I want to just take this whole blog post and talk about how much I LOVED this wedding! Every little detail Shelly put into her wedding day was so personal and beautiful! After having my first meeting with Shelly and her sister about photographing her beautiful day — I knew we would be a perfect match. When she started explaining to me how she wanted her wedding day to look, and proceeded to tell me that she wanted antique/vintage/shabby chic wedding with lots of wildflowers my heart kind of stopped. I was in love. This wedding was right up my alley and oh so perfectly me and my style! She kept pulling out these adorable little details such as a beautiful CAMEO SILHOUETTE on her shoes, and another beautiful one on her bouquet! (talk about perfection — I mean have you SEEN my logo?) ;)
I got to see Shelly and Drew for the first time together when we met up for their engagement session in Dallas at White Rock Lake — you can see those here. Seeing them both together, and watching the beautiful love that they shared was absolutely wonderful. It made my job soo easy capturing the love that just poured out when you see these two. I just love, LOVE. It’s kind of awesome this thing that I do! ;)
From the moment I walked in the the Bed and Breakfast to the moment I got in the car to go home from the reception I had a huge smile on my face due to the beautifulness of this wedding! I hope after looking through this gorgeous couple’s wedding you’ll fall in love with them as much as I have.
:: Mr. and Mrs. Drew and Shelly Nonus ::
When I walked in and saw Shelly getting her hair and makeup done I absolutely fell in love with her hair and makeup artists!! I was making a joke about how I fix stray hairs in Photoshop — and these got this super hilarious response that made me fall in love with them even more . — “I believe it is our job as hair and makeup artist to BE the photoshop. Make sure everything is SHEER perfect, to make the photographers job easy.” Said with lots of laughter. ;) — (Umm, SCORE) They most definitely did!!! These ladies did such an amazing job making Shelly and her ladies look absolutely FLAWLESS!
–So just a little shout-out to the beautiful ladies over at TC Makeup —
If you’re looking for the perfect hair and makeup artist to help make you look your best on your wedding day, be sure to check them out! I highly recommend them!
That dress……Oh man. I’m in love. Lace? Woman after my own heart. ;)
Shelly had all of her ladies choose different bridesmaids dresses to add a personal touch — they all worked SOO perfectly with eachother! I love the lace and vintage beading!!
One of my favorite getting ready shots! :)
Shelly’s beautiful ladies — those dresses were absolutely DIVINE!
We left Pecan Bottom Ranch and headed over to Brownstone Wedding Chapel. From the moment I walked into the Bridal Room I fell in LOVE. The vintage decorations and the beautiful historic elements were absolutely perfect for what Shelly had in mind!
LOVE this bridal party shot!!!
Now you can see her shoes!!!! Oh man. I fell in love. I also love her simple, yet beautiful garter! It was lovely!
She made such a beautiful Bride.
The groom and his boys.
That first look when Drew got to first see his soon-to-be Bride. Such a beautiful moment.
::This Bridal Party was absolutely amazing. Talk about super fun — and crazy cooperative! ;)
It’s tradition for my RMP Brides! ;)
Talk about GORGEOUS! Downtown Weatherford is absolutely beautiful! It has such a historic beauty to it! Plus I got to play in the street! ;)
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AANNNDDD….Favorite Bridal Party image award goes to……..
Now for my favorite part of the day — couples portraits. We got to send the rest of the bridal party over to the reception, and I got to have some alone time with Drew and Shelly. I couldn’t be happier with how these images turned out!!
–Kissing in the street. Yeah. We do that.–
Shelly put so much time into making her centerpieces and details for the wedding perfect– and she soo pulled it off! She was going around shopping at old antique stores and thrift stores to find over 100 vintage vases and oil lamps. It was absolutely beautiful!
I loved all of the precious details of this wedding!
Canyon West Golf Club was absolutely beautiful at sunset!
Their first dance was absolutely wonderful — so raw and full of emotion!
Favorite Detail Shot? yeah. I mean. Who gets natural sun-flare at a reception?? Love it!
Coolest flower girl around!
You know me — I LOVE couples portraits, beautiful light, and gorgeous landscapes. So naturally I had to steal these two away and grab some of my favorite portraits EVER.
Talk about GORGEOUS.
In the middle of taking this shot I kind of squealed. Alot. Because I mean, what Bride and Groom do you know that would be willing to lay on the ground. ON THEIR WEDDING DAY?
So I had a little bit of fun! ;)
::Silhouettes make me happy::
Let the dancing commence!
Those string lights at night made everything so magical!
I kept seeing a bunch of people pointing at the sky outside — so I looked and saw the most beautiful moon. It was such a beautiful thing on such a beautiful night.
Sparkler exits are the BEST.
I may have had a little fun with these two! ;)
I had such an amazing time photographing Shelly and Drew’s special day! I’m so glad to be able to share it with you all!
With Love,
Rachel Meagan
–Just a little shout-out to the awesome vendors who helped make Shelly and Drew’s wedding day absolutely perfect–
Weatherford, Texas
Bed and Breakfast :: Pecan Bottom Ranch
Hair and Makeup Artists :: TC Makeup
Ceremony :: Brownstone Wedding Chapel
Florist :: Adele Rose
Reception Venue :: Canyon West Golf Club
DJ :: Kyle Mathis
Videographer :: Kevin Clarkson
I just had to put one of my favorite images from their engagement session!
Best wedding photographer ever!!! I couldn’t be happier with choosing Rachel, even a year later I look back at these photos and am just amazed at how awesome she is at what she does!! I love my wedding pictures. She also helped out a ton in just keeping the wedding timeline in order, even though she didn’t have to. Highly recommend, although her work speaks for itself.