Stephanie and Alan Flint Wedding

This past weekend, we had our last wedding for this calendar year. It was Stephanie and Alan's wedding at St. Paul's Catholic Church and then the reception at Marriott Hotel Medical Center. Immediately after the ceremony, we took the whole wedding party to a marina in the Clear Lake area to have some fun. I've always want to take some pictures on a pier somewhere so this was the perfect opportunity. The girls were such troopers. The planks on the pier were pretty gappy and their heels were getting stuck in them so they all had to walk very very slowly. Luckily we didn't lose anyone into the water there. We finished there and then went to their suite at the hotel and took some more creative romantic shots of them together and we got a little crazy. Stephanie was game so we propped her onto the table in the room and came out with some really cool shots.
Hope you like them!! I'm so happy to finish off the year with such a great wedding!!
Check out the Facebook album for more images.
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Meredith and Mike's Wedding

Last Friday night, we had Meredith and Mike's wedding. I've known Meredith for several years now through the Club Monkey volleyball league we played in several years ago. As many of my friends know, I'm a avid volleyball player and still play quite a bit whenever time permits. Anyways, it was really cool seeing one of my friends get married. Mike and meredith seems so right for each other. Of course, some of our mutual friends were also at the wedding so it was a little reunion of some sort. It was really cool.
The wedding was a lot of fun as they both are so laid back and just amazingly easy to work with. Here are some of the pictures from that night and as always, check out our Facebook album more images.
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Being Thankful

There are times in the year where we can look back and say, "Wow, I'm so blessed and lucky to be where I'm at." I have amazing supportive people in my life that make life worth living. I'm thankful for my health, without it, I could not wake up each morning excited about what I get to do everyday in my life. I've been blessed with an amazing girlfriend that keeps me humble and laughing all the time. (She's so silly and very accident prone. Bless her heart) My family is awesome as always. This next couple of months is going to be very very interesting times. I just moved into a new house and have a couple of new business ventures that will be starting soon that are extremely promising. I have everything in the world to be thankful for and I can honestly say I walk around almost everyday with a big goofy grin on my face. Hopefully it's contagious, not like the swine thingy that's going around....

Today I get to go to my mom's house for the first of three or four meals Krystal and I are going to partake in today. Then we are heading to one of my best friends for some more munchies and then Krystal's parents in the 'berg and hopefully not eating too much more. After which, I should take a 5 hour nap but instead I'm taking my younger sisters to the galleria for their annual lighting and fireworks ceremony. It's an annual tradition and the fireworks are really cool!! It's going to be bit chilly tonight so bundle up!!

Have a great thanksgiving.
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Edwin and Raquel's Wedding

It's been like a week now that I've last posted to the blog. I've been moving and my DSL has been down and still is down. Luckily my neighbors allow me camp onto their wifi. ( They don't know this though) Getting my house in order and fixing all the little things in the house is a full time job, and trying to run a business is tough. Not much sleep lately. I think I'm in need of some energy to get me through the Thanksgiving meals. (B12 anyone??)
I still don't have a fridge in my house yet, it's been about 9 days since I moved in. It's funny how you take for granted having a fridge and the ability to store food overnight. Everything I cook, I have to eat that night. I guess it's been a good excuse to go out and eat more...hehehe
Anyways, here are images from Raquel's and Edwin's wedding. More images are available on my facebook Album.
Have a safe Thanksgiving.
P.S. I will try to brave the shopping chaos and try to take advantage of the sales and get me a snazzy fridge. I can't say I've ever looked forward to Black Friday like I do now. I might even be crazy enough and go super early in the morning to make sure I get the fridge I want!! Now only if I can figure which one I want!!

Moving to new House!! - Christmas Card special

Since the cruise, I've been so busy with moving!! As some of my closest friends knows, I just recently bought another house and this last weekend moved the new place. Of course I'm only scratching the surface on getting the house prepped in time to have clients come over without it looking like a disaster zone. It's a much bigger space, actually 2500 sq. ft, all for me!! The gallery is going to be much bigger as well as the shooting space is much bigger. For those that had the pleasure of shooting in my old studio, you can remember that is was quite cramped and a little hot at times with all the lights and heat. When all things are set up I will send out some pictures.

