Welcome to 2011; Goodbye 2010! We hope everyone enjoyed their holiday season. We want to thank all of our supporters and followers for making this last year one of the most wonderful and memorable years that fickleZeal has had so far. We appreciate all the encouragement and assistance that you have given. We have a very bright outlook for 2011 and would love to continue to hear from you individually.

With that said, we’re excited to share that we are entering this New Year [2011] with a new

Blog + Website… as well as fresh branding that is more suitable for both Andre and I. We would love for you to regularly visit our new blog+site and let us know what you think, especially now that the comments work (whew). Feel free to CLICK ON OVER and check it out:D www.fickleZeal.com

But first, since we we not able to keep up with things on this blog we wanted to highlight some of the many special and exciting moments from 2010. This year has been an incredible year filled with so many exciting, heartfelt and emotional moments. We have been fortunate to photograph a variety of people and events that have been near and dear to our hearts. Below we have tried to quickly recap some of those moments, but it is not nearly enough to fully detail the entire year.

Again, thank you all for the amazing support. We hope this new year brings everyone more happiness, hope, appreciation of life and lots of remarkable memories that need to be captured for a lifetime!

Jenna + Andre
fickleZeal

more to come in the next few weeks on our new blog

We were honored to be selected to capture their exciting day at the wonderful Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, TX (working with Tristin is always a great time). Along with Rhonda Baker, Wedding/Special Event Coordinator, of Precisely as Planned. The beautiful and well-organized celebration was filled with Romance, Emotions, and sooo much FUN! Here are a few memories from that day. Enjoy! I know we did!

The fun started off the night before as we were invited to capture the rehearsal event.

The fun carried on to The Blue Goose Cantina of Addison. The food and drinks were sooo yummy!

I loved Charla’s dress and the view from her room.

Charla was a beautiful bride! Her veil naturally blowing in the wind gave way to many “uhhs and awwss”

The bouquet and floral decor was designed and created by the wonderful Tami Winn/Le Fleur Couture.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… sooo funny!

This was such a sweet Father / Daughter dance.

I’m not even sure if they stopped smiling, not even when there were tears falling.

To see more of Chris and Charla’s Gaylord Texan Resort wedding, feel free to CLICK HERE for a slideshow!

Thank you Chris and Charla for allowing us to capture this beautiful day for you. We had a fantastic time photographing you and your loved ones. We walked away from your wedding inspired to laugh more. Actually my face is still hurting from laughing so much!

And Rhonda I gladly give you props for the wonderful job that you and your team did coordinating a perfect day! I love working with you and hope to work with you on many more fabulous weddings. Time crunch and all! ; )

And here’s a little shout out to all the great vendors that made this wedding just as Charla and Chris dreamed it would be!
wedding/reception : Gaylord Texan Resort
event design and coordination : Precisely as Planned
florals : Tami Winn/Le Fleur Couture
lighting: Randal Stout Entertainment
linens: Celebration Event Rentals

Fast forward to the present where they proudly said “I do”.  Photographing these stages in their lives has brought such joy and satisfaction to my job.  Ah, I love what I do!!!

They worked as a wonderful team coordinating each detail of their wedding day.  Justin really step it up and was super attentive to everything Kayla needed.

Andre and I had a wonderful time capturing their love and unity.  We look forward to capturing so much more in their lives.

love these moments!bliss!in the moment!  true love!

To see more from their wedding click here for their slideshow.

♥ Congratulations Kayla and Justin!  We wish you the best in your life and marriage together.

Brandee and Kenneth’s love is sweet and honest.  They have a sophisticated relationship that is undeniably real.  Their wedding was held at White Chapel UMC in Grapevine, TX.  The beautiful ceremony was followed by an elegant reception at the wonderful Gaylord Texan.

Andre and I are thankful they invited us along for such a wonderful event and a great date!  ; )  Who say’s you can’t have fun while you work or love your job with whom you are accomplishing it with!

I LOVE it when couples choose to have the see each other before the ceremony.  It gives them a beautiful private moment seeing other for the first time.  They’re able to exchange words of love right away and enjoy a few minutes of peace before the days events take over. 

Brandee’s brother proudly walked her down the isle.

White Chapels immense sanctuary.

Love this moment!

Details at the Gaylord Texan were beautiful!  A beautiful venue for a wonderful wedding!

yummy cake!

inspired.

Congratulation Brandee and Ken!  It was our pleasure to document your wedding day and your love for each other!

To view more from Brandee and Kenneth’s wedding click here for their slideshow.

Table shots do not usually make the blog, but these two were too much of a riot not to. They couldn’t stop laughing… and their laughter was overwhelmingly contagious!

And since we were guests at this wedding the kids were there under the care of their aunts and Mimi. They loved dancing with their cousins! Nate thinks it’s so cool that we get to party at weddings… hum, too bad we can’t tear up the dance floor like these kids did. LOL! Lana thought she was the leader of the group. Too cute!

Debbie did a great job picking out the grooms cake.

Debbie and Rudy, we wish you all the happiness in the world. You have worked hard and lovingly to be husband and wife and we couldn’t be more proud to be there to capture your special day. We love you!

Thankfully, the skies cleared just as the ceremony was beginning at the church, and even though the forecast was to start raining again at 6:00PM the rain stayed away. The good Texas air and temperature soaked up most of the rain, which enabled everyone to have a wonderful evening and celebration at the gardens.
Andre and I had a wonderful time capturing the day as it unfolded and were honored to be a part of Jamie and Josh’s day.

To see more of their wedding, CLICK HERE for their slideshow (or play below).

When we arrived we went strait to the rehearsal and then to the rehearsal dinner. We had a great time getting to know Jamie and Josh’s family. As the night progressed my heart fluttered with excitement and an overwhelming feeling of “ah, I LOVE my JOB and my wonderful clients”. I became overwhelmed with emotion when Jamie’s Mom Vicki gave us the below gifts for our baby boy. This was the first time for us to see his name in such a special way.  Thank you once again Vickie!!!  We will treasure these and your kindness always!

Ok, well I need to stop reminiscing and get back to working on this awesome wedding. More images to come.

I had a wonderful time shooting Kristen and Jon’s wedding last weekend with the wonderfully technically talented Josh Rodriquez.

Amazing as love is between a man and woman on their wedding day, I get all weapy inside when I see unique love and dedication from the parents of the couple.  Kristen’s parents were so amazing to have planned and orchestrated the entire day.  Dad stepped up like I’ve never witnessed before.  Truly inspiring!  His toast was extra special describing Jon and Kristen’s “the rest of the story”.  Their love taking them back to the 6th grade.