An October wedding late in the Evening at The Bryan Museum. The bride chose her getting ready at the Hotel Galvez on the Seawall overlooking the Gulf. These two locations allowed for beautiful wedding pictures and portraits at two beautiful historical sites.
Beautiful Galveston wedding photography at The Bryan Museum.
Read MoreBeth and David waited for over a year to celebrate their vows in front of friends and family. Due to the pandemic and many wedding cancellations, the couple had to postpone their wedding three times before finally sealing the deal late 2021 at Ashton Villa. Located at the corner of 24th and Broadway in Galveston, Texas, Ashton Villa is a historic mansion and one of the first brick structures in Texas. Now, the historic Victorian three-story house has been renovated and dedicated to be used as a wedding venue on Galveston Island.
Galveston wedding photographer at Tuscan Courtyard in Dickinson, Texas.
Read MoreA wedding photography story turned into a beautiful outdoor wedding by day and a grand ballroom reception by night. This wedding photography took place at the beautiful Sandlewood Manor in Tomball, Texas. The beautiful wedding venue boasts a gorgeous mansion and grand ballroom that is seated on 27 acres of breathtaking landscape with horse pasture.
Wedding Photography in Galveston is beautiful and historic at Garten Verein. The building that is now popular as a Galveston wedding venue was one of many built in the 1800’s by a group of wealthy German businessmen as a social club for friends and family. Formerly called the “garden club”, Garten Verein’s tiered dancing pavilion is the only structure that survived the 1900 storm. Now, it stands refurbished as a simple, but elegant wedding venue at the south end of Kempner Park.
This wedding was held outdoors in Kempner Park at its north end next to the beautiful fountain and amidst the garden of meandering trails and overhanging oak trees. Wedding photography portraits are perfect in Garten Verein’s garden, especially at sunset when the sunlight breaks through its trees.
The Bryan Museum in Galveston is on of the most elegant wedding venues in Texas. I have had the privilege to have photographed many weddings in many states and many countries. As a wedding venue, The Bryan Museum is on of my favorite venues.
Maybe its the history of the building itself, a timeless gothic revival building built in 1894 that was destroyed by the 1900 storm then restored again as an orphanage; or maybe its the property’s lush manicured grounds that remind me of gardens and romance. Again, I love photographing weddings here because I always know the pictures are going to be extraordinary beautiful.
The wedding of Eryn and Sam was no exception. A Jewish wedding that took place during the covid year of 2020, this wedding was planned with the utmost care to keep its guests safe while not sacrificing any of its memorable moments with the couples’s closest family and friends. This venue’s staff did an amazing job designing and setting up this elegant wedding that took place with every social distancing protocol without losing any of its glamour.
The Lasker Inn is one of the top Wedding venues on Galveston Island. This wedding affected by the results of 2020’s covid pandemic, was set to have originally hosted over one hundred guests in celebration of the marriage of Alex and Alyssa. The couple bravely decided to hold true to their initial wedding date and held a much smaller, more intimate ceremony with only immediate family,…and me.
I photographed this wedding just the same as I had for a full-day, three-hundred guest celebration, while paying close attention to all the details and special moments. The outcome was a great day, filled with great photography, and many special moments with close family. The couple do plan to have the wedding where all their friends and family can attend, hopefully in 2021, and hopefully without masks.
The Bryan Museum in one of the best wedding venues in Texas. Located in the heart of Galveston, The Bryan Museum is a historic masterpiece. Wedding photography is easily exploited by beauty throughout its lush gardens, magnificent brickwork and walkways, and extravagant oversized fountain flowing in front of the historic mansion. I have had the privilege to photograph more weddings than I can count here and I love every opportunity each time again, and again.
I love destination weddings. Especially, when they take me to the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. This wedding was held at the Sandos Finisterra, a five star resort built into the high cliffs that overlook the blue waters of El Arco de Cabo San Lucas. We spent a few days prior to the wedding relaxing and traveling, taking photos of the beautiful Mexican coast and inland areas. The wedding was all-day and beautiful comprising of activities throughout the resort. The ceremony up top overlooked the marina and the mexican inland as far as the eye could see. When we finished with the wedding ceremony, we trekked down the stairs carved into the cliffs to the beach where huge waves beat upon the shores and rocks. Sunset here was beautiful and gave a salty haze that filled the frame of each picture. We photographed sunset portraits with the bride and groom until there was no more light in the Mexican sky. We had the beach to ourselves and we took advantage of every second until we journeyed back up the cliff for a roof top reception on mosaic tile and under the stars.
