It seems like not too long ago, they were new to saying I am a high school graduate (Class of 06 & 07).

Fast forward to the present where they proudly said “I do”.  Photographing these stages in their lives has brought such joy and satisfaction to my job.  Ah, I love what I do!!!

They worked as a wonderful team coordinating each detail of their wedding day.  Justