I had the pleasure of shooting their beautiful wedding at the gorgeous Vintage Villas this past Friday.  The weather was rather cooperative.  Almost perfect temperatures and not a single cloud in sight.  The ceremony was backlit by the setting sun over Lake Travis.  I’ve got tons of editing on my plate so I just wanted to share a few of my favorites so far from this set.  Loved working with you guys……congrats! More to come later.  Special thanks to Kristi Wright for coming out to assist me on this shoot!

These are just a few of the many words that can be used to describe Eyvette, the lovely and vivacious bride who took a chance and hired me, all the way down here from Austin, to photograph her and Bourahima’s wedding WAY WAY up in New York City.

I was referred to Eyvette by a close friend of hers who happens to be a hobbyist photographer who travels back and forth from Texas to New York for work. Eyvette and I spoke on the phone before she made her decision and we ended up talking and chatting for about an hour about anything and everything. It was amazing – it was as if we had been friends who had known each other for a long time and were just playing catch up. We hit it off. We really connected. I think that is what ultimately led to her decision to hire me as her photographer without having even met me face to face. And ever since that day, she and I remained in contact on an almost weekly basis. We would touch base with each other from time to time to see how things are progressing along. She would ask me for advice about certain details she was planning for the wedding. She would even vent to me when things weren’t going as expected. It’s always great to be able to connect with my clients, but it’s icing on the cake whenever I can also forge a new friendship along the way.

Now….because we hadn’t met prior to me arriving in NYC, I always had this thought in the back of my head that perhaps there is a small chance that the connection wouldn’t be as strong once we did meet face to face. Or that perhaps that neither Eyvette nor myself would be the same people we were on the phone. Pshaw! That thought was immediately crushed as soon as I heard my name being yelled outside of the passenger-pickup area at JFK airport. There was Eyvette, happy as ever. Bright as can be, with the biggest smile I’d seen on anyone’s face in a long time. She is just as nice and vibrant in person as she was on the phone. Sorry for the lengthy post, but a person as beautiful as Eyvette is deserving of such a story. Here are just a few pictures taken on her and Bourahima’s very special day. So very honored to have been a part of it. Thank you, Eyvette!