My new studio address is 3306 Westwick Drive, Houston, TX 77082.

Christmas Card Special This weekend! Nov 22, 12-5pm
Your Beautiful Face and Montage Photographers have teamed up to help you take of your Holiday Card needs. This month, we are holding a special day at the studio for you to come in and take your pictures for those Christmas cards you've been meaning to do but haven't gotten around to!! For $250, you will get hair and makeup for one person in the group, 1 retouched 8"x10" print, and 25 Christmas cards in one of our 2009 Christmas Card designs!!

It's 1 DAY ONLY on November 22 12pm-5pm at
Montage's new studio
3306 Westwick Drive, Houston, TX 77082.

THE SHOOT WILL BE AT OUR NEW ADDRESS, NOT OUR 1907 GANYARD ADDRESS
Call Today to book your appointment!! Limited spots available.
713.598.7574

Mexico Cruise

Me and Krystal on the beach in Cozumel. Doesn't the water look amazing!??

I went on a Carnival Cruise last week for 5 days to Mexico. I got to attend some seminars about networking and social media marketing from some of the best marketers in the wedding business. Although there were some seminars during the cruise, the other 5 days were spent relaxing and eating ridiculous amounts of food. I think I will have to fast for the next two months to lose some of this weight I'm sure I gained. My girlfriend and I got to spend lots of time together enjoying the perfect weather we got the whole trip. We got a lot of sun!!
I met some really great vendors on the trip that I will definitely keep in touch with. I finally met Chris Wineinger. I really liked his work and have seen him many times at the Bridal Extravaganza but never got to meet him. His fiance Jasmine is super sweet and so funny. We had an awesome to hang out with and party during the cruise. On the day we docked in Cozumel, I led several brave souls on a scooter tour of the whole island where we rode to 5 different beach resorts around the edge of the island. The far side of the island where most tourists don't visit looks like the North Shore of Hawaii, according to Krista, that is. I've never been myself. Maybe one day. But I digress. So it was an awesome day and overall an awesome trip.

here are some pictures from that trip. Me and the crazy girls I hung out with during the cruise and our $18 coconuts! What an awesome bunch!!

Patchin and Justin's Wedding - October 24, 2009

I don't think you could get better weather to get married in. We had an outdoor ceremony at the Rainbow Lodge. That was my first time at the Lodge to shoot a wedding and I really like it a lot. They have a huge back deck with stairs and beautiful landscaping to provide an amazing backdrop for pictures. Here are a couple pictures but find the rest on our Facebook album!

Kymmie and Ron

Wow, this weekend's weather was absolutely gorgeous! I wish all weekends were like this. Wait, it's like that in California all the time!! But I digress. One of my really good friends for the last 8 years since I've moved back to Houston, Kymmie is getting married on Nov 7th. Unfortunately I will not be able to be there for her wedding as I'm already booked for another wedding. I did however have the privilege of doing her engagement pictures. Her new man, Ron, is so great for her. I've never seen her so happy. It's great to see your friends find that special someone that makes them giggle all the time. Anyways, here are some images from that session!!
Oh and here's the slideshow of the images from that session!!

Edwin and Raquel Engagement Slideshow

I picked up Raquel and Edwin around Raquel's house near Wayside and 45S. It was a little overcast and looked like it was going to rain but we went ahead and scoured the neighborhood for cool locations. here are some images from that session!!

Cristina and Ryan's Engagement Pictures

Two weeks ago, we hopped around Washington area for their engagement pictures. We found some really cool places. Here are images from that session!! Enjoy! Don't forget to turn on the speakers!!
Check out their pictures at our Facebook page!!

Slideshow!!

Here is the slideshow of Liz's Fashion Bridal Session

Liz's Bridal Images

Finally, I am finished with Liz's Bridal Images. These were taken at the Bell Tower on 34th. Hair and makeup was done by Your Beautiful Face.
See the rest of the images from this session on our Facebook Album.


