Valerie Valdez Photography

Married | Bridget and Eric

Valerie — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:13:29 +0000

Bridget and Eric was married on December 16, 2011 at Reflections on SpringCreek in Plano, Texas. Celebrating their wedding day is a understatement!! I arrived at Bridget’s mothers house early for get getting ready photos and man these ladies were filled with laughter and sooo many hilarious jokes!! Bridget is one of seven daughters!! Yep…7! Everyone was sooo wonderful and sooo pleasant to be around! These girls know how to have fun!! Her mother is a such a sweet heart and the love she has for her girls is beautiful! It was such a awesome wedding! The theme of the wedding was peacock! rich blues and greens! I loved all the wonderful peacock wedding details and candy bar!! SO much fun!! Eric was able to bring out his personality in his grooms cake! Wait till you scroll down and see it!!! A zombie grooms cake!!! YES Zombie Cake!!! Another reason why I LOVED the wedding….so original and creative!! It was such a fun night celebrating Bridget and Eric!! These two know how to have a good time! Loved it ALL!! Thanks guys for allowing me to be apart of your amazing day!! Congrats again!!! XOXO ohhhh and p.s. Be looking for their Day After Session!! It’s beyond amazing and SOOO much fun!!!

Here are the amazing vendors that made it all happen:

Venue: Reflections on SpringCreek www.reflectionsonspringcreek.com

Bakery: Delicious Cakes www.deliciouscakesofaddison.blogspot.com

Florist: KaBloom Floral www.kabloomofdallas.com

Married | Rosa and Albert

Valerie — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:47:23 +0000

Rosa and Albert tied the knot on December 10, 2011! Their wedding was held at The Cappella Courts Garden in Carrollton, Texas. It was a very romantic location and such a beautiful intimate wedding! I had such a great time celebrating Rosa and Albert’s special day! Than you both for allowing me to be apart of your amazingly beautiful wedding!!! Congrats!! XOXO

Engaged | Katherine and Colton

Valerie — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:08:25 +0000

HAPPY ENGAGEMENT SEASON!!!! I love this time of year! Not only do I love the holiday’s but I love engagement stories and ALL the LOVE in the air! <3 I was so excited to share Katherine and Colton’s engagement session. They are both sooo super cute and sooo in love! They wanted to take them at Old Downtown Grapevine, which I loved the idea! We set a date and when the date arrive is was COLD! Katherine and Colton were troupers! They looked fabulous even though it was 22 degrees (and the wind was blowing)!! The love they have for each other is beyond beautiful! I can not wait for their wedding next year. I already know it’s going to be felled with amazing moments <3 Here are a few photos I wanted to share of their amazing engagement session! I love every one of them! Congrats Katherine and Colton!!! You both are so beautiful inside and out! XOXO

Portraits | Jamie+Travis+Kids

Valerie — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:01:44 +0000

I was so excited to work with Jamie and Travis again!! Jamie and Travis are no newbies to my blog site, which I love! and I think they kind of like me lol I love capturing beautiful moments in people lives and I got the chance to photograph Jamie and Travis’s engagement portraits, Jamie’s bridal portrait session, I was Jamie and Travis’s Wedding photographer, and family portrait photographer!! I was so excited when Jamie contacted me for their family Christmas photos! AND family includes their beautiful dogs!! I love animals and I was thrilled when she asked me about bring their puppy’s!! We all decided that the Arbor Hills Nature Preserve in Plano would be fun for everyone. We went in not know how they would behave and they worked the camera! We did have a few laughs but we had so much fun!! They are the most sweetest dogs! Thank you Jamie, once again for allowing me to be apart your beautiful family! I had a blast!! AND Merry Christmas! xoxo

Wedding | Sanjeev and Sapna

Valerie — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:48:05 +0000

I had the pleasure to second shoot for Jason Huang from Table4Weddings www.table4weddings.com !! Please visit his site for full coverage of this amazingly beautiful wedding I had such an awesome time! It was my first time to shoot a Indian Wedding and WOW!!!! I had no idea what to expect and I did not know they last four days. Each day is planned out perfectly. The first night was located at her best friends gorgeous house, second night at the Crescent Hotel, Wedding day at the W Hotel, and the reception back at the Crescent Hotel in Dallas, Texas. My mouth dropped each night at all the beautiful colors and details!! Seriously GORGEOUS!! The couple and their family were so warm and welcoming. Everyone was full of love and tradition! This bunch knew how to party! LOL….everyone was out on the dance floor each night and was having the best time! Thank you Jason for allowing me to join you on the four day amazing wedding for Sanjeev and Sapna! I had the most amazing time!

