Bridal Portraits: August 2006 Archives
Last Friday one of my clients flew into Houston for her scheduled Bridal Portrait. The portrait was scheduled to be taken at her country club in Sugarland. Currently she and her fiancé are living in Dallas. As we all know right now, there is an increase in airport security. Her dilemma was the fact that she had seen her make-up artist before she left for the airport, so her hair was in a tight bun. When it was finally her turn to go through the security checkpoint, an agent said that they were going to check her hair!
Why was she singled out? Are the airports checking everyone’s hair? All I can think is that she already had her tiara on and other decorative pins in her hair that had white pearls on the end. She must have set off the metal detectors. Perhaps it was thought that she was hiding a bomb in her hair, and no one would dare to mess with a bride’s hair? I don’t know. Does anyone out there know how to store liquid in hair?
Before you decide to write me hate mail, I’m all for increased security.
In the face of opposition she held her ground, and she would not let her hair down! Now that took some (dare I say it)…. balls. A better word probably would have been determination, or guts, or diligence. But in this case, going through and defying airport security to have her Bridal Portrait taken with me in Houston… ya, balls works just fine. She made it through her car ride to the airport, through the airport security checkpoint, sat through a 1.5 hour plane ride, got her luggage, found her ride and traveled through Houston traffic to the location of the shoot, all with her hair intact and flawless make-up… and she was on time! Needless to say, photography is a very important aspect of this brides wedding.
I would like nothing more than to post her images here today, but that is a no no for me. I can’t run the risk of her fiancé seeing her in her dress before their ceremony. I will however make sure to post her images on the blog after their wedding date. Her portraits are just out of this world!
Thanks Candace for your trust, and business. You efforts are a tremendous complement.
Aric C. Hoek
The Master of Shadows
Houston Wedding Photographer
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