VP Blog http://vignettephoto.com/blog The blog of Vignette Photography: Austin, TX based Wedding and Lifestyle Photographers Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:00:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 30.216108-97.858285http://vignettephoto.comhttp://vignettephoto.com/images/vp_feed.jpgVignette Photographyvignettephotobloghttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesFinn & Porterhttp://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/finn-porter/ http://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/finn-porter/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:00:30 +0000 elizabeth http://vignettephoto.com/blog/?p=2192 Last December you may remember I covered an event called Edible Austin on behalf of Lori at The Cupcake Bar. It was also hosted by Finn & Porter who provided some amazing appetizers for the event. Just a couple months ago Joe from Finn & Porter contacted me asking if I’d be willing to photograph some more food for them. Of course, I jumped at the opportunity because shooting food is a secret passion.

I wanted to share a few images I took but only ones I know Finn & Porter has already made public. I hope these will make you want to try out Finn & Porter for yourself – I know I am looking forward to my next opportunity to dine with them.

Steamed Chilean Sea Bass (my favorite!) with scallions, shitake mushrooms, fresh ginger and cilantro, snow peas and a soy broth.

Smoked Hamachi in a melon cube, micro greens, crisp prosciutto and a red chili oil.

Local and free range, pan seared chicken.

Porterhouse steak topped with fried onion and bell pepper rings.

Beef Carpaccio with fried shallots, parmesan cheese, capers, arugula salad and truffle aioli.

And finally some amazingly delicate and beautiful sushi.

Keep an eye out for more images from this session but in the meantime, go try some of this food for yourself!

Enjoy!

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]]> http://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/sneak-peek-missy-patrick/feed/ 2 Married! Shannon + Aaronhttp://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/married-shannon-aaron-2/ http://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/married-shannon-aaron-2/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:00:34 +0000 elizabeth http://vignettephoto.com/blog/?p=2151 I went overboard with this wedding post! So many favorites from this beautiful wedding at Barr Mansion.

The light at Barr Mansion is always lovely.

Dress details and final preparations.

Meanwhile, across the hall…

After the guys did their photos they had plenty of time to relax before the ceremony.

The favors were glasses that had their monogram on the side- an intertwined A, S and J. Since all of their guests and even the bride and groom themselves were from out of town, each table was assigned a Texas city.

Shannon’s father making last minute notes for his speech.

James did a fantastic job capturing this image below with the mansion in the background. Yummy solar flare!

Having a little fun with Shannon and her shoes.

Shannon and Aaron, thank you for commissioning us to capture your special day. We had a great time and wish you both all the best!

To view their full gallery, click here.

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In case you weren’t aware we offer three types of albums:

Flush Mount, Linear Bound and Perfect Bound

All three come in multiple sizes and with a lot of fun cover options. The base prices for all albums start with 30 sides and the sky is the limit! We’d love to show off our samples as well so you can see just how awesome they are.

If you’ve been a client of ours and still have those wedding photos on a disc, please contact us! We’d love to help create an heirloom album for you and your family to enjoy for years to come.

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If you are interested in a Lifestyle session for your family, newborn or kiddos, give us a call or send an email to get more information. We can easily schedule these during the week!

]]> http://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/lifestyle-baby-alexis/feed/ 1 Lifestyle: Jessica and Nathanhttp://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/lifestyle-jessica-and-nathan/ http://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/lifestyle-jessica-and-nathan/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:33:33 +0000 elizabeth http://vignettephoto.com/blog/?p=2128 More of my favorites from this 2 year anniversary session.

This house was falling down and underneath the porch cover were dozens of bees! We opted for a pose in front instead of under. Love it!

Of course we had to do a few on the motorcycle.

Yeah, they are hot.

After our toasty morning in Gruene, we headed back to their home for a few ‘family’ photos. Their babies, Chaucer and Basil. Really love this one!

To view their full gallery, click here.

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Katie and Hector are friends of ours and such a lovely couple. It was a pleasure being asked to shoot their wedding and a joy to be a part of their day.

Katie showing off her shoes that match her girl’s dresses perfectly!

