December 26, 2009: Tracy and Kevin Wedding.

A beautiful December day to get married in Houston, Tx. Tracy and Kevin had their wedding at Holy Rosary Catholic Church which was followed by a portrait session down in the Wortham Center. After that the reception was held at pmhouston.com (now called http://lasvelashouston.com/home.php ) a beautiful venue located near the Richmond/Chimney Rock area.

JHP.

December 20, 2009: May and Tommy's Engagement Ceremony.

Ahh, the spirit of Christmas lingers on and this can be noted from these cheery photos. Everytime I see sparkling Christmas lights it reminds me of cold weather (my favorite), hot cocoa, and PRESENTS! This is why I chose this photo from May and Tommy's engagement ceremony. These are always really tight and sometimes difficult to work with due to the people to room capacity ratio. No doubt, that if there was a fire marshall nearby, there would definitely be citations being handed out. However, this definitely beats summer engagement ceremonies where the heat is simply unescapable.

JHP.

December 13, 2009: Tracy and Kevin's Engagement Portraits.

After the Tran's Family shoot, everyone went home except for Kevin and Tracy. I've known these two for a while now and I can't even remember how. A previous life perhaps? In anycase, it's always great working with friends. Making them smile is just as rewarding as making anyone else smile but there's just something else about a friend's smile that makes it a little more truth behind it. Anyways... I chose this photo because this is one of their favorites!

JHP.

December 13, 2009: Tran Family Portraits.

So I guess it's just that time of year for family portraits! One of our Brides had an interesting request for one of her portrait sessions and that was to have a family portrait session instead of a bridal session! This was a really fun experience since everyone was older. I was told they haven't been able to get everyone together for a while. So this was definitely significant in more ways than one. I chose to display this shot because it seems to show off Houston in a different kind of light. That this city can hold a moment of tranquility in the midst of winter (yet it looks like fall)!

JHP.