It’s that time of year again, time to look back over tens of thousands of images to choose the ones that for one reason or another had the greatest impact on me. So yes, the criteria is very subjective… and not even something I can quantify. Sometimes it is color and light, sometimes it is the emotions captured, but sometimes it is something completely indescribable that just speaks to me. Obviously when narrowing down possibly 100,000 photos to 150 I can’t include every client, and I strive to make every client’s images the best because I truly love what I do and count it an honor every time someone steps in front of my camera. Some of these images were taken by my talented daughter Celeste who works with me, and we want to send out special love to our wedding couples who put so much faith in us… and the families we work with year after year… we are so happy to have been able to become a part of your history. We hope you enjoy looking back over 2016 and we look forward to many more photographic adventures together in 2017! xoxo
MEGAN AND JOE TIE THE KNOT IN POETRY, TEXAS
Megan and Joe are the kind of couple that you can spend 5 minutes with and tell that they are so in tune with one another. They have such an apparent connection that you feel an overflow of happiness just being around them. Megan found me through a friend who is a client and the first time we met at Starbucks her face glowed with that smile you will see in many of these images when she spoke about Joe. Not only do they have that romantic spark, but they are the best of friends. The day of their wedding Texas had been experiencing rain the entire week previous, but the sun came out for these two in lovely Poetry Texas at the bride’s parent’s home. It was an absolutely idyllic setting by a charming lake and the blue sky made the perfect backdrop. From the girl’s time getting ready together in their adorable floral Etsy robes to the sparklers and fireworks that lit up the sky as the evening’s celebrations came to a close, I’m going to let the images tell the happy story.
FEBRUARY, TRAINS AND TEXTURES
Every couple months Celeste and I head out with our cameras and scout out new spots for sessions… and to be real, we like photos as much as our clients. We get tired of the photos we have and we are ready for new images for all the social media sites we are addicted to. It has been really cold here in Texas. We had a virtual icepocalypse in December, some more sleet and ice in January… and February, not to be outdone had a pretty icy day as well. This sort of thing really throws Texans for a loop so we have all had a bit of cabin fever… but today the sun came out and it was beautiful and so voila! It was time for a scouting shoot! I always love shooting with my daughter and fellow photographer Celeste… as she is always game for anything.
One of the best things about this spot in Frisco is all the rustic textures and rich colors… I am always seeing photographs in my mind, and here my “mind palace” as Sherlock would say, was full to the brim.
I was pretty crazy about the beautiful black train… I just love color and graphic elements in photos… and the tin wall reflected light so beautifully. It really highlighted Celeste’s eyes.
The last time I shot in this area was with two families and it was actually rainy and cold… today everything looked more vibrant.
We had so much fun today as we always do with our cameras… outdoors. We are ready for all of you beautiful people to join us.
KATIE’S STUNNING BRIDALS AT THE OLD RED COURT HOUSE
August 1st, 2013
Katie and Kyle have been dream clients… They booked me for their wedding last year and it has been a joy walking through the whole photographic process with them, from their engagement session at the Arboretum and downtown Dallas, to Katie’s bridal session at the Old Red Courthouse, to their warm and wonderful rehearsal dinner at Times Ten Wine Cellars, to their beautiful wedding at Perkins Chapel and reception at 333 First Avenue. What a lovely couple as the old adage says… inside and out. In their case it couldn’t be more true! I will be blogging about their wedding very soon! This post is about Katie’s bridals which I have been absolutely dying to share since I shot them. You can obviously see why! This is one gorgeous and stylish girl… and she can’t seem to take a bad picture. It was my first time to shoot at the Old Red Courthouse so that was exciting as well, and Katie’s sister Deb came along as maid of honor to enjoy this photo session with Katie and she and I made a great team! Thanks Deb for all your help, you are an absolute jewel! I couldn’t have done it without you!
Notice Katie’s adorable pink crinoline which she managed to keep under wraps until the removing of the garter… sneaky girl. It was the perfect compliment to Katie’s beautiful gown and fabulous hat which is even more beautiful in person!
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