Handing out gifts and thank yous. Lots of laughter and tears but only good ones.

Loved this image of Katie and her sister.

Final preparations!

Beautiful bride.

Their flower girl was precious but not so sure about the wagon ride.

How cute are they?!

Waiting for his bride.

Katie and Hector kissed and were serenaded by a mariachi band as they headed into their reception.

There was a lot of good times and dancing…

What an amazing evening for an amazing couple!

Click here for access to their full gallery.

Enjoy!

]]> http://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/married-katie-hector/feed/ 3 What People are Saying…http://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/what-people-are-saying/ http://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/what-people-are-saying/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:00:21 +0000 elizabeth http://vignettephoto.com/blog/?p=2066 We really are blessed to have some pretty fun and amazing clients. It’s a pleasure working with them and even better when the relationship continues long after the wedding is over.

I thought I’d share a lovely thank you note we recently received – handmade by the bride!

If you don’t mind a bit of bragging from us, here are few other things people are saying about Vignette Photography:

“We absolutely loved working with Elizabeth and James! Throughout the entire process, they were very professional, knowledgeable and easy to work with. They are a great and friendly couple. Vignette shot our engagement session and wedding. Our pictures from both look amazing! I would highly recommend them for your special day. Thanks Elizabeth and James!” ~ Meeoak and James

“James and Elizabeth were fantastic! They had never been to our location before but did an incredible job. The photos are great, very artistic. They were a joy to work with.” ~ Laura and Kyle

“Elizabeth and James are wonderful. They care about their clients and are genuinely invested in making sure your event is captured perfectly. I hate having my photo taken, and they made sure I was comfortable with them. We met for dinner, we did an engagement session, we chatted on facebook and by the time my wedding day came around, I didn’t think twice about the photos. They managed to be everywhere and at the same time never in the way. Guests told me how polite they were, and how every time they looked around Elizabeth or James was capturing a perfect moment. Elizabeth is very responsive. I never had trouble getting a hold of them, getting questions answered or just checking in. I know folks have strong feelings about their photographers, and I’m no different, love them!” ~ Lori and Allan

“Elizabeth and James were a perfect match for our wedding photography needs. They are quite the professional team, making sure that the bride and groom have all of the posed, family shots that they would like while ensuring that those special, candid moments will be captured. Additionally, Vignette Photography’s prompt attention to all of my questions truly exhibits their excellence in customer service. I cannot begin to say how please we are Vignette. Thanks so much!” ~ Lisa and Jake

It is so fulfilling for us to not only deliver images that our clients will love but that the service we provide them is just as wonderful. Our goal is to make the photography selection and process of your event an easy process. We want to make it fun too! Being able to get to know you both is very important to us. We feel that will make you more comfortable with us and our cameras in your face and also help us provide images that really capture who you are.

If you’d love to hear more about us and our services, please drop us a line at info at vignettephoto dot com or call us at 512.394.4354. We’d love to hear your story!

]]> http://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/what-people-are-saying/feed/ 1 A Gruene Dayhttp://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/a-gruene-day/ http://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/a-gruene-day/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:00:07 +0000 elizabeth http://vignettephoto.com/blog/?p=2059 My sister, Jessica and her husband, Nathan recently celebrated their 2 year anniversary. They spent it traveling the Gulf Coast visiting some incredible beaches and also a couple days in Disney World. She came back, of course, looking like an island goddess. I haven’t touched their photos since our shoot in Gruene but at a quick glance through here are 3 of my favorites from the day.

I’ll have more to share soon!

]]> http://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/a-gruene-day/feed/ 1 She Got in the Tub!http://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/she-got-in-the-tub/ http://vignettephoto.com/blog/posts/she-got-in-the-tub/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:00:13 +0000 elizabeth http://vignettephoto.com/blog/?p=2054 Technically this is a bit of a sneak peek from Shannon and Aaron’s day – two of my favorite images and then the tub shot. No, not that kind of tub shot. I did a little happy dance when Shannon mentioned casually, ‘Oh, I want a shot of me in the tub.’ Instantly I knew what she meant!

More to come!

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