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Hello! My name is Tony Ku and this is our wedding photography blog. I am an Austin wedding photographer and frequently travels throughout Texas (Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio to name a few cities - as well as small Texas towns such as Boerne and Temple) and beyond.

In 2008, I was ranked as one of the top 20 wedding photographers in the world by the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA). It's a prestigious ranking that you can only earn through winning wedding photography contests. I was really surprised and humbled by the honor.

I'd encourage you to check out our blog as well as our portfolio site to get a feel of the style of photography that we provide. Nearly everything that we do during the wedding day is unposed, unedited, unfiltered, and most importantly, real. I don't interject myself into your events or your moments. I simply there as an observer.

This picture shows what we're all about. That's not me, that's actually my lovely wife, Hazel. I am the guy in the shadow. She decided to lie on a field of bluebonnets (don't worry, no bluebonnets were hurt in this image), and naturally, I photographed her as she lie on the ground as the harsh overhead sunlight cast a shadow.

That is in essence, me, on your wedding day - I'm there to observe and capture the moments and hopefully at the end of the day, the only imprint I will have on the day of your wedding, is my shadow. :)

Kristen + Mike’s Wedding Day, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Austin, TX

Thursday, October 1, 2009 Posted in austin wedding photography, stephen F austin hotel, wedding

Date: 09.12.2009
Church: Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Austin, Texas
Reception: Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Austin, Texas

What do Michael Jackson, Speechmaking class, a daring flower color combo (hint hint – dark/purple flowers, supposed to be the new trend in 2010), and the University of Texas have in common?

It’s Kristen and Mike’s wedding day!

I met Kristen, her sister Kathryn and her mom Erin a few months back after the referral of a sister of a couple of mine from 2007, Melinda (who is a bridesmaid at Kristen’s wedding as well), so I didn’t meet Mike until the rehearsal. One of the interesting things (and also proven by research) in life is when a couple stays together longer, they tend to look increasing similar in both how they look and how they interact. When Hazel met them on the wedding day she told me the exact same thing as well.

Hence, U.T. Here’s Kristen’s official story about how they have met each other:

“Kristen and Mike met when Kristen was a Freshmen and Mike was a Sophomore at the University of Texas at Austin in a class called Speechmaking and Society. Everyday Kristen would notice that Mike was sitting one seat closer until finally he was sitting with her everyday during class. On the last day of class Mike made the bold move of walking Kristen to her next class instead of walking directly home. While they were crossing Dean Keeton, deeply engrossed in conversation, they didn’t even notice that they had walked into traffic! Thankfully Mike was able to lead Kristen across the street out of the way, but after that incident Kristen’s interests in Mike were piqued. After a summer apart (and much persistence by Mike) Kristen and Mike began dating the following Fall and have been together ever since!”

We love that “one seat closer” part! Kristen is a member of the Chi Omega sorority and Mike is a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity while in school. Kristen is now a 6th grade school teacher and Mike is pursuing his law degree at SMU in Dallas, TX.

I like attending rehearsals and if it’s a saturday wedding in Austin, especially a church wedding (due to church rules), I usually try to attend it – it gives me an idea of what their wedding would be like particularly in the reception. I noticed the groomsmen were goofy, which is always, a good sign. Fun groomsmen usually meant the wedding reception would be an exciting one. (Not to mention they booked one of Austin’s best (wedding) bands, Dysfunshun Junkshun Band too…)

Here are images from their wedding day:

Rainy day and listening to Pretty Young Thing from Michael Jackson when she gets ready… you know the party will be good when Michael Jackson is played 9 hours before the end of reception….

Kristen’s sister Kathryn is a having hard time opening that bottle of champagne…

This is one of my favorite images of the year – i like symmetrical images as well as generational images and this one has both. Kristen and her mom Erin sitting in the exact position, with two bridesmaids Kate and Christine behind them. When I look this image I always thought about that one day Kristen will be sitting in her mom’s chair and watching her daughter get married.