Let me start by saying
how TRULY blessed we were with having amazing and talented photographers for
our engagement and wedding. The cost of
a wedding is stressful as is and when we were looking up photographers, it blew
our minds the costs some were charging. Now,
that is not to say that their time and art is not worth it, but when you are
paying for the majority of your own wedding, it can be hard to swallow. Just like everything else, we prayed on it
and knew God would take care of it, no matter what the costs would be.
First up - enter the talents of Ashley
Eubanks. She recently graduated from the
Art Institute of Houston for photography.
Carlos has known since she used to go to shows dating back to his Yetis
and FF5 days. I met her at some point,
although sadly I cannot remember when. Regardless,
she always has a smile on her face and is so much fun to be around. She had posted how she wanted to take some
engagement pictures for anyone for her portfolio for school. She needed the pictures; so did we. She takes some amazing photos (check her out here: http://ashleyeubanksphotography.com/blog/) Our
Save-the-Dates turned out amazing and we received so many complements on them. Thank you SOOOO much Ashley once again – you were
a blessing in disguise!
So, back to our search for a wedding photographer. We still were looking and looking. I have family that are amazing - I mean AMAZING - photographers, but I wanted them to be able to enjoy the wedding and not work it. That's for another post though...
I realized a friend of ours (enter Shane), who was recently married to Stephanie, was starting to shoot more and more weddings. Carlos met Shane 6 years ago when they worked together and he has always been a joy to have in our company. He is such a fun-loving and goofy guy, I just had the right feeling inside and we knew it was a perfect fit. Him and his wife work together purely for their passion and love of photography - I think it is so cool to see a husband/wife duo share a mutual passion.
They went above and beyond for us from shooting our engagement party, to our engagement pictures, to the big day. Point-in-case, we decided last minute...like A WEEK BEFORE THE WEDDING...that we wanted a particular portrait taken to place at the reception. We did some shots in Hermann Park the Sunday before our wedding, and he edited and delivered these amazing pictures by Wednesday. It was so hard to choose just one picture, and I am still in shock that it is us!! They are some of my all-time favorite pictures of us. We cannot thank you two enough! Please check out Shane and Stephanie with Impact with Images Photography - http://www.iwiphotography.com - you will NOT regret it with these two!!!
I love having our pictures to look back on and see the happiness and love captured in each picture. I would say if you splurge on one thing, make sure it is a great photographer! Those are the moments that you can cherish forever once the wedding high is over!
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