Paige Newton Photography

Here are some photos of the French Legation.. I took these while scouting locations for an upcoming photo shoot I have. It’s going to be grand. I’m pretty excited. Keep your eyes peeled.

Meet Trisha. She’s a dear friend of mine and is dating an even dearer (is that a word??) friend of mine. I met her last summer and she moved up to Austin about 7 months ago. She cracks me up and I can’t wait for her to turn 21 so she can come dancing with me all the time. After all, she’s a part in the USA.

Hello friends! Here’s part 2 of Paige & Adam’s sweet engagement session. If you missed part 1, go here. Anyway- for the second part of their session, Paige sent me this photo of Brad & Angelina as inspiration.

So I took them to Barton Springs Pool for their shoot (sans children) and I think we got some great photos! I hope you enjoy.

Meet Paige and Adam… Their very first date was at a Washateria so Paige thought it would be fun to do part of their engagement session there. I was totally down, especially because Texas summers are HOT! Be on the look out for Part 2 of their engagement session!

I’ve been wanting to do a photo series of people’s homes for awhile now. I’ve shot a few that I have yet to share but this one holds a special place in my heart.

Yesterday, one of my best friends Lance left our home in Austin to move to Korea to teach English for a year. Lance is a dreamer.. a BIG dreamer, in fact. He and I had many grand plans to do all sort of things and many of our dreams and goals have come to fruition over the past few years of knowing each other. But many of those ideas will just have to wait until he returns. I could go on and on about Lance but I’ll get to the point.

One of our many ideas was to do a bunch of photography projects in his studio apartment. Of course we ran out of time before we could actually do them but I had to grab a few shots of it before he left yesterday. These photos are sad because his place is empty, stripped of all his possessions, many of which have found new homes among our group of friends. But I’m glad I got to take them anyway. Enjoy.

Also.. here are some photos of my beloved Lance.

And, yep. I finally got some animal mask photos of him.

I’ve been contemplating if this is something I should simply Tweet about or if it was worth a blog.. But I decided why not be slightly obnoxious and proud of myself every so often, right?

Just wanted to share some of the blogs that Rachel & Andrew’s Wedding Faux-tography Session has been featured on. I feel incredibly honored to be on these blogs.. especially because Rachel & Andrew are so near and dear to my heart.

Love & Lavender: LOVE these ladies! Definitely check out their blog.

Austin Style Unveiled:I ADORE Heather from Style Unveiled.. Such a sweet lady. Austin recently got added to the select cities Style Unveiled features.. Check it out!

Classic Bride:

Forget Me Knot Weddings: -

The Knotty Bride:- This one is super cool because I was featured in the same post as one of my favorite wedding photographers Amelia Lyon.

Anyway- Thanks to all of the above blogs for being so kind and featuring my work!

I didn’t meet Kristin and Patrick until a few days before their wedding. David Ramirez had gone on tour and met them in Michigan last fall and showed them my photography. Kristin soon after had a dream that Patrick and she eloped to Austin (where they had never been) and that David sang at their ceremony and I photographed it. She proposed the idea to me and I fell in love with the idea. I actually got to help plan quite a bit of the wedding with Kristin which made it all the more exciting to photograph it. I suggested they get married at my favorite boutique hotel, Hotel Saint Cecilia. I even got to decorate a little bit. Kristin and Patrick- you were SUCH a joy to meet and photograph. I hope you love the photos as much as I do.

A few days before the ceremony, Kristin asked if I wanted to style it. So I grabbed a few things from my house and the thrift store, bought some flowers, and got to add some details. It was pretty exciting.

I love buttons.
Drawer pulls:

The ceremony was incredibly intimate with four close friends from Michigan.

After the ceremony, they had a lovely, low-key reception Hotel Saint Cecilia put together a wonderful bar and buffet area. The food was delish!

Kristin and Patrick- Thanks again for letting me be a part of your intimate day. It was so wonderful meeting both of you and your friends! All of you need to come back to Austin ASAP!

Vendors:

Hotel and food/drinks, chandelier- Hotel Saint Cecilia
Dress with custom blue sash- Dolly Couture
Shoes- Irregular Choice Cortesan Floral Bar Court
Bouquet- Amanda Heer of Fantasy Floral Designs
Patrick’s tie- www.kositchecks.com
Event Styling and Photography- Paige Newton Photography
Music- David Ramirez
Hair- Dolce Salon Cris Brashear
Makeup- Maris Malone Calderon