We woke to thunder and lighting with a major down pore of rain. Saddened by the possibility of the reception being rained out, Andre and I rushed to the local Wal-Mart to purchase as many umbrellas as possible. Then I made the dreaded call to Jamie’s Mom Vickie to check on Jamie and to find out what the alternative plans would be after it had been raining all night, morning, and now day. The plan was to press on with the original plans with the reception being at Tankersly Gardens, and to no surprise to me Jamie was a little frazzled, but still in high spirits (Oh I LOVE her!). I was nervous, but knew for sure that Jamie and Josh would be singing, or should I say “dancing”, in the rain, if need be.

Thankfully, the skies cleared just as the ceremony was beginning at the church, and even though the forecast was to start raining again at 6:00PM the rain stayed away. The good Texas air and temperature soaked up most of the rain, which enabled everyone to have a wonderful evening and celebration at the gardens.
Andre and I had a wonderful time capturing the day as it unfolded and were honored to be a part of Jamie and Josh’s day.

To see more of their wedding, CLICK HERE for their slideshow (or play below).

much more to come from this great session in a later post!

It’s great reconnecting with past clients.  I photographed Kayla for her senior portraits and with her came Justin.  We had a great time getting to know each other then, but this time was even more fun with Andre.  We enjoyed capturing their love and eagerly anticipate their wedding in October!

We had so many favorites that it’s hard to narrow them down to a post, but I must, so here are some of our top picks from their e-session.

To see more of their engagement session, CLICK HERE for their slideshow!  or play below.

It’s hard to believe that my nephew Mickey is growing up so fast.  These photos take me back to one of my favorite photos.  Its a moment captured of us just as I was leaving for my first Air Force assignment, to Italy.  I remember hugging him goodbye, not knowing when I would see him next or even at all.  You know new military member, not knowing what tomorrow will hold.  Anyway, his was one of my final hugs which I still treasure to this day. Isn’t he cute!

Okay, now on to his much more grown up self.

Andre and I photographed Kayla and Justing last night in Grapevine. It was a hot Texas night, but that didn’t stop us from capturing the love and connection that these two have.

I wish I had time to blog more images from this engagement session, but my schedule is loaded with editing so for now here’s a quick sneak peak.

Last weekend Andre and I had the pleasure of getting away for Jamie and Joshua’s wedding in Winnsboro, TX.

When we arrived we went strait to the rehearsal and then to the rehearsal dinner. We had a great time getting to know Jamie and Josh’s family. As the night progressed my heart fluttered with excitement and an overwhelming feeling of “ah, I LOVE my JOB and my wonderful clients”. I became overwhelmed with emotion when Jamie’s Mom Vicki gave us the below gifts for our baby boy. This was the first time for us to see his name in such a special way.  Thank you once again Vickie!!!  We will treasure these and your kindness always!

Ok, well I need to stop reminiscing and get back to working on this awesome wedding. More images to come.

Jamie’s bridal photoshoot was awesome!  She arrived with her entourage which consisted of her Mom and step-Dad Phil.  As we made our way from spot to spot I was able to get to know the three of them well enough to learn how incredibly genuine their love for each other is.  This made my heart sore while shooting Jamie’s beauty.  The anticipating of her wedding grew and the excitement filled my mind with possibilities.

This past weekend Andre and I traveled to east Texas where we enjoyed ourselves with Jamie and her beautiful family, which by the way were all just as genuine and kind.  I look forward to posting Jamies wedding, but until then I have bridals to share!

I LOVE shooting bridals sessions, but I DREAD the LONG wait of sharing.  I’ve waited so long to post these, that I do not want to put it off another second.  Here are just some of my favorites.  I apologize in advance for the overload, I just can’t help it.