So when Amenity and I were first in discussion about her wedding photography, she thought it best to give me an idea of what it
would be like, she said, “think wood pile with mannequin legs”. That was enough to capture my imagination and we continued
to talk more. She and her fiance, now husband, Adam, live on the East side of Austin with their son Miles. The wedding was
to take place at their home; ceremony up front on the porch, reception in the backyard.

When Leon and I arrived on the wedding day all things were in place. A beautiful garland of flowers, created by the Flower Bucket,
graced the porch. The front walkway, soon to be the wedding aisle, had been decorated with drawings by Miles. Lights, that were
strung in the back, tables, chairs, tent and dance floor were all set.

I found Amenity and her wedding party across the street at a neighbors house waiting for the guests to arrive and the ceremony
to begin. Instead of bouquets for the bridesmaids, the wedding party wore matching hats that a friend had created. Arriving on
bicycles, the ring bearer and officiant announced the beginning of the ceremony by ringing their bells and honking their horns. Next
the groom arrived playing a tuba, followed by the wedding party  from the field across the street. Then, with the proper fanfare
accomplished, the bride and her father made their entrance and way down the aisle.

I love weddings like this, ones where the community essentially marries the couple. Friends made the cupcakes, the beautiful candy,
the wedding party hats, designed the invitations and played the vibraphone during the ceremony. Their neighbor and friend served as
officiant and family and guests were seen helping throughout the day in all sorts of ways. Love was certainly in the air!

Congratulations Amenity and Adam! And Miles too!

Thought I would take a quick break from the weddings to show you the newest still life image I have been working on. These are the seed heads from
the wild poppies that I find in my yard each spring. To see more still life work go to my art blog at alesi art.

Upon arriving at Vintage Villas for Susan and Jon’s wedding, one of the first things I noticed was the wonderful blue dresses
that the bridesmaids were wearing, next the bouquets that Visual Lyrics had created. The yellow dahlias and ranunculus just
sang against that blue, and the mood was set. This was going to be a happy, lively, late spring wedding. I was not disappointed.
Throughout the entire event Susan and Jon, the wedding party and families laughed. They truly had a great time and it was a
pleasure to photograph them.

One last note, I wanted to let Ms, Guzman, a friend of the bride’s family, know how beautiful and tasty the wedding cake was. Great job.
Oh, and thanks to our good friend and uncle to the groom, David Jewell, for recommending us. You rock!

Congratulations Susan and Jon!

We recently had the distinct pleasure of being the photographers at Emily and Justin’s Four Season’s wedding. It was an
elegant affair, expertly coordinated by Elizabeth Elias of Caplan Miller Events, blessed with perfect weather, good friends and family.

Things I loved about this wedding:

1. the letter pressed invitations
2. the chandeliers hanging from the trees in the ceremony area
3. the turquoise blue color of the bridesmaids dresses
4. the beautiful vibrant bouquets that Petal Pushers created
5. Justin’s shoes, awesome!
6. Emily’s dress, and more importantly how she looked in her dress, stunning.
7. the family and guests, so friendly and so much fun
8. the Elvis impersonator, (the word was that Elvis is a distant relative to the Bride)
9. the band, Dysfunction Junction, which kept the dance floor full and hopping

and here is a shout out to Gary at Crescent Video, always a pleasure to work with him.

congratulations Emily and Justin!