Keely and Todd got married at the beautiful Lost Mission wedding venue in Spring Branch, TX on September 19, 2014. I love shooting at Lost Mission for a variety of reasons. Not only is it a magnificent venue, but every time I shoot out there, I end up with something great. This wedding was no exception. The day started with some rain. It actually rained the entire 90 minute journey from Austin, and I was mentally preparing for the day, and how I would shoot in the rain. We had the first look, bridal party & family photos planned, so the rain would have made things quite difficult given the schedule we had mapped out. Believe it or not, we really lucked out with he weather that afternoon. After my arrival, the skies cleared up, and the sun showed its face. Aside from being a bit on the humid size, the weather was remarkable!
Prior to Keely & Todd’s wedding, we had Keely’s bridal portraits scheduled here in Austin. The week of her bridals, Keely’s family got some news that her father may have to receive heart surgery. They did not know if he were to have a stent placed in his artery or if they were to perform open heart. It tuned out that he did in fact receive open heart surgery. Not only did Mr.Klein attend the wedding, but he walked her down the aisle and took part in the evenings festivities. That is amazing! My lovely wife, Kim captured some awesome photos of Keely and her dad right before the ceremony, outside of the chapel. I love that we were able to preserve those moments for Keely, Todd and their families. This is what our job is all about.
I have got to give it up to Todd’s best man, Scott for delivering one of the most amazing speeches that I have heard to date. This might be a little difficult to explain, but let me give it a shot. He had Todd’s friends dress up in costume, representing Todd during different stages of his life. The first to come out was Jake. Jake was holding up childhood photo enlargements of Todd, side by side Kevin (from Home Alone) and Ralphie (from A Christmas Story). Take a look at the similarities. It is too good to be true. Next up was McCall aka “The Abercrombie Gangster”, Dave aka “Track Todd”, Neil aka “Crossfit Todd”, Tom aka “Danny Tanner”, and Austin aka “Future Todd”. The photos say it all.
This wedding was one of a kind, and I am very happy to share the photos with you. Congrats to Keely & Todd!
Lost Mission Wedding Photography by AJH Photography