I was contacted recently to shoot a very special event for a Houston family. Candelario and Guadalupe Lopez were celebrating their 50th anniversary, and their children were throwing an elegant dinner at the Richmond House to kick off the festivities. Cande and Lupe were a great couple, still very much in love and very happy with the people that they’d surrounded themselves with throughout the years.

The stunning scenery at the Richmond House made for some great photos of the couple as well as the entire family. A large southern mansion with white walls and ceilings complete with wooden floors painted in a mint color, it was a very elegant setting to photograph. The family had a great slide show set up featuring photos of Cande and Lupe in various stages of their lives, a great look back at the past. Family members even treated them to a classical duet after dinner, a very nice touch.

It was so much fun to be invited into the family for a night, and I was treated as one of them, being offered food, drinks, and of course cake!

Thank you so much to Dorothy and Candido for allowing me to cover the event – I hope you, and everyone else, loves the photos! And lastly, congratulations to Cande and Lupe on 50 great years!

Family and friends, you can find the full gallery (almost 400 photos!) with photos available for viewing and purchase at the following link. Simply select the photos you would like to order prints of, and add them to your cart!

LINK: http://civitello.smugmug.com/Professional/Lopez/