Houston Engagement Photos : Erin + Brian
Monday, March 1, 2010
It really was a lot of fun photographing Erin & Brian's engagement session last week!  They live in the Heights near my studio and thought it would be a cool idea to do their engagement session around here.  I met them at their house and we did a few in front of it and at a near park down the street.  It was great because this location was more personal to them (more than any one I could have chosen) and I was able to get some cool images from the locations they picked!  I'm definitely going to try and leave it up to my clients to choose their engagement session locations more often from now on, just to keep things fresh.  You never know what kind of fun ideas you might come up with!!

They are having a backyard wedding this coming October.  From what they've told me so far, it's going to be stylin'...I'm looking forward to it!




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Claudia says:

Great pics and what an adorable couple and what a cute doggy! I love it that the shoot took place in The Heights...only my favorite part of the city! ;) Yes, I'm biased. Congrats on the beautiful pictures!

 (03.01.10 @ 01:54 PM)
Bobbie Brown says:

LOVE that first picture! But then, the rest of them are pretty awesome too!

 (03.01.10 @ 03:09 PM)
Erin says:

Thanks so much for being such a great photographer and making us look good :) I can't wait for you to shoot our wedding in October!!

 (03.03.10 @ 10:39 AM)
Bryn says:

WhooHoo! These folks sure are pretty! Erin and Brian--they turned out great. Can't wait for your BIG day!

 (03.04.10 @ 12:06 PM)
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Downtown Richmond Engagement Photos
Monday, December 21, 2009
Shel and Neal will be getting married next March at Union Station.  It's going to be an amazing wedding!  I've never worked there before so I'm looking forward to it.




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Molly Williams says:

Akil, Thanks for the blog love! How did you find little ol me? Your work is amazing man, so clean, crisp, real... everything I love. I'll be following your blog for sure! Thanks again for stopping by. I'm just getting started and working on a new blog and site of my own. I love your design. Who did you use to design your logo, blog and site? Everything is just so clean and perfect from the colors to the Jason Mraz's Live High that greets you as you open the page. Purely simple and perfect. Thanks for the inspiration! Best of luck to you in the new year, Molly

(12.29.09 @ 01:50 PM)
Akil Bennett says:

hey molly...not sure, just surfing the net I guess. Ryan Hunley from Second Street creative did my logo and Into The Darkroom hooked me up with my blog! You should definitely check them both out!

(12.29.09 @ 08:21 PM)
Shel says:

Thanks Akil! It's getting close now! can't wait!

 (01.04.10 @ 05:33 PM)
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Our Engagement Session
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
One of my best friends, Chris Wineinger, shot and engagement session for Alex and I over the weekend.  Chris is a longtime friend and an awesome photographer based out of Houston (who's also engaged...we decided to trade engagement sessions so I will photograph his soon).  He'll also be officiating our wedding in April, I guess he's a jack of all trades!  We had a lot of fun on the shoot and it was the perfect opportunity for me to show off some of my dance moves!  Thanks man, Shake and Bake ;)


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Harmony Loves says:

WOW! Great session! I love the colors and the urban setting. Great job!!

 (12.15.09 @ 04:12 PM)
Clint shuttlesworth says:

Congrats!!! these are great.. I'm really stoked for you two. keep rock'n man.. oh, and I love the MJ moonwalk ;)

 (12.15.09 @ 04:16 PM)
Ashley K says:

I LOVE the hats, Akil! Great touch... and super fun session! Congrats!

 (12.15.09 @ 05:45 PM)
Anonymous says:

So cute, you two look adorable!!

 (12.15.09 @ 06:59 PM)
Adam Nyholt says:

Love them! I wish I had engagement portraits like this of me and Kacie. Most photographers I know have awful wedding photography. This will not be true of you, my friend. :)

 (12.15.09 @ 07:13 PM)
tanyaalexandra says:

That's my DOG! Chris did a super fantastic job! Love the theatrics.

 (12.15.09 @ 10:48 PM)
Akil Bennett says:

thanks guys! I'm really happy with them...Alex made me look good!

 (12.16.09 @ 12:12 AM)
chris w says:

you guys did an awesome job together! i think we should send these pics into some picture frame companies...lol!

 (12.16.09 @ 03:27 AM)
Kelly Balfour says:

Seriously cute! Yoiu can tell y'all had a blast on that shoot! What an adorable couple you and Alex make! She is going to be one STUNNING bride!

 (12.16.09 @ 09:22 AM)
Cathy says:

Congratulations! These photos are so adorable. I love your outfits, too! :)

 (12.16.09 @ 05:42 PM)
Aimee Monihan- your wedding planner says:

SO amazing- Loved both the settings- especially the He/She background- brilliant. Can't wait to see the photos of you on wedding in Costa Rica.... as well as those dance moves in person!!

 (12.19.09 @ 08:07 AM)
Natalie Williams says:

Congrats to you both! She is gorgeous! I love the shot with the umbrella and her boots and your coats. Haha best way I could describe it :)

 (12.19.09 @ 04:16 PM)
Courteney Miller says:

These are great Akil! Congratulations! She's beautiful!

 (12.21.09 @ 03:50 PM)
Anna Laura says:

These are so great! Where's the He/She door?

 (01.08.10 @ 01:09 AM)
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Houston Zoo Engagement Photos
Friday, November 20, 2009
I love photographing my couples in new places.  I always ask my clients where they would like to do their engagement sessions first...I never know what cool ideas they might come up with!  Tessa and Brandon opted to have their engagement session at the Houston Zoo and it turned out really cool.  They got married there last week as well, look out for those photos soon!



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Leena says:

amazing job as usual akil. i need to know where she got that black dress! haha

 (11.20.09 @ 03:50 PM)
Tessa says:

Thanks! I bought the dress at Anthropologie- I can't get enough of their dresses! And Akil definitely did a fantastic job. We couldn't have asked for more. Thanks Akil!

 (11.22.09 @ 09:23 PM)
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Museum District Engagement Session
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
I know I've said this before but I love shooting engagement sessions.  It's such a great way to get to know your clients.  Ryann and Damen were so great to photograph...they're such a fun-loving couple.






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Terra McMinn says:

I love the pictures! Good job Akil!

 (11.04.09 @ 05:17 PM)
aric + casey says:

loved lookin' through some of your latest work. awesome stuff!!

 (11.10.09 @ 10:04 PM)
Sara says:

Looks great! Jealous of their cooler-looking weather than we had! :)

 (11.13.09 @ 03:55 PM)
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