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Favorite wedding images of 2021

ByPhilip Thomas

Thank you to all my beautiful couples in 2021. Here’s my roundup of favorite wedding images throughout the wildest twelve months in my 15-year career photographing weddings. We all know how challenging and complex 2021 was, so I’ll dispense with those comments and let you know I love what I do with a passion that sees…

Wedding photojournalism - Father of the brides gets emotional The JW Marriott Downtown Houston bride and groom get ready -Philip Thomas Photography
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Tears on a wedding day – this weeks top 6 – March 26, 2021

ByPhilip Thomas

Father of the brides greets his daughter in a embrace Leica M10 + 50 Noc F2 1/250 After the ceremony, the flower girl hugs the bride Leica M240 + 35mm f4 1/250 Father of the bride breaks his resolve upon seeing his daughter in her wedding dress Leica M9 + 35mm summilux The bride wipes…

Bridesmaids in a San Antonio wedding venue make their way to the ceremony start position
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Bridesmaids – This weeks top 6 favorite images – March 18, 2021

ByPhilip Thomas

Bridesmaids gather as bride gets ready Leica M9 + 35mm summilux A Bride shares a joke with a bridesmaid on her wedding day Leica M(240) + 35mm summilux A prayer circle with the bride, bridesmaids and flower girl before her ceremony Leica M(240) + 21 mm elmer Bridesmaid greet the bride in a wonderful reaction…

Emotional image showing bride and groom moments after getting married and calling her grandfather who could not attend wedding. Galveston, Texas photographed with a Leica M(240).
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Grooms – This weeks favorite six images – March 11, 2021

ByPhilip Thomas

Bride and groom at The Lyceum Museum, moments after getting married and calling her grandfather who could not attend their wedding. Galveston, Texas Leica M(240) + 35mm Summilux F2 1/250 Toward the end of the night a final dance for groom and groom LM105046 Leica M10-P + Noctilux 50mm f1.4 1/60 During a baraat, the…

Little boy asleep is captured at wedding reception Hotel Galvez wedding reception in Corpus Christie, Texas. Photographed by Philip Thomas with a Leica M(240).
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Kids snoozing on a wedding day – This weeks favorite six images – March 3, 2021

ByPhilip Thomas

A sleeping child at Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas Leica M10 + 35mm Summilux A little boy on the patio at Welfare Cafe, Welfare, Texas A sleeping flower girl naps on the sofa at Barr Mansion, Austin, Texas Leica M10 + Noctilux 50mm f2 1/80 It’s been a long day. Two boys falls asleep at a…

Guests light up cigars in celebration of the couple Texas Hill Country Ranch Wedding - Bri + Joe - American girls meets a Brit-Wedding photographer-Philip Thomas-064
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A quiet moment – This weeks favorite 6 images – February 24, 2021

ByPhilip Thomas

Grandmother and granddaughter in a quiet moment away from the crowds at Driskill Hotel in Austin Texas Leica M10-P + 50mm Noctilux f1.7 1/350 The bride walks through the door at Barr Mansion in Austin, Texas. Leica M10-P + 35mm summilux f1.4 1/250 A groom at Hidden falls Bridal Veil swallows some liquid courage. Leica…

Beautiful bride tears up as she reads a love letter from her husband-to-be at Hayes Hollow Hidden Falls
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Bridesmaids – This weeks favorite 6 images – February 17, 2021

ByPhilip Thomas

On a wedding morning at Hotel Galvez and Spa,Galveston Texas. Bridesmaids surround the bride as the hairstylist shows how to fix the veil. Leica M10-P, 50mm Noctilux f1.7 1/180 A newly minted couple hug in celebration during a wedding reception at a family home during the pandemic. Leica M10-P, 50mm Noctilux f1.7 f1/180 The groom…

A proud mother of the bride observes her daughter getting ready on her wedding day St Anthony Hotel
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This weeks favorite 6 images – February 10, 2021

ByPhilip Thomas

Starting today and just for the sheer love of the craft, a new weekly blog post, a favorite selection of six photos and what I like about them. My style is mostly as a wedding photojournalist and what I love is to capture a wedding day as authentically as possible. I want to also ‘demetricate’ myself from the slave…