This winter has brought an unusual amount of snow, but our puppy Ollie has been enjoying it as much as he can. Here is a photo of him having fun. I think there’s more snow on him then there is on the ground!

Melissa & Trey’s wedding at the Dallas Arboretum is featured in the newest issue of the Texas Wedding Guide. It’s a wonderful magazine that is a great resource for anyone planning a wedding and we are excited to be in the newest issue. I know Trey & Melissa are too!

We are very excited to be honored with WeddingWire.com’s Bride’s Choice Award for the second year in a row! This award recognizes the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire Community. We want to say thank you to all of our clients who helped make this award possible. Here’s to another great year!

We photographed so many beautiful weddings at the Dallas Arboretum this year and I wanted to post some of the photos from the two most recent weddings. First is Lisa and Brent’s vintage garden themed wedding in the Sunken Garden. And since we had such a blast with their engagement session in historic downtown McKinney I had to share a couple of photos from that session as well.

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Coordinator: Kathryn Thomas
Florist: Kevin May - May Flowers & Gifts
Cake: Radford Cakery
Caterer: Two Sisters Catering
DJ: Complete Music
Dress: Brides by Demetrios
Limo: Romantic Remembrances

I am so excited for Erin and Craig’s wedding in Grapevine this Saturday at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church! We had so much fun with the engagement session at the McKinney Cotton Mill so I had to post some images. When they are together it’s undeniable how much they adore each other and I am so happy for them. Two days and counting until the big day!

Cotton Mill McKinney

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I had the pleasure of photographing the 2009 Market Party for The Knot at the W Hotel in Dallas earlier this month and what a wonderful party it was! Dana Carroll with Social by Dana Carroll is a wedding and event coordinator that designed the event along with the wonderful gals at The Urban Blossom, who also did the floral arrangements for the event. This year was a circus theme as you can see by the photos below. I am including a list of all the vendors who worked to make the event so special.

Event Coordinator - Social by Dana Carroll
Floral and Event Design - The Urban Blossom
Photography - Phase 3 Photography
Venue & Catering - W Dallas -Victory
Entertainment - Specialty Sound
Photo Booth - PicStrips Photo Booth
Flip Books - GladTower Live Productions
Rentals & Linens - Ducky Bob’s
Drapery & Props - Lilands Special Events
Spandex Linens - TR Vivid Group
Audio Visual - PSAV

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It has been a wonderfully busy Spring and Summer for us and I have haven’t had the time to post on the blog lately but I am really looking forward to sharing what has been keeping us busy the past few months.

First up are some of my favorites from Kimberly’s bridal session that we did at the amazing Adriatica in McKinney. Kimberly and Danny’s wedding was yesterday so I can now post photos from her session since the groom has now seen how amazingly beautiful she was in her dress! Their wedding was at St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church and their reception was at the Eldorado Country Club both in McKinney. Congratulations to Kimberly and Danny!

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I just had to share some photos from Melissa and Trey’s wedding at the Dallas Arboretum on March 20th. The ceremony took place at sunset in A Women’s Garden and it was so beautiful! Their reception took place later that evening at the Ritz-Carlton in Dallas. The cake, by Le Gateau Cakery, followed with the butterfly theme and was very whimsical (and I heard quite tasty too)!

The next evening they had a big party in their backyard and it was so much fun! They served fries, mini burgers and cupcakes and everyone danced into the wee hours of the night. Congratulations Melissa and Trey!

Ceremony: Dallas Arboretum
Reception: Ritz-Carlton Dallas
Flowers: Cebolla Fine Flowers

I want to share some photos from Tiffany & Jay’s recent engagement session. They are such a sweet couple and you can tell they just adore each other! We have been so lucky getting to know them the past few months and can’t wait to share more photos from their wedding soon at Delaney Vineyards.

I am excited to say Phase 3 Photography was recently awarded a 2009 Bride’s Choice Award from WeddingWire. You can read more about this award in the press release below.

In its inaugural year, the Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and honors vendors from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility. This year’s recipients represent the top three percent of WeddingWire’s vendor community, which includes over 100,000 wedding vendors from across the US. That means Phase 3 Photography is one of the very best.

Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the company, the Bride’s Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds through surveys and reviews.

“We are excited to launch this annual award program to honor high-performing vendors based solely on the experiences of our WeddingWire community,” according to Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “This year’s recipients have set the bar high, exhibiting excellent service and expertise in the wedding industry.”

Phase 3 Photography would like to thank our past clients for speaking on our behalf and helping us win the 2009 Bride’s Choice Award!