Weddings | Heather Essian - Part 3
Feb 3 2009

stephanie + jason teaser!

meet stephanie and jason. i had a blast photographing their wedding! i’ve never met two more equally kind people before. not to mention how kind their family and guests were, i was quite impressed! thanks so much steph and jason i’ve really enjoyed our time together!

doin’ a little remix with the frame and the artwork…i like it! what do ya think?

i love the feeling of this image. their moment together, and the way the trees frame them make this photo so pretty :)

you all know how much i love “looking into the lens pictures” but this one is casual and a classic ;)

hope you guys love your teaser images!

keep checking back for more blog posts…i’m on a roll! woooo hooo !

    Karen

    Great pics guys.Can’t wait foe all of them.Had such agood time.Love and miss you all. TRIXXIE OOXX

    Heather

    thank you girls!

    Naomi are you proud i’m back to blogging!

    Jenna i agree i think i’ll start designing more images that way :) is your mom a ps wiz?!

    almost there mama Crownover ;) ! thank you!

    Pat Crownover

    “Teaser” is right, Heather. If this “appetizer” is an example of the lucious “meal” to come, we can’t wait. Hurry up, gal! Love these photos – what a talent you have! “Our kids”, of course, are the perfect subjects. What a beautiful wedding it was and we are so looking forward to “being there” again when we see all the photos.
    Mom and Dad Crownover

    Hayley

    So classic!! Wish I could have been at the wedding :(

    Naomi

    so pretty heather…these pictures have some serious feeling!

    and i’m seriously impressed with your blogging lately! keep it up lady! :)

    Jenna

    I really like the “remix” photo at the beginning. I might have to send a photo or two of mine like that over to my mom and see what she can come up with. I’d love to see more fine art processing like that in your posts!

    Heather

    awww thanks for sharing that stephanie! i love that you’re mom is balling :) i can’t wait for you guys to see the rest either…so many good ones!

    Stephanie Crownover

    I am sooo in love with these pictures! My mom just happened to be with me and she’s balling! Me? I’m just giddy with excitement. I absolutely love the way that you were able to capture the happiness and emotion of our special day. I can’t wait to see the rest! Heather, you are totally awesome!!!


Jan 22 2009

amanda + ryan wedding slide show!

Check out Amanda & Ryan’s wedding slide show as well as some wedding day favorites!


click below to see their slide show!
SLIDE SHOW!

    Studio222 Photography

    The baby sleeping may be my favorite. Or the very first one with the wine glass. Elegant!

    Heather

    thanks sweet gals!

    kari- i love rockin’ peoples face off! glad to do it :)

    Karen (Mikols) Bonar

    freakin’ beautiful, as always!

    Kari Crowe

    You rock my face off, love love love the field with the purple flowers!

    Naomi

    you continue to outdo yourself girl. breathtaking. :)


Dec 13 2008

rebecca+steve teaser!

Hello friends! I must apologize for my absence from the blog. Too many weddings and portrait sessions to edit to keep up with the blog. I promise once the new year is here you will see loads of sessions and wedding sneak peeks! My new year resolution is to post more images and share more personal stories with you :)

Rebecca and Steve got married at the beautiful First United Methodist Church in Downtown Ft. W. And what a gorgeous wedding it was! Thank you Rebecca and Steve for allowing me to be a part of your special day!

More luck with the veil…the wind kicked it up just in time for me to snag this shot.

This image is a classic…I kind of wish I had one like this :) I love how you can see their smiles.

A beautiful bridal of Becca!

one of the last images from their wedding night

    Nathaniel Thompson

    These are absolutely amazing, Heather! This couple has got to be so stoked they hired you!

    ksenija

    love, love, LOVE! you are so beautifully talented my friend. keep on rockin!

    Heather

    thank you Lynn and Naomi! I’m glad you guys like the last shot I almost chose a different image to post :) and yes Rebecca is beautiful :)

    Naomi

    speechless again! that lost shot is siiiick! she is beautiful!

    Lynn

    oh my gosh, heather, this images are so stunning! I absolutely love the first and last pictures…. so romantic and powerful.


Nov 10 2008

.lauren.+ .kevin. teaser

Lauren and Kevin are such a sweet couple. Can you believe it rained— scratch that—poured on their wedding day and Lauren didn’t bat a pretty eyelash. The rained held off just long enough for us to get some cool shots outside. More later!



got to love the blowing veil!

    Arden Prucha

    bloopers = LOVE!
    heather = my LOVE!
    I would laugh so much at the goofy ones :) I think it would be HilArious!

    godchick25

    1) When are the new pictures going up?! (I LOVE your work!)

