Deanne Bolin + Chris Gardner Wedding

Deanne and Chris had lovely little southern wedding at Northwood Church here in Keller followed by a laid-back reception at the Stockman's Club in the Historic Stockyards Station in Fort Worth. I loved getting to design their invitation suite and see that design vision carried through the rest of their wedding (see previous post!)

Kim Kenney and her team from Timeless Elegance Weddings did a great job as the wedding consultants and I know it really put Deanne at ease to know she could depend on Kim. Her sister company Timeless Fiori did a great job with florals.

What I saw while Andy was working on the guys group photos:
What Andy was shooting!



Chris and Deanne took time to do a "First Look" session so they could spend some time with one another before the ceremony started. I could see this instant sense of relief and calm they both had after they saw one another.
Chris checking Deanne out from head to pretty little toes!




We had some quick fun down in the Stockyards in the B-L-Azing Texas sun!



I loved these watermelon pink roses Katie Hart attached to branches paired with hanging tea lights. A pretty and rustic centerpiece perfect for this venue!

Click here to see their wedding slideshow!

The rest of the team:
Invitation Suite: Me!
Bride's Hair and Make-up by Kelli Teague of Creative Concepts
Bride's Dress by Alfred Angelo
Bride's maids dresses by David's Bridal
Cakes provided by Texas Star Bakery
Music provided by close friend of the couple, Micah Burlam
Transportation by Access Limos

Invitation Suite

I was thrilled to create the invitation suite for Chris and Deanne's Wedding (post coming soon!) I love when a design theme can be carried out through a wedding and their monogram showed and pattern showed up in the guest book design, wedding childhood slideshow, on the bottom of Hershey kisses at the sweets bar, the programs, etc. It wasn't too much, just enough that everything went together really well! It was printed on a beautiful linen stock that had a light texture. Let me know if you'd like a custom design quote!

Front of the invitation included a picture at their request (I don't have to include a picture to design your invites)

The back:The reply card and directions card:

Steven- Keller High School Senior 09

Shooting with Steven was soooo easy. I mean, I have some friends that photograph Seniors and they can be at a loss with boys, but all I had to do was come up with a fantastic couple of locations and Steven was all in. Enjoy.










Check out Steven's Slideshow here!

Tips from this Shoot: Karen, Steven's wonderful involved and loving Mom, e-mailed me some clothing selections because she was having a hard time choosing. This was a great idea because I was able to give some guidance, which made for some great images. So, if you're totally confused with what to wear for your next shoot, just get the outfits together and send me some images--I'll help!