Forget Thursday: We’re having a throwback Monday on the Lizard Blog today. Matt and Emily’s engagement session was JUST before my extended blogging maternity leave, but it is still one of the most unique engagement sessions that I’ve ever done—so I’ll be breaking their awesome vintage-inspired shoot into two posts.
We shot at 2 very different locations for this session. The first was at the Moody Mansion in Galveston, TX. A huge, enormous, giant thank you to them for letting us have such a gorgeous backdrop! Emily and Matt were completely decked out in vintage. Emily even wore her grandmother’s 1940s dress and had her hair done that morning to go along with the theme. She looked AMAZING. I was so incredibly happy to have clients who weren’t afraid to go all out and be awesome. I’m fairly certain that anyone who saw us around town thought they were professional models. And they could be. I mean, look at ‘em.
What I loved most about shooting at the mansion was the opportunity to use what some may consider very ordinary backdrops in a romantic and unique way. Some of my favorite shots from the whole session were in the BATHROOM. I know, call me crazy. But, hey, when it’s a bathroom with original tile, a GORGEOUS claw foot bathtub, and peach-colored plaster with just a hint of hurricane damage, you really can’t ask for more!
My entire journey with photography started years ago with me taking pictures of very ordinary objects that I found beautiful. Fast forward to this session, and I’m still doing the same thing, just adding a couple of ridiculously-good-looking, madly-in-love, vintage-clad lovebirds to the mix.
After the Moody Mansion, we headed across the street to a carnival. On a Pier. On a cloudy Galveston day. I was so giddy that I was nearly in tears. But here I’ll leave you, with some fabulous photos to view below and a perfect segway to the Carnival, part two of this session.
With joy, Lizard.
