We recently photographed a fabulous wedding at Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. Paper City published a few photographs from the wedding and a great story. Both are below.
Margaret “Meg” Harriet Munson & Joseph Patrick McGonigle
April 10, 2010, Palm Beach
These two noble names of Dallas did the right schools, the right clubs, and they certainly planned, to the tiniest detail, the perfect wedding. Meg (Camp Waldemar, Hockaday, Pi Beta Phi, Idlewilde Deb, Junior Dallas Garden Club, Junior League) to Patrick (Greenhill, MBA in Finance from SMU Cox, chairman Avante- Garde Society of Nasher Sculpture Center). It all began with the proposal. “Patrick loved modern art, and he told me we needed to attend a dinner party at the Nasher for the new museum director. We walked in, and the staff said we were the first to arrive and we could go to the Sculpture Garden where the party was located. Outside, I saw a long, white carpet and a tall gazebo fashioned of flowers and a three-foot-in-diameter pavéd flower ball, all by Junior Villanueva at the Garden Gate.
As we walked toward it, I saw the table was set for two. I couldn’t believe it — was this really happening? Suddenly, he was on one knee, lovingly proposing marriage, and afterwards he stood up and waved his arms and exclaimed, “C’mon out, everybody!” To my amazement, a photographer appeared from behind a tree, and our family ran out outside towards us — even my sister, who had flown in from NY. We all had a fabulous seated dinner in that magical gazebo. The menu was titled Meggie’s favorites and consisted of foods I loved. On top of everything, the music that Patrick played were all my favorite songs.” The wedding: “My grandmother, mother and both my sisters were married at Highland Park United Methodist Church, but when I called to reserve a Saturday night, it was potentially a year before we could have our wedding.
So I started thinking outside of the family box. I knew if I ever broke tradition, it would only be for one place: Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. There is nowhere, in my opinion, more beautiful. Every single aspect of this wedding was personally designed: one-of-a-kind Crane’s engraved save-the-date books, custom-blended ink for the invitations, sparkler fountains illuminating our favorite pastries at the Viennese table and eight-foot-tall gold palm trees with trunks of pavéd white hydrangeas, white orchids, white roses and gold seashells. We loved personalizing everything, even the dinner menu, which featured items like lobster and filet mignon with Tabasco (my dad’s favorite), homemade peppermint ice cream (my grandmother’s favorite) and Patrick’s favorite Key lime pie (his request in lieu of a groom’s cake!).” — Meg Munson McGonigle
Ceremony and reception venue: Mar-a-Lago, the historic estate of the late Marjorie Merriweather Post, now owned by Donald Trump, Palm Beach
Event production/wedding planner: Carmen Graff of Mar-a-Lago; Cheryl Clisby, Palm Beach
Invitations: Kerri Davis of Anna Grace Designs, Dallas. Calligraphy by Boo Owens, Dallas
Catering and cake maker: Overseen by Mar-a-Lago’s executive chef, Jeff O’Neil
Music: Encore Chamber Players’ string sextet, Palm Beach; GDO Soul featuring Greg Denard, NYC
Photographer: Chris Moseley Photography, Dallas
Dress designer: Anne Barge through Neiman Marcus Bridal Salon
Bridesmaid attire: Custom-designed gowns from Nicolas Villalba Couture, Dallas
Groom’s attire: Giorgio Armani tuxedo through Barneys New York; shirt from Q Custom Clothier, Dallas
Wedding party gifts: Mother-of-pearl shell tray from Madison with a calligraphed note from Boo Owens on the bottom and sterling-silver-dipped seashell from Thistle & Bee; mother-of-pearl and sterling-silver stud set from Ari D. Norman of London and a black bow tie from David Donahue
Party favors for guests: Oversized heart-shaped cookies with an “M” monogram
We put together a team of three photographers that included Robert Walker of Dallas and Leah Stern of Washington, D.C. Contact us to discuss your wedding – big or small – regardless of the location!
One of my clients, Susannah Charleson, has written a memoir called Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search and Rescue Dog and I photographed Susannah and Puzzle for the author’s portrait.
Susannah is currently on her book tour and Scent of the Missing is moving up the charts (now the #1 book in the dog category at Amazon). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Susannah’s publisher, contacted me a couple of weeks ago needing an additional photograph – pronto. If you read People magazine, you probably saw the photograph I took of Susannah and Puzzle this week.
National Public Radio (NPR) interviewed Susannah about the book and used my photograph. Check it out below and click here to listen to the interview.
Modern Luxury Dallas Brides published our photographs of Mark and Joanne’s fabulous wedding in their current issue.
What a great job Todd Events (including, but not limited to Abbie, Mary and Sara Fay – you guys rock!) did creating a wonderful event! And we love working events and weddings at the Nasher Sculpture Center, a beautiful place to host events. We’ll post more photographs from this great wedding soon.
Also, a big thanks to photojournalist Mo Sadjadpour, who assisted me in making these photographs.
Recently, I photographed author Susannah Charleson and her golden retriever rescue dog, Puzzle. The three of us schlepped (or slopped?) through the mud to create portraits for Susannah’s new book, SCENT OF THE MISSING: LOVE AND PARTNERSHIP WITH A SEARCH-AND-RESCUE DOG
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Susannah was referred to me by good friend and dog trainer extraordinaire Susan Blatz (All Dogs All Day), aka Dallas’ own The Dog Whisperer.
