Stacey and Eric were married in February on a perfect Sunday afternoon. You would have never even known it was wintertime, the weather was so perfect. Click here to check out their wedding, being featured today on Carats & Cake, and to see a list of all the talented vendors that made it happen. Here are a few more photos from the wedding as well:
Thank you for having us capture these memories for you Stacey & Eric!
Have a great day,
Smash
I shot this double-exposure with my Holga camera last month while in Mystic, Connecticut. This seemed to be an appropriate photo for a 4th of July post!
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Have a fun and safe holiday,
Smash
Emily Joyce has been working with me for 13 years shooting weddings. Photographing her wedding last October was really exciting for me! Head over to Style Me Pretty to read all about it and see the loveliness! Thank you Vanessa and Alina for helping me shoot this gorgeous wedding.
Click HERE to see the whole wedding! There are tons of photos. All vendors are credited on the Style Me Pretty post.
Have a great Wednesday!
Smash
I’m excited to finally be able to share this beautiful wedding we shot at the Julia Ideson Library last May with Keely Thorne Events. Head over to Style Me Pretty’s Little Black Book to see ALL of the details and photos. It was such a stunning event!
Have a great day!
Smash
I know, usually a “Woo Hoo!!” photograph usually comes at the end of the week. Will enthusiastic quips about TGIF, happy hour, and the excellent plans for the weekend. But I’ve decide to put my faith in the Universe and send all good vibes out today. On Monday. I am going to have great week, you guys! I am insisting you have one too, give it a shot. What do you have to lose by exercising a little more positivity than normal at the beginning of the week, rather than the end?
This photo was taken at our wedding in January. The parents surprised everyone (including the bride and groom) with fireworks right after the ceremony. Look at the smile on the bride’s face! I just love it.
Have an excellent week. I mean it!
Smash
PS – Great job pulling off the surprise, Caplan Miller Events!
And now we continue the second portion of Shelby and Brooks’ wedding in Marathon, Texas. After the ceremony on the family ranch, we hopped in a truck with the bride and groom and raced around the ranch chasing the quickly setting sun. Afterwards, we returned the The Gardens at The Gage Hotel for the reception. It was a truly fun day and shooting with the West Texas sky as a backdrop is simply exhilarating.
Shelby’s sister was not only the Maid of Honor, but she also write a song for Shelby and Brooks, which she performed at the recepetion. I believe this was the first time she snag and played the guitar solo in front of a crowd. She did an excellent job!
All the vendors that made this wedding possible:
Wedding dress – http://www.nardosimam.com/
Flowers – http://www.flowerlandmidland.com/
Photographer – Ashley Garmon Photographers
Wedding Dress –
Wedding Dress Hanger – Heirloom
Pavilion draping – http://www.boydsevents.com/
Cactus pouches – https://www.etsy.com/shop/clumsy
Embroidered handkerchiefs – http://www.ffcembroidery.com/
Groom’s custom cuff links – http://penalozaandsons.com/
Church items – http://www.ststephensmidland.com/
Wedding ceremony – private ranch
Makeup artist – Julian Gold of Midland
Hair artist – Glitz House of Beauty
Wedding rings – Fisher Jewelers
Bridal jewelry – http://shop.nordstrom.com & http://www.tiffany.com
Brides shoes – http://www.katespade.com/
Bridesmaid scarves – http://shop.nordstrom.com
Bridesmaid bracelets – Jenkins Jewelry
Groom’s tux – http://shop.nordstrom.com
Father of the Bride tux – http://shop.nordstrom.com
Mother of the Bride dress – http://shop.nordstrom.com
Groom & Groomsmen ties – http://www.tomjames.com/
Bridesmaid dresses and Groomsmen tuxes – selected their own
Reception band – http://www.thejebsite.com/
Reception venue and catering – http://www.gagehotel.com
Save the Dates – “Note”able & http://www.printswell.com/
Map card design – Landgraf Crutcher & Associate Inc.
Wedding invitations – RSVP by Darby Brown & http://www.crane.com/
Guest gift bags – http://jameshevans.com/ , https://www.haribo.com/enUS/home.html ; http://www.susiessouthforty.com/ , http://www.ritter-sport.com/
Guest book – http://www.blueskypapers.com/
Koozies – http://www.discountmugs.com/
I love love love weddings in West Texas. Particularly at The Gage in Marathon. This hotel is set up to handle all of your wedding needs and it is beautiful! If you’re thinking of having a destination wedding, consider Far West Texas, you and your guests will not be disappointed! It’s the home of Marathon, Alpine, and the increasingly popular Marfa, Texas. It’s also home to Big Bend National Park and the Davis Mountains. As well as the McDonald Observatory. OH! And don’t forget about the mysterious Marfa Lights. As the name indicates, it’s FAR. Far from anything. Midland, Texas is 3 hours away, as is El Paso. The ultimate Texas road trip, if you will.
Growing up, I spent a lot of time in West Texas – my family is from there. So at an early age I was spellbound by that area of Texas’ insanely beautiful and dramatic sunsets. So any chance I get to shoot out there, I take it. Shelby and Brooks were married in Marathon at the groom’s family ranch. It was stunning and I would go on and on. But I’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves! Happily, I was able to shoot some with my Holga camera. Which, I also love love love.
A west Texas wedding ceremony wouldn’t be complete without something creepy-crawly in attendance. For the record, there were two tarantulas!
Far West Texas, Part 2 coming soon!
Smash
I am sometimes honored to photograph the weddings of my friends. Sometimes it’s one or the other that I know. And many times it’s both the bride and groom that I know and I have to say it’s a lot of fun to do so! This was true of Lauren and JP. I knew JP first, from a zillion years ago. And actually only met Lauren upon their engagement. But we were fast friends and by the time their wedding came around, I felt like I’d known her for years! When JP told me about Lauren before I met & while discussing their upcoming wedding. He said “I just want to make her happy. She’s so great, Ashley. I’m really marrying up.” I laughed at this because JP is a really funny guy and cracks jokes all the time. But he was dead serious. And it left me with a lump in my throat that honestly, never really went away.
Ain’t love grand?
Smash
The wedding took place at Tarrytown Methodist Church and the reception was at The Austin Club
It’s official. The website is up and running and open for business! There is no reason for a beautiful wedding gown to hang on a plastic or wire hanger ever again. Visit our website, heirloom-shop.com to learn more about placing our customized hangers and order today! They have become very popular bridesmaids’ gifts. Your first hanger would be full price and each additional hanger in that order receives a 10% discount.
Let me know what you think!
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!!!!
Have a great weekend,
Smash
We have started selling larger orders of Heirloom Hangers as brides are now starting to buy them for their bridesmaids. And I may be a little biased, I mean MAYBE…but they make great gifts!
See? They really like them!
Contact us at heirloom-shop.com for more information about placing orders. Soon, very very soon, we will have an online store for easy ordering.
Smash
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