Meghan & George's Wedding

I love Meghan & George.  I can’t put my finger on it, but they’re the kind of people you just kind of want to invite to your next party, because you know they’d fit right in and probably show up with the kind of beer you like (their wedding favors were custom koozies!).

Their wedding ceremony took place at Annunciation Catholic Church downtown—probably one if Houston’s most beautiful churches, nestled right next to Minute maid Park.  We had some time afterward to take pictures around Downtown and Hermann Park, which was really fun.  Once they were tired of being outdoors, we jumped in the car and headed to the reception.  With a little time to kill, we just drove around chatting like old friends.

Upon arrival to the Czech Heritage museum for the reception, Meghan and George were presented as husband and wife and the party got started!  There was beer, dancing, chicken fried chicken, and a good old red velvet armadillo cake (in a San Antonio Spurs jersey).  My hat is OFF to Cakes by Gina for the absolutely amazing work!

I don’t know the back story, but apparently Meghan has a thing for Selena.  The dancing really kicked up when the DJ put her on… highly entertaining.  It was clear that a good time was had by all in celebration of the union of these two!

      

    

Lindsay & Matt's Wedding

Lindsay & Matt are a fabulously dynamic couple of movers and shakers!  My experience with them was different in that I dealt mostly with Matt where our planning was concerned—he’s in logistics, which is a pretty big deal when planning the biggest day of your life so far!  Everything went beautifully thanks to his hard work, and the help of the couple’s friend Lydia, who coordinated the day once Matt was able to hand over the reigns.

In particular, I watched Matt finish up the arrangement of the place cards… each of them perfectly balanced on a tiny key lime.  I have no idea how he made this happen, but it looked amazing!

I stopped over at Galveston’s historic Tremont House hotel for Lindsay’s getting-ready shots, and enjoyed the company of her bridal party.  She and Matt opted to do a “first look” (the bride and groom have a “reveal” prior to the ceremony, see one another, and take private pictures together) at Ashton Villa, which was set up for the reception.  The ballroom is a soft pale yellow with windows all around, so the couple was bathed in natural light for their portraits together.  Combined with the Victorian grandeur of the historic home, it’s a photographer’s dream… and we captured some beautiful moments as the bride and groom saw one another for the first time.

The ceremony at St. Joseph’s was a packed house with loving family and friends on hand!  Lindsay works in the mayor’s office, so Annise Parker and her wife Cathy were among the guests.  Matt and Lindsay were a little nervous and a lot happy as they exchanged vows and rings, then had their first kiss as husband and wife, and strolled down the aisle beaming.

The reception was fantastic, the cake delicious, and the music and dancing went on all night long.  Each table was decorated with the cutest little wire birds, topiaries, and colorful postcards.  The florals were a happy spring yellow!

I’ll probably always remember Lindsay’s father stepping up to give his toast.

He looked around and said something to the effect of, “Before I begin, I lost something… I need everyone to look around.  There was a little girl running around in a Wonder Woman t-shirt, about six years old… I could swear I saw her just a moment ago…”  then looked over at his daughter, pride beaming from his eyes, a tear falling from hers. 

It made me cry a little : )

Congratulations, kids!  Many wishes for a wealth of happiness together over the years.

Enjoy!