Is it good luck or bad luck when the groom drops (and shatters) his glass during toasts? I say good luck. As you can see below, we definitely had some on Saturday, as the ominous storm clouds passed just close enough to give us an amazing sunset while thankfully sparing us from some late-May showers. Keep on dropping those glasses…

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When I tried to describe how awesome these centerpieces were, it didn’t really do them justice. “Yeah, there were old books, and antique cameras…and succulents!” Only a photo truly does them justice. And how crazy cute is that ring bearer? I mean, I know that ring bearers and flower girls are there to be cute and they always do a really great job at it, but seriously, just look at that little guy!

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You get to know a few things about someone when the shuttle-bus from their hotel to their wedding ceremony runs 35+ minutes late and they have to drive themselves (and their wedding party and photographers, crammed into an SUV) across town with only minutes to spare. In this case, I learned that Kevin has an amazing ability to keep calm under extreme pressure and also has great respect for traffic laws and red lights, running only one in the process. But that light totally deserved it, as did many others. I would have run at least 3 of them, at least.

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There’s both an upside and a downside to spring weddings in the central Texas countryside. On the downside, there are a good number of, ummm, “little flying creatures” that seem to be very attracted to bright things such as my modeling lights, as well as anything that my lights are shining on, such as bright white dresses. On the upside, however, where else do you get to shoot portraits on a John Deere tractor and use a real-life pitchfork as a prop? I’ll happily deal with the bugs any day…

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I’m relatively certain (positive, actually) that I have uncovered a grand conspiracy. Scroll on down toward the bottom of this post and take a look at the B&W photo of Jay’s grandfather, then tell me that it isn’t James Dean. Seriously. I will investigate further – I’m imagining body doubles, fake car crashes, the whole nine yards. Stay tuned for the juicy details.

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Sometimes, a random passerby gives you an elegant balloon-flower bouquet. Sometimes, a 40 MPH gust of wind rips your photographer’s lighting umbrella to pieces in the middle of a shoot on a crowded sidewalk on South Congress Avenue. Sometimes, your wedding cake has the most amazing cake-toppers known to man. Sometimes, you just need to KEEP CALM AND EAT A CUPCAKE!

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Karen’s nickname is “Monkey,” so I knew there would be SOMETHING monkey related going on…and while I was a bit disappointed to find that there wasn’t a pack of wild monkeys running free at the reception, the awesome monkey cupcakes were almost as amazing. Almost. Still, I hope to one day see a wild monkey walk down the aisle tossing flowers…

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Hello 2011! Well, almost. My last wedding of 2010 was one I’ve been looking forward to for quite a while…after Danielle and Colby’s engagement session, I knew that their wedding was going to be awesome, and they did not disappoint. For starters – the greatest wedding cake ever. I mean seriously, just look at that thing! I think I photographed it for 20 minutes…you can never have too many angles.

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Jake Holt Photography was just awarded “Best Of The Knot” in the Austin Wedding Photography category by The Knot brides again for 2011, second year in a row, hoo-rah! Thanks so much to all of my awesome clients who have put up with and trusted in my silly ideas – this honor is so much more rewarding than some silly photo contest award. Ok, those are pretty good too, but still…this is way better. Soon, I’ll have a fancy-pants “Best Of The Knot 2011″ award graphic that I can upload all over the place to dazzle you all, but for now, this photo of my cat with pipe-cleaner antlers will have to do. Thank you Kasey.

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This was my first visit to Miami’s Art Deco District, and all I can say is…wow. So many options, so little time! I could have easily shot here for a week straight, but alas, we just had one day. But fill that day (and night) we did. You know that it’s been a memorable day well-spent when the bouquet and garter tosses take place at 2:45 in the morning. And yes, that is officially the greatest first dance move I’ve seen yet…

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