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Alex & Dave’s Vineyard Wedding

Alina Prax | LDV Wedding Photography | Austin, Texas — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:50:23 +0000

One of my favorite venues this year so far, Mandola Estate in Driftwood Texas, makes a lovely & romantic setting for a wedding. Vows were exchanged under beautiful live oaks hung with little floral jewels placed in wire wrapped mason jars. After a sunset filled ceremony Alex & Dave celebrated with a special tour of the winery cask room and of course lots of local wine. Dinner was served in the warmth of Trattoria Lisina and after several lovely toasts everyone moved outside to share in some dancing under the stars. A very big congratulations to Alex & Dave! Rose Hip Flora was behind the creation of the gorgeous flowers at this wedding and Austin Cake Ball made the yummy & playful desserts.

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Alina Prax | LDV Wedding Photography | Austin, Texas — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:28:28 +0000

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San Antonio Wedding | Michelle & Eric

Alina Prax | LDV Wedding Photography | Austin, Texas — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:05:02 +0000

Michelle & Eric are an amazing world traveling easy going couple that have great taste in wine. Capturing their wedding was a breeze and everything went off without a hitch. I love it when I get couples that I want to to spend time with after their wedding is done. Too bad you guys live in Dallas! In any case it was a joy working with them and despite feeling nervous Michelle looked absolutely beautiful. You could sense her relax right after they exchanged their vows and you could feel how much love these two have for each other. A special thank you to Katherine O’Brien for being a fantastic mind reading second photographer! Congratulations you guys!

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Cabo Destination Wedding | Ashley & Ben Part III

Alina Prax | LDV Wedding Photography | Austin, Texas — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:42:28 +0000

Finally, some ceremony images. Again, far too many good ones to choose from so I selected those I thought would best narrate the ceremony itself. Enjoy!

Cabo Destination Wedding | Ashley & Ben Part II

Alina Prax | LDV Wedding Photography | Austin, Texas — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:33:06 +0000

Another day in Paradise… ahhhh. We got to wake up to this view for four days! I loved the infinity pool at the Riu. I thought I needed to set the stage a little with some resort photos. Here are some getting ready images of Ashley and Dawn. The oversized curlers in Ashley’s hair were so hip & retro, I loved them! She looked very calm & collected sipping on her cappuccino waiting for her makeup to get done (the resort cappuccino machine got a work out from our group). Even without it she looked amazing. The last image is a photo of her right before the ceremony. Total knock out! Wedding ceremony images to follow in my next post so stay tuned!

Destination Wedding Cabo San Lucas | Ashley & Ben Part I

Alina Prax | LDV Wedding Photography | Austin, Texas — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:10:59 +0000

We’re back from Cabo! There are so many images I adore that I had a really hard time just choosing a select few to put together for this blog post. So, I’m going to do several blog posts! Many of you have seen images of Ashley & Ben before in the Bayou Billy engagement session posted on the old LDV blog. Ashley & Ben are a fun loving couple with a lot of spunk and are a blast to be around. We flew into Cabo Wednesday morning (early!) and checked into the Rui Palace Resort which is beautiful (pics coming soon). After a lazy morning filled with margaritas and salty peanuts we all got geared up for some authentic Mexican seafood at Pancho’s Restaurant. We ended the evening amidst cigar smoke and sea foam on the breathtaking terrace of Sunset Da Mona Lisa. Stay tuned for the wedding images coming soon in a separate post. A huge thank you to the fairies at Your Very Own Fairy Godmother (Dawn, Marta & Kelly) for all of your superior organizational skills and wedding planning genius with out which we might be somewhere in Guadalajara eating tacos at a bus stop.