Engaged | Stacy and Nick

Valerie — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:12:42 +0000

Stacy and Nick are soooo cute and perfect together!! We had such a great time getting to know each other and taking some beautiful photos! Stacy and Nick are getting married next year and had some awesome ideas for save the date photos!! I LOVED them!! Congrats Stacy and Nick!! Thank You so much for choosing me to be apart of your most amazing step in life!!! XOXO

Engaged | Sarah and Christopher

Valerie — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:12:28 +0000

Sarah and Christopher are sooo super sweet and beautiful together!! I had soooo much fun at their engagement session, which was at the Texas State Fair!! SO FUN!! I love all the colors and all the different areas for awesome photos!!! Since we were doing the session on a Saturday! Which is probably the busiest day of the week, we decided to get there right when the grounds open! Smart on our behave because we did not have to fight anyone for perfect spots! We just enjoyed and had a blast! Sarah and Christopher are getting married next year and I can’t not wait for the wedding!!!! Here are a few photos of their AMAZING session!! xoxo

Married | Crystal and Jerry

Valerie — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:08:04 +0000

Crystal and Jerry got married on October 8, 2011. Crystal is beyond sweet and she was such a pleasure to work with!!! She was the coolest and stress free bride ever!! She just enjoyed the moment and went with the flow!!! All of Crystal and Jerry’s family and friends were soooo awesome to work with! Thank you Crystal and Jerry for allowing me to be apart of your beautiful day!! I had a blast!! xoxo

Married | Rachel and Evan

Valerie — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:48:53 +0000

Rachel and Evan got married on Sunday October 2, 2011. It was beautiful blue wedding! They held the ceremony at First Christian Church in Dallas. What a gorgeous chapel!!!! I loved it! The high wooden baulted ceilings were amazing!! Rachel and Evan were so excited! I knew it was going to be a sweet and touching ceremony! Both family and friends were so kind and super helpful!!! After the ceremony we all walked to Event 1013 for the reception, which was only walking distance from First Christian Church. Event 1013 is a very cool urban feel venue!! It was such a intimate reception with close family and friends! Thank you so much Rachel and Even for allowing me to be apart of your special day! I had a great time!! Congrats Again xoxo

Engaged | Elizabeth and Alonso

Valerie — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:39:59 +0000

Portraits – Emily 15

Valerie — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:25:45 +0000

Emily is having a Quinceanera in a couple months and wanted some really cute portraits to show at her party!! I met Emily through her aunt Angelica. I was Angelica’s wedding photographer earlier this year! Emily feel in love with Angelica’s bridals and wedding photos!! She contacted me a few months back and we set her date to take her gorgeous 15 portraits! We decided Lakeside Park in Dallas we be gorgeous and it was!!!! We had a great time and got some amazing photos!! I hope you love them Emily!! I do xoxo

Weddings | Ani & Daron

Valerie — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:47:31 +0000

Ani and Daron got married on September 10, 2011! 9-10-11….such a awesome date to get married! Ani and Daron are both super sweet! The wedding was so intimate and full of rich culture. I really enjoyed being apart of such an amazing day! They held their reception at the Double Tree Hotel in Dallas. Wow!!! What a CELEBRATION!!! There was one point in the evening where I had a group of guest cheering and clapping for me! LOL….Everyone was full of joy and love! Ani and Daron’s family and friends were absolutely wonderful! I had such a great time! Thank you Ani and Daron for allowing me to be apart of your beautiful day!! xoxo

All the Vendors that made their day amazing:

Florist: KaBloom of Dallas Fleurs de France www.kabloomofdallas.com/home.php

Bakery: Mozart Bakery Plano

Hair/Make-Up: Narges Salon www.nargessalon.com

DJ: DJ Garret www.djgarret.com

Venue: Double Tree Hotel in Dallas

Weddings | Jennifer and Ricky

Valerie — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:41:38 +0000

Jennifer and Ricky got married on September 4, 2011. Their wedding day was just amazing!! Everyone looked sooooo happy and sooo gorgeous!!! Jennifer and Ricky held their ceremony at Sara Ellen & Samuel Weisfeld Center/T.O.P Event Center and their amazing reception a the Aloft Hotel Downtown. Jennifer looked soooo gorgeous!!! The entire day was filled with tears(happy), laughter, and tons of smiles and HUGS!!!! Their family and friends were so welcoming and I had a blast sharing this wonderful, joyful day with them all. Congrats Jennifer and Ricky!! You guys are wonderful and I had the best time with you both!! I hope you enjoy your photos because I LOVE them!! xoxo

Just to name the awesome vendors that made their day beautiful:

Ceremony: Sara Ellen & Samuel Weisfeld Center/T.O.P Event Center

Reception: Aloft Hotel – Downtown Dallas

Florist: Designs by Carlos- Carlos Garcia

DJ: My Karaoke DJ- Jimmy Harrell

Bakery: Confections in Cake- Erika Bridges

Wedding planner: Tora Greene (day of planner)

