Phenomenon Studio

Only inviting your closest people? Consider the Dallas Arboretum. Rae and her husband skipped the big wedding. They invited a handful of their favorite people and got married in the garden — here's how the day was put together. The ceremony: one quiet corner, simply set up. The garden staff helped them set up a small ceremony spot in a quiet corner — a flower bed that became theirs. The officiant, the couple, their loved ones around them. For that stretch of time the spot belonged to them...

Some weddings feel grand from the first minute. Sophia's day at The Olana — the French-style estate in Hickory Creek — was one of those. The Olana doesn't look like Texas. A French-inspired mansion on 40 acres — all stone, domes, and manicured gardens. It photographs like somewhere in the French countryside. The ceremony happened right in front of the mansion, under an arch of white flowers. Guests filled the rows; the couple stood with the whole estate behind them. After the ceremony we...

By Ivy Ma — Phenomenon Studio | Dallas Wedding Photographer & Videographer Some weddings stay with you long after the last image is delivered. Joy's June wedding at Bella Donna Chapel in McKinney was one of them. June in Texas means heat, golden afternoon light, and a kind of warmth that shows up in every single frame — not just the temperature, but the energy of the people in them. Joy carried that warmth from the moment I arrived. Bella Donna Chapel in McKinney Bella Donna Chapel —...