The advanced copy editions of the book have been printed and distributed. Yep, that’s my photograph of Susannah and Puzzles on the back cover. Scent of the Missing is already creating quite a buzz. Dr. Patricia McConnell download Celia
, the well-known dog behaviorist and author, said Scent of the Missing “is so well written I don’t know whether to be inspired or to turn my computer off and never write again.” And last week’s Publisher’s Weekly Alice Upside Down dvdrip Stalag 17 full movie buy Cowboy Killer included a prominently-featured sidebar, within the lead story on pet-related books, which asks Houghton Mifflin executive editor Susan Canavan to list “Five Signs That a Manuscript is the Next Marley.” While listing her criteria, she explains: “I bought Scent of the Missing
because it featured all of the aforementioned qualities, but also has real hard news angles and topicality. This is an animal story that is larger than itself.”
And I just finished reading my copy and absolutely loved the book. A charming, touching (no, not sappy!) story told by a very talented author. You’re going to love this book. You can pre-order your copy now. Here are a few of the photographs we made.
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I always have so much fun making people and dog portraits – contact the studio to schedule a dog portrait session.
Mark and Joanne were married recently and here is part one of our favorites from the wedding photographs. What a beautiful ceremony and what a wonderful couple! Congratulations guys!
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We made some fabulous portraits of Mark and Joanne. Special thanks to Mary Hollis of Todd Events (and her team!) for helping make it all happen! Mark and Joanne were great models and a lot of fun!
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Fabulous wedding photographs from Mark & Joanne’s big day coming up soon!
We’re thrilled to have been rated by local brides and voted The Knot – Best of Weddings 2008-2009 Picks. Please pick up a copy of The Knot Best of Weddings 2009 magazine and check out our listing!
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If this sounds like a familiar refrain, well [blushing] it is the third year in a row that Chris Moseley Photography has been selected as one of the top wedding photographers in Dallas-Fort Worth.
We’re honored to be included on the list! Contact the studio
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The Fall/Winter 2009 edition of The Knot Texas
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is out and we’re thrilled to have one of our weddings published! Jill and Randy were married at McKinney Bible Church and had their reception at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. We featured some of our favorite photographs here. Congratulations again guys!
Last year, Chris Moseley Photography shot Andy & Haley’s fabulous Austin wedding and our photography was recently featured in Tribeza
, a hip, Austin-based magazine. Here are the tear sheets from the March 2009 issue of Tribeza.
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A big thanks to Linda Dryden, Westlake’s premier wedding and event planning guru, who orchestrated the elegant wedding (at Austin’s First United Methodist Church Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders dvdrip ) and wonderful reception (Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum).
The results from the latest Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA) contest are in and we were thrilled to have a first place winner! The photograph of Chrissy & John
, at Barton Creek Country Club
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JUDGES COMMENTS: No wasted space here. The photographer had to work into the scene decisively to carve out enough real estate to make this excellent image. The strobe defined the depth of field and the sharpness. This is an image where everyone’s face contributes to the moment and lighting it makes it snap. Excellent use of wide angle.
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WPJA is a professional organization composed of photojournalists and wedding photographers from all over the world. What sets its members apart in the industry is their candid, documentary approach – a distinctly artistic vision toward wedding photography. You have to meet the WPJA’s strict criteria to join the WPJA.
Here’s the story behind the creation of this photograph. Although I try very hard to always bring fresh eyes to every wedding, some of the photo ops (like the cake cutting!) are often best shot from the same position. At the last minute, Chrissy & John were rotated 90% around the table. So, the official “media” (two videographers + the second photographer working with me) all shifted too and I thought, “hey, they’re all standing in my
spot.” 
Seeing all these cameras aimed at the couple, I quickly determined the best approach would be to document the ENTIRE scene. So, I took a big step backward and waited for the perfect moment! The color photograph below is the original image.
For the final photograph, I cropped in tight on the image to eliminate the tall ceilings and the camera of my second photographer (basically, anything that wasn’t relevant to the photograph had to go!). I wanted the viewer’s eye to go straight to John & Chrissy.
Because of the variety of colors, I felt like converting the photograph to black and white would also help isolate Chrissy & John and really share with you how very much they were the center of their world at that very moment. A few more adjustments in the digital darkroom, and Voila!, an award-winning photograph.
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On a beautiful Saturday, Christy and Travis got married at Glen Rose’s Rough Creek Lodge, one of the top five “Best Locations in the World to get married” (Today Show). Joy McElroy coordinated the fabulous wedding day events – and not a single detail was overlooked! Here’s a sneak preview to share just a few of our favorite photographs.
See more and order photographs from Christy & Travis’ wedding here.
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Where: Rough Creek Lodge
Glen Rose, Texas
Venue Coordinator: Brenda Weaver of Rough Creek Lodge Weddings
Fabulous Catering/Food: Rough Creek Lodge
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Dress: Stanley Korshak bridal
Decor & Flowers: Todd Events
Photography: Chris Moseley Photography (Chris Moseley & Robert Walker)
Haley was browsing a friend’s photographs and saw a “hot” guy from Baylor who she just had to meet. Haley’s friend not only agreed to introduce Haley, but insisted the two would be a perfect couple. So, Haley and Andy met in February 2007, at a Super Bowl party. After spending the afternoon together, they went on their first official date later that month – and became engaged exactly one year later!
Linda Dryden, Westlake’s premier wedding and event planning guru, did not miss a single detail in planning an elegant ceremony and a fabulous reception. After Haley and Andy were married during a candlelit service at Austin’s First United Methodist Church, everyone celebrated at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. Here are just a few of our favorites.
Congratulations Haley and Andy!
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It was great to see some familiar faces, like our clients, Jaime & Jon (and Jamie’s parents) whose Austin wedding we photographed as well. Contact Chris Moseley Photography to inquire about photography for your wedding or event. We make hip, fun portraits, too!
UPDATE: You can now view and order photographs at Haley and Andy’s web album.
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