Val & PJ's Wedding

I really wanted to share more about what's going on with my photography, so I came back to blogging! Unfortunately, the blog that I had kept up most recently was erased, so I lost some of my previous posts. But I will try to post some of my previous work when I get a chance!

I was delighted that Val, my friend and very talented hairdresser, asked me to photograph her wedding. Our daughters are 3 months apart, so I've had the pleasure of watching her grow and play alongside Addison. PJ also has children, and they are about the most kind, polite kids I've ever met. It has been wonderful watching Val, PJ, and their kids come together to love and support each other.

Their wedding was amazing - I was honored to photograph it. Val and PJ have such a strong bond with each other, and it shined throughout the day. I teared up just watching their excitement at officially uniting their families.

Here are some of my favorite images from their day:

Val, PJ, and all the kids did a beautiful sand ceremony during the wedding.

It was one of my favorite parts!

One of my favorite parts of the day was when Val's brother proposed to his girlfriend during the bouquet toss. 

She was completely surprised - and she said YES!

Congratulations to Val and PJ!

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Karen & her family

I wanted to post a few photos from a really fun and interesting family shoot I had back in July. Karen was in from New York for her father's birthday and she wanted me to catch some fun moments of her celebrating with her dad & stepmom! We also went down to White Rock Lake and photographed Karen and her sister - such a pretty setting.

It was so great to meet Karen and her close, fun family - we had a wonderful afternoon of hanging out, cooking, and playing down by the lake!

little ensley

I had the pleasure of photographing this adorable little girl, and her mommy and daddy, back in July. Ensley is one of the funniest, most expressive babies I've ever worked with. It was so hot, even at 8:30 in the morning, but you wouldn't know it because Ensley just played and laughed and was absolutely cute almost the entire time. We had so much fun!

Thank you to this awesome family for a great shoot, despite the heat!

trisha & russell's wedding

I'm still playing catch-up, but I wanted to post some photos of the first wedding I shot this summer (even though it was back in June! Time flies so fast).

Russell is the brother of Amber, who has been featured on this blog many times with her husband, Austin, and her son Cib (who is now over a year old)! It was awesome for me to get to hang out with their family and be there for all of the beautiful, emotional moments of the day.

I found one of the flower girls playing with my phone - it was so hilariously cute that I had to get the look on her face before gently putting my purse out of reach...

Trisha looked absolutely beautiful - and she really surprised me when she told me the only make-up she was wearing was eyeliner! She is just a naturally gorgeous woman, and she made a radiant bride!

Russell's mother, Renee, and Amber made this gorgeous chocolate cake above. I was so impressed - and it was so tasty!

I had to include a pic of Amber & Austin - they were so great on the dance floor! And so was Cibbers (below), who was great at looking cute from every angle...

After the wedding, I had the pleasure of going back to the groom's parents' house, which is on this gorgeous piece of land in East Texas. We had so much fun doing some candid, playful shots of the bride and groom!

It was truly a pleasure to shoot Trisha & Russell's wedding - I can't wait for the next special occasion with this wonderful family!