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Julie & David’s after-session @ Design Within Reach | Austin, Texas

Jake H — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:22:12 +0000

Dear Design Within Reach – I want to own all of your stuff. How can we make this happen? I have a $2 bill and a Michael Jordan rookie card, can we work something out?

p.s. – The photos with the doggies and kitty were taken at Julie and David’s place, not DWR, although it would be easy to mistake the two. I just want to save you the trip down to the 2nd Street District if your only goal is to pet the animals. I mean, just look at them! Of course you want to pet them.

Karen & Blake | Austin, Texas | 07.10.2010

Jake H — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:34:05 +0000

Last summer, when I first met Karen and Blake at an open house event at Vintage Villas, the scenic views of what some were still calling “Lake Travis” consisted of very little lake and lots of muddy lake bottom. Luckily, the rains returned, and with them the lake, giving us the perfect setting for a beautiful July wedding. I just KNEW it would turn out just fine guys, I just knew it. My meteorological services are now available for a nominal surcharge, more details available at www.jaketheweatherman.com.

Anna & Blake | Austin, Texas | 06.26.2010

Jake H — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:26:21 +0000

One of the best wedding ideas EVER – a two piece dress. No frustrating bustling required, no dragging it all over a messy dance floor – just poof, almost like magic, you have a cocktail dress! Kind. Of. Awesome.

Amanda & Adam | Austin, Texas | 06.25.2010

Jake H — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:56:32 +0000

I would like to have a full moon at every wedding please, thank you very much. Also, 5 cakes. I mean, who ever said that you could only have one or two? 5 cakes will do.

Beth & Joey | Destin, Florida | June 11th, 2010

Jake H — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:58:14 +0000

Talk about perfect timing – a random airshow flyby during your wedding ceremony MUST be a good omen, right? Regardless, it was just the icing on the beautiful blue skies and crystal clear water cake. Fact: when I get to take a water taxi out to do portraits, it’s going to be a good day…

Jennifer & Aaron | Austin, Texas | June 6th, 2010

Jake H — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:31:23 +0000

It was a beautiful early-June evening at Barr Mansion, and Aaron made his poor groomsmen wear sweaters. SWEATERS! In Texas. In June. That’s a true test of friendship, and why he also totally deserved having to down that entire Smirnoff Ice. Revenge is best served cold…and disgustingly sweet? Oh well, at least they got to wear Vans…

Julie & David | Austin, Texas | June 5th, 2010

Jake H — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:31:13 +0000

Hand-filled vials of honey = pretty much the coolest favors I’ve seen yet. Speaking of other “pretty much the best (fill in the blank) I’ve seen,” these two cake-cutting shots will immediately be inducted into my personal hall of fame. The second of the two is PERFECT material for comic book style thought bubbles, so feel free to post your suggestions.

3 months of stuff and things…

Jake H — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:57:28 +0000

Finally! A very belated post featuring a few of my favorite non-wedding day shoots from the last 3 months – portrait sessions of every shape and size. I’m incredibly excited to get some of this stuff up for public viewing at last – since I’ve been spending the last 6 months or so working on developing some new looks and techniques and using a number of new locations, well, I guess you could say that this marks the official unveiling of a season’s worth of experimentation…

Dede & Darin | Austin, Texas | May 30th, 2010

Jake H — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 05:42:04 +0000

Whenever a bride picks red as her wedding color, it makes me very happy. When the groom’s cake has a deer on it, it makes me even happier. However, when the flower girl dances around with the bouquet IN HER MOUTH, well, that just makes my day.

Kristen & James | Wimberley, Texas | May 15th, 2010

Jake H — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:51:42 +0000

Kristen and James managed to choose an almost unbelievably photogenic location – Old Glory Ranch in Wimberley, Texas – and were graced with perfect weather and sunset timing. Absolutely storybook. However, I have to say that the winner for my favorite part of the day is a dead heat between 1) the amazing note to James from one of the groomsman that introduced me to the term “golden salamander,” and 2) the beer donkeys. Beer donkeys? You learn something new every day. As of press time, I think the note has a slight edge…