Wedding of Amy and Craig « Padre Photography

Amy and Craig – March 2009 – Austin TX

This wedding was recently featured on Style Me Pretty. Style Me Pretty is one of the best resources for wedding planning, inspiration, ideas and references for vendors (check out the Little Black Book of wedding vendors, too). Thanks again to Abby, the site creator and a friend of mine from younger years, for introducing me to the readers of Style Me Pretty. I visit the site daily to see what’s new. The Real Weddings posts on the blog are my absolute favorite because they tell a story. To see my work on Style Me Pretty was a thrill.

On to Amy and Craig’s wedding…..

Both the outdoor ceremony and reception took place at Starhill Ranch in South Austin. The ranch consists of several re-stored buildings which have been re-located to the site, including a house for the bride and bridesmaids to relax and get ready, a “saloon” for the groomsmen, a chapel perfect for small weddings, a barber shop which serves as an office for the ranch owners, a large house with a porch overlooking rolling hills where dinner was served and a dance hall with old wooden floors for perfect dancing. Essentially the wedding took place in a charming little town where everyone knew one another. As the night wore on guests were outside under string lights enjoying the beautiful night, chatting on the porches of the buildings, ringing the bell in the chapel (a favorite for younger guests) or inside on the dance floor.

Craig wore a beige linen suit and groomsmen wore brown suspenders and boots. The bride, Amy, is very laid-back – she wore a gorgeous, floor length empire waisted gown with cowboy boots underneath and her hair down and loose with a single flower on one side. Throughout the day she looked relaxed and absolutely stunning. I’ve honestly never seen a dress like hers and the jewelry she chose made it even more unique. The bridesmaids bouquets were bright wildflowers of different shapes and heights and really popped against their blue dresses.

The groom, Craig, is a musician, evident by the amazing Bluegrass band which performed at the reception and had everyone up on their feet, dancing and having a great time. Dinner tables were decorated with wildflowers in glass cola bottles and a packet of seeds guests could take home and plant in the garden. In one of the bridal party photos, everyone is holding a glass bottle full of homebrew made by the groom’s family especially for the wedding. In place of a bride or groom’s cake, guests enjoyed delicate pink and cream cupcakes.

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