This gorgeous wedding was held at The Trolley Station in Galveston, Texas. The building was constructed in the late 1800’s and it’s open space floor plan with it’s tall ceilings lined with large wooden rafters create a golden warm tone from the natural light that spills in from wall of windows on the west side of the building. The wedding and reception took place on the second floor of this beautiful historic builder. Sunset wedding portraits were taken on the second floor balcony that over looks downtown Galveston and on the streets within a block of The Trolley Station.
This wedding photography at Galveston’s historic Moody Mansion is special from all other weddings in style and in the way that it was photographed. I chose a traditional film stock over the standard digital format that is popular in today’s industry to give this wedding an aesthetic value in look and style that only a film can provide. The film chosen was Fuji Pro 400h combined with both 35mm and medium format cameras. There is no post processing with film, as what you shoot with your camera, is what you get when it comes back from the photo lab. To me, it’s beautiful and warm, with subtle creamy skin tones, a deep depth of field, with a grain and analog texture that perfectly compliments this 1895 Romanesque mansion.
Sometimes, being a wedding photographer, means being a guest. Especially, when the bride and groom run away for a secret wedding ceremony just between the two of them. This was the case with Bill and Erika, a couple who decided to elope rather than wed in traditional ceremony with a fancy wedding in front of many friends and family.
They chose to tie-the-knot at the Lasker Inn, where they stayed for the weekend two blocks from the beach. They asked me to be their wedding photographer, as I was also a guest. The three of us, plus the wedding officiant from the Lasker Inn, had a ceremony in the grand ball room, congratulated with a toast, and then had some cake. We did a small wedding photography portrait session around the property before going up to the rooftop to watch the setting sun. The following morning we met at sunrise at the beach for another portrait session near the waves to complete their wedding weekend.
A beautiful wedding held on Galveston Bay at the Sea Star Base. The day was extremely windy for a wedding, but, nevertheless, the day was perfect and the wedding photos came out extraordinarily beautiful as the salty air blew across the bay.
The couple both got ready directly across the bay at a private house that was seated on the water. You could see the Sea Star base a few miles off into the distance where they would soon be married.
The sun always sets behind the great lead tree-the largest known of its kind in Texas-at Reitan Point. This area is known as the natural gateway to Galveston. The corridor is named after the late Houston attorney who helped establish the North American Wetland Conservation Act grant to acquire the land. This area of land, near the marshy water and over-scapped by this beautiful great lead tree is one of my favorite locations for photographing engagement sessions.
This couple planned for a Christmas wedding with all the holiday spirit and cheer. Both Sacred Heart Church and the Hotel Galvez were decorated with the colors of Christmas while the bride chose gold, red, and greens for her wedding colors. This Texas wedding in December was nothing short of being a hallmark of holiday fun and the wedding photography came out spectacular.
This couple had a secret wedding elopement at Ko’Olina and then posed for a sunset wedding photography portrait session on the beach.
The location was near Aulani Hotel, down some vacant railroad tracks, along cliffs where the ocean meets the land. There is a large beautiful oak tree and the sun sets below the horizon into the sea to offer the best Hawaiian sunsets perfect for wedding photography.
Nicole + Anthony,
This Wedding Photography at the Sealy Hutchings Mansion was my very first wedding after making my move from Hawaii to Texas. It was a quaint and simple wedding that was unique and full of class, ease, and very laid back informal in style. The flexibility of such a wedding allowed for plenty of time to focus on this bride's Wedding Photography. As a new Houston Wedding Photographer, I was grateful for the opportunity to be able to photograph the bride's getting ready shots, a first look with her father, an outdoor garden wedding ceremony under one-hundred year old oak trees, and then have plenty of alone time to take a walk through the historic neighborhood, followed by a sunset stroll on the Galveston Beach.
Amy + Motasim
The Bryan Museum is one of the most elegant wedding venues in Galveston, Texas. As it's only been open for one year, couples are quickly finding out about this beautiful venue as its property is becoming one of the most sought after locations for Houston and Galveston weddings. This bride booked me for her Wedding Photography with just weeks before her wedding and I jumped at the opportunity with excitement. I not only wanted to be able to photograph a beautiful couple, but I also longed for another chance to do Wedding Photography at The Bryan Museum.
The Bryan Museum Event Coordinator: Peter Ochoa
Floral Design Island Flowers: Connie Dryden
Linens: Majestic Linens
Sarah + Kyle
Sarah called me asking if I would shoot a vow renewal ceremony for her and her husband. They were flying to Oahu from their farm in Idaho, just to say some special words to one another at the beach where they fell in love. It was just the three of us, but I kept a safe distance with my camera to capture the moment. She asked me for something unique, something aesthetic, with a look of vintage, so I captured their moments on traditional film with a medium format Hasselblad 503 CW.
Location: Kahuku, Oahu. Castle Beach
Photgrapher: Ryan Jones