Dallas Wedding Story of Emily and David

Hey everybody!<br /><br />I feel a monster post coming on. :) Let's get right to the photos and story of Emily and David's Dallas wedding.<br /><br />Here's Momma (who I ADORE!) finishing up Emily's divine dress…<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_001.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />This was so cute… Emily had snacks and games to entertain her girls. Connect Four? Yes please!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_002.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />Then it was time to get down to business.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_003.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_004.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_004.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_005.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_005.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_006.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_006.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />A short car ride, and then an elevator ride, and we arrived at the reception. <br />WITH.THIS.VIEW.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_008.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_008jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />Emily had such a fun time during her first dance with her husband, David.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_010.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_010.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />But a Dad is the master when knowing how to get a girl to laugh.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_011.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_012.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_012.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />One of the bridesmaids had to leave the next morning for a YEAR-LONG mission trip across the world. Meredith captured this poignant, bittersweet moment.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_013.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_013.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />A dab'll do ya! :)<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_014.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_014.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />I've been having some really great luck with grooms lately. David lived on the dance floor.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_015.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_015.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />Emily told me that the number one thing she wanted on her wedding day was for her guests to feel like it was a great party. She told me near the end of the night that her dream came true. I agree. They had a great time!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_017.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_017.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_018.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_018.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />And her dad (who is two-parts funny and three-parts silly) continued to crack me up all night with his stellar dance skills.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_019.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_019.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />Such a sweet family!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_020.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0730_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_020.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />Emily and David, Lesli and Steve…<br />I have loved our time together! You are the reason I LOVE what I do! I have the best job in the world because of families like you! Lots of love to y'all!<br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale

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Dallas Wedding Portraits of Emily and David!

Hey everybody!<br /><br />Today I want to share Emily and David's wedding portraits with you! We shot that at the church, both after their first meeting, and then after their ceremony. We like shooting these multiple mini-sessions on the wedding day because it's too dang hot to hang around outside for very long. <br /><br />This one is my favorite - it's not a typical pose of ours, which is maybe part of why I like it, but I think it's just because they look SO.VERY.HAPPY!! Seriously, don't they???<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0729_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_008.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0729_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_008.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0729_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_004.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0729_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_004.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />I love the light after the ceremony. Yay!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0729_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0729_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_002.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0729_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_005.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0729_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_005.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br />They even had a rad Rolls Royce to shoot by in the late hours of the evening…<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0729_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0729_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_003.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale

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Emily and David's Dallas Wedding Details

Hey everybody!<br /><br />My very favorite part of being a wedding photographer is getting to know and become buds with our clients. When you have clients like Emily and David, becoming friends is the simplest of tasks. They are both so genuine, so sweet.<br /><br />Actually, I met Emily a couple years ago. She's been a bridesmaid in a couple weddings and she and I really hit it off (again, kinda hard not to)!<br /><br />When Emily got engaged, her mom surprised her by booking us - and let me just say, her mom is probably the coolest mom out there (not just because of her thoughtfulness, but because she's as fun and sweet as they come)! I had been looking forward to photographing the wedding for so long. Not because it was sure to be fabulous. Not because we got to go to Dallas. But because I wanted to hang out with Emily and her family!<br /><br />But alas, the wedding WAS fabulous, as shown by her lovely details. Starting with her dress.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_001.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_002.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_003.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_004.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_004.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_005.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_005.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_006.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_006.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />She incorporated navy into her color story (I remembered her mentioning this at Lauren and Ryan's wedding so I wore a matching tie - check the blog in a couple days for that) <br /><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_007.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_007.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />Her reception details were equally, or maybe even more, fabulous…<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_008.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_008.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_009.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_009.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_010.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Dallas Wedding Photography" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0728_emily/dallas_wedding_photography_010.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />Make sure to come back over the next few days for more from this gorgeous Dallas wedding!<br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale

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More from Emily + David's Dallas Engagement

Hey everybody! <br /><br />So, this was the longest intermission ever! Haha! But I just had to show more from Emily and David's Dallas engagement session. I just love them!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0327_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="1200" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0327_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits10.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0327_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="533" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0327_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits06.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0327_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="533" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0327_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits08.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0327_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="533" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0327_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits07.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0327_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="533" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0327_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits09.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale

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Emily and David's Dallas Engagement Session

Hey everybody! Today is my 810th straight day of blogging! Holla!<br /><br />One of the cool things about my job is that I get to see the world. Paris, Atlanta, Dallas,... traveling is such a fun experience for me. Recently I got to go to Dallas for an engagement session (I'll be shooting their wedding there later this year) and Emily and David took me to parts of Dallas that I never knew existed. I was in awe of how beautiful the city was, and I had been there lots and lots!<br /><br />Emily is sweet as candy, and David is funny and smart. They made photographing them a breeeeeeze. It was super hard to narrow down my favorites, since they're all SO COLORFUL and lovely! Lemme show ya some!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0320_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="533" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0320_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits01.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0320_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="533" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0320_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits02.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0320_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="533" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0320_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits04.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0320_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="533" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0320_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits03.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0320_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="533" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0320_emily/dallas_engagement_portraits05.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale

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