Last Saturday, Angie and Edward were married in the Sky Lobby of the Dallas Petroleum Club overlooking downtown Dallas.  While Angie was finishing up her make-up, the amazing Masoud from the club brought her fresh baked chocolate cookies – yummmm, wish I had one now.

Whenever Angie would have a moment that she felt her tears coming on, she would start this little bouncing dance to keep the tears at bay.  Her bridesmaids would chant something about Vegas but I’m not sure what that was about.

Angie with her lovely junior bridesmaids.  I like this photo because on the normal sized photo you can see Angie’s teal eye shadow.

A quick note, the delectable florals were done by Macaux – extremely creative with lots of lovely textures.

Edward did the very dapper real bow tie which made a very nice statement.

Even the dads are getting into technology.  When I came around the corner, I caught Angie’s dad snapping a photo of his beaming bride with his telephone.  Unfortunately, Steve and Kim are photogs from the old days who don’t yet have the capacity to photograph anything with their phones – maybe it is now time to change that…

The architecture of the Sky Lobby added even more to the intimate ceremony.

Look at how fun Angie’s and Edward’s families are!

more celebrating…

Dancing with her dad and then Don.

Of course there was dinner, cake, a garter and bouquet toss plus lots of dancing and some very touching special songs sung in Angie and Edward’s honor.  But for now, we’re skipping to the end – at the end of the post, you will see info to seeing all of the photos from the celebration.

But now now, we are loving this artwork in the lobby of the building.  The light parts actually float across the art with the assistance of a lcd projector – very cool.  Edward grabs one last kiss before heading into the sparklers.

And they are off on a honeymoon in Colorado.

For friends and family who are interested in seeing all of the photos, click here and you will be taken to our online lab partner Pictage.  You will need to register your email address and create your own personal password.  Then you will need the Event Key for Angie and Edward’s wedding.  If you don’t know what this is, you can click Request Event Key and an email will be sent to Angie.  As of today, the photos have not been released to the public but once Angie and Edward go through them all, they will release and an email will be sent to your address letting you know you can then see everything.

Now that Angie and Edward are married, we can unveil some of the bridal portraits we took of Angie at The Dallas Petroleum Club back in May.

Angie and Edward’s wedding took place in the Sky Lobby which is a much more contemporary area of the club and reflects Angie and Edward’s style.  Whereas Angie’s mom Michelle appreciates the elegance of the club so we made sure we had appropriate options from both areas to satisfy everyone’s wants.

Angie was a great sport and let us play a little more even though she had had a long day with a commute from Austin plus her hair and make-up session before we ever started photographing.

Thanks Angie, we have really enjoyed working with you!

While Angie and Edward were in Dallas for a wedding shower earlier this Spring, Kim and Steve Cooley of Carpe Vita Photography met up with them for a fun little session around a neighbor’s home.

Edward enjoyed the kissing portion of the session…

From this photo, the swan looks awesome but he was really speeding off to try and attack Steve for being near his territory.

Definitely a couple who enjoys spending time together which we love to see.

As Kacey and Chad had a Texas sized wedding with a pretty big reception, Carpe Vita photographers Kim and Steve Cooley were joined by Richard Sharum and Jassen Alexander for documenting the party.

Kacey and Chad selected amazing wedding professionals to help them with their wedding.  Because so many of these photos show off aspects their vendors provided, we thought we would identify the contributors showcased here up front:
Florals, Decor (Event design and vision) and Wedding Coordination – Todd Events, Dallas
Cake – Candy & Cakes by Carrie, Beckville
Catering – Rick’s on the Square, Tyler
Snapshots – BoothBooth, Dallas
Band – The Project, Absolute Entertainment, Dallas
Valet – Tyler Shreveport Valet Services
Transportation – Ed’s Limo Service
Reception Location and Get Away Flight – KRS Express Aviation, Longview
Air Conditioning and Generators – Blue-Stream Rentals, Midlothian
Rentals – All American Party Rentals, Tyler
And of course, Photography – Carpe Vita Photography

Kacey’s dad Kim took Steve up for some aerial shots earlier in the day.  Here’s an overview with the jet Kacey and Chad would be leaving in later in the night.

The Todd Event people and their Switch lighting staff took the design from Kacey’s wedding design and transformed the aircraft hangar.  You might also notice how they took the motif from the wedding invitation and incorporated for a complete theme.

The couple’s first dance was like a scene from a Hollywood classic.
  

Then Kacey took a turn with her proud papa.

Before long Chad and his mom joined in as well as Pam, Kacey’s mom with one of Kacey’s brothers.  David and Donna, Chad’s dad and step-mom, watched on from the right.

The Todd Event crew created this 16 foot by 16 foot chandelier for Kacey – perfect for anyone liking a little sparkle.

A very sweet touch – Kacey had her elementary school class prepare the artwork for the menu cards.

Time for some cake.

Clay, Chad’s brother, business partner and best man takes a bite out of a Texas Flood cookie.

Then partying really began when Kacey and her girls made their way on to the bandstand.  The Project definitely had the crowd on their feet all night long.  Kacey’s two maids of honor, Texanna and Miki were right there to keep the party rockin.

I love this private photo of the couple that Steve caught of them in the Snapshots booth provided by Boothbooth.  Check out pics from Kacey and Chad’s booth by clicking here.

Pam checks out the candy favor and decides that the purple maltballs are her faves.

I was so proud of Kacey for wearing her gorgeous shoes on to the very end.  Before leaving, she changed into a little number that really played up her wedding shoes.

Celebration that the party is over.

A petal toss led by the horn section of the band playing “Leaving on a Jet Plane”

Kisses goodnight before heading to Dallas, courtesy of KRS Express Aviation and then on to a honeymoon in St. Barts.

Of course, this is just a very small portion of all the photos taken that night.  To see all of the wedding and reception photos, click here and you will be taken to Pictage, our online proofing partner/lab.  You will need to know the Event Key, if you don’t know it, there is a link you can click and your email will be sent to Kacey.  If she recognizes your email address, then she will advise you of the Event Key.

Thank you to everyone involved with making this such a special day for Kacey and Chad!

How can anyone not love weddings?  It’s the celebrations of existing families starting the next families, seeing friends (and family) you haven’t seen in awhile and everyone is gushing with love.  We are always so touched to be invited into our client’s intimate moments to help them document their celebration for them to remember for days and years to come.

All of the wedding florals were done by Todd Events including this lovely petal basket for the flowergirl

How about those wedding shoes – rhinestones on the heels of her shoes!

The lovely ladies

What a beautiful bride!

The gents bear the heat for little bit.

Kacey and Chad have a short little visit before the wedding but Chad didn’t get to see her until she walked down the aisle.

Kacey’s grandfather was one of the ministers overseeing their rites of marriage.

Now they are married, the fun begins!