Caterer: Beyond the Box-Chef Doug Brown

Candy Bar: Stella Pearl Grand Events- Jennifer Smith & Becky Hyde

Lighting: Aloft Hotel- Downtown Dallas

Bridals | Jennifer at the Aloft

Valerie — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:22:42 +0000

Jennifer is such a stunning bride!!! She is also SUPER SWEET!!!! I have been looking forward to post these babies! lol…..I LOVE them!! I love her (so gorgeous), her dress (to die for), and ALL the wonderful colors the Aloft Hotel in Dallas had to offer for her amazing bridal portraits!! We knew with these HOT Texas summer days that we needed to find somewhere INDOORS! lol….thank goodness we did! It was over 100 and Jennifer in her dress would probably feel like 200 degrees! She worked the entire session and made my job so easy! Jennifer and Ricky got married on September 4, 2011 at Sara Ellen & Samuel Weisfeld Center and reception at the Aloft Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Wedding photos coming soon…….Enjoy a few favorite photos of her beautiful colorful bridal session! xoxo

Married | Mandy and Bryan

Valerie — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:22:32 +0000

Mandy and Bryan is such a sweet couple!! I was so excited to be apart of their big day It was my first time shooting a wedding at the First United Methodist Church in downtown Fort Worth. It is such a beautiful church, inside and out! It was a very hot HOT Texas summer day but we managed to stay in as much as possible. Mandy and Bryan were troopers for getting out for a few intimate portraits, thanks guys!! They reception was a blast!!! EVERYONE was dancing, laughing, and enjoying celebrating Mandy and Bryan’s union. I seriously have soooo many “fun” photos and it was so hard to narrow it down to fit my blog!! It was a beautiful day and beautiful wedding…the picture prove it!!! xoxo

Family | Gutierrez

Valerie — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:16:14 +0000

From time to time I get a little break in my busy wedding schedule to do some family photos! I was thrilled when Edith contacted me for a family session! It was tons of fun and they are truly a wonderful family. They all were so patient with me and still booked even though we had to wait a few months (wedding season). It was so worth it and I am so happy I had the opportunity to get to know them and capture some great images! Thank you for being so patient and awesome!!!

Married | Teresa and Tom

Valerie — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:33:53 +0000

I could not wait to post Teresa and Tom’s wedding! If you remember Teresa was just on my blog with her beautiful bridal session at the Las Colinas Canals (isn’t she gorgeous!!)! :) Teresa is such a sweet heart and I looooved working with her! She found me through her best friend Ana! I was Ana and Rudy’s wedding photographer this past March and Teresa saw me at the wedding. Teresa told me she loved the way I worked and LOVED my photography! I am so happy when I get referred from previous clients! It makes me HAPPY!! Teresa told me that she wanted a simple yet elegant wedding and that is what she got! Teresa and Tom’s family and friends were all sooooo nice too! I really had a great time getting to know everyone and being apart of such a joyful celebration and boy did they celebrate!!! Everyone was dancing, singing, and having a blast! Congrats Teresa and Tom!! I wish you many many years of happiness!! Thank you so much for allowing me be apart of such a beautiful day!!

Married | Sharisse and Preston

Valerie — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:16:36 +0000

Sharisse and Preston got married on June 25, 2011. I could not wait for their big day!! Sharisse and Preston are soooo sweet. If you remember a few months ago I posted their engagement session. Sharisse could not wait for their day to arrive and it finally did! Wow! Was it a gorgeous ceremony and fun reception. They got married at Bella Donna Chapel, which is a gorgeous location. Sharisse visited Bella Donna Chapel while it was still under construction and knew it was her location and WOW is it amazing!! Sooooo beautiful!! The chapel was ready and complete only a few months prior to the wedding day. They could not have picked a better, beautiful location! Sharisse and Preston were highschool sweethearts, went through college together, and now taking the most important step in their lives, marriage!! I am sooo happy for you both!! I wish you the very best and many many many happy years to come!! Thank you so much for having me be apart of such a beautiful time in your lives!! xoxo

Bridals | Teresa

Valerie — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:54:34 +0000

I have been so excited to post Teresa’s bridal session!! I love bridals!! Every part of it! We get to have some fun and the bride gets to get dressed up, hair, make-up, and knows what it will feel like on her wedding day! <3 LOVE! Teresa is such a sweet person! Teresa was refereed to me by her best friend Ana Torres. I was Ana’s wedding photographer back in March. Teresa said she had to have me as her photographer because she LOVED Ana’s wedding photos. I love that!! I was so honored to be her wedding photographer. Teresa married the love of her life Tom on July 16, 2011. It was a beautiful day and I can’t wait to post her lovely wedding pictures! Thank you Teresa for choosing me to be your wedding photographer! I had so much fun working with you! You are soooo beautiful and all the photos show it!!! xoxo

Married | Crystal and Jason

Valerie — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:09:00 +0000

Crystal and Jason got married on June 3 2011 at Reflections on Spring Creek. It was such a beautiful ceremony! I was so honored to be apart of an amazing event! Not only is Crystal and Jason just the sweetest people you will ever meet, so is their family!! They welcomed me in to their home and they made me feel like a apart of the family! Pure LOVE!! Crystal and Jason were just so excited for this day! Being married and together for the rest of their lives is all they wished for! The way Jason looked at Crystal when she walked through the door was such a BEAUTIFUL moment. The love they have for each other is AMAZING! CONGRATS Crystal and Jason! Thank you so much for allowing me to be apart of your special day! xoxo