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Hotel Derek and All Saints Catholic Church Wedding Photography – Emily + Miguel

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Posted in wedding

Remember Emily? She is that gorgeous super model bride we blogged about a while back. Finally, we are blogging her and Miguel’s wedding

When Emily first contacted us she was in a major panic; her friend who was originally doing her wedding photography had just bailed out on her. I am glad Emily found us, because I believe right away she knew she had one less thing to worry about for the wedding. After we met up to talk about all the details, the rest was history.

Getting ready and Reception Venue:
Hotel Derek
2525 W. Loop South
Houston, TX 77027
(866) 292-4100
www.hotelderek.com

Ceremony Venue:
All Saints Catholic Church
201 East 10th Street
Houston, TX 77008
(713) 864-2653
www.allsaints.ws

Florist: Events in Bloom
Videographer: Rob Cross Productions
Mariachi Band: Los Gallitos via Gulf Coast Entertainment
Band: Alterego via Gulf Coast Entertainment

Emily and Miguel’s “little” dog was guarding Miguel while he ties his shoes. Isn’t he adorable?

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints, groom getting ready with dog

The top button on Miguel’s shirt fell off while he was about to put it on. None of the guys knew how to sew and I had to take control of the situation So that day I was the photographer + button sewer + windsor knot specialist!

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints, photographer helping groom sew button

Getting ready with great view at the bridal suite at Hotel Derek. Nice!

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints, groomsman helping groom getting dressed

Emily’s lovely bridal gown

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints, bridal gown and shoes

Take a guess why Emily wore this cute pair of shoes with no heels

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints, bride's shoes

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints, maid of honor helping bride with dress

Always a great moment: Mom putting the veil.

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints, mom helping bride with veil

Somehow the veil wouldn’t go in so I became the veil fixer! HAHA

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints, photographer helping bride with veil

Emily and her dad arriving at the gorgeous All Saints Catholic Church. It was a beautiful day!

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints Catholic Church, father of the bride helping bride get off limo

Rolls-Royce parked in front of All Saints Church. This reminds me of a scene in the movies!

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints Catholic Church, ceremony venue

This was just right before Emily walks down the aisle. What a moment!!

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints Catholic Church,bride nervous before ceremony

Beautiful All Saints Catholic Church! Love this place.

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints Catholic Church

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints Catholic Church, Virgin Mary

Happy newlyweds! Emily had the happy tears going!!

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints Catholic Church, bride and groom recessional

A few quick portraits after the ceremony before Emily and Miguel head to the Hotel Derek for their wedding reception.

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints Catholic Church,bride and groom portrait

One of my favorites from the day!

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints Catholic Church, bride and groom portrait with Rolls-Royce

Elegant wedding cake. The different details on each layer is amazing!

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints Catholic Church, wedding cake

Emily and Miguel enjoying their Mariachi Band.

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints, mariachi band

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints, first dance

We look forward to this moment at every wedding; father-daughter dance is always so sweet.

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints, father daughter dance

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints, party dance

The beautiful Hotel Derek. It always bring back so many fun memories of our own wedding that took place here 3.5 years ago

Houston wedding photographer, Hotel Derek, All Saints

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March 10, 2010 - 11:55 am efro^^ - Love the blue church roof, love the classic car, and love Hotel Derek!! Eric you are a handyman in weddings! HAHA!

March 10, 2010 - 12:12 pm diem - BEAUUUTIFUL PHOTOS AS USUAL GUYS! :)

March 10, 2010 - 1:37 pm serendipity - Thanks guys! hey, we do everything we can to make sure the wedding day go as smoothly as possible right? Happy faces always look better than sad faces in pictures. Heh heh!

March 11, 2010 - 10:31 am Emily Guerra - Looking at these pictures always makes me cry (happy tears of course) remembering what an absolutely perfect day this was. Thank you for capturing it so wonderfully on film so that we can always get those feelings back by looking at the pictures. I will always treasure them :) And yes, thank you for being mr. handyman Eric!!

March 11, 2010 - 11:11 am serendipity - You, Miguel and everybody else were just so wonderful. We had the best time capturing all the decisive moments for you. Your album turned out so good too. It was a little hard to let it go :P BTW, "Emily Guerra" has a nice ring to it :)

Childrens Museum Houston Engagement Photography – Thuy + John

Saturday, March 6, 2010 Posted in lifestyle engagement

Meet Thuy and John! Thuy is a high school teacher, her subject is programming — very smart girl! Her friends call her Tweety. Yes, like Tweety Bird. John owns Burger Tex, a popular hamburger joint in Northwest Houston. The buns are made fresh twice every day and the hamburgers are to die for! The two of them together make a great couple and they are suuuch a blast to be around! We had a wonderful time hanging out with them at the Childrens Museum and Houston Museum of Natural Science for their engagement session. Check it out!

Childrens Museum, Museum of Natural Science, Engagement Photographer

This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. All the kids have a crazy good time climbing in it.

Childrens Museum, Museum of Natural Science, Engagement Photographer

Hamburgers and hot dogs!! Of course we have to do a shot here in the “Diner”!

