Planning a wedding during a pandemic can definitely be stressful.  But Vickie and Michael are taking it in stride and staying hopeful as they plan to say I Do later this year in San Antonio, Texas.  They have chosen one of the most beautiful and historic hotels along the San Antonio Riverwalk as the backdrop for their wedding, The Hilton Palacio Del rio.  We took a stroll on a Friday evening to create some engagement portraits they will cherish in the years to come.  This time of year is normally a little difficult to photograph in a public town square, as people are usually out enjoying their beautiful city.  But it was nice to take advantage of the open spaces as most people are staying home.  We walked around some of their favorite little romantic nooks of La Villita Historic Arts Village.  

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Madison and Spencer had the most beautiful wedding at the Club at Garden Ridge surrounded by family and friends who traveled from all over the world to be with them on their special day wedding day in Texas.  Burgundy and blush blooms adorned their simple wooden cross where they said their vows on a beautiful fall day. 

Their wedding was also featured on San Antonio Weddings Magazine!  See it here:  

Featuring these wonderful vendors who worked so hard to make Madison and Spencer's dream wedding a reality:  

Coordinator: Heather Gafke with Love Story Addicts https://lovestoryaddicts.com/

Club at Garden Ridge https://www.theclubatgardenridge.com/

Aria Production Photography and Video http://ariaphotovideo.com

Jax Studio https://www.jaxstudiosa.com/

Dress: Hailey Paige

Creations Cakes http://www.creationscakes.com/

Got it Covered https://gotitcoveredsa.com/

HEB Blooms https://www.heb.com/static-page/weddi...

Cutting Edge Entertainment https://www.cuttingedgeentertainment....

Terra Vista Strings http://www.terravistastrings.com/
 

Aria Signature Wedding AlbumsMetallic Champagne Leather covered album with Cameo photo in deep matte photographic paper.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?  I know it sounds cliche, but if you are wedding planning, scouring the web for your perfect wedding photographer, pinning images and saving to your Instagram board, you really need to think even farther than the engagement photoshoot or the wedding day.  After the wedding, after the honeymoon, after you've bought your first home, had your first baby, your wedding day will be a vague memory.  The only thing there will be to look back on, the pictures.  Those pictures you loved so much you framed them, you printed them, you had them archived forever in your coffee table book.  Those are the ones that live on, beyond the smart phone, tablet or laptop you used at the time.  But this beautiful album will be here longer than even you.  It's something you will hand down for generations.  These are the moments frozen in time of the day to start all of those beautiful days.  

Featured SpreadArchival Safe photographic paper, panoramic image with full bleed all the way to the edge. Photographed at The Club at Garden Ridge.

Aria Productions includes a photobook or album in all of our full service wedding packages.  We do it because we care about 10 years from now, when you look back, we want you to be able to remember these beautiful moments that gave you your start.  We take great care to capture these beautiful images with attention to quality, lighting, posing, and timing to capture those sporatic moments.  We love putting these albums together.  Once you have received your wedding gallery, you will begin selecting images for your album.  You will then send those favorite images to us to design and we will work together to finalize the design of your heirloom album.  We love working with our couples to deliver the final keepsake.  How do you envision your wedding album? 

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