My beautiful Bride Laura~

When I first met Laura and her husband to be Alex, I was blown away by her beauty. Not just the physical, but the heart. She is sheer class with a capital "C"! Her taste is impeccable, which is why I could not wait until today to take her bridal images. The dress, stunning... the bride in it, overwhelmingly gorgeous! Her colors of dark blue, cocoa truffle and champagne are going to be stunning in this building. She will even have peacock feathers in cocoa brown vases as her centerpieces. Great taste!!!
We went to the Bushnell, which is where the big event will take place next May. If you have not seen this venue yet, you are truly missing out! With a rooftop terrace that overlooks all of downtown San Antonio, and a ballroom with architectural elements unlike anywhere I have seen to date . And today, the sun finally broke just after noon (we got so lucky!) and it made for some great effects on the hard wood floors and walls of the ballroom.
Even after a 3 hour surgery this morning, I was there for my bride. I told ya... I never miss a shoot!
Again Laura... you were a pleasure! And thanks mom & dad for the help! :)
Enjoy!!!

What happens in Vegas is coming back to S.A. with me~

We are here... Sin City baby! The weather is beautiful, although I found myself with a sore throat the first two nights from the "dry heat"... lol! I lived here 18 years, now I have a hard time recognizing the city skyline. Where have all these buildings come from? It is amazing!

And although I lived here for so long, there are still things that I have never experienced. Like taking a helicopter tour of the city at night. Or dining at the Top of the World restaurant while it revolves 360* every 80 minutes. Fun, interesting things that I always wanted to try with the person I love. Tonight it was off to Freemont street where we listened to jazz on the street corner while devoured oysters on the half shell accompanied by a fabulous bottle of white. A short walk down Freemont and we found a street vendor drawing by the neon lights. He was amazing! Did I mention that this is a fabulous trip so far?

So... let's talk about the TTD session Monday. Unique, controversial, simply HOT! I have never done this type of shoot before, but it was exactly what I had been waiting for. My bride was stunning in her roughed and jeweled gown. While her MOH kept with the goth theme wearing tulle skirting with a red and black corset. Red hair, tattoos, blue eyes. I hit the mark on this one~

Sorry, you will have to wait until I get home to see those. Be watching for them by Saturday!!!

Speaking of which, we arrive home on Friday night and I hit the ground running by the early morning, busy preparing for the bridal show this coming Sunday.

Until then~~~

Emily at McNay...

Its been months of planning, excitement is mounting, wedding day draws near! Emily and Ivan have been a part of my life since I met Ivans mother the second day my husband and I moved into our home when we first arrived in San Antonio. Now, we are all good friends! I heard that there was an engagement coming soon... Ivan contacted me about his big plans to propose. I was there, behind the tree, waiting. I couldn't help but get emotional as he got down on bended knee and asked Emily to be his wife. (Check them out on our gallery page "Proposal") In these next few days she becomes Mrs. Guerra. With a new house, new job and new name... this young bride has the world in the palm of her hand. Her images... those are a surprise as per the brides request. No dress pictures... but artistic ones, those have to be posted!
She was stunning on the day Ivan proposed, she was simply glowing in her dress for our shoot... I can only image what she will be like on her wedding day!!!
Can't wait!!!

Shining like Crystal...

What can I say about my bride Crystal? Besides, sweet, quiet, beautiful, great laugh and one of the most gentle personalities that I have met in a long time. So very appreciative of everything DB Images has done for her thus far. But, this woman deserves the utmost, so we deliver!

After our first meeting back months ago I was so excited to have complete creative control over locations, image selections, etc... That's when it gets fun! Her and her fiance' Daniel were great sports as I dragged them from one side of downtown S.A. to the other in search of the "sweet" spot during their engagement shoot. Using bold ideas and high contrast, they loved their engagement images.

Now, it's all about the bride. I wanted her bridals to be a little softer, showcasing her beauty. But, you know I just had to take some artsy pictures along the way too... I just couldn't help myself!

Thanks again Crystal! Can't wait for that May wedding!!!

Here are a few teasers from our session...

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For fun we started our session at the amusement park... too cute!

Special thanks to Bob at Kiddie Park for keeping the park open after hours for us so we could shoot.

If you have kids 12 or under, this is a fun place... with rides, games and laughs galore. Next time you are down on Broadway give him a shout, and tell him DB Images says hi!!!

Every now and again while I am shooting I capture an image that was a complete accident that turns into shear art. These two images are an example of just that. I placed Crystal under a stone bridge with direct overhead light. Apparently the green hues from the plants surrounding us came across to the cameras eye, but not the human eye.

I knew it when I took it that it was wild, haunting, and fabulous!!!

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Preparing for the big day!!!

Jolyn and Domeas joined me down on the River Walk for a fun afternoon of pictures for their engagement album. This fun loving couple cut it down to the last possible moments to get all the pictures they needed before their wedding this Saturday (yes, THIS Saturday!)... But when Uncle Sam is in charge, you have to go with the flow. Jolyn is just a happy camper having him home from Germany after a long separation that, unfortunately, will continue only days after the ceremony when Domeas had to return to duty.
So, we took the time that they had and captured some beautiful memories for them to cherish, and for Domeas to take with him back overseas.
She is from Chicago, and he is from California... but they met here in San Antonio, so they wanted their images to reflect the merging of lives here in Texas. Where else but the River Walk? With the beautiful skyline in the background, and the River Walk below... their pictures surely show where they now call home.
As we started to lose some light, I suggested going over to the Art District where we continued our shoot and had a fabulous time!
So... here's to Jolyn and Domeas! Many long years together you two!!!! And Jolyn, I know how lonely it gets being a Military wife! If you ever want to hit a Starbucks to chat I can always be easily talked into it!!!









Be sure to check out more from their session on my gallery page...