DOWNTOWN MARFA

MARFA ELOPEMENT

TEXAS FILM PHOTOGRAPHER

Today’s post is brought to you by one of my favorite little places to travel- Marfa, Texas. I attended a wedding photography workshop in Marfa about 5 years ago and fell in love with the quaint little town. You can see the images from that first trip to Marfa by clicking here. My style has changed a bit since then, so it’s cool to see how my work has shifted within the same settings.

Big on personality and it’s art scene & very small in size, Marfa has a cool history and is attractive to tourists & road-trippers alike. Most of the town is shut down during the week and open on Friday-Sunday. If you’re ill-informed or don’t know about the town being closed during the week, you’re stuck getting lunch from Dairy Queen with like, an hour wait for your food. You either love Marfa or you don’t. I LOVE it! I love the people, the art, the food, and the varying lodging locations. From 4-star hotels to teepees and safari huts, they have it all.

So this time in Marfa in particular, I was so lucky to get to meet with Lane & Haley, residents of neighboring town Alpine about 25 minutes away from Marfa. We gathered in downtown Marfa to document this exciting time in their lives. We walked a couple blocks around the main drag of downtown near the train tracks, the bank, and The Chinati Foundation. We talked about their jobs & how they’re in the midst of building a house and I talked about my experience touring Marfa Maid Dairy earlier that day (which was like, my absolute favorite part of our trip).

My good friend Elizabeth with The Petaler was kind enough to provide florals for Lane and Haley. The logistics of driving from Houston to Marfa (a 9 hour trip) plus an additional 2 days before photographing this session didn’t make sense for fresh flowers, so Elizabeth’s talented florist self created a bouquet and boutonniere completely of dried materials. Genius. It fit the desert scene perfectly and it’s always so nice to have florals for a couple’s portrait session in wedding attire.

If you’re ready for a photo session in Marfa, give me a shout! I’m always down to travel there :)

Photographer: Christine Gosch | Gown: Rue de Seine from Lovely Bride | Florals: The Petaler | Film lab: The FIND Lab

BRINGING THE GARDEN TO THE CITY

HOUSTON BRIDAL SESSION

Houston Wedding Photographer

I’m usually not one for traditions. I could not care less about 90% of the wedding traditions in place these days. I believe couples should make their wedding day whatever-the-heck they want it to look like, traditions or not! However, one of the fun wedding traditions alive and well, particularly where I live in the south, are pre-wedding day bridal sessions to showcase your bridal look before the hustle and bustle of a wedding day. Most brides opt to do a bridal session in which they don their wedding dress, bridal hair and makeup, wedding day accessories, and trial run wedding bouquet for some formal portraits.

There are a couple of fun elements about your bridal session which make it a favorite wedding tradition, for me. If there are things you want to change up for your bridal session from what you’re planning on doing on your wedding day, your bridal session is your chance! Whether you want to experiment with your bridal hair and makeup, bridal bouquet, wedding day accessories, or even the location of your photos, a bridal session is a perfect opportunity for that.

For this bridal shoot in particular, Elizabeth Miller (the amazingly talented florist at The Petaler) wanted to do a large ground installation of florals; a juxtaposition of city & english garden. Beyond a bridal session, an awesome installation like this would also make a beautiful ceremony backdrop for any wedding or elopement. While this may not be something that a bride is able to achieve on her wedding day, having the freedom and space without the restrictions of a wedding day timeline makes this perfectly possible at a bridal session. The warm tones and wild compositions made for the most lush and inviting bridal session with Amy absolutely killing it in front of the camera!

Photography: Christine Gosch | Flowers: The Petaler | Shoes: Bella Belle Shoes | Invitation suite: Isidore & Augustine | HMU: Shreeda Tailor | Chair: Swift Events | Gown: Shop Deansley | Film lab: The FIND Lab