Valerie Valdez Photography » wedding 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

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!

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

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

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

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

Engaged | Sharisse & Preston

Valerie — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:01:53 +0000

I was waiting for the perfect time to post these awesome engagement portraits of Sharisse and Preston! If you have followed my blog you can see a bit of a difference here! I decided that a fresh new look was needed!!! I LOVE it!! and I hope everyone else does too!! Thank you Celina Gomez for helping me! I could not have done it without you!!! LOVE YA!!!

The minute I meet Sharisse I knew we were a perfect fit! She is sooooo sweet, down to earth, and I was too excited to get working with her! Sharisse knew exactly where she wanted to go! We first visited Deep Ellum and then headed to Victory Park for some amazing photos! Sharisse and Preston were TOO CUTE together!! I love when my couples get lost in themselves and forget that they are taking photos! BEST KIND..and MY FAVORITE KIND!!! I did not have to ask them twice to kiss or hold each other because they were already doing it! lol… I am looking forward to the wedding which is this Saturday June 25th! I can’t wait to see Sharisse in her dress and Preston looking sharp!! :)))))

Crystal’s Beautiful Garden Bridals

Valerie — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:34:58 +0000

I was so excited to take Crystal’s bridal portraits! She is soooo beautiful! She wanted her bridals at a garden and knew Grapevine Botanical Gardens would be a perfect fit! She brought alone her sister Charity, who is exually as beautiful! They both made me laugh the whole time! We had such a great time even though the mesquitos were everywhere! Lesson one….BRING OFF!! lol….even though we got bitten up Crystal did an amazing job! Crystal married Jason on June 3rd and it was a beautiful ceremony! I can’t wait to blog their wedding! xoxo

Laura and Josh said I DO!

Valerie — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:59:07 +0000

Laura and Josh got married on May 14, 2011 and boy was it a beautiful day. The weather was PERFECT!!! We were all worried because the week before we had horrible storms but on their big day….gorgeous weather!!! I was so excited for the day to come! I did Laura’s bridals and I got a little peek of how wonderful she is! Laura is a new part of my Valdez family and we all welcome her in with open arms!! Laura and Josh are the cutest thing together!! haha…..they are so in love and every moment they got, they were looking at each other and you could feel the love they have for each other!! *sigh* It was a prefect day, a perfect pink wedding, perfect weather, and a perfect couple!!! Thank you so much for trusting me to come out and capture all your amazing moments love!!! Congrats!!! xoxo

Angelica & Marcus Tied The Knot!

Valerie — Mon, 23 May 2011 12:41:52 +0000

Angelica and Marcus Tied the Knot on April 30, 2011. The wedding was so beautiful and so much fun! Everyone had a blast! Thank you so much for having me be apart of your amazing day! You guys are the best! xoxo

Bridals : Laura

Valerie — Tue, 17 May 2011 22:27:41 +0000

Laura is such a beautiful bride!!! When I first saw her in her dress, I was speechless! She looked amazing! Laura wanted something different for her bridals and Off The Grid in Dallas, Texas was the prefect place! She wanted the modern look and boy did we get it! She worked the camera and was such a pleasure to work with Her mother Frances and sister Lily came along and were such a HUGE help! Laura and Josh got married this past Saturday on May 14th! The wedding was beautiful and I can not wait to post the wedding photos!! Here are a few favorite photos from her amazing bridal session! xoxo

Married: Esther and Patrick

Valerie — Sun, 15 May 2011 17:22:29 +0000

Esther and Patrick got married on April 23, 2011. It was such a beautiful ceremony! Esther was refered to me by my sister from another mother Roberta (Linda). I was so excited to be apart of such an amazing day!! From the minute I met Esther and Patrick I knew we were a perfect fit! Esther has such a great personality and so much fun to be around. Every e-mail I got from her leading up to the wedding was greatness and full of laughs!! I was super jealous of Ether and Patrick because for their honeymoon they were going to Seattle, WA!!! It is beyond beautiful there and it’s one of my FAV spots to visit. If you know me, you already know this because I talk about going back ALL the time!! LOL…so I was soooo jealous of them! Thank you Esther and Patrick for allowing me to be apart of your special day!! I had a blast! xoxo

Jamie & Travis’s Beautiful Outdoor Wedding

Valerie — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:05:44 +0000

It all started with simple message to Jamie about a year ago. I asked her if I could take their engagement portraits and thank goodness she said YES!!! lol I was sooo excited! From the minute I met Jamie & Travis I knew they we were going to have a great time, and wow they are sooo much in love. This will be Jamie’s fourth time to hit my blog in a year! LOVE IT and HER!!! She is sooo beautiful and sooo much fun to work with. Jamie and Travis had a gorgreous wedding at Swingin’ D Ranch in Parker, Texas. I was really nervous going to the wedding because I’ve known Jamie for a year now and we have become friends. So…crying at the wedding was something I was probably going to do! lol….but I really had to try to focus and make sure to get them the beautiful images they wanted and deserved to have and cherish for the rest of their lifes! Wow! Jamie and Travis looked amazing!! I managed to make it through without a tear but then I start working on the photos and then came the tears….lol! I am sooooo happy for you Jamie and Travis!! I wish you guys the most happiest life EVER!!! I hope you love your sneak peek!! I had so much fun and your family/friends are amazing!!! so welcoming!! Thanks to Everyone that made their day beautiful!!! xoxo

Venue: Swingin’ D Ranch in Parker, Texas

Jamie’s Gorgeous Bridals

Valerie — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:11:51 +0000

I was sooo excited to post Jamie’s bridals!!!! I had been waiting for this day since we took them!! I love love love them…..Jamie looks amazing! Jamie and Travis tied the knot on April 2. It was a gorgeous wedding and I will be blogging the wedding soon too You are Beautiful Jamie!! Inside and Out! xoxo

~Diane and Chad’s Beautiful Wedding~

Valerie — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:39:59 +0000

I am so blessed that each wedding I am apart of I get to meet amazing couples, family, and friends!! Diane and Chad are a couple that I am very very blessed to have met. On March 19, 2011 Diane, Chelsea (Diane’s Daughter), and Chad became one. The love that they share is beyond beautiful! Diane and Chad got married at their gorgeous house on the lake, in Rowlett. Everything looked beautiful and everyone was so excited! Congratulations Diane, Chelsea, and Chad!! I wish you all the very best! Thank you for allowing me to be apart of your beautiful day!! xoxo

Diane’s Daughter Chelsea is soooo gorgeous!!! Here she is getting all dolled up

This is Dianes Grandmother’s wedding ring and handkerchief! Diane wore these items walking down the isle….sooo beautiful!