BlogBloghttp://allenarrickphotoblog.squarespace.com/blog/2009-08-10T03:47:24ZSquarespaceNew Blog!http://allenarrickphotoblog.squarespace.com/blog/2009/8/9/new-blog.htmlAllen Arrick2009-08-10T03:45:49Z2009-08-10T03:45:49ZIf you're reading this, your reading my old blog! Yup that's right, I have a brand spanking new blog over at: http://allenarrick.com/allenarrickphotoblog/

I'm keeping this blog up for at least a year because so many of my weddings are posted here. So hop on over to my shiny new blog!

-Allen

]]>Kristina and Jeremy - Engaged!http://allenarrickphotoblog.squarespace.com/blog/2009/8/5/kristina-and-jeremy-engaged.htmlAllen Arrick2009-08-06T02:05:18Z2009-08-06T02:05:18ZWho said living in Texas during the summer was a good idea? Today was hot. The humidity was somewhere around 100 percent and the sweat was just dripping. Jeremy and Kristina were such troopers during our session. No drop of sweat was too much to handle, and no pose was too uncomfortable.

Storytime: Jeremy had planned on proposing to Kristina in a hot air balloon. The crisp air and privacy of the balloon seemed distinctly romantic to Jeremy. But each time they would try to ride the ballons something kept them away. Enter: The Game of Life. While playing the board game one evening, Kristina looked away after landing on the "get married" square. When she looked back, Jeremy presented her with the ring.

Thanks for an awesome session you guys!

]]>Aleesa and Dennis - Engaged!http://allenarrickphotoblog.squarespace.com/blog/2009/8/5/aleesa-and-dennis-engaged.htmlAllen Arrick2009-08-05T06:44:23Z2009-08-05T06:44:23Z

]]>Rebecca - Seniorhttp://allenarrickphotoblog.squarespace.com/blog/2009/8/3/rebecca-senior.htmlAllen Arrick2009-08-04T00:06:35Z2009-08-04T00:06:35ZI put a call out last week for senior portrait models (more on that later). Rebecca responded to my facebook request and we got together on Monday to shoot some pictures of her where she rides horses competitively. She was a great model and I wish her the best of luck at SMU this fall. (She's thinking about studying photography, which is kind of cool as well)

]]>Alison and Lukehttp://allenarrickphotoblog.squarespace.com/blog/2009/8/2/alison-and-luke.htmlAllen Arrick2009-08-02T04:41:21Z2009-08-02T04:41:21ZWow! Alison and Lukes wedding Saturday was so awesome I just had to post it before the day was over. Saturday morning it rained at my place for about 5 minutes. It cleared up, leaving only random clouds to cover the sun. By Mid afternoon it was completely clear. All of the sudden as the reception started, clouds rolled in and gave us bucketloads of rain. The power even went out at one point and candles provided reception lighting.

This was one bad group of dudes. They robbed a bank on the way to the wedding and perhaps stole someone's grandchildren. Don't worry. I got plenty of smile pictures.

Ringshot #1 (EDIT: Some of you have asked if this shot was photoshopped. Nope. If you backlight a ring with a harsh light, like a flash head, then the ring's shadow makes a heart. The only editing was the black and white conversion)

After the ceremony I took Alison and Luke outside to get some casual portraits. Right when we finished up it started to thunder.

Mmmmm. Lavender reception details make photographers smile.

Even the flatwear got all jazzed up.

Hmmm, this girl looks familiar. Oh yeah! I shot her wedding at the same church about 3 months ago.

The power outage was a unique opportunity to try some candlelight-only photos. My assistant and I had fun and got some really cool shots. (by the way, the power was back on in this shot, but the overhead lights were still warming up)

Blingshot #2:

Sometimes at weddings, boquets are thrown. Sometimes they are caught. This was not an example of that.

This little guy had the very important task of finding a bag of some sort. He was very excited.

Storytime: The next sequence of pictures shows groomsmen conspiring against the bride and the groom. Here's how it went down. When Luke and Alison exited the church, Luke's brother gave him a big hug while Alison was rushed off in the rain in a truck of some sort. The truck drove around the block a few times before reappearing. It was all good fun.

