Ruthe Jackson Center HDR Wedding - Jim Rode Dallas wedding photographer

The Ruthe Jackson Center was a wonderful place for Amy and Lyalls wedding. The wedding ceremony was at sunset in the Gardens at Ruthe Jackson in Grand Prairie. Family and friends were abundant and had a blast, from arrival to a sparkler sendoff. The decorations were gorgeous, thanks to Signature Productions and Lori Jackson the entertainment director was cool! Guests could wander to the photobooth for fun pics. Of course, it all ran smoothly under the watchful eye of Lucia Bitnar of Foster Blue.

Truth is, things went so smoothly it was easy to simply have fun and watch Amy and Lyall kiss, hug, whisper, dance, party. Wow, what a great night!


The next morning we borrowed Rick's car (Amy's Dad -so generous!)


I feel so lucky every minute I was with these fantastic people.

The romantic hour was so heartwarming I hardly noticed it was 37˚!

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HDR Morning After Session and Bridal - from Jim Rode Dallas wedding photographer

Amy and Lyall got married! I have hundreds of images from the wedding to enhance, but the morning after session was 1/4 the size - so I did them first! Fun morning- their first morning as "Mister and Misses!" The temperature Sunday morning was in the upper thirties, but Amy is gorgeous in her beautiful gown from Afred Angelo and warmed by a soft mink stole (and a handsome husband).

We had a lot of fun walking around getting wonderful images. Thank you Rick for loaning the vette! Wedding images coming soon.

If you are engaged, contact me about turning your wedding into fabulous! JimRode.com the art of the wedding. Dallas wedding photography from Jim Rode Photographer.

Saturday, I photographed an extraordinary couple, Amy and Lyall. Lyall was in for the weekend from Ft. Hood. (Thank you sir...we appreciate your service to our nation.)

They were accompanied by Lucia Bitner of Foster Blue (their wedding planner), who became my assistant for the day -to carry equipment, buy me a diet coke, praise me...all the hard stuff! We began at Children's Medical Center where Amy is a nurse, and where Lyall proposed...then we explored the Art's District and Deep Ellum. We had a blast.

I'll have more pictures in the coming days. It takes a bit of time to make the photographs special. -You didn't think they come out of the camera this way? It's not a magic camera...it's a magic photographer! I took hundreds of shots as the day went flying by. I hope to bring Amy and Lyall images they will love the rest of their lives.


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