{Austin Wedding Photography} Melissa + Jesse

Melissa and Jesse are two of the most genuine, kind, and fun people you’ll ever meet and Scott and I were thrilled to be a part of their wedding day. It was another one of those events where I can’t believe I get to call having fun my job while I spend time with a host of fabulous people. Their wedding and reception took place at Laguna Gloria (it doesn’t get any more charming or beautiful for an Austin wedding) and they were surrounded by a spectacular cast of friends and family. Melissa was all aglow from head to toe, literally, she rocked the dance floor all night in her rhinestone-studded heels as a very grand husband looked on.

Congratulations, again, Melissa & Jesse! Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your special day. Here are just a few of my favorites. I hope you enjoy the rest!

xo,

Z

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Raising Money for a Charity We All Love

Dear Friends and Family,

As many of you know, I am proud member of the Young Women’s Alliance (YWA) in Austin, Texas. What you may not know is that through its philanthropic arm, the Young Women’s Alliance Foundation, YWA provides funding to empower tomorrow’s female leaders in the area by awarding educational scholarships for girls and women and providing grants to the organizations that serve them, ultimately inspiring all women to give back to their community.

Our goal this year is to raise $16,000 for the Foundation through the individual fundraising campaign and my personal goal is to get 50 people from my wonderful circle of family and friends to donate $10.  I hope you will take a moment to visit my personal fundraising page to learn more about YWAF and help me in raising money to support the future young women leaders of Central Texas.

I thank you sincerely for your thought and generosity, and I know the young girls and women of Central Texas who benefit from the YWA Foundation thank you from the bottom of their hearts as well.

Sincerely,

Ziem Malkani

{Austin Engagement} Rachel + Nathan

Rachel and Nathan are getting married tomorrow.

And before I rest up for an adrenaline-filled six to seven hours of shooting, which will have followed 1 1/2 hours of prepping, I thought I’d share some photos from their Austin engagement session last month. {These are typically done way in advance but Rachel studied in Israel all summer.}

Of course, we are looking forward to shooting their wedding tomorrow. And to make things more interesting we are experimenting with something new. Something SO big it involves bringing a third shooter on board. Can’t wait to see what three photographers and five cameras will produce!

Super excited.

 

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{Austin Engagement} Tina + Dustin

“Love!!!! It made me cry good cry. Dustin loved it.”

I met Tina in the very late 90’s when I was in high school. We both lived in FL at the time and she would often serve my sisters and I “sampler platters and strawberry tall cakes” as I was told on the day of this engagement session. I always thought her sweet and and it was about a year or so later that Tina and I would find ourselves at the same parties among common friends, being silly and quoting lines from the movie “Freeway”. I always had my camera in tow and I remember the “mean” faces Tina would give me anytime I snapped a compromising photo.

Fast forward ten+ years – Tina’s perfect guy pops the question and she decides they would drive over to Austin from San Antonio for engagement photos. Although it had been a decade since we’d last seen each other and spoken to one another, I immediately knew the places I had to take her and her fiance. I was ecstatic. And as you can see in these photos, it really didn’t matter where I took Tina and Dustin. These two are pretty much comfortable together anywhere. Should I mention their first date lasted an entire weekend?

And this is why I love my job – photography can open you up to something new, bring you somewhere unexpected, and take you places that are old and familiar. Tina & Dustin – thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of this special time in your life. Nothing makes me happier than seeing my old friends {talking history not age here} happy. Not even chocolate milkshakes or strawberry tall cakes. I hope you enjoy the photos and slideshow!

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{Austin Weddings} Melissa + Jesse

Woke up feeling fortunate to have been a part of the super-blingy and fabulous wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Glider and I couldn’t resist sharing a photo of the lovely newlyweds. They were married at Laguna Gloria in our wonderful Austin, TX last night with the help of the wonder-worker/everyone’s favorite Austin wedding planner, Liv.

And for the record – I teared up 3x last night during the wedding and reception and, yes, once again this morning {but who’s counting?} when I saw Dad’s first look at his baby girl. Thank you, Melissa and Jesse, for allowing me the opportunity to do what I love. I cannot wait to share the rest!!

xo,
Z

 

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