Childrens Museum, Museum of Natural Science, Engagement Photographer

They are a big fan of a hip hop dance crew called Jabbawockeez. They even incorporated it in their wedding. You will see when we post their wedding pictures.

Childrens Museum, Museum of Natural Science, Engagement Photographer

BTW, if you are into burgers, you have to give John’s Burger Tex a try. We had it…it was SOOO good!

7040 North Eldridge Parkway
Houston, TX 77041-1881
(713) 983-8383

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March 6, 2010 - 10:52 pm efro^^ - I still remember these two were super fun in their wedding! You guys picked the perfect locations to capture their personalities!

Kim Son Wedding Photography – Quyen + Randy

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Posted in wedding

Quyen and Randy eloped 10 years ago and never had a real wedding. She came to us and said that they wanted to celebrate their ten year anniversary by renewing their vows with their friends and family. That is so sweet of them to plan something so wonderful for each other. Since this was going to be their real wedding, she hoped that we could capture all the great moments in a unique and creative style. Well, she came to the right place We hit it off right away that day and had a great time chatting about her weddings plans.

As with all the weddings, we are very glad to be part of their special day to capture all the great time Quyen and Randy had with their friends and family. We started out at the awesome Hotel Derek documenting all the little things brides go through while getting ready. There was a little bit of time before the ceremony, so we managed to shoot a quick bridal portrait session in the hotel lobby. Afterwards, they went to the church to “get married”, followed by a crazy fun party at Kim Son on Bellaire! They had quite a wedding day and we have the pictures to prove it.

Getting ready location:
Hotel Derek
2525 W. Loop South
Houston, TX 77027
(866) 292-4100
www.hotelderek.com

I love all those details on her dress!!

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, details in the bridal gown

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, bride getting her makeup done

I probably mentioned this ten thousand times already, but Alice and I got married at the Hotel Derek. We love shooting there. It’s such a cool hotel and the picture always rock! What a gorgeous bridal portrait of Quyen!!

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, bridal portrait at Hotel Derek

There is her man putting on the final touches.

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, groom getting ready

Ceremony Venue:
St Edith Stein Catholic Church
3311 N Fry Rd
Katy, TX 77449
(281) 492-7500
www.stedithstein.org

Even though they’ve been married for 10 years, you can see Quyen is still very nervous about walking down the aisle.

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, bride walking down the aisle with dad

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, bride and groom smiling on the alter

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, during ceremony

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, bride and groom portrait by the church

Cute portrait! I like!!

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, bride and groom portrait by the church

Reception Venue:
Kim Son Restaurant
10603 Bellaire Boulevard
Houston, TX 77072-5229
(281) 598-1777
www.kimson.com

I think the guests were supposed to write well wishes for the bride and groom, not for themselves!! HAHAA!

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, wishing tree

Cool Chinese lantern balls and purple lighting all over the reception.

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, lantern balls at reception

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, decorations at reception

Crazy fun party. Look at the bride and groom challenging each other!

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, drinking games

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, gorgeous cake

Yea! That’s how you do a champagne toast!!

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, bride and groom drinking from the bottle

One of the big perks of shooting Chinese and Vietnamese weddings is the food!! We get to eat all the goodies like fried rice, lobster, seafood in a birds nest made with fried taro, shrimp salad, and etc. Man…I am getting so hungry just talking about it.

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, Vietnamese food at reception

The lovely first dance

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, first dance

Quyen and her son doing a very special mother-son dance.

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, mother-son dance

Randy’s mother-son dance.

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, mother-son dance

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, bouquet toss

HAHA…look at the guys in the back while Randy tries to get the garter with only his teeth!

houston wedding photographer, St Edith Stein, Hotel Derek, Kim Son, groom getting the garter with his mouth

Thanks Quyen and Randy! Let’s do this again in 10 years

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San Luis Galveston Maternity Photography – Joyce

Monday, March 1, 2010 Posted in babies + kids

You won’t believe how Joyce found us…

Joyce loves photography. She wanted to document her maternity but had no idea which photographer to go to. It just so happens that “Serendipity” is one of her favorite words, so she thought, “what the heck, maybe there is a Serendipity Photography in town.” She Google’d “Serendipity Photography” and what do you know…our website showed up After she saw our website, it was love at first sight! How awesome is that?? Fate brought us together!! We are so glad she found us. We get along really well and the sessions are just so much fun!!! Check out some of her awesome maternity portraits at the gorgeous San Luis Resort and the beach in Galveston! I want to call it a maternity boudoir session because she looks super HOT!!

San Luis Galveston, Maternity Photography

BTW, Joyce had a super adorable baby boy. We’ll be posting his pictures later on.

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March 1, 2010 - 4:17 pm efro^^ - What a beautiful mom!! She looks good in everything she put on! Good job on the beach!

Butterfly Center Houston Engagement Photography – Courtney + Adam

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Posted in lifestyle engagement

Here is another fun engagement session for you at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. We were so glad Courtney and Adam liked the idea of having the engagement shoot indoors, because it was going to be super hot that day. We probably would’ve melted if we had to stand outside for more than 5 minutes. The butterfly center is a perfect location for this kind of situation. It’s indoors with outdoor lighting, very cool! Have a look!!

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