David was given the mission prior to the wedding to find a 2010 penny and he did a good job – every marriage should have a little “In God We Trust” rooted in it.   As the cartoon “Love is…” from the newspaper holds a special place in Mina and David’s lives, David secretly collected a few of the recent ones and had one of the lovely young female guests to add to touch of reddish-blonde hair to represent Miss Mina – these were placed on the welcome guest table.

Bo is Mina’s four-legged friend and since the Warwick is a dog-friendly hotel, Bo was able to participate in the day.  Here he waits patiently for Mina to get dressed and then makes sure he is included in the photograph with Mina, her mom and sister.

The special ladies who hung out with Mina before wedding and David with his lovely daughter.

The wedding was officiated by a friend of Mina’s father and he had a special treat for them – this copy of “Love is…” which was in the newspaper a few days before the wedding and was most appropriate for this day.

After the lovely ceremony, we headed downstairs for some photos while the room was prepared for the wedding feast.

We finished up with the Bridal Party and then had a few quiet minutes for the newlyweds to get to visit and catch their breath.

You can tell they adore one another!

David is obviously a romantic at heart because beyond the “Love is” cartoons, he also had a brand made for the two which was incorporated in the reception in a variety of ways, from this ornament to the cake knives and toasting flutes.

Mina and David stepped out on the balcony to view the city as the sun was setting and took advantage of the moment for a little practice before their first dance as a married couple.

First Dance and Mina’s dance with her dad.

After more visiting and dancing, we did some quick family photos before Bo departed for the evening.

What a great ending to a wonderful time together for all involved.

For all of Mina and David’s friends and family interested in seeing all of the photographs from the wedding when they are ready to view – please click here to be taken to Pictage.com which is Carpe Vita Photography’s preferred online proof viewer and lab.  You will need to create an account for yourself by listing your email address and setting a private password for yourself.  Then you will need an Event Key which Mina and David will be aware of so you can contact them for this or wait for them to release the photos and send you an email with all of the details.  With the registration, you will be notified when the photographs are available for viewing.

She is wearing a christening gown that has been in the family over 50 years.

When ever Miss C need’s a little comforting, Daddy starts sing the “Hush Little Baby”  song – it is so touching to see them together.
Here big brother A shows her that she is loved while dad sings.

We love fingers, toes and noses!

But what amazing lips Miss C has!

Miss C with Mom and Dad – so precious to have a newborn to remind us how important tiny things can be.

School is back in session and Carpe Vita is actively seeking cool (and hot) high school students to join the Carpe Vita Crew.

What do you have to do?  Just be featured in some really fun and unique photography and then share the images with your friends and fellow students.  And parents.  And anyone else you want.

In addition, you’ll have the chance to earn photography print credits, make a little money, win some great prizes, and just look fabulous.

Interested?  Text your name, school, and graduation date to Carpe Vita at 817-264-6132.  Or click here to contact us.

If you should have any issues with this slideshow running, you can also click on this link to be taken to a website where the design is posted.  As there are many pages to load, please be patient for everything to show itself – it is worth the wait.

To register to see all of the photographs from Heather and Jermaine’s special day, click here and you will be taken to our online partner Pictage.  The photos will not 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.

Pictage does require an Event Key to protect the couple’s privacy.  If you are a friend or family member, you might have 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 Heather or Jermaine directly.

the Little Chapel in the Woods

Laura’s shoes add a touch of color

Laura told Randall her dress had a “peacock train”

Randall considers a fashion accent of his own

Laura’s grandmother walks down the aisle again

Laura and her father follow in the family footsteps

This best man knows what to do!

The two “brides”

After the wedding the couple celebrated with a reception at Grand Traditions – appropriately named.

Wedding photos and invitation from 1946.

Three sister reunite for another wedding celebration

Not a lot of single men available…

Sometimes it’s tough being the youngest!

All the single ladies

A barrage of bubbles

After the honeymoon, Laura and Randall returned home to Louisiana to celebrate again with family and friends.  All of the images from their wedding in Denton will soon be available  for viewing.  If you’d like to be notified when they are released, simply register with Pictage.

Thank you Laura and Randal for letting Carpe Vita be part of such a special wedding.

