HOUSTON ZOO WEDDING

Jack + Liz's simple, beautiful wedding at the Houston Zoo. Featured on 7 Centerpieces

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When Liz initially reached out to me, she and Jack lived in Colorado so we FaceTimed in order to talk about their Houston Zoo wedding. Somewhere amongst our laughing and joking and many Office references, we talked about why they were choosing to get married at the zoo. I always love when things make sense regarding wedding days, because I feel like it's so easy for couples to search on Pinterest or Instagram, see an idea they like, and do it for their own wedding day. It might be pretty, but if it doesn't have any special meaning, it doesn't make your wedding day unique to you. The reason Jack & Liz were getting married at the Houston Zoo was because Liz was in school to eventually work very closely with animals. In fact, Jack even proposed to Liz in Colorado at a wolf sanitary surrounded by wolves. Coolest couple ever!

The amount of trust they put into me for their wedding day photos still astounds me. As in, they are every photographer's dream. In the days leading up to their wedding, thew flew in from Colorado and we met up just outside of the zoo where their ceremony was going to be. When I asked where the ceremony was going to be, they looked at me and said, "how about you pick the spot? You know the light and you know what you're doing." Mic drop. I love them! So we picked out a simple, pretty location with great light right near the zoo so walking into the reception would be simple for the wedding party and the guests.

Fast forward to the wedding day! It's all happy fun times, we got loads of portraits because they're awesome and chose to do a first look (which also helps your wedding day timeline out, every. time. not. joking.), and then it's ceremony time. Following their short and sweet ceremony, we head to the reception in the zoo right next to the jaguars. I can't say enough good things about these people, the party thew threw, and the love I felt (especially when I got to sit with Jack's family at dinner and they expressed their appreciation of film and told me stories about Jack + Liz). It was an awesome reception with a lovely sendoff with white rose petals and lots of cheering. Congratulations to this amazing couple!