Adrienne + Royce Anniversary Post (50th Post!)

Adrienne and Royce were my first wedding to shoot fully as a wedding photographer. When I first started to promote myself in wedding photography, I posted an advert on Craigslist and Adrienne was my first inquiry, and I ended up shooting their beautiful wedding the following month!

They are two of the sweetest people, and one of the kindest couples! This past February they celebrated their one year wedding anniversary and asked me to take some photos for the occasion! So, we hit up the beautiful Arboretum here in good old Austin, Texas! Thank goodness the weather was absolutely gorgeous! :)

Adrienne and Royce, thank you so much for contacting me to re-experience your love! I am so happy to have met and worked with you, and I look so forward to the birth of your baby girl this year!!

To those who celebrate it, Happy Easter!

Adrienne + Royce Anniversary Sneak Peek!

Adrienne and Royce celebrated their first wedding anniversary this year! More details later! :)

Maggie + Jimmy : Engaged

I met Maggie and Jimmy a while back this year to talk about hiring me to shoot their wedding. If my memory serves me correctly, it was...OH! WAIT! I have it written in my calendar! It was the 18th of July 2009! (Thanks, iCal!)
Anyway, I got such a great vibe and energy the minute we met! They are so fun, sweet, laid back, relaxed, and so totally in love!!

Their wedding is not until June 2010, and I wanted to work and see them before that, so we scheduled an engagement session right before I went on holiday! When I asked if Maggie had any suggestions for a location, she asked if the Capitol here in Austin would be alright. Want to know why? Because that's where they had their second date!!! How sweet is that?! It's such a great date idea, too, because let me tell you: the Capitol is BEAUTIFUL! I was so excited for this session!!!
























Maggie and Jimmy, I had such a blast with you two on this session! I know I said it during the shoot, but I totally cannot wait for your wedding! Thank you for everything!!!

Soon, I'll post a few pictures from my first Christmas with James as an engaged couple (and first Christmas we have ever gotten to spend together)!!

If I don't see anyone/post before it, Happy New Year, everyone!!!

xoxo

Maggie + Jimmy Sneak Peek

Just one picture, and these few words as a sneak peek of Maggie and Jimmy's engagement session in Austin, TX!



These few more words and than I'll be off:

SO MUCH FUN!

Happy Holidays and I'll be back to blog this great session before the new year!

xoxo

Elocin Renae Scarves Shoot

Today I had a fun shoot with one of my best friends, Nicole! We've been great friends since Pre-Kindergarten, and these days she is a master of the art of crochet!
This year, she has started making custom scarves and hats! I must say, and not just because we're friends, her scarves and hats are AMAZING! They're great for the holidays, too!


This scarf is apparently everyone's favourite! I have to say, I sure do love it! I love the colour and the stiches!!! So pretty!


I also adore this one, personally! Green is my favourite colour, and the yarn is soooo soft and cozy!






Her prices are amazingly good considering all of the work and details that are in each piece! Check her out on Facebook here!

xoxo

Jacqueline + Joe

On New Years Day 2009, I posted on Craigslist about wanting to get my foot in the door with wedding photography. My first bride that booked me was Jacqueline, whose wedding was in August. I knew we were going to work beautifully together. I met her in Austin and she was with her mother, sister, and her sister's children. She and her family was so absolutely sweet, and she was genuinely interested in booking me in order to not only get her wedding documented with photos, but to help me with my portfolio! She and her family was just so great!

I didn't meet her fiance (now husband), Joe, until the day before the wedding, but everything was cake! They weren't from Austin, but Jackie and her family were happy to meet me there!
They both attended UT, and Jackie's parents both work at UT, so they had their service at the University Church and their reception at the ballroom on campus!

I had to get so many photos of these flowers - they were beautiful!!


While the ladies were getting ready upstairs, the guys were downstairs playing pool and this little one was playing checkers with Grandpa!


Joe told me that they have been together for five years! So, I took Jackie's engagement ring and snapped this shot! :)


Married!!! On to the party!



The reception, like I said, was also on campus so everyone just walked right on over there!

Joe is a musician, and had a very good reason why his guitar was there at the reception! ;)

Joe, his best man, a good friend, and HIS MOTHER played as the band at Joe and Jackie's reception! I loved it, because it was so personal and great! Fun fact: my father and his band played at his and my mother's wedding!



I had such a great time at this wedding! Everyone was dancing, dining, having fun! It was just great!! The family and friends were all so wonderful and beautiful! I want to thank Jackie and Joe and your families for having me document your wedding day! Best wishes to your future!

xoxo

Melissa + Justin - 13 June 2009

Melissa and Justin contacted me through CraigsList. They were my fourth wedding that I booked, and were SO sweet and fun!

Their wedding was an outdoor wedding (literally one day before the record 100 degrees and up streak here in Texas) at The Ranch House at Tera Vista in Round Rock, TX. It was beautiful! The interior was just lovely and the land surrounding the Ranch House was great - it's a golf course!

This is the first post in the "flash back" posts.

Thank you to Melissa and Justin for allowing me to take part and capture your beautiful wedding!

With love

Stacey's Grunge Fashion Shoot!

When I look at fashion layout sessions, I always wonder how I can get into that. I mean, I don't focus too much on the fashion/editorial aspect of photography, but it's still very fun.

I have an actress/model friend - Stacey - that is so dear to me! She's definitely one of my best friends, and we've become so close in the short time that we've known one another (well, probably over a year)! She's so great and always willing to be my model - she loves it! ha ha!

Well, we were catching up at a coffee house and I said that I really wanted to do a grunge inspired fashion shoot with her! We definitely did just that the other day! We got some really great photos. Here's a glimpse!

There are those beauties! I love how they turned out!

I'm excited for this Saturday - I have an engagement session in San Marcos and the couple is just so great! I'll be posting about that later next week!

xoxo

Model: Rush Alan

A few weeks ago, I shot my friend Cody's 21st birthday. Remember? I said I'd post about it but have yet to do that...sorry...Anyway, when I was there I met a guy named Rush. He asked if I was on Model Mayhem to which I responded "Yes! You should look me up!"

So, we got in contact and I asked if he'd be interested in doing a grunge inspired session.

He said he would love to and I got super excite

d about it!

I had something totally different in mind for the shoot, because I was basing it on what I was imagining him wearing something different. I was able to quickly ch

ange what I was going to shoot, and we got some REALLY great shots (if I may say so myself)! 

I wanted a kind of editorial, "following the band around" kind of thing.

That's really something I'd LOVE to do - follow a band

 arou

nd. A la Autumn de Wilde! I absolutely positively love her!

Anyway, here are a few photos! Away we go:

^^I absolutely love this one! He's really on the phone, too haha!

Well, there are a few photos for your viewing pleasure! I hope you like them!