Finally!

I have been dying to post these wedding pictures but wanted to wait until the bride and groom had seen them...It was such a relief to see them fall in love with the pictures. Their wedding was so fun and beautiful. It was in the bride's parents' back yard and that just made it so simply perfect. Lauren's dress was the cutest thing I've ever seen, as was Tadd's reaction when he saw her coming down the aisle. There's just nothing better than boys getting teary eyed over their bride...About ten seconds after we shot the last formal family following the ceremony it started to pour so there was a mad dash to the tent. But, despite the rain and unusually cold temperatures for a Texas May day, the wedding was wonderful way to start the season!

These are just a few of my favorites,
but there will be many more posted on the website soon...Enjoy!

Giving credit where credit is totally due, my assistant wedding photographer, crystal, captured many of these great shots... I am so glad i have her!

Congratulations Tadd and Lauren! We wish you the very best!

remember...

bailee?

and amy?

Yeah, well they're friends. Super cute friends. And I got to shoot the both of them together! It was the best! They're both heading off to college soon - one to california, one to tech, so they wanted some pictures together before they left. :)

I photographed Kamryn for the first time about 9 months ago and captured the above shot. One of my all time faves. And this shot is just so pink and girly. So simple. So beautiful.

The other day I got to photograph Kamryn with her mom and dad. And I managed to catch those eyelashes again... I like the imperfections of the image below. Her hair slightly scattered about. Her dress sorta bunched. Not a perfect pout, just a little girl mesmerized by some pebble on the ground. But the thing I like the most about both of these shots is that they capture her innocence and tiny-ness. Squishy shoulders. Soft fine hair. Round baby cheeks. Snuggly baby skin... In 10 years, these pictures will bring back her baby-ness more than any smiling-at-the-camer-shot every could. Don't you think?

I never get to use this door because it's never down, and if by some miracle it is down, it's in the bright glaring sun. But finally clouds and the closed door happened on the same day! And I love it!

There's just something about daddies and daughters...

This family drove in from out of town for their session. On the day of their shoot, we had the wackiest West Texas weather ever. I checked the weather a dozen times and every time I looked it was different - rain, no rain, thunderstorms, sun...it was ridiculous! So we decided to meet a bit early to beat the rain. When we arrived at our destination, it was pouring. "Let's wait a little while and I'll call you." We go our separate ways. Not 15 minutes later, the sun burst forth and the rain vanishes. It was amazing! And I'm so glad because it was so fun shooting this family and their little guy. Man, he was a mover and a shaker!

cuteness abounds.

I seriously get to photograph the cutest little girls. I mean...come on! And I love the colors this family wore...so perfect with the green garden! : )
ridiculous cuteness. ridiculous!

sweet, sweet baby.

there a lot of emotions I love to capture with my camera. I love when siblings hug on and tackle each other in the same second. I adore couples that giggle when i ask them to kiss. I am in awe of seniors who are so very confident in their own skin. I can't help but smile at mothers of toddlers who spend the entire session chasing their two year old. But there is something extra special in photographing parents with their newborn. There is just so much love. It's palpable. They're smitten. To their very core.

and this family was certainly no exception.
smitten. very smitten indeed.