Rockefellar Hall Wedding : Allison + Richard
Monday, February 1, 2010

Allison and Richard had an elegant daytime wedding at Rockefellar Hall last month.  I really loved the details Allison put into her wedding and the parasols were awesome!  It definitely adds another element to the portraits...I hope after seeing these some of my current brides go out and get some ;)  Big thanks to my assistant shooter Troy Covey for helping me with this one...check out a few of my favorites from their day!


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Karen from Chookooloonks says:

Stunning shots -- really well done!

(02.01.10 @ 09:45 PM)
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Hotel Derek Wedding Photos Shelly + Paul
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Wedding and Reception: Hotel Derek
Wedding Coordinator:  Couture Weddings & Events
Florist:  Lexi's Florist
Event Decor:  Darryl & Co.

One of the things I'm going to try to do in 2010 is to blog more of my weddings.  I've been pretty good at blogging engagement and bridal sessions but I need to get more actual weddings up on this blog.  So to start off, we have Shelly and Paul.

Shelly and Paul got married back in November at Hotel Derek.  If you'd like to see a few images from their engagement session, click here.  This was my first time photographing at this venue it was a lot of fun.  It has a really cool contemporary look inside and I think it went well with Shelly's style.  I'm looking forward to working there again soon!

It was a great night.  It seemed like everyone had a good time and the wedding party was out on the dance floor the whole night.  Paul really loves old school hip-hop and Ceasar from LG Entertainment played it for half the night!  It was awesome, they even started a soul train line and I almost got in myself!  Such a fun group....check out the images.


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Jeanette says:

Love how you captured the whole event, love all the emotions :)

(01.05.10 @ 03:22 PM)
jamie says:

looks like a great wedding. your work is great too! thanks for the comment on my blog!

 (01.05.10 @ 03:50 PM)
cindee bae says:

Sounds like you had a fun night, and fabulous images to prove it!

(01.05.10 @ 04:00 PM)
Amelia Thornton / Flirt Photography says:

Hey Akil - I love that shot of the soul train dance! Thank for the comment on my blog too. A :)

 (01.05.10 @ 06:22 PM)
Jen says:

your work is stunning! i'll have to check back often! sometimes I am in houston for a wedding, maybe we will have to meet up someday :)

 (01.05.10 @ 08:46 PM)
Tiffany says:

Beautiful photos.

 (01.30.10 @ 11:37 AM)
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Hotel Zaza Wedding Proposal
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
I was contacted by Kayla Marie of Exquisitely Dunn a few weeks ago to photograph a proposal and surprise engagement party for Amber & Ronald.  Kayla and Ronald had been planning for weeks how he was going to surprise Amber on her birthday, and everything worked out perfectly.  They really went all out on this and it was amazing!  

They had a limo pick Amber up that brought her to Hotel Zaza where Ronald rented a suite, decorated perfectly for her.  He also had a bottle of wine ready that he and Amber had been saving for about 5 years...for a special occasion ;)  There were just so many small details that went into this proposal that made it special.  Afterwards, we went to The Four Seasons downtown where their families had prepared a surprise engagement party for them.  Check em' out!


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Chookooloonks says:

Absolutely freaking stunning. Beautiful captured, Akil.

 (10.06.09 @ 03:31 PM)
Ronald says:

Off the chain young brother. But I am, of course, just slightly biased

 (10.06.09 @ 05:20 PM)
Shannon Richardson says:

Love it! That man has taste! Beautiful Fiance and Beautiful Ring!....I can spot that little brown box from anywhere.

 (10.07.09 @ 08:28 AM)
Leena says:

Akil, these pictures are stunning. You truly keep getting better and better. Simply gorgeous.

(10.08.09 @ 04:31 PM)
Collins says:

Small world! I went to high school with them. :)

 (10.12.09 @ 02:51 AM)
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Seabrook Wedding Photography : Jahnavi & Jonathan
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Jahnavi & Jonathan had one of the coolest weddings I've ever been to.  It was held at Jahnavi's parents house and the day was awesome.  What was really neat was that the bride and groom pretty much took care of all the decorations themselves!  They own a stylin' jewelry shop up in Austin so I wasn't surprised that everything turned out so creative.  Seriously these guys are two of the most interesting people you'd ever meet...check em' out!


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clint says:

Akil... Frack'n A.. I love it! great job my brotha!!

 (06.04.09 @ 04:40 PM)
Collins says:

Hot pics on deck....

The small intimate ceremonies are always so much fun to photograph!

 (06.04.09 @ 06:05 PM)
Ronnieq says:

Very Nice Akil! Loving these images and especially all the details. Nice album too on your newest post. I just ordered my first one and I can't wait to get it in my hands!!

 (06.04.09 @ 09:01 PM)
Reggie says:

Awesome set dude... I like the bohemian theme.

 (06.06.09 @ 06:37 PM)
Shannon says:

I love intimate ceremonies, I wish more brides would go that route. You did an awesome job as usual! You're really talented. You can make a wedding at a gas station look fabulous! :)

 (06.07.09 @ 09:32 PM)
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