Member, Professional Photographers of America

Put A Ring On It

People who care about each other enjoy doing things for one another.
— Ann Landers

October 22, 2022

MaClaya and Andrew were surrounded by family and friends as they exchanged vows in Hubbard, Texas at the rustic, yet charming, Old Town Hubbard.

Their very first meeting was actually an act of kindness on Andrew’s part in 2019. They were both inside a convenience store. MaClaya was in line to pay for her fuel when Andrew offered to pay. From the very beginning, their relationship began with doing something nice for the other person and that continued throughout their dating and was even evident on their wedding day.

The two of them went to the drive-in movie theater to watch Onward followed by a casual dinner at Taco Bell. They enjoyed spending time with each other as they learned about each other and shared many laughs. Today they continue to enjoy casual date nights with one another as they often watch a tv show or movie together as they share a meal. They particularly enjoy Grey’s Anatomy paired with pizza and wings!

Andrew proposed to MaClaya in 2021 during a dinner date one night after their work day ended. He surprised MaClaya with a brownie sundae complete with an engagement ring on the top! Not going to lie, this had me intrigued to SEE the proposal so off to Facebook I went to stalk MaClaya’s page and behold, I found the video!

When I asked MaClaya and Andrew to describe their relationship in five words, they replied, “adventurous, caring, supportive, fun and amazing.” I must say, I definitely agree with those descriptors!

Adventurous. MaClaya and Andrew went to Hawaii on their honeymoon and they certainly were adventurous doing all sorts of activities!

Caring…and Supportive. They not only care about each other immensely, but they care about their family and friends just as much. During their wedding it was easy to see where they both learned that behavior because everyone was incredibly caring from beginning to end. They worked together to create an amazing wedding for MaClaya and Andrew! They are truly blessed for having so much support surround them.

Fun. For their engagement session they requested some “awkward” photo poses. We all laughed so much the ENTIRE session! Their wedding didn’t include awkward photo poses, but it did include TONS of dancing! It was so much fun to watch everyone dance as they smiled and laughed the entire night!

Amazing. For all the reasons above, MaClaya and Andrew are an amazing couple that truly care about others.

I am beyond blessed that I was asked to capture memories of MaClaya and Andrew’s special day! Each wedding is unique and I am amazed at how well everything came together to make their day beautiful and absolutely perfect!

Some souls just understand each other upon meeting.
— unknown