    2) I was at a job interview this morning, and the secretary looked just like you with a shorter haircut…so I thought I’d say hi! :)

    –Mallory

    Heather

    Arden I’m going to put together a whole series of bloopers of you in the frame ;) The veil and I couldn’t have done it without you sweets!

    Arden Prucha

    um where is the one of me ducking out of the way, with my arm in the frame, or ripping off her vail as the wind whisks it off into a whirlwind around the church?

    Heather

    Thanks gals! Your comments are so encouraging to me :)

    Kim- that’s the best compliment!

    John and Kimberly Sanderson

    ummmm….WOW!!! Those veil shots are unbelievable!!
    I love your photos because every piece is a work of art, really beautiful, Heather!
    ~Kim

    Smith Gallery Photography

    I cannot wait to see the rest of these sneak peaks! absolutely STUNNING work Heather…

    ksenija

    love! that first shot is my top, top fave to date! you are amazing miss Heather. congrats to the gorgeous couple. :D


Nov 10 2008

.amanda. + .ryan. teaser

Ryan and Amanda were a dream couple. I have really enjoyed getting to know the two of them over the last few months. Amanda has impeccable taste and her wedding exuded her personal style. I can’t wait to show you more!

a little mystery for you…

    Amanda

    LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!
    P.S. Please shoot me and my future husband behind a curtain…it’s my new fave!!
    Beautiful job sista! : )

    Jim

    Baker you are one sexy man. Quit wimpin’ out on poker though.

    Have a blessed marriage, bro.

    Jim

    Heather

    I’m Wonder Woman Arden—watch me in action ;)

    Thanks Ksen! Couldn’t have decided without ya!

    Arden Prucha

    LOVE it… sexy, romantic, stunning. I hope my wedding is like that! So do I have you shoot it or be in it? Hmm… only time will tell :)
    How can you not do both?
    Sheesh.

    ksenija

    um, can we say GORGEOUS!!!? absolutely beautiful, i love them all! oh & ps. i looooooove the new branding Heather. :D


Oct 14 2008

finally the Barcelona wedding!

Well as you can imaging sneak peeks are difficult for me to narrow down…but Korrie and Landon’s wedding was definitely one of the most difficult. How do you weed out any image taken in Spain when you’re from TX?! I seriously had the time of my life shooting K + L’s wedding. Not only because of the location but because these two and their families are super sweet and welcomed Jim and me as their own. They took such good care of us! Thank you to Korrie, Landon, and your families, I’ll cherish this opportunity for the rest of my life! I’ll let the images do the talking :) If you want to see more click on the slide show below, you fill find many many more images!


I love this image above so much I can hardly stand it! Look at the red peep through on the bottom of her shoe!



view the SLIDE SHOW

    akaJezebel

    WOW!! I didn’t know Jim could marry people!!! How cool is that?!?!?

    GORGEOUS images, as usual!!

    laurie martin

    OMG they are simply magnificant!!!You rock girl!! Spain is sooo romantic!!

    Deanna Kaye Photography

    I’m so jealous! What a fabulous wedding to photograph… and your photos are phenomenal! LOVE them all!

    Karen (Mikols) Bonar

    Those red-soled works of art are Christian Louboutin shoes!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Hayley

    Oh Heather!! Those are gorgeous!! I can’t wait to see more of your personal Spain pics :)

    Arden Prucha

    Wow, so dramatic and I love the matching music. Just FYI Pierson LOVED the picture of the vail flowing and one of the last ones of the sky-line. He actually let out some “Ohhs and Awhhs” during the slideshow. You should be so proud of your work my dear! Wish I could’ve been there beside ya.

    Heather

    Hi Diana thank you for your comment! You know I’m lucky to have a genius husband who just knows stuff so he actually customized my blog for me. (we still have work to do ;) It’s easy to get larger images and doing just that makes a big difference. If you would like to know how shoot me an email and I’ll break it down for you!

    Diana

    That first one is amazing. I do believe I’ve fallen in love. On a second note, how’d you get your blog to look like this?


Oct 9 2008

just. a .teaser

To hold you over until Tuesday…
{Landon and Korrie’s Barcelona Wedding}
    Justin Marantz

    Love this shot! I was just admiring at it in your header.

    Suzanne in TX

    I can hardly wait to see more!

    ksenija

    heather, i just LOVE, love this image SO much. you rock girl!!!!

    Naomi

    this made me shriek out loud with happiness! ridiculously beautiful heather…can’t wait to see more! hurry hurry! :)

    Karen (Mikols) Bonar

    and tease us it does!!!!!!!! ;-)


Sep 2 2008

.myrna. + .t.j. wedding!

