I met Dustin while filming a Fightin’ Texas Aggie football game a couple of years back. He was a photographer, he was good company, and we bonded over the shared excitement of having field passes.
The following year his fiancée Kelli emailed me about filming their December wedding. A few emails in I finally made the connection about who she was marrying, and got considerably more excited about the job.
A Goofy, Laid Back Couple
These two are one of the more goofy and laid back couples I’ve filmed, which is my preference. The entire time I was filming Dustin I was laughing at something he’d just done or said to his groomsmen.
Kelli balances him. She’ll be trying to be serious in one moment and completely giving in to his jokes the next. Their personalities mix perfectly.
The Rehearsal Dinner
Before the wedding proper, they let me film the rehearsal dinner the night before at Peacock River Ranch in Gatesville.
They went all out on it: dancing, s’mores, genuinely excellent food including queso, and redneck wine glasses.
First United Methodist Church, Temple
The wedding was at First United Methodist Church in Temple, which is a historic landmark and has some of the best architecture of any wedding I have ever filmed. Extraordinary stained glass, and a round auditorium rather than a straight nave, which makes for a genuinely unusual ceremony to cover.
It was great to meet these two and get to tell their story.