Don't forget to become a fan!!
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Davis Wedding at St. Paul's Church

Yesterday was a fun fun day at Nicole and Myron's wedding. Nicole and Myron exchanged vows at the beautiful St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Houston Museum District area. I had been there once before for a another wedding last year and absolutely love that place for weddings. The architecture is gorgeous and the locations for images are endless.
Nicole and Myron are some of the most genuinely sweet people you'll ever meet. I've thoroughly enjoyed the time we've spent together over the last couple of months. Everyone in the wedding party was so much fun to work with. I got to run around with the guys before the ceremony, hanging out outside the church and in different little areas taking fun, GQ images. All these guys had swagger and style. As you can see from the images, they got some model in each of them. Of course the girls were not to be outdone and they definitely took it up another notch. We got so many fun shots outside with the whole wedding party after the ceremony before heading to the Crowne Plaza hotel in Downtown for the reception. During the reception, we sneaked the couple out to the hotel lobby area for some fun together. We love to do this to really get them some alone time together and of course explore the venue for some interesting shots.
Here are some images from that wedding. Find more images on my Facebook page.
Until next time.
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Bridal Session at Bell Tower on 34th Street

Yesterday I had a bridal session at the newly renovated venue called The Bell Tower on 34th. It's a Tuscany/Old World style place that's something like 25000 sq.ft. It's been beautifully decorated. Needless to say, there were many spots to take pictures. We had a beautiful bride Liz. Her wedding images are available at their website. She never did bridals before the wedding so we wanted to do some after the wedding. That's how I can actually post these so quickly after the session itself. Normally I don't post bridal session images in any place until after the wedding!!

here are some images from yesterday's session. Of course there will be many more to come in the coming week.

Bell Tower on 34th Open House

Yesterday, I attended the open house held by The Bell Tower on 34th. For those of you who were around about a year ago, this place used to be called the Tuscany of Garden Oaks or something like that before it went bankrupt under the previouse owner, who also owned Bella Terraza. For those not familiar with that story, the owner was not finished building the Tuscany place when Hurricane Ike hit around September of last year and was financially hurt by the natural disaster, so much so that he closed both locations down. Of course, both closures happened without any prior warning and most brides scheduled to have their weddings at either locations did not hear about the closures from the owners but through the various vendors they were working with. Many brides lost all the money they gave as a down payment, and most had no recourse. Worst, they really had no location to have their wedding!! Not many places could accommodate a wedding with less than a month's notice. Insert the whole Ike disaster to the mix and you have a lot of really stressed and bitter brides who just wanted to have a wedding. Anyways, the Bell Tower on 34th was bought by now owners Angela and Roger after the disaster and they've done an amazing job finishing the building and making it ready for weddings. With a Tuscany old world decor and feel, the place will undoubtedly be a beautiful backdrop for any wedding. All the rooms and ballrooms are so well decorated and I think it will soon be one of the premier places in Houston to have a wedding. it's so gorgeous!!! I will be doing a bridal session there this weekend. I can't wait.
I don't think they have a website just yet but if you search wedddings in Houston website , I'm sure you can find information on it!!
Cheers
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Surprise and Studio Fun with Krystal

Recently I surprised my girlfriend with a fun studio session where we took pictures of ourselves. Probably like most couples, we mostly had pictures of us together in the standard "lean in, with drink in hand" pictures while at some restaurant or bar or club, taken with a friend's digital camera. Usually you could just put a different shirt on us and and new background and it would essentially be the same shot. I was teasing her about that and how all our pictures didn't vary very much. Of course being a photographer, I just couldn't have that!! So I decide to do a high key session in studio for fun and to get some great pictures of us together, something I could actually frame without being teased by my other photog friends. hehehe.

Here are some of the shots from that session. of course, they were taken by the timer on my new Nikon D700 camera( it's so sweet!!).

