Leslie & Maya | Engagement Party!

Leslie & Maya hired me to photograph their Christian engagement ceremony and reception, which had the same expected guest count as my own wedding! When I first arrived at the Safari Texas Ranch, I was pleasantly surprised to see peacocks walking around the venue. Since I arrived early, I was able to follow them around for a few minutes and take a few pictures!

After chasing peacocks, I finally went inside to start shooting the engagement party. The venue itself was really beautiful and I was impressed to find out that Leslie actually made the centerpieces himself! Another notable detail was their DJ: Dj Jag Entertainment. I was literally dancing behind my camera the whole time! 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Leslie & Maya | Engagement Portraits

I always encourage couples to pick their own location for engagement portraits to make them as personal as possible. While most couples usually just let me pick, Leslie actually did his research and decided that they wanted to do their engagement photos at the Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens. I have to admit that I wasn't too crazy about driving 45 minutes for an 8am shoot, but I'm so glad that I did because it was a really beautiful location and the Houston sun wasn't beating down full-force that early in the morning. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from our shoot!

 

 I'm looking forward to shooting their engagement party in a few weeks!