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! :)

Happy New Year!

Well, it's now officially the second day of 2010. It's 1:02AM as I write this! Can you believe how quickly time flew last year?! It was a great year, and I'll always look fondly back as I remember my first year in starting my career as a wedding photographer! I met my goal of booking six weddings last year, and I think that's pretty dang cool considering it was just little old me doing the marketing at first!

Now, it's a new year, and I am so excited for it! To ring in the new year, James and I decided to go to the Houston Zoo at Hermann Park! That park is exceptionally special to us now, because that is the park where James proposed to me on the 21st of November 2009 (all the way back in last year ha ha ha)! It was such an amazingly beautiful day; I'm glad I took my camera!! Here are just a few images from the zoo and the park! (Sorry if the web presentation of these images isn't up to par, as far as border and logo and such. There's a watermark, but hey! I'm tired here, people!)

Apparently, they love soccer!


I absolutely ADORE elephants! When James and I walked up to the habitat, it looked like they were nowhere to be seen, because the keepers were cleaning! I asked James "Where do they keep them when they're cleaning?" Then, we saw a crowd of people and eventually saw the elephants! Three older ones were "dancing" - swaying back and forth to a beat HA! -
and this little guy was in the back knocking around these giant tree limbs! Everyone was cheering for him going "Yeah! Just a little more and that tree limb is history!"
It was so great! I also love the colours my camera caught in these shots! I shot with my Canon EOS 5D and my trusty nifty 50mm at f/1.8. My camera was in "Faithful" mode, so everything was at 0. It was great! My ISO was between 50 and 200 all day! That's how bright and sunny it was! I loved it!



These monkeys were so fun to watch! I love this picture so much that I'm going to have it printed and framed (^_^)



The sea lions were our last stop on our way out of the extremely crowded zoo! I really love this picture, too! Again, the colours just rule me! The sea lions were really hamming it up later on!

See what I mean? This guy got up on the platform right as I was leaving and started proudly displaying his chest and turning his head for all of the cameras! They were SO CUTE!

Like I said before, as we left the zoo, we went to the Japanese Garden in Hermann Park. That's where James lead me and proposed to me, but because it was drizzly that day, I couldn't take any photos. So, I was so happy and delighted to find out that today was going to be sunny and warmer!

Another winner that I'm just going to have to print off and frame :)
This was on our way out of the zoo and toward the main park area! Hermann Park is absolutely gorgeous! If you're ever in Houston, head over to the Rice University/Medical/Museum district and take a stroll through!



James lead me to this Japanese Garden area and proposed to me with the house behind us, and the pond in front of us. It was so great and Hermann Park will always have a special place in our hearts!

So, I hope all of you had a joyous first day of 2010! I know there this year holds so much for me, and I'm sure it holds a lot for you as well!

Cheers!

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's Bridals

Since Melissa and Justin have tied the knot, here are a few of my favourites from Melissa's Bridal session! For this session, we woke up quite earlier than both Melissa and myself are used to (sunrise) and it was held at the Texas State Cemetery! It's a beautiful place, and offered a lot for our session!

This is the photo that Melissa chose as her print for the wedding!

This is my absolute favourite photo from the session! I love it!

This was a great bridal session and I loved it!