Our last post was a sneak peek of Kristine and Charles’ wedding photographed by Kim Cooley and Evah Goodwin (with a little of Steve Cooley here and there) for Carpe Vita Photography a few weeks ago.  Here now is a much more indepth look at the wedding through the first draft of the photographer’s favorite photographs from the wedding.  We think you will agree, they are a sweet couple blessed with lots of love all around them.

If the slideshow appears to big for your computer screen, click here to be taken to a different website for viewing – http://albumexposure.com/carpevita/public/pratt-hurt

We have displayed the large impactful photographs in a simple design with backgrounds that compliments the photography while telling Kristine and Charles’ wedding story down to all of the elegant details. We hope you will enjoy the show!

Kristine and Charles were married this last Saturday and Kim Cooley and Evah Goodwin from Carpe Vita were there to document everything from beginning to end.  All of the festivities were held at the Gaylord Texan and what a night it was!

We love the Gaylord because we can always fun places for the formals.

The gift exchange proved to emotional for all who was near.  Here, Charles sees the framed portrait of Kristine that shows a little but not too much.

Then it was time for the wedding…  Cason and Cayla did a great job!

Then time for Mr. Hurt to escort his lovely daughter…

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pratt!

A lovely first dance…

We snuck Kristine and Charles off for a few photos between one of their dinner courses.  They are tiny in this photo but it shows the grandeur of the fountain and where their cocktail reception was held.

This flower feel from Kristine’s bouquet (the exquisite florals were done by the amazing ladies at Willow Creations) and Charles had a little fun of it.  We were walking and photographing at the same time so it is a little fuzzy but very cute!

Charles’ best man was his dad, Chuck.  For his toast, he asked his lovely bride/Charles’ mom, Ginger, to join him.  He left everyone with their eyes glistening and Kristine’s sister Michelle followed with the perfect compliment.

Sparkles and Mallards, oh my!

Kristine dancing with her dad and her mom videos.

Charles with his mom.

Of course there was tons more partying… But we will save that for another day.
The Pratts left the reception surrounded by love and bubbles.

They indulge us with a few minutes in their sweet suite.  The look of love in Charles eyes while Kristine tries to keep her tiara in place is priceless.  Kristine, does this qualify as a photo of you being you?  Your genuine heart felt smile reveals that it was a great ending to an incredible celebration!

Special thanks to Shanna Marko of the The Organized Event for her Day Of guidance.

Brooke with the Gaylord – thanks for filling in for Tristin while she is on maternity leave and thanks for finding me a fork so I could have a little cake.

FX Entertainment did a great job of keeping everyone of their feet dancing the night away.

To REGISTER to see all of the photographs from Kristine and Charles wedding, click here and you will be taken to our online partner Pictage. Pictage does require an Event Key to protect the couple’s privacy.  If you are a friend or family member who gave us your email address at the reception, hopefully you received an email from Carpe Vita Photography telling you about this blog entry and what the Event Key is – please refer to that or contact Kristine or Charles directly in a few weeks.

Please note – the photos will not be ready for you to see for a little while which is why you should register as an email will be sent to you once they are available for viewing.

Thanks and enjoy your honeymoon Kristine and Charles!

Well of course you know, we love weddings at Carpe Vita.  We love getting to know everyone and being a part of their special day.  Julia and Matt were meant to meet each other but they had to go almost around the world to do it.  And come to find out, they lived around the corner from one another.

Their wedding was a sweet celebration of those closest to them coming together for a ceremony and then a lovely dinner together.  As you will see looking through the photos, Steve and Jassen were granted a little tour of the Gaylord Texan facility with the couple which makes the album an even more intimate representation of Julia and Matt’s special day.

This album spread shows Jassen’s overhead shots – very nice.  By the way, Marty Younkin  of Love Notes Weddings was Julia and Matt’s officiant. He was spreading lots of love May 8th, 2010!

Here is our first draft of a wedding album design for them:

Here’s a link direct to the website with the design if you are having any issues viewing the design here.

Here’s a little bit more of Brandy and Jake’s wedding photography by Carpe Vita Photography.

Our first wedding of 2010 – a whole new decade! – was with Brandy and Jake in Ft. Worth this last Saturday.   The wedding was at the beautiful St. Patrick’s Cathedral downtown and the reception was held at The Ashton Depot.

After a wonderfully weird week of 70 degree temperatures, Saturday came with gray clouds and some brisk winds.  But even the drops of rain (which are supposed to be good luck) didn’t dampen the spirits of the day.

Brandy’s touch of blue in her beautiful shoes was very classy.

When we arrived at the Ashton Depot, the clouds moved away to show a little blue sky.

The blue shoes were adorable but they gave way to her extremely comfortable boots early in the evening.

Trey & the Tritones provided the music for the evening and they definitely kept the crowd on their feet all night long.

And we experienced two firsts with this wedding – a groom’s cake that looked like a fish and what a great looking fish too!  (Just in, Brandy let us know the fish cake came from Central Market – I’m thinking it must have been the Fort Worth store that she worked with).  Brandy also let us know that the florals were provided by Phillip Combs – I believe this was our first time to work with them too.  Have to say Phillip’s mothers flower bracelets were really unique and something I would wear without the flowers on a daily basis.  Another neat detail to note is the bottles used on some of the tabletops came from Brandy’s grandfather’s collection.  Unfortunately her grandfather wasn’t there in person, but he and her other extended family were there in spirit.

The other first for us was the couple’s chosen method of get-away transportation.  After running through sparklers, Brandy and Jake hopped on a bicycle built for two and away they went into the night.

Brandy and Jake, we had a great time and we appreciate you including us in your celebration.  Enjoy Chile!

Cheers,

Steve and Kim

p.s. Friends and Family, a slideshow of more photos will be posted here soon.