Akil Bennett Photography

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Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:06:20 -0600

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Amber and Ronald : Punta Mita Wedding

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:14:48 -0600

Amber and Ronald got married at the St. Regis Resort in Punta Mita a month ago and it was amazing! Alex came along with me to this wedding and we spent 3 days with one incredible group. The wedding was outright gorgeous! I also got the chance to photograph a Day-After session with them and I was able to try some new things (photographically) that I hadn't done before. It's fun keeping things fresh and different from the normal stuff I always do. I think we got a few really incredible images.

This is by far one of the longest post I've put up in a while. It was extremely difficult narrowing down my favorites from 3 days worth of images. Don't worry though...if you want to see more and get a feel of the complete story from the weekend you can watch the slideshow at the end!

Be sure to click on the slideshow below to view more images from the wedding!

Featured on Groom Sold Separately!

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:06:18 -0600

Tishanda's downtown bridal portrait session was featured on Groom Sold Separately's blog! Feel free to check out the feature here!

Amy & Ryan : Crave Cupcakes Engagement Session

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:00:27 -0600

Ryan proposed to Amy at Crave Cupcakes so we decided it would be the perfect location to do their engagement shoot! We started at Memorial Park first to get a few organic images, which I love, and then headed over to Uptown Park. Enjoy the photos!

If you'd like to view more photos from the engagement session, click on the slideshow below.

Erin and Brian : Fun Backyard Wedding

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:40:58 -0600

Erin and Brian had a very cool backyard wedding earlier this month at her parent's home. I've really been enjoying all the outdoor weddings I've been able to photograph recently! This wedding was very small and intimate and I loved photographing all the details and relationships around. Jennifer Wood was their to make sure the day ran smoothly, Sweet Delights created the wedding cake and The Sophsticates came out from Austin and jammed' all night. I enjoy bands at weddings... they're so energetic and fun!

If you'd like to view more images from the wedding, click on the slideshow below.

Halloween in the Heights

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:25:59 -0600

Here are a few photos from last week's Halloween in the Heights party! The girls from Invitation Solutions just moved around the corner from my studio and decided to throw a sweet costume party for all the wedding vendors in the area.

Here are a list of the people who helped put this event together:

Space City Entertainment

Cakes By Gina

Over The Top Linens

Glorious Cuisine

Akil Bennett Photography

It was a ton of fun hanging out with everyone and seeing their goofy costumes...check out the images!

If you'd like to view more images from the party, click play on the slideshow below!

Shel & Neal : Union Station Wedding

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:14:58 -0600

Here is another wedding that I photographed back in March. Shel came by the studio yesterday to pick up her gorgeous 12x12 Leather Flush-Mount Album and I got so excited I started working on this post. Neal and Shel got married at Union Station in Minute Maid Park! I had never been to a wedding there before and it was really cool seeing it decorated for a wedding.

I love the classic look and feel of this wedding so I chose to incorporate a few more grainy B&W tones into the processing of these photos. I love it! Shel also put together a great team of vendors for her wedding: Darryl & Co. provided the florals and decorations, Maureen's Bakery created their cake and Eclipse Band played amazing tunes through the night. My friend Collins Metu assisted me on this wedding. As usual, if you want to see more be sure to check out the slideshow at the end!

If you'd like to view more images from the wedding, click on the slideshow below.

Featured on Wedding Paper Divas Blog

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:23:41 -0600

Emily and Will's wedding from this past March has gotten a lot of press! It was featured on the Southern Weddings Blog back in May and was just featured again on the Wedding Paper Divas blog last month. Southern Weddings will actually be launching a new site in a few days so be on the look out for that. Both sites are amazing wedding inspiration sources for brides. Go check them out!

Erica and Evan : Houston Wedding Photography

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:01:00 -0600

I've been looking forward to photographing this wedding all year! I met Erica and Evan through my friend and photographer Julie Wilhite. Julie is Eric's sister and she helped a lot in the planning since Erica and Evan live in New York. Julie is an awesome photographer herself so I will admit that I was a little nervous to photograph her sister's wedding! Erica and Evan were so easygoing and fun to work with though that it made my job effortless. I'll actually be photographing her other sister Cynthia's wedding in January too! Sadly she is the last sibling, haha!

This was an outdoor wedding and we got extremely lucky with the gorgeous October weather. They got ready at Hotel Derek and then headed over to The Gardens of Bammel Lane for the Ceremony and Reception. It was my first time working at this venue and I love it. It really is a hidden gem here in Houston. I was also able to work with Jessica from Green Lilly Events for the first time and they made sure the day was perfect. Ruggle's Green provided the catering and Cakes by Gina created their wedding cake.

My friend Rebecca-Linh assisted me at this wedding. Thank you Erica and Evan for having me! Now on to the fun part!

If you'd like to view more images from the wedding, click on the slideshow below.

Pine Forest Country Club Bridal Portraits

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:08:34 -0600

Whitney chose to do her bridal portraits at Pine Forest Country Club where she'll be having her wedding. Her fiancé is a huge Dallas Cowboys fan so we found a way to incorporate that into the shoot for him as a surprise. Ugh, the Cowboys. They had just beat the Texans a few days prior too but I sucked it up and shot this session anyway. Haha, just kidding...on to the photos!

Vanessa & Javier : Hotel Zaza Wedding

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:24:22 -0600

Vanessa and Javier had a beautiful wedding at Hotel Zaza this past March. Because the sun set earlier back then I was able to convince them to do a "First Look" before the wedding. It was great because we were still able to use the beautiful natural light for their personal couples portraits and it made for less photos to do after the ceremony. I highly recommend doing the first look, especially in time crunch situations!

Anyway, back to the wedding...Hotel Zaza is one of my favorite wedding locations in Houston and their event was just perfect! Rebekah Graves from Dream Bouquet provided the florals, Cheri Wexler from Something Planned coordinated the event. Be sure to check out the slideshow at the end to see more!

If you'd like to view more of the wedding click on the slideshow below.

Hotel Zaza Bridal Portraits

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:20:07 -0600

I photographed this bridal portrait back in March at Hotel Zaza. Vanassa and Javier had their wedding there a few weeks after we photographed this session...I'll try to post the wedding images soon. It was one big party and a ton of fun! She actually made a few large 24x36 Gallery Mounts from this session to show at the reception. I overheard a few guest at the hotel walk by and ask if she was a model! Lol, she's gorgeous...I would have thought so too!

looking for production manager

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:06:33 -0600

We are looking to hire a production manager/photo editor within the next few weeks.

Task would include:

- Processing of Images

- Album Design

- Communicating with clients

- Fulfilling Print Orders

- Uploading Proofs

Applicants need to have experience working on a mac system and have knowledge of Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign.

Job would be about 20-25 hrs per week. Graphic Designers who understand page layout are preferred. If interested please send your resume, two references and samples of your work here. Thanks!

Hotel Derek Bridal Portraits

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:00:43 -0600

Here are a few images from Cicely's bridal session at Hotel Derek last month. Hotel Derek is one of the more modern locations in Houston to do your bridals. I love doing portrait sessions outside but at certain times of the year in Houston it's just way to hot to do so. I love these two images.

Downtown Houston Bridal Portraits

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:37:03 -0600

I'm always up for doing something a little different with my photo shoots. While emailing back and forth with Tishanda, I realized that she wanted to do something more urban and contemporary for her bridal session. So we decided to shoot it in the wearhouse district in downtown Houston. Here are a few frames from her shoot.