Marketing Workshop

Wow, this last week was been crazy busy with evening events. After Wednesday night's networking event, I had Farrah Braniff's (www.farrahbraniff.com) Marketing and Branding workshop. She is a family and kid portrait photographer located near Montrose area. Not only is her work awesome and so unique, she's so much fun to be around. We spent time a lot of time hanging out at TX School this year back in April. Her marketing and brand is so awesome. I learned more than I ever thought I would about branding, packaging and how you can create so many unique pieces of stationery if you have a little creativity and enjoy perusing the aisles of TX art supply. She loves going there to explore all the newest envelopment papers and products. She's so funny. She describes her packaging with such passion, you can't help but get excited about it. One of the most important things that I learned that night was that packaging was all part of the image/brand and experience that you give the client when they work with you. It's not just the pictures that excite people but the presentation of the work is also very important. Of course, your studio cannot be sucessful with just pretty packaging alone, you have to back it up with great work and amazing customer service.
Well until next time.

TheKnot Networking Party at House of Blues

Last night I attended the Theknot Networking party at the House of Blues. I met a couple of really interesting folks in the wedding industry. It was a really fun night hanging out with the photographers and some of the wedding planners. I got to see my favorite friends in the business, Samantha, of Soiree Bliss, Joe Cogliandro, from J. Cogliandro Photography, Tammy Price, of Tammy Price Photography and many others. They had food and drinks for everyone to indulge in. Cake’s by Gina hosted the dessert table with their cake balls (I think that’s what they are called). OMG they are so good!!! You have to get some of that stuff. I think I had like 4 of them (that’ll mean about 4 extra miles at Memorial Park for that indulgence). It was a great party.
I really like going to these events that TheKnot holds because it allows me to meet the coordinators and planners that I hope to work with in the future.
My friends were giving me flack because I am so comfortable meeting new people that they told me, "I bet you've never met a stranger." I just laughed. I find that so funny b/c at one point I was actually dscribed as being introverted. Boy, things have changed..
Until next time
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HS Seniors

Well, it's another new area that I've been hoping to do more of. I think my urban style would really lend itself to HS Seniors. Since I specialize in weddings thus far, I have not pursued shooting HS seniors. Lately, I've had several opportunities to do some senior sessions. I had a great time with them. They are usually so laid back that there's very little stress involved and they're usually up for anything, which works perfectly with my random jaunts around town scoping out cool locations to shoot in. here are some images of a recent session with Max. Hope you like them.

Check out the rest of them on Client Galleries

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Liz and Mike's Wedding

Liz and Mike got married at Second Baptist Church yesterday and then had their reception at the Heights Fire Station. Can I tell you how much fun we had that day?? First, both of them are the sweetest two people you'll ever meet and just so laid back. The groomsmen were all characters in their own right and I'm pretty sure we didn't do one serious picture all day. We pretty much laughed during the whole day while taking pictures and it definitely shows in all the funny pictures we got. It sure makes the day go by faster when you have lively fun people that are just there to have a good time. We went down to the Sabine Street lofts after the wedding b/c we had some time before the reception. That was hilarious. The groomsmens sweated their butts off but they were troopers. Of course the beers they had kept them plenty cool. Onto the reception. Mike sang Liz a song that he wrote. Of course this is a huge surprise b/c she thought he was going to cover a song, but instead wrote her a song, and of course gave her a frame print of the lyrics as he sang to her. Of course, he's got an awesome voice and there was not a dry eye in the room. He finished to a standing ovation. Of course all the girlfriends in the room are all looking at their boyfriends and saying, "Why didn't you write me a song and sing it??" (but I digress) needless to say it was beautiful and she was in tears. It was really special. The rest of the night was filled with partying and craziness by all the groomsmen dancing and rapping to "Ice Ice Baby".. Aaaahhh you can never go wrong with the classics....here are some pictures from that night.