Myrna and T.J. were so great to work with. Myrna called me up at the beginning of this year- we had a great phone conversation, and before I knew it I was set to shoot her wedding before we even met in person. I got to meet the both of them when they were here visiting and from that time of meeting them I knew that I would enjoy documenting their wedding day. They currently live in Chicago but have deep roots here in TX {Myrna does anyway…T.J. is now by default a “Texan” :)

Their wedding was laid back, fun, and full of joy. Thanks guys for letting us be a part of it!

reception at Gaylord Texan {Jeff was fabulous!}

check out their slide show at the bottom of this post. My amazing second shooter Arden shot the guys getting ready!

there’s just something about this image that I love…

this one too :)
oh and this one!


T.J.’s beautiful daughter



a little bit of dancin for ya!


gorgeous cake!

click here for the SLIDE SHOW

    ksenija

    one word : BEAUTIFUL!!!

    the couple, the day, the moments… & duh, obviously the photography!!!

    Myrna Coronado-Brookover

    I have never received so many compliments! My wedding day was magical and now I have pictures to PROVE it. Thank you Heather and Team…you are the best!

    Warm regards,

    Myrna Coronado-Brookover

    Arden Prucha

    Oh my the shots of her face close up: Gorgeous!

    I enjoyed the story Heath. Great job – woowoo.


Aug 18 2008

.beth. + .brian. wedding!

Look who’s blogging ;) I’m finally catching up from busy wedding season- slowly but surely!

I’m a lucky girl :) It’s an honor to be chosen as a wedding photographer, but to have a family believe in you enough to invite you to another country to document their wedding day is just amazing! Beth and Brian’s wedding was beautiful and I can’t say enough nice things about them and their families. Oh… and thank you Beth for providing me with the amazing details to shoot, I could have taken pictures of those shoes all day!

a big thank you to my good friend Jennifer Towles and fellow photographer for making the trip with me.

wedding day slide show below! I heart comments!!

This was one E A R L Y morning wedding…
such a beautiful dress!!!


what a beauty!!



one of my favs…
these were shot in the aquarium that ran all underneath the Atlantis Hotel.
*magical*

SLIDE SHOW

    ksenija

    heather!!! absolutely phenominal (as always!!!) — love, LOVE that car shot. so timeless with a mod twist. you rock girl! just beautiful.

    Nathaniel Thompson

    So many beautiful shots I don’t know where to begin! Glad to see you posting again. I know how busy you must be.

    Naomi

    and you must tell me what this music is! that definitely didn’t help with the tears!!! :)

    Arden Prucha

    yeah you have a lot of new posts… which I LOVE!
    Girl, what can I say – you are amazing and Heidi’s slideshow rocks. Where’s my Heather girl? I miss YOU.

    Heather

    Awww Naomi you're so sweet thank you! Your comments warm my heart
    <3

    Naomi

    so i came back to your blog today to show matt the new wedding post (it was THAT good!) and there was another! i officially cried watching that slideshow…what a beautiful wedding. omg!


Aug 18 2008

.heidi. + .robert. wedding!

I have to give Heidi and Robert huge props for hand making many of the details in their wedding. Heidi designed her own invitations {Robert put them together ;) } They even made their own decor. Such a beautiful wedding! I really enjoyed working with you Robert and Heidi, thank you for letting us be a part of it!!

Check out their wedding day slide show at the bottom…I’ve finally been able to show these again {wedding day slide shows} thanks to some tweaking. Enjoy!

One of my all time favorite bridal portraits!
the amazing dress…


loved this pillow!
hard to take a bad picture of Ms. Heidi!
happy groom…
love!


and a perfect ending to a lovely night!

SLIDE SHOW

    Nathaniel Thompson

    I agaree with lynn … I love the mood and style that you expressed through all these images. Awesome wedding! The couple must be so thrilled to have you as their photographer!

    Heather

    thank you so much guys :)

    Cassie W.

    WOW! What a goregous couple and gorgeous photographs to match. The one in the elevator is my fave! Or maybe the first one. Or maybe the up close of the bride! OMGosh, I love them all so much. They belong in a posh bride magazine! Great job!

    lynn

    OMG. heather, you totally rocked this wedding… I’ve been waiting in eager anticipation for a wedding update and you didn’t disappoint! I love the “mood” of the pics.. and the froufrou in the slideshow! We should hang out soon!

    Naomi

    seriously???? i love you!!! this is just amazing!

    ksenija

    heather!!!! i think this is one of my favorite weddings of yours to date — ABSOLUTELY stunning! that first bridal portrait is soooo gorgeous. i also really love, love that image in the slideshow near the beginning with Robert & Heidi, and Heidi's reflection is in the mirror. what a beautiful couple (& talk about awesome details!!). way to rock it out as always!!!!