Houston Wedding Photographer – Photographics

I love working with those that are serving or were once active Military.  I have a great respect for those that chose to sacrifice to allow me the freedoms I enjoy.  I had the honor of shooting a wedding for a lovely couple, Heather and MJ.  They are from Houston, but chose to have their wedding at a lovely location in Austin, Texas (in the hill country) called Chapel Dulcinea.  It is a lovely open air wedding chapel with a fantastic view.  It is ideal for small, intimate wedding ceremonies, especially weddings at sunset with the romantic gas lights and the lovely sunset colors.

There is a changing room available for the bride so she doesn’t have to arrive dressed.  There are several lovely locations around Chapel Dulcinea to shoot as well so that once the ceremony is completed, you can get some fantastic bridal portraits or portraits of the bride and groom.  I love the traditional bell ringing part of the ceremony as well.

the lovely view from behind the chapel

Here is a full view of the Chapel

Here is a view form one of the other gazebos on the campus:

The view from the entrance of Chapel Dulcinea

So I had the honor of shooting another wonder bridal session in Houston (aren’t they all wonderful ).  This one was actually in Sugarland at the Oyster Creek Park and we shot it a few weeks before her wedding (I will post some wedding pictures soon).  Alma has the prettiest smile and her personality showed in every picture!  Here are a few of “our favorites”

As you are planning your wedding, here are a few more places for you in the Houston Metro area (which includes Spring, Tomball, Sugarland, Katy, etc.).  Depending on the size of your wedding guest list, any of these places can accommodate you.  As always, contact the venue directly for more information to see how they can best serve you.  Check and see what options they have for your wedding ceremony and reception, catering options, how large is the dance floor, and anything else you can think of that will help you planning your wedding.

Spring Chateau

Spring Chateau is located in the Spring/Tomball area and offer several rooms depending on the size of your wedding guest list.  they also have an indoor chapel and an outdoor gazebo where you can hold your wedding ceremony.

Demer’s Banquet Hall

Demer’s Banquet Hall is located in Southwest Houston off Hwy 59 South and is perfect for intimate weddings.  The area can be used for both the ceremony and reception with a nice dance floor and area for either a DJ or a live band.  The staff at Demer’s did an excellent job of serving the bride and groom and their guest and the food was GREAT!  I was especially impressed with the wedding cake they prepared…

In addition to the other post I made regarding places in Houston to hold your wedding ceremony or wedding reception (post is here if you missed it), I have a few more that you can consider.  While most of these are located in Houston, there are some listed that are located in Spring, Texas and Tomball, Texas as well.  When looking for a venue, please consider the size of your wedding party, (not just the bridal party, but the number of invited guests).  you don’t want to get a place that holds 300 and you invite 500.  you also don’t want to get a place that holds 300 and you only invited 100 as that would be wasted space and wasted money and considering the current economy, that might not be a good idea.

Marriott West Loop by the Galleria

This room is actually on the second level and has a great view.  Since this room faces east, it might not be that great for an early morning wedding (10 or earlier), but it is ideal for any time after that.

Brenner’s on the Bayou

Brenner’s Steakhouse actually has two locations in Houston, Texas, but this one is off Memorial Dr and has a beautiful garden area, lovely gazebo and the restaurant area will hold a large crowd in its rooms.

McCormick and Schmick’s Uptown Park

I actually shot this room during a Christmas Party, but I loved the layout so much that I immediately thought how nice it would look for a wedding reception!

Hilton Greenspoint (formerly the Wyndham Greenspoint)

The Hilton has a very nice and very large ballroom downstairs as well as a “smaller” room upstairs.  Both rooms could accommodate both the ceremony and reception for your guests.  These are shots from the smaller room:

and this is the larger room where the bride and groom held the ceremony and reception in (they used a partition to split the room).

Chateau Crystale

I have had the opportunity to photograph this place several times and I absolutely LOVE this ballroom!  It has a large dance floor and it’s always well lit and there are plenty of places to shoot!

Spring Chateau

This place has several locations available, depending on the size of you wedding party, both indoor and outdoor locations.  This particular wedding was shot in the Fall (Halloween Night to be exact) and they used the outdoor gazebo.

La Tranquila Ranch – Tomball, Texas

I posted a few of these from a wedding I did there back in January, but here are a few more of the layout:

The Houston, Texas Metro area has a lot of great places that can be used for your wedding ceremony and reception.  Each one has a personality all its own and I’m sure you can find one to fit your style and your budget.

Often, as a wedding photographer, it’s great to shoot the big fancy “platinum weddings”, who doesn’t like seeing those?  But what is just as special, if not more special to me are the nice, quiet, sweet, intimate ceremonies, where the couple and a few close family and friends share.  this was the case with Ceci and Tim.  Tim has family here and they came to Houston to renew their vows (they are both Active Military and got married a few years ago right before he was deployed).  After the ceremony, we took a few family shots and then the couple and I went to the Museum district in Downtown Houston and took some portraits.  This was a great couple and I enjoyed my time with them!