Check out most of the teaser images on our facebook album Liz and Mike Wedding

Recent Weddings

I know I'm so far behind on posting images from recent weddings. I've just had so much to do lately, that this keeps getting pushed back. Friends have asked me to post some of the images online and now I'm finally doing it.
These images are from Tracy and Jacob's wedding in June. This couple is way too cute for words. All their friends pretty much knew they were meant for each other. Talk about seeing two people that you know will last forever. Of course I had so much fun with them and they were game for any crazy ideas we had. I really love those clients that trust me to be the artist and allow me the artistic freedom to be creative!! That's when I really love what I do.

check out our facebook album for more images from the wedding itself.
Enjoy!!
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List Party

I am so busy following up with brides from the bridal show. We've had many brides come into the studio for consultations. I have been following up with them with our newly designed postcards and then with our newsletters. This is the hardest part after the bridal show.
After work today, I attended the Bridal Extravaganza Show List Party at The Lounge on Mercer. If you've ever been to Uropa on Mercer, you know what I'm talking about when I say, "Wow, I never thought you'd have a lounge in this business district." It's in the middle of a business district where you'd never see a club like Uropa much less a lounge. The list party was an opportunity for us to get the list of all the registered brides that attended the show. It was an opportunity to meet and greet other vendors as well. It's a great way to meet some new vendors to network with. I did get to see some of my favorite vendors, Lisa from Petals by Design and Linly, from Cakes by Gina. It was a lot of fun to hang out with all of them.

Bridal Show is Over!!

As you could imagine, the Bridal Show is very tiring for the vendors, not only selling to the throngs of brides sweeping through the place, but being on your feet for 7 hours. I don't know how the women do it in their high heels but I do applaud them for it. Overall it was a great bridal show. I met some really good vendors that I want to work with in creating my preferred vendor list. I met with several vendors today that I have worked with in the past that I thought were exceptional. After being at so many weddings, you get to see what other vendors do and can spot which ones did a great job and which ones are just okay. I am hoping to create a preferred vendor list for my brides that will hopefully help them in picking out other vendors they are still looking for. I think this will really help out the brides. I am often asked for recommendations on make up artists, DJs, and especially videographers. This list should be done soon and hopefully I will have to packet ready for some of my brides from this show. Well back to work for me.
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Bridal Show 1st day done!!

Wow, that first day of the bridal show was awesome. I met some really great brides yesterday. This show is a lot different from the bridal show in January. In January it seemed like most of the brides just got engaged in the holiday season and were very non committal. That combined with the fact that the economy was heading in a downward spiral, left most of the brides very reluctant to book a lot of their vendors since a lot of them didn't know if they would still have a job or not. Yesterday, on the other hand, we met a lot of brides that wanted to come into the studio and wanted to book consultations on the spot!! That was very exciting!!
Yesterday was very interesting in that we got a lot of inquiries for upcoming weddings for the later part of this year and even some in September. That's less than 2 months away!!! The July show, historically, has been the show where we book mostly Spring weddings, but this weekend we've talked to many brides about weddings coming in in less than 3 - 4 months!! This is very unusual. I would speculate that the economy has something to do with this.
Another interesting this I noticed yesterday was the smaller number of vendors at the show!! There were noticeably less photographer vendors there, which I guess is a good thing, less competition. The economy has definitely affected everyone's business.
Hope to have another great day at the show!!
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Bridal Show Dilemma and Tips

The Bridal Extravaganza show is coming up and there will be so many brides looking to plan their whole wedding in one weekend. This is a great place to find a lot of your vendors and do comparison shopping. As Americans we often thrive on the fact that we have so many options to pick from. At the bridal show this January, of the the more than 500 vendors present, there were more than 110 photographers alone!! There were more photographers than any other single type of vendor there!! Now that's some serious competition and enormous selection!! there is a wide gamut of price and styles of photography to suit every kind of bride. This is good and bad for the bride. On the one hand, she has a lot of choices and we all generally think that is a good idea. sometimes though, I think too many choices tend to overwhelm them. Before the show, I often walk the floor and meet many of the other photographers to see their work and chit chat. After going through the show looking at ONLY the photographers, I'm overwhelmed!! Imagine a bride trying to look for all the other vendors as well!!! This is bad for the photographers exhibiting. All photographers want to work with clients that value their work and that can afford their prices. We want to connect with the bride and then explain what makes us unique. At the show, I would much rather connect with 10 brides and really get them excited instead of getting 500 names without connecting with a single bride and get her excited about working with us. Unfortunately, a lot of what happens at the show is, "Do you have a price list??!!", and then they take off to the next booth to ask for another pricelist from another vendor, just to be able to get through the whole show. I do realize my prices are not suited for everyone and I don't want to necessarily book every bride there.

