Hold tight everybody! The Unveiled Wedding event is a week away.

Here is a link to the Unveiled Blog. Check out the short video clip (courtesy Hakim Sons Films) from last years event.
http://blog.unveiledweddingevent.com/

This show, designed by The Wedding Guys, is the ultimate high-end trunk show for DFW area brides. You can get tickets at the door, or here.

Plan to come out to the Dallas Convention Center Saturday March 6. "He" can stop in at the Car Show next door while you can attend to all things bridal! Stop by and say hi! I love to talk all things weddings...

Engagement Dallas -Jim Rode Photographer

I'm posting some images of Lindsey and Eric today. Fun couple. Eric has one of those cars with that throaty sound from the mufflers -I love that. Lindsey was the beautiful bride I photographed just weeks ago at the Diamond Oaks Country Club.

I'm posting because I was googling around and came across an article on engagement advice written by you-know-who. It's still relevant info, so I'm sharing it here. Also a great excuse to blog Lindsey again! Read the article on Engagements here.

Ryan Manor Tour - Jim Rode Dallas Weddings

What do you do when Monday rolls around and the sky is overcast...and it's Feb. 1 and 50 degrees outside? Road Trip! I made a fun jaunt over to the Ryan Manor on Inwood Road. (Do you know how convenient it can be for out-of-town guests arriving the week of your wedding to simply fly in to Love field? It's about a mile west of the Manor -that sure makes life easier for your family!)

Chris Ryan (owner) and Martha O'Brian (Event Coordinator) graciously welcomed myself and the ladies of Foster Blue and Company Wedding and Event Planers -Cheryl Allgood and Lucia Bitnar. Together we got the VIP tour.

Ryan Manor is gorgeous. Catch the image of the back lawn...that can hold a huge event tent! I also love the patios on both sides of the manor with a generous walkway connecting both.

Hey brides...has your fiance' been a tiny bit bored visiting different venues in your wedding search? Wait till he sees that cool pool table. That knocked me out. It becomes easy to get the guys to the wedding a couple hours early if they've got time to kill and shoot a little pool. It will take the edge off his nervousness, knowing he will soon pledge his life to you in front of everyone in the world! Wow, I can't wait for that wedding!

Morning After the Wedding in Flower Mound - from Jim Rode Dallas Photographer

Every once in a while a photographer comes upon a dream wedding. Other photographers know what I mean. A beautiful bride, and a man in uniform add up to those fairy tale stories we read when we where children. The princess in the tower waiting for her hero to rescue her... -A wedding like no other.

Amy and William got up early on the Sunday morning after their wedding and together we walked around the winter carnival. Their morning after session (I usually do an hour...) stretched into 2 hours as we kept finding cool places for pictures. The train depot is a stone's throw from my office and it was a great backdrop for images that will last until the end of time. (Most people don't think about the joy they will get from their images for the decades to come.)

Together we visited Vetro Art Glass factory where we watched glass being blown in a mega-hot furnace. They received a Christmas ornament with their wedding date engraved. Cool.