month: January 2010




Ted and Catie’s Wedding!!

I shot Ted and Catie’s GORGEOUS wedding a couple of weeks ago and my team and I had a great time! You guys may recognize Ted as he works in the sports department for WFAA TV.

The ceremony was at Christ the King Catholic Church and the reception at the Four Seasons in Las Colinas.   Both Ted and Catie looked AMAZING and their friends and family were a total joy to be around.

Jill Jarufe coordinated the event and did a spectacular job making sure the day went perfectly!  Colleen Harkins at Christ the King handled everything from the church side and she is by far one of my favorite church coordinators to work with!  In fact, many other churches should have their coordinators consult with her to learn exactly how to do things the right way!(Just my humble opinion.)  As for the reception, Katy Taylor and her staff at the Four Seasons did an outstanding job as usual overseeing that all the guests were well taken care of.

As for decor, Stacey Murdoch at the Wildflower(Another one of my faves!) did her usual magic and had the reception looking SPECTACULAR!  My friend, Jaime Chavez was the DJ for the night and that always means a great night of dancing for everyone!  The cakes were done beautifully by Le Gateau and I heard they were delicious!

Here are some highlights from the day that my team and I caught…

Catie’s GORGEOUS dress and some fun with her shoes and shadows…

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The wonderful Kristin Colanari applies makeup to Catie…

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A closeup…

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It took teamwork to get the dress on…

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Ted and Catie alone…

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Some simply STUNNING shots of Catie!(Some of my faves!)

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Ted reads a note that Catie wrote to him before the ceremony and Catie’s arrival to the Church…

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I love the great expression on Catie’s face as she sees Ted for the first time!

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And Ted sees her walk down the aisle too as well as a cool shot of them kneeling in the church…

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Some alone time…

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Catie’s GORGEOUS bouquet…

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A few more…

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A cute one of the girls…

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And a sassy one…

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Love this shot as well as a cool shot of the guys…

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A couple more…

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A bit more artistic on this one…

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I saw this gorgeous bench and just had to do a couple shots on it!(Especially with Catie’s awesome dress!)

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And both of them…

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The reception looked Amazing as you can see!

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Jaime had some fun with Ted and Catie…

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A sweet moment during the first dance…

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Catie tears up during her dance with her father and a nice moment between Ted and his mother…

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I LOVE Flutterfetti!!

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Congratulations again Ted and Catie!  I hope your honeymoon was awesome!  I will have the whole wedding edited in a couple of weeks.





I’m in the Photovision 2010 DVD’s!!

Ed Pierce of Photovision called me last year and said he would be interested in filming me for his awesome DVD series called Photovision.  I, of course, was thrilled to be invited, and we had a great time filming it!!  If you are a professional photographer and do not get Photovision, you are really missing out!  It is some of the most informative and well explained instructional tools out there in my opinion!

In fact, if you goto the website and enter the PROMO code JAIRAJ when you check out, you can get the whole 2010 series for only $39!!!(regularly $149).

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In fact, you can see a sneak preview of my segments by clicking here….  Kevin’s Photovision Trailer





Kevin and Elissa’s Wedding!

Right before Christmas, we had the chance to photograph the really fun wedding of Kevin and Elissa in Fort Worth!  The ceremony took place at TCU’s Robert Carr Chapel and the reception at the Van Cliburn Recital Hall.  We had a great time with everyone and came away with some awesome shots!  Here a few highlights…

Elissa’s cool dress and a neat shot of her putting her shoes on…

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Getting some help with the dress…

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More getting ready…

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I liked this angle…

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I got this shot of Elissa as she was getting ready as she quickly looked up my way and Kevin chilling out before the ceremony…

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We got some killer stuff of Kevin and Elissa alone, so I thought I would showcase some here!  Here are a couple in front of the church…

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More…

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A cool one of the whole wedding party!

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This little guy was everywhere! Also a cool angle of Elissa before the ceremony!

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A moment alone with dad…

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The kiss…

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A couple after the ceremony…

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Some very cool reception details!

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Being introduced at the reception…

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Love this shot of the first dance!

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Their first dance was cool as they broke into “Baby Got Back” in the middle of it!  BTW, the wonderful Ryan Kelley had the dance floor packed all night!

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We snuck out for a few pics in downtown Ft. Worth!

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The exit!

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Since Kevin went to TCU, we had to get these VERY cool shots afterwards!

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Congrats again Kevin and Elissa!  I will have the rest of the wedding edited in a couple of weeks!