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Craft Brewery Inspired Elopement | Austin, Texas | Texas Elopement Photographer

Updated: Dec 29, 2020

Craft Brewery Inspired Elopement in Austin, Texas

bride stands slightly behind groom and grabs his arm. they are looking at each other

Aubrie and Taylor were easy going, light hearted, in love, and beautiful! Their Austin, Texas craft brewery elopement inspiration session was effortless because of how well they connected. It's like I wasn't even there!

bride and groom kiss in front of palm trees next to lady bird lake during their austin elopement

Due to time constraints, we were unable to get photos of our couple in their elopement venue. We ended up having roughly 15 minutes to photograph them in total and boy did they make those 15 minutes worthwhile!!

Before our session, I knew Aubrie as chatty and bubbly while Taylor was more reserved. The second we got them in front of the camera, they transformed. Taylor was animated with love, boisterous and proud to have his beauty on his arm. Aubrie was shy and giggly as Taylor spun her around and embraced her.


bride and groom hold hands and are smiling and running during their austin elopement

At one point I prompted them to tell the other what they thought about each other person when they first met. The sequence of photos that followed was ear-to-ear smiles and bashful glances towards the camera.


bride and groom poses. Groom looks down at bride who has her eyes closed and her dress is slipping off her shoulder. romantic newlywed photo where you can feel the love during their austin elopement

Capturing the love that unfolded in front of my camera during their elopement inspired shoot was so magical. Their love can move mountains. This is what elopements should be about: showcasing you as you are, in a way that captures your love in a true and personalized way.

bride and groom are posed in front of palm trees by lady bird lake during their austin elopement

Aubrie absolutely rocked her custom made Habitu Dress and enhanced our beautiful Wow Factor Floral bouquet. Her HMUA did an absolutely fabulous job on her hair to convey a relaxed, boho vibe. It's so wonderful to include other vendors in your elopement.


Just because you don't have a big wedding doesn't mean you can't have a big, wild, beautiful bouquet! The custom made wedding dress worked so well for our laid back bobo elopement but it could also shine during a big traditional wedding too.


bride looks down at her bridal bouquet from wow factor floral during their austin elopement. boho bride is wearing a boho wedding dress and her wedding hair is styled relaxed and down with baby's breath in her hair

Check out more of my favorite photos below:


bride and groom first look. groom is animated and very happy and bride is laughing. during their austin elopement

bride and groom stand on a rock in lady bird lake during their austin elopement for their newly wed portraits. bride and groom stand chest to chest with the bride's face buried in the grooms chest. his arms are around her and she holds the bouquet down to her side

bride and groom stand on a rock in lady bird lake for their newlywed portraits during their austin elopement. the groom had the brides face gathered in his hands and she is looking up at him. bride holds bouquet down to her side

groom holds the train of brides dress as they walk. they are next to lady bird lake during their austin elopement

bride and groom stand side by side looking in opposite ways. in front of palm trees next to lady bird lake during their Austin elopement

bride and groom stand side by side looking in opposite ways. they are standing in front of a bench at festival beach near lady bird lake during their Austin elopement

bride and groom look down at their shoes. the point of view is from the ground looking up at them. both the bride and groom have real smiles during their Austin elopement

photo of the bride and groom standing next to each other during their Austin elopement. the photo is only of the bride and groom's legs and shoes. you cannot see their faces

bridal portrait. bride holds her bouquet down to her side so that you can see her forearm tattoo. the photo is cropped so that you cannot see her face- only her shoulders to he knees

bride is putting on earrings. you can see her engagement ring and her hair style during their Austin elopement

bride and groom are both looking at the camera laughing during their Austin elopement

groom stands behind bride with his arms around hers. she is holding onto his hands. the photo is cropped so that you cannot see their faces. the attention is on the engagement ring. during their Austin elopement

the almost kiss pose. the smile with your teeth pose. bride and groom are smiling at each other and going in for a kiss during their Austin elopement

detail photo of groom's details for his Austin elopement. photo is of the groom's boutonnière from wow factor floral. you cannot see the groom's face, just the bottom half of his head so you can see his smile down to mid-torso

bridal portrait with her bridal bouquet from wow factor floral for her Austin elopement. you cannot see bride's face.

bride pins boutonnière on groom's lapel. You can see the back of the bride's to see her boho hair style with baby's breath in her hair for her austin elopement.

bride and groom hold hands and are walking away from the camera. bride hangs her bridal bouquet down to her side. They are small in the frame and you can see the field behind them. Austin elopement at festival beach next to lady bird lake

bride and groom hold hands and are walking away from the camera. bride hangs her bridal bouquet down to her side. They are small in the frame and you can see the field behind them. Austin elopement at festival beach next to lady bird lake. you cannot see their faces. the top of the photo cuts off at their shoulders.

wedding table detail photo. white plate, black silverware, yellow napkin with baby's breath detail. Greenery as a centerpiece. Beer and champagne glasses. Elopement at Lazarus brewery in Austin

wedding table detail photo. white plate, black silverware, yellow napkin with baby's breath detail. Greenery as a centerpiece. Beer and champagne glasses. Elopement at Lazarus brewery in Austin. Menu from Brown Fox Creative.

wedding table detail photo from the side down the length of the table. white plate, black silverware, yellow napkin with baby's breath detail. Greenery as a centerpiece. Beer and champagne glasses. Elopement at Lazarus brewery in Austin.

invitation suite from brown fox creative. brown envelope and green invitations. engagement ring, wine cork, and ribbon details. on a beer barrel

invitation suite from brown fox creative. brown envelope and green invitations. engagement ring, wine cork, and ribbon details. on a beer barrel


DIY name cards with wine corks for seating chart at lazarus brewery austin elopement

Elopement at Lazarus brewery in Austin. Outside of Lazarus Brewery showing the bob marley mural on 6th street and "coffee, beer, tacos, joy"

Elopement at Lazarus brewery in Austin. Inside of Lazarus Brewery showing the rustic bar and Edison lightbulbs in bar

Meet our contributors:

- Lazarus Brewing Co, a local brewery who generously opened their doors to us before business hours to use their rustic, open concept space as our venue.

- Habitu Design, a local designer who made a custom, hand made wedding dress. The dress was classy yet revealing, form fitting yet unbound.

- Wow Factor Floral, out of Wimberly, a florist who provided our surprise bouquet and boutonniere, made up of cascading tulips and decadent details.

- Brown Fox Creative, the knot best of weddings winner since 2015 from Fort Worth, provided our invitation suite that had superb quality and color.

- HMUA Vivian I. M. Stephens, a local hair and makeup artist who is also a model and

- Models Aubrie & Taylor, from San Antonio, who are also a couple.

xo,

tam


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