Honestly I think there are a couple of tips I can give brides to make their day more productive and less overwhelming when shopping for photographers.

1. Meet the photographer that would potentially cover your wedding. Do you connect with them??

2. Carry two bags. Place all the brochures that you really are truly interested in and put all the brochures that you happened to get that you have no interest in in the other bag. When you get home, it's easier to know which bag you need to go over first and which bag to perhaps discard....

3. Wear comfortable shoes. I know girls that want to be cute and wear heels, but by the 8th aisle, their feet are killing them. There's going to be a lot of walking.

4. Bring a friend to bounce ideas off of and help you screen your vendors.

5. Print out labels with your contact information. Save yourself from writing down your information a million times to all the vendors you will be talking to.

That's all I have for now.

Hope to see you at our booth at the bridal show! Booth #532

Albums get 1st and 2nd place!! woohoo!!

I attended the guild meeting on Tuesday night( PPGH, Professional photographers Guild of Houston) and submitted two of my recent albums for print competition. I entered Nikki's coutoure bridal album and a Budoir Album (an album we created for the client from their "For His Eyes Only Session). Both of them merited in competition, getting 1st and 2nd place. As a photographer, it is always good to get affirmation from colleagues and people in the industry that your work is good. Of course the real reward is a client that absolutely loves their album but to grow as an artist, we need to continually critique and scrutinize our work as well as get feedback from others. Often times, it's nerve racking when people are saying critical things and I may not necessarily agree with what they are saying but I have to swallow my pride and take it. Criticism sucks sometimes but that's the only way to grow. Well, the albums will be displayed at my booth at the upcoming bridal extravaganza show!!! Come by and check them out.

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new website finally live

I'm so excited!! The new site is up and running finally!!! I've been working so hard lately to get this thing up and running and the day is finally here!!! I hope you like it. There have been many late nights. All the hard work by my graphics artist and the many late nights in the last couple of weeks have been worth it! This will probably be one of the last posts for this blog as the new one will be up and running within the next couple of days!!!
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Facelift - Montage's new look.

Recently, I've been working with a great graphic artist to come up with a fresh new image for my business. We are working on the new logo and website, which I hope to launch very soon. It's a super exciting time of the year for us as we prepare for the upcoming bridal show, and having a whole facelift to the business. This is huge. We hope to go live with the new website this coming week. Hopefully I can get everything in line with it this weekend and then launch the new site!! Everyone I've shown it to has loved it.

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End of spring weddings

Wow, it was a hot wedding yesterday. Cydney and John got married yesterday at Brenner's Steakhouse off of I-10. An outdoor wedding at 5pm in the middle of summer is quite hot, and it doesn't help that John was wearing a tux with a vest. Needless to say, everyone was happy to start the reception inside the A/C'd restaurant. That was my last wedding for the spring/early summer wedding season. We have a month of no weddings!! It is a much needed break from the back to back weddings. This month "off" is still very busy as we are going to be soon unveiling a whole new logo and image. We will be revamping the website and then redoing all out marketing material in time for the upcoming bridal show!! We have been working with a very talented graphic artist to come up with a whole new look. I'm super excited!! keep an eye out for it!! The website landing page has already got the new logo and we shall be updating the website with new images as well as the newsletter!!
Try to stay cool . Til next time!!
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Facebook!!

Hey there everyone, we are finally on facebook and I finally figured out how to get one of those snazzy Facebook Badges so people can link to us on there and "Become a Fan" How cool is that?? I'm only a recent adopter (I guess 9 months is still not that long) and I've become a huge fan. I'm so busy that facebook has become a great way to keep in touch with so many friends, other photographers, and meet some really cool people. Some of my clients have told me that they don't have the time to do facebook and I can understand that, but not having time is all the more reason to get onto Facebook. It's the easiest way to keep in touch with friends with the least amount of effort. If you get a chance, find us on there and keep up to date on what's happening in the studio and upcoming events .

