Shelby | bridal

Shelby is totally cool. When our first attempt at her bridal session got rained out, she was completely calm and laid-back, even though she's moving to DC in about a week! She and Darek actually went to high school together, and we were happy when she chose us to shoot her wedding. It's coming up in September and we can't wait! She gave us permission to go ahead and post these, and we're glad to be able to share them.















And here's a random one that just makes me laugh - doesn't Darek look sad all alone in the canals?

Gallery Wrap Sale!

Our lab is having a sale on gallery wraps this week, so we wanted to pass on the savings to you! All gallery wraps ordered by this Friday (July 31) are 20% off. This applies to any gallery wraps ordered directly through us or through your online gallery. Please contact us if you have any questions!

Our Wedding

Today you get to see something that doesn't usually make the blog - pictures of us! Today is our seven-year anniversary, though it hardly seems like it's been that long! So here are a few photos from our own wedding, seven years ago today, in a little chapel in Connecticut.

The chapel:



Vows or rings or something:



This is my most favorite of all our wedding pictures - taken during our very impromptu "first dance":



Were we ever so young??



Our exit:



*photos by Shel Secunda

Rozie

I decided I wanted to do some extra shooting awhile back and my friend Rozie graciously agreed. We headed up to downtown McKinney, a place I've been wanting to shoot at for a long time. My fabulous assistant Heather (who several of you have met) came along as well and we had a great little session.

















Here's Heather, looking super helpful as always!

Anne + AJ | wedding

Anne and AJ are so sweet together; they seem to have a constant conversation going between them. They were married in their church where AJ proposed - Crossroads Bible Church - so it was extra extra special and meaningful. The day was laid-back and fun, and we've really enjoyed being able to take all their pictures. Anne and AJ are super-thoughtful too; both went out of their way to thank us, and we told them they were awesome as well.

Shoes and flowers:



I'm always fascinated with the amount of make-up the make-up artists bring:







Anne is actually the wedding coordinator at the church, so she was a pro at putting her dad's flower on:





The guys played video games:











Praying before the ceremony:







AJ gave the guys sunglasses:









Some ceremony details:











This was taken about 5 feet away from the exact spot AJ proposed:





Some reception details from the DFW Marriott North:



The cakes. We don't usually eat the cake at weddings, but when they told us at their engagement session that the groom's cake would be peanut butter chocolate, we knew we'd have to try it - and it was amazing:



The rings:





First dance:





Some reception fun:





There was a fight for the bouquet:



Saying good-byes at the end of the night:







Anne and AJ's last dance:



Anne and AJ, congratulations - we wish you all the best!

Anne | bridal

We did Anne's bridals down at the canals and had a great time with her and her mom and sister. We had lots of fun with her long veil - I think it's the first time I was happy to have a little wind. Now that the wedding has happened, we finally get to share them! Be sure to check back soon for wedding pictures!