Sumell Wedding Preview - Austin, TX

Let’s talk about wedding drama, shall we? In all my years of doing weddings, I’m not sure I’ve seen anything as dramatic as what happened on Brooke and Mark’s day. After months of heat and no rain at all, a storm rolled in like no other and threatened to ruin Brooke’s dream of an intimate, Italian-inspired, outdoor garden wedding. The torrential downpour lasted only ten minutes, but it was enough to seemingly ruin all hopes of having that dream garden reception. Despite having every reason to be upset over the events of the day, Brooke was so calm and didn’t let the storm rain on her parade. Once the storm passed, Kristin Catter and her events team swooped in to rescue the day, drying off every table, glass, and chair to make sure that Brooke’s dream garden reception would still happen. Not only did it still happen, but it was one of the most stunning wedding receptions I’ve ever seen, with the most perfect pink sunset to top it off. If rain on the wedding day is good luck, then Brooke and Mark are the luckiest. Congrats to the Sumells!

Wells Wedding Highlights - Austin, TX

Sam and Alena’s wedding was one that I feel so incredibly lucky to have captured. Everything about their day was so beautiful and felt like I was shooting THE dream wedding with THE dream couple. These two are so clearly head over heels for each other, and they were willing to wait and reschedule their wedding not once, but twice, in order to have their closest friends and family be there to love and support them on their day.

You can tell from every aspect of the day that Alena has great style and an eye for design. This also came down to the video, which she requested a darker and moodier color profile for. It was a definite creative challenge for me but I think it paid off and fit them so well! Knowing that Alena was a fellow creative also pushed me to want to make a video that (just like Alena and Sam) was stylish and a little bit ahead of the curve. I’m so proud of this one and grateful to have been part of their day. Congrats to the Wells!

Vendors:

Getting ready venue: South Congress Hotel

Wedding Venue: Mattie’s Austin

Coordinator: Uptown Events

Photographer: Ann Mark Photography

Florals: Stems Floral Design

HMUA: Lola Beauty

Dress: BHLDN

Band: Uptown Drive

Rentals: Loot Rentals

Strings: Terra Vista Strings

Photo Booth: Oh Happy Day Booth

Cake: Sweet Treets Bakery