]]> http://carpevitaphotography.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=1503 0 http://carpevitaphotography.com/wordpress/?p=1489 http://carpevitaphotography.com/wordpress/?p=1489#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:19:43 +0000 kim http://carpevitaphotography.com/wordpress/?p=1489 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!

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!

A lovely embossed detail in their luxurious wedding invitation.

Miss Heather getting ready.

We started at the Magnolia Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Beautiful people in a beautiful place!

The Rolls Royce to take Heather and her father to Perkins Chapel at SMU was a classic sweet ride

Jermaine and some of his fraternity brothers with their tongues hanging – little did we know at the time that this was a preview to some major celebrating later.

The lovely bride ready to walk down the aisle.

This was a very special touch.  Since Perkins has a policy of no unity candle, this was a creative alternative – pouring of sand.

Yea, they are married!

Some more personality were shown in the couple’s choice of shoes for the day.  Check out those sparkling Jimmy Choos!

Headed to the reception at the Magnolia’s Pegasus Room.

A definite highlight of the evening was a taste of New Orleans with the Inner City All-Stars Band who had the heart beats pumping and jumping and helped lead the guests out of the Pegasus Room where they danced on and on under the stars.

Special thanks to Tami Winn and her crew at Tami Winn Events for keeping everything moving so smoothly through out the celebration.

The lovely florals were Fete des Fleurs contributions – truly breathtaking!

Confections in Cakes did the awesome cakes.

To register to see all of the photographs from Heather and Jermaine’s special day, click here and you will be taken to our online partner Pictage.  The photos will not 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.

Pictage does require an Event Key to protect the couple’s privacy.  If you are a friend or family member, you might have 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 Heather or Jermaine directly.

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.

There is so much that I loved about Margaret and Johann’s celebration and as I edited their photographs this week to create their initial album design, I was reminded of how special everything was.

I loved the use of vibrant purple – I have been wanting to photograph a wedding where the groom has cool socks and Margaret’s gift to Johann definitely did this justice.

I loved that Allison, the supreme flower girl  (hope I am spelling her name correctly) would correct me when I called anyone gentleman with in ear shot of her “handsome”.  She would say, “His name is handsome, it’s ______”.  And then to see her precision for laying the flowers down and the seriousness she took with her responsibilities – very impressive!

I loved how Bill, Margaret’s dad took the time to publicly acknowledge Shanna Marko of The Organized Event, Tristin Jumper of the Gaylord Texan (who is currently on maternity leave with baby Grant who decided to arrive early before this wedding) and Jorge of the Gaylord Texan Catering Staff.  How very classy and how very well deserved.

I loved how Ann, Margaret’s mom kicked up her heels as much as the guests.  And of course, we loved how royally they promoted the Carpe Vita Photography Out of the Box Photo Booth that we had there.  To see the photos from the booth, which can be downloaded simply by right clicking on any other photos, click here.  When I just checked on the link, I see that Steve left the photo of me with Johann and his mom in – I’m not sure that I like that…

I loved getting to work with my sister Evah Goodwin – she has a great eye, keeps me on track and has lots of fun ideas. It was her, who took Johann and encouraged him to climb on the rocks for a special photograph – see, Tristin and The Gaylord Texan gods, it wasn’t me. This came after we had learned Johann really wanted to rappel in from the Gaylord atrium ceiling for his entrance so having this special photo adds even more Johann to the day. And as a photographer, I loved the extra time we were given to photograph Margaret and Johann after the reception was over.  They were tired and were good sports and in turn, I think we got some stunning ending photographs of their day. Let us know what you think.

So please enjoy this first draft of how we saw the newest Mr. and Mrs. Dutton’s day.  If the slideshow of the album design is too wide for your monitor, click here and you will be taken to a website that shows everything appropriately.  We hope you love the albums (there are two volumes to make everything fit with the style and elegance of Margaret and Johann’s day) and please leave comments here or on the slideshow link sending your thoughts on the photos to the couple.

This is just a sampling of the hundreds of photographs taken that day, if you would like to see all of the photography, please register by clicking here. In a few weeks, after Margaret and Johann have had a chance to view everything and do their own personal edits, they will release the event and you will be notified that the photographs are ready to be viewed.

Best wishes,
Kim