A Little Bit of Heaven Inspired Wedding Shoot

By Christina Lewis – Wedding Warriors Eco-Chic Events – Wimberley, Texas

A little town nestled between Austin and San Antonio welcomes visitors with a sign saying ‘a little bit of Heaven,’ and for couples getting married here in the Hill Country, it really is. Thinking out of the box, eco-chic wedding planner Christina Lewis of Wedding Warriors and the artistry of Mariah Milan Photography decided to join their creative forces for a whimsical and vintage Wimberley inspired wedding shoot. ‘We wanted brides, especially those with a smaller wedding and budget, to think out of the box when it came to their day.’

If you are getting married in a smaller town like Wimberley, why not make use of your environs for some fabulous and offbeat photos. Mariah and I started the journey at Wimberley Inn, where innkeepers Denese and Dan were gracious in opening the revitalized and absolutely adorable doors of ‘The Greenhouse’ for us. This charming venue on the edge of Wimberley town will be available for smaller weddings soon!

We moved on to Star Antiques on River Road, where owner Lisa, was happy to participate in this creative process that Mariah and I had been discussing for some time and then decided, no more talk, let’s do it! By the way the beautiful chandelier at Wimberley Inn is from Star Antiques.

Keeping it local, the beautiful bridal bouquet was designed by Kari Shelton from WOW Factor. Breathtaking is definitely one of the words that came to mind. Kari also provided a wedding dress for us to use – the one that she wore for her wedding day!

We roped in the talented, versatile and oh so much fun Margo Mead, hair and make-up stylist! Margo is based with the award winning Jco and Company Salon in Austin.

A thank you to our groom, Justin Gadd and to our lovely bride Melissa Wells for their laughter and joy in a downtown Texas adventure.

First let’s start off at Wimberley Inn…. the afternoon light was dreamy.

The green cottage was beautifully styled by Christina Lewis.

We then moved on to Star Antiques… lovely!

A huge Thank You to all the vendors involved!

A little peek at an awesome collaboration wedding shoot in Wimberley – more to come later!

I often tell my family that I have the best clients in the world… and I truly do. Thank you wonderful Austinites for making our second year in Texas such a success – for inviting me into your homes to witness your children growing, your marriage vows, and so many small moments that I am grateful for all the time. I truly, truly appreciate it and am so very thankful for each and every one of you.

Wishing you a prosperous, beautiful 2011 and beyond from my family to yours.

Her in-laws live on a gorgeous creek in Hill Country. They are wanting to simplify and sell their home in the spring – 5 acres can be quite a bit to take care of! But they fell in love with the home’s creekside location and my friend asked me if I could capture it for them.

I’m not usually a landscape photographer, but when I arrived, I could see why it was instant love when they saw this creek. It is such a special place. The late afternoon light lit the water like an aquamarine and raced along. I hear this spot is perfect in the summertime. There was even a family wedding here years ago. Wish I had been here for that!

Enjoy these images of beautiful Texas Hill Country… and Happy Holidays to you and yours!

I’ll admit that the three of us were absolutely exhausted the day after the wedding. But it was a beautiful day, the waves were perfect, and we really had no excuse not to go. We hit up Polo beach and were rewarded with a beautiful sunset.

This is something I miss the very most about Maui. And I teared up a bit… no… I actually did cry. I know that seems so silly. But I really do miss that part of living on an island. I am so happy to live in Austin now… but the beach will forever hold a very special place for me. Thanks guys for dealing with a very emotional (and pregnant) photographer

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I’ll start with a few Finao albums. These are my lovely’s…. I’ll be keeping one in house for showing everyone in person, and the others are going out to a client and to a birth center for display. These come in so many amazing covers. Seriously… hard to pick. I do have full swatches to show off. These books shown are 20 pages.

Next we move on to the Couture Books. These are completely  hand made (here in the US). Both of these are wedding albums, but they make amazing displays of portraits with quotes, song lyrics, ect. This first is a studio sample of the French-Paris line. It comes with a vellum overlay, but sadly my children have gotten to it. So this is the woven cover underneath the vellum.

And finally is the Couture NYC book. It comes with a slipcase and a full image wrap cover. This is going out to El Paso today for Nasla & Amador.

Each of the Couture books shown have 100 pages. This give me lots of room for image display

Thanks for letting me share!!!

I really enjoyed photographing in Gruene. It was my first time down there and it was incredibly charming and filled with gorgeous spots!! I really appreciate Lara and Kat going with all my ideas!!

Can you believe they made this bouquet just before our session? Isn’t it totally gorgeous? And those EYELASHES!!! Oh my goodness… just beautiful.

Lara, you’re so lovely and it was wonderful to photograph this session for you!!

I’m officially on Facebook! Become a fan… I’d appreciate it so much!

The weddings site is soon to be re-vamped. New wedding collections are now available and they include amazing wedding albums.

These books are hand made by artisans and the epitome of what today’s brides are wanting. Something different, something unique, something that not many people have.

What else is so cool about these albums? Well they are “GREEN” !

They are eco-friendly! They are printed on 100% post-consumer recycled, acid free, archival     paper. They are made from environmentally friendly materials, such as hemp, from responsible suppliers. The entire process is powered by green e-certified wind power. Carbon offsets and trees are planted with a portion from each book.

I am extremely excited and proud to offer these albums included in my wedding collections. They are also available for additional cost for portrait clients.