Melissa and Valdo were married just before Thanksgiving (I’m SO far behind!!) in Houston at Saint Anne Catholic Church, which is one of my favorite places to shoot!  It is absolutely beautiful and allows photographers a great deal of freedom while shooting.  We approach every wedding with a healthy respect for the spiritual aspects of the ceremony, but when we are invited/allowed to move around and shoot from the sides or the front of a chapel, great things happen!  :)   After the ceremony, we all headed do La Colombe d’Or for the reception.

Some of you may remember Valdo and Melissa’s engagement session at Discovery Green from last June.  I knew then that we were going to have a great time together on their wedding day, and we sure did!  Scot rocked the second-shooter position and we all had an awesome time together!  Here are some of my faves from the day.  Enjoy!

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As I was shooting the fellas’ faces, Scot snagged this frame.  I like it a lot.

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Seriously, ladies :: If you are looking for a Catholic church in Houston, Saint Anne is just about as beautiful as they come!

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I love this next shot!!

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It was a fairly brisk night, but the crew (especially the bare-armed ladies) were total troopers and gave us some fun (and sassy) group images!

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And then a little romance…

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Scot and I had a little fun with the rings…

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And some 563 friends, Brittany and Nick, were also in attendance!

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Toooooootally dig Scot’s exit shot!!

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Valdo and Melissa — we had a blast with you guys, and count ourselves very fortunate to have been a part of your beautiful day!  Blessings to you both!



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  1. Brittany Hamilton on January 12, 2009 3:10 pm

    Chip…you’re awesome. Thank you for treating my friends just right and shooting a beautiful wedding! However…you can see how much 5 months of marriage will put on you (for example…look how much weight I’ve gained, since my wedding). LOL Hope you had fun, and we hope to bring ya’ll more business! Good luck

  2. Michael Norwood on January 12, 2009 3:18 pm

    Dude. You are a hoss. That wedding started after dark and you still killed it. Nice work!

  3. clint on January 12, 2009 3:28 pm

    “brother pimp” because that’s how you roll… great stuff as usual ;)

  4. Ashley K on January 12, 2009 3:31 pm

    BEAUNANIMOUS! from one of the “six of us” ;)

  5. Valdo and Melissa on January 12, 2009 5:59 pm

    Chip,

    Brittany e-mailed me as soon as these were up! Thank you so much! We love them. Awesome work! We had a blast with both you and Scott, and cannot wait to see the rest of the pictures!

    Melissa & Valdo

  6. rebecca-linh rodgers on January 13, 2009 6:01 am

    you guys rocked another 563 wedding.

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