Sarah's Bridal Portraits!

When Sarah told me she wanted something different for her bridal portraits - bright colors, bold backdrops, fun poses - I could hardly believe what I was hearing! Even when I suggested the location, I was sure she would say no, but she sounded excited! I knew that when we arrived there, she would immediately decide she wanted to go somewhere else, but instead she jumped out of the car with her mom as they both exclaimed "This is awesome!!" Every corner we turned, Sarah's mom would say, "Oh, I love that" and it would be an old run-down, nasty shack with a pretty blue wall. I was IN HEAVEN with these two - they both have such an incredible sense of style and they were so able to visualize what I was talking about the whole time and they were game for anything! Here's a few of my favorites!

Austin & Shanan: Engaged!

Another fun time, another great couple. :) They'll be getting married next February and I cannot wait (and I can't wait for that Feb weather - whew!) Thanks for a great afternoon, guys! Here's just a sneak peek of their pics.















* FYI * - Whenever I post pictures from a wedding or portrait session, I always pick out MY favorites - the ones that speak to me the most artistically. There are always plenty of facing-the-camera, standard lovey-dovey engagement pictures, but I prefer pictures that really show the emotions and true personalities of my subjects, so that's what I put on the blog! :)

Poor Buddy. (random thought)

He must be so confused!



He has a brain the size of a peach pit and we call him by all of the following names:

1) Buddy
2) Boosky
3) Boosie
4) Booze
5) Boozeltoff
6) Boo Nasty
7) Buzz
8) Buzz Man
9) Buzz Monkey

I just realize how difficult this must be for him. He probably has no true sense of identity. We are terrible parents!!!

Matt & Dana: Engaged!

Yesterday I had a wonderful time shooting two engagement sessions with two fantastic couples! First up are Matt & Dana, who were really fun to hang out with. I am very much looking forward to shooting their wedding on April 12th! Dana is a faithful blog reader, so I am so thrilled to share these with you and to see how she loves being in the spotlight! Be sure to leave her lots 'o love, please! She is just the coolest.

Here are a few of my favorites. :)













My personal favorite:


Some fancy car action!

Alisa & John's Wedding!

On Saturday Stan and I went out to Austin Riverboats to shoot Ali & John's sunset wedding. Here's a few of our favorite shots from the day!


Ali was so relaxed and cheerful as she got ready for her big night!


She wore her grandmother's gorgeous pearls - the same ones her mom wore at her wedding.




This girl has a great sense of style - check out her "something blue"!


John eagerly awaiting his lovely bride.


There was quite a bit of whispering and giggles from the front during the ceremony! :)












Dad tore up the dance floor - he was a maniac of a dancer!!

I am WAY too excited about this!

As we browsed the isles of Barnes & Noble, several intriguing titles caught my eye, but not anything that I wanted to take home. We were on our way out the door when I noticed a HUGE table full of 2008 weekly planners, highlighted with a beam of light from the heavens above (okay, maybe not the light part). Immediately my heart began to pound as I quickly made my way to the table full of an organizational freak's dream come true. How could they possibly already have these out?!

Just the other day I thought to myself, "Gee, I'd really like to have a 2008 planner now, but I still need my 2007 one, so I guess I'll just have to wait. Besides, the 2008 ones are probably not out yet anyway." WRONG!

As if it weren't enough that I had the pick of my choice of a large variety of fabulously-colored 2008 weekly planners, these 2008 planners turned out to be 18-month planners, so I can start using it NOW! AND it only cost me 6 bucks! People, you cannot beat that deal! I am THRILLED, to say the least!

Check out my fine, clean, new planner - I have already started filling it in and I am loving it! If you love keeping a planner like I do, you need to immediately get yourself to Barnes and Noble and pick one out - you can thank me later! :)

Congratulations Resha!!!

My friend Resha delivered a healthy baby girl yesterday and we are SO happy for her! :) Resha is a coordinator at 36th St Events who has become a friend and I just love her to pieces! I really really thought she was going to have a boy, so I'm having a hard time admitting I was wrong, but I am thrilled that it's a girl!

Congratulations Resha and Gabe! Welcome, little Caroline! :)

Clifton & Lindsey: Engaged!

I had so much fun with these two yesterday and I was so honored that they asked me to shoot their engagement pictures! Lindsey and I have been friends since waaay back in college and it is so awesome to see this girl in love! She is so beautiful and intelligent and just classy, so it was no surprise that she found a fabulous guy! The funny thing is, Clifton and I had several classes together in college at UT and I always thought he was a really cool dude. NEVER did it ever occur to me that these two would get together one day, but now that I see it, they are PERFECT for each other!

Stan and I are really sad we won't be able to make it to their wedding, but Stan is a groomsman in a wedding in Fort Worth that same day, so we will have to miss it. Clifton and Lindsey - our hearts will be filled with happiness and we'll be thinking about you guys all day! Thanks for giving me this opportunity to share in the joy of your joining together!

















I knew the second that I took this picture that it would be my favorite. I LOVE this moment. How sweet are these two??

Eliza and Daddy

Rob called me last week with a plan to surprise his wife for their beautiful daughter's first birthday: to have portraits made of he and Eliza together to give to Sarah to celebrate the first year of their new family. I loved this idea and knew that I wanted to be a part of it, so Rob, Eliza, and I met at Auditorium Shores yesterday afternoon and had a great time getting some really lovely pictures of the two of them. I cannot wait to hear about Sarah's reaction when she sees these! Thanks Rob for allowing me the privilege to document your love for your daughter - it warmed my heart so much!







She's a city girl. :)

Newish Blog!

Hey guys!

Well, you may notice some major changes to my blog today and in the next few days and that's because my good buddy Jeff Youngren has graced my blog with his golden touch of making blogs fabulous! THANK YOU JEFF!!!! He is not only a wonderful blog artist and a good new friend, but he is an AMAZING photographer and he and his wife are taking over San Diego, CA with their mad skillz ~ check him out!