Kristi and Justin's Houston Wedding

Here are some images from Kristi and Justin's beautiful wedding at the historical Houston Heights Fire Station. There was beautiful light inside the near 100 year old building and it gave the event a wonderful glow. Although the bride and groom to be were a little nervous everything went off without any problems. One of the things that I really enjoy about photographing weddings is getting there early and seeing the entire event come together. It is always amazing to me how a simple room can be decorated and turned into a wonderful area for the wedding ceremony. I also am fascinated by watching people set up the room for the reception. Since I enjoy taking many detail photographs, being around the venue early gives me a great opportunity to capture these types of shots. You can read more about this in my posts 'It's All in the Details at a Wedding' and 'Don't Forget the Details.' It also allows me time to get to know the people in the bridal party a little better. This makes it much easier to photograph during the event. I spend a lot of time with my clients before the actual wedding day. I really like to get to know my clients, their likes an dislikes, and it makes them more at ease in front of the camera. Later on, when the event begins, there are too many other things going on to worry about these detail shots. There are so many 'must have' shots and many of these are happening very quickly, like the first kiss, or the bouquet toss by the bride. You can see a photo of Kristi's bouquet toss here. I enjoy capturing all aspects of the special day for my clients. Houston is a great market for weddings. There are all types of historical venues and indoor and outdoor locations. The historic Heights Fire Station is just one of those places. I love the old worn wooden floors upstairs where the reception took place. There are also loads of great old photographs on the walls. It is such a welcomed difference from the more generic ballroom type of venues. I am hoping that I can get to photograph a neat ranch wedding in the future. After all this is Texas y'all.

Gary Miller

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Red Photo Houston Wedding Photography

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Wedding, Crowne Plaza Houston River Oaks Hotel

The Red Photo team recently photographed at the Crowne Plaza River Oaks hotel in Houston, TX. We were there to capture all the elements of a wedding including the brides having their make up done, bridal portraits, interiors of the hotel, the reception area, and food. Coordinating an all day photography shoot like this can be a challenge. There were brides to schedule and food to create, along with details like flowers. We needed access to the bridal suite and a hospitality suite. And that is before we had to move all of our equipment into and around the hotel. We must have been quite the spectacle, especially when we were photographing the brides in the lobby area with a flash popping off every few seconds. One of the hotel workers thought that the fire alarm light was going off. The hotel staff was very helpful and they made our day run a little bit smoother.

Behind the camera was Jim Stevens, Monee Fly, and me. Monee also help with her expertise in food styling. Isaac Lopez (Zea) was our assistant and muscle. He saw to it that one went too close to all of our equipment and that said equipment made it from one set to another. Honestly, we were all over that hotel.

Everyone did a great job. I want to thank our brides, Thea and Melinda. They were wonderful to work with and we had a great time. With so many set ups to photograph we needed everyone to help. Production was handled by Jeanna Auger, Catering Sales Manager for the hotel. Food was created by Brian Pashkoff, Executive Chef, and his staff. Make up was done by Thea from KAYO by Thea. It was great having someone who could model and do make up. The flowers were provided by Sabrina Torres of Always Floral. Thea's amazingly beautiful dress was provided by Maison de Mode.

These are only a few sample images. I will be posting more as I get through them.

Gary Miller

Houston Wedding Photographer

www.redphotophotography.com

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