wedding.

You can check out our images here.

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