Who needs photobooth props when you have these 2 adorable little nephews? Picture frames, balloons, chalkboards and fake moustaches are great, but nothing beats a bow-tie adorned baby. Pass ‘em around! Just be careful not to leave them behind as so often happens with the fake moustaches…

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That lipstick was supposed to be smudge-proof. SMUDGE-PROOF! That’s ok, I think Tim wears it quite well indeed. It goes well with the green tie, don’t you think? I love that photo more than I can possibly explain…and we didn’t even begin to discuss the yellow shoes.

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Alexis and Toby had so many awesome little touches that it’s hard to pick a favorite…the sunglasses, custom Vans, Cubs shout-out on the groom’s cake, honey jars, classic car exit, etc., etc., etc. However, the clear winner of the night was the guest “log.” Amazing….and just what I would expect of a couple that was willing to use a gun and bullwhip as props while sitting on a tractor during their engagement session. Well done.

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Usually I’d post something here about my favorite detail or two (or three) from the wedding day, but seriously, I don’t want to go on and on (and on) and bore you to death…because I’d need a lot of room to list everything that was amazing about Eric and Lisa’s wedding. Suffice it to say that it was one of the most fun weddings that I’ve ever been a part of, but these photos should hopefully get that point across better that any words could. I guess that’s what happens when your reception is basically a 6-hour concert that just happens to have a cake…a cake with a killer bear hanging over it. Many, many thanks to Lisa & Eric, Becky @ Pearl Events Austin, The Mohawk, Annie Ray, Alison Narro, Neiliyo, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, Transplants Floral Design, Pink Avocado and everyone else who helped make this a wedding for the ages…

All of these images are now available for ordering at www.jakeholt.instaproofs.com - hundreds more to come soon!

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I’m incredibly excited to announce that the new www.jakeholt.com has been officially waxed and polished by the team at Livebooks and is now live! After a number of years with my trusty old site (one that will always hold a dear place in my heart), it was time to move those rather moderate-sized images to a new site that can show them in all of their full-screen glory. With the average desktop screen size becoming larger and larger, small images just weren’t cutting it any longer – this new website will automatically scale images to fit the size of your screen, be it 13 or 30 inches. Hooray! Now you can clearly tell EXACTLY who it was at your reception that was screaming the lyrics to “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” Badly.

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As you can see, it is clearly apparent that Rachel and Tye must have held a worldwide contest in order to get the most adorable children possible in their wedding. I mean, SERIOUSLY. They got a little grumpy by the end of the day, but hey, they were troupers out in that heat! Rachel and Tye were troupers as well, dealing with crazy temps, a gaggle of onlookers and an apparently collapsing dock to get the CRUCIAL sunset shots. I’m rather confident that these may be the very last photos taken on that dock before it becomes one with Town Lake…

All of these images are now available for ordering at www.jakeholt.instaproofs.com – hundreds more to come soon!

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Dread Pirate Roberts & Princess Buttercup cake-toppers. Dread Pirate Roberts & Princess Buttercup cake-toppers. Do you hear what I’m saying? DREAD PIRATE ROBERTS & PRINCESS BUTTERCUP CAKE-TOPPERS! Legendary. Add to that a choreographed Thriller dance, yellow flip-flops and an exit on bicycles with Hawaiian shirts and you can probably guess that Katie and Ben’s wedding was about as fun as they get. Did you see the cake-toppers?

All of these images are now available for ordering at www.jakeholt.instaproofs.com – hundreds more to come soon!

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One of my favorite photos from Weneva & Mark’s April wedding at Becker Vineyards just won an award in the Creative Portrait category of the prestigious Wedding Photojournalist Association’s international photo contest! For those unfamiliar with the WPJA, it’s a merit-based organization comprised of some of the most talented wedding photographers in the world, so this award is quite an honor. If you take a look at some of the other winners, even just in the same category, you’ll see that they come from all over the world: Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, NYC, England, Brazil, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Paris, etc. Wow and wow. Honored. Thanks so much to Weneva, Mark, Becker Vineyards and the WPJA!

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When central Texas turns up the heat a little before schedule (100+ in the first week of June!), what’s a couple to do? Well, picking a location like The Mansion at Judges’ Hill with plenty of shade shows some EXCELLENT foresight…and arranging to have delicious cucumber water on tap for your guests definitely doesn’t hurt either. Of course, packing sunglasses for your exit is required…and those sunglasses sure did come in handy for some last-minute portraits in the blazing Texas sun. Can I also just say how much I love harps? Anyone that would like to donate to the “Buy Jake a Harp” fund can send contributions directly to my Paypal account. If I learn fast enough, I may just be able to offer my harp-playing services alongside my photography services for fall 2011 weddings. I could get some great shots from that vantage point…

All of these images are now available for ordering at www.jakeholt.instaproofs.com – hundreds more to come soon!

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Lesley and Paul’s November 2010 wedding was about as amazing as they come, so it’s really no surprise that they were recently featured on Style Me Pretty! Thanks to Three Apples Events, The Palm Door, and of course Lesley and Paul for giving me a great palette to work with. Congrats guys!

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