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.

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Homecoming wedding walk through the floats - Jim Rode Photographer Dallas

After the wedding at the Little Chapel in the Woods, Lene and David headed for Homecoming at UNT. We had a great time cruising by the floats with a favorite friend. Afterwards, dining with close friends. Memories are made of this.



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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.

Have you thought about adding a BridalWalk to your plans? (That's a name I made up today...)

Here is the problem-and the solution. Bridals have been around for more than 50 years. Very nice. Much more popular in the 1970's then now...but still asked for (usually by Mom). The problem is, Bridals are a lot of trouble. You have to have your gown ready weeks and weeks before the wedding. It must stay hidden from you know who. You have to have your hair the same as on the wedding day. Can the florist match the flowers? Can you keep your gown clean? Can you keep him from seeing the previews? When you are done, you may find your wedding images may be even more exciting. Do you hang a portrait of your bridal in your living area after the wedding? Does it seem a little too much for your home? Will you end up giving it to Mom?

My solution has been an Engagement Safari. Fantastic images of the two of you in casual dress. Something that decorates you wall a lot better! These Safari's have made me nationally known, and are now wide emulated. But here is another twist -I call it the BridalWalk. On BridalWalk, he gets to be in the pictures! The portrait is of the two of you and not in the church! You can be married Saturday and begin your honeymoon Monday with the BridalWalk in between. Heck, does he have to be in a tux anyway? Do it the week after you come back from Hawaii! He can wear a suit. What are you going to do with that gown anyway? Are you having your gown cleaned after the wedding? Give the cleaners something to really work on!

It takes 2 to 3 hours of time, and the investment is $650. I will give you a $350 credit toward a gallery wrap portrait. You also get a cool webcast to show at work...or send to your friends...or to show off while your on your honeymoon...or to email that Uncle from California who didn't show up at your wedding!


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