Thanks for a great time you guys!

]]>See you at the altarhttp://allenarrickphotoblog.squarespace.com/blog/2009/7/28/see-you-at-the-altar.htmlAllen Arrick2009-07-28T16:33:18Z2009-07-28T16:33:18ZMy good friend Vanessa McKellar does these awesome "love story" videos where she interviews her brides and grooms before the wedding about their backstory. It's sort of like the video version of an engagement session. After watching these videos you really feel like you know the couple. Bring the Kleenex.

This is good for two reasons. I usually see a lot of slideshows at weddings. The pictures show the B+G growing up in separate lives, with hardly any photos of the couple actually together. "Oh look, there's Jane's senior Picture. Oh, and there's John smashing cake in his face at his 3rd birthday party." These photos rarely say anything about the couple. The Love Story videos are a great replacement for reception sildeshows.

But maybe more importantly, 90 percent of the guests at your wedding have no idea who the other person is. They saw you grow up, but don't have a clue about your fiance. Sure, your parents and maybe grandparents know him or her, but your great aunts and grade school friends don't. These videos are perfect to intoduce your fiance to your extended family and long lost friends.

Michelle & Kyle Love Story from Vanessa McKellar Productions.com on Vimeo.

]]>Video Fridayhttp://allenarrickphotoblog.squarespace.com/blog/2009/7/24/video-friday.htmlAllen Arrick2009-07-25T02:51:00Z2009-07-25T02:51:00ZIf this video doesn't make you laugh....just slap yourself or something. Seriously. If you do this at your wedding I will shoot it for free. I'm not kidding.

]]>Behind the sceneshttp://allenarrickphotoblog.squarespace.com/blog/2009/7/20/behind-the-scenes.htmlAllen Arrick2009-07-20T17:41:13Z2009-07-20T17:41:13ZI hate posting pictures of myself. Really. I look like a dork. A dork with a camera, which increases my dorkyness exponentially (Dork x 1025). My assistant, Brantley, took enough photos of me to make my own album. A few of them are viewable enough to make me not cringe so much.

Whomever can come up with the most creative and hilarious caption for any one of the following pictures gets a $10 Starbucks gift card care of Allen Arrick Photography (that would be me).

RULES: You have to post your comment on this website in the comment section of this post. Please include your name and email address (otherwise I cannot contact you). Be funny. Tell me what picture you're talking about.

I'll start with reference from the Hangover.

By the way, it's not a purse, it's a satchel. Actually it's a shootsac.

Shooting this photo, and this photo.

Shooting this photo.

Where's waldo?

]]>Candice and Jonathan get marriedhttp://allenarrickphotoblog.squarespace.com/blog/2009/7/19/candice-and-jonathan-get-married.htmlAllen Arrick2009-07-19T14:45:11Z2009-07-19T14:45:11ZDisclaimer: This post cannot be held responsible for computer crashes, face melting, general giddyness or eye seizures. Before you are 47 images. That's right, not counting the side-by-side verticals, which would put it over 50. It is entirely the biggest post in the 5 year history of Allen Arrick Photography. You've been warned.

Candice and Jonathan were married Saturday at a trendy hipster spot in Dallas called "Bubble." I have no idea what the name means, but it should have said "Plain white building surrounded by awesome."

My assistant, Brantley, took a few of these photos. http://www.brantley.ws/

A few post-ceremony congrats:

Awesome reception details:

The venue had this awesome stark white wall which made the perfect makeshift photo booth. Then this guy stole the show.

]]>Alison - Bridalhttp://allenarrickphotoblog.squarespace.com/blog/2009/7/13/alison-bridal.htmlAllen Arrick2009-07-14T02:51:29Z2009-07-14T02:51:29ZYou might remember Alison from Autumn's wedding a few months back. She caught the boquet. Alison is marrying Autumn's brother, Luke. Consequently, Alison was a bridesmaid at Autumn's wedding, and Autumn will be one at hers. Whew! Try keeping that one straight in your head.

Anyway, we had an awesome bridal session today at Lindsey Park and Downtown Tyler. Have a look!

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