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Wedding at Corinthian - Peter and Nikki Talosig

My good friend Peter and his beautiful fiance, Nikki, got married at the Corinthian (http://www.thecorinthianhouston.com/) in downtown houston on June 13. Her dress was absolutely gorgeous. The decor and flowers were amazing. The party was going strong all the way til 12:30 in the morning. Many people were disappointed that is was over, even at 12:30am. I had so much fun. Here are some pictures of Nikki at the Corinthian. I could probably take pictures of Nikki all day. She's so much fun to shoot.

More pictures of the wedding will be online soon!!

Oh, I finally set up a page on Facebook!! Find us and Become a Fan. If the link doesn't work, just search for Montage Photographers, LLC. I will be posting images from our recent sessions.

Mandola Estates Winery and Cabo Weddings

Wow, the last two weeks have been insanely busy. On May 2, we headed to Mandola Estates Winery (http://www.mandolawines.com/) for Barbara and Scott’s wedding! Barbara and Scott currently live in Kuala Lumpur and they flew in for the week for their wedding. How cool is that to live in KL!! I now have a friend in KL that I can visit in that part of the world. Now I just need to find time in my schedule to travel there!! That winery is absolutely gorgeous and the people there were so awesome to us. I hope to shoot there again. Here are some images from that wedding.
TX School
Kristie, my assistant, and I spent last week in UT Arlington attending TX school. It’s a week long photography class where we spend the entire time learning from one instructor but also get to meet a lot of great photographers. I spent a whole week learning from Vicki Taufer and Sarah Petty, two of the most sought after photographer instructors in the country. They were teaching about “Branding the Boutique studio”. It’s something that I aspire Montage Photographers to become soon. It’s great to get inspiration and guidance from some of the best in the business.
At the end of the week, I flew from DFW airport to Cabo San Lucas to shoot my best friend’s wedding. Joseph and Michelle got married at the Riu Palace Hotel in Cabo. The backdrop is the beautiful ocean with a light breeze blowing. It was absolutely gorgeous day with the slight cloudy day that made taking pictures manageable. This was my first time in Cabo but definitely not my last. I love it there. I spent 4 days there taking pictures and sipping on some poolside drinks. Sometimes I can’t help but smile about being a photographer. It definitely has it’s perks. Here are some of the pictures from there.

Oh, find me on Facebook or find the group Montage Photographers where we will regularly post images from recent shoots!! Hope to befriend you there!!
Until next time,
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Bridal Symposium

This past weekend, we participated in the Bridal Symposium show (www.bridalsymposium.com) and it was quite interesting. It was my first time working this show and I was surprised at how small it was. I have been only at the Bridal Extravaganza (www.bridalextravaganzashow.com) and it's quite a bit bigger, I mean a lot bigger. Saturday was a really slow for everyone as the treacherous weather kept most people inside, away from the flooding streets and tornados. The weather was pretty ugly all day and it definitely showed in the small number of brides that showed up. Although the volume was not there, the brides that were there were very good b/c they're the ones that really wanted to be there. We met some really great brides and will be following up with them this week. Luckily the weather was cooperative on Sunday and the brides showed up on Sunday. It was a really good day on Sunday. Our next couple of weeks will be extremely busy meeting with all these brides.
We will be honoring our Bridal show specials for another two weeks, for all the brides that could not make it to the show b/c of the weather. Call the studio for more details!!!

Until next time.
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Trash the Dress Session in Austin

Wow, this weekend was so much fun. Every once in a while I get to go out and take pictures that are for me. Well this weekend, my recent bride, Katie and her friend Amanda, agreed to come to Austin's , Hamilton Pool Preserve, (http://www.hamiltonpools.com/) to do a Trash the Dress session. The weather was absolutely perfect and the water was a tad on the nippy side but they were such troopers and we had a blast playing in the water and the rock caves. check out some of the pictures from it. We spent most of the day in Austin playing at the preserve. It was so pretty there and a great getaway for an afternoon. I highly recommend it to anyone that want to see something really cool and get away from the city for a day.

thank you katie and Amanda for being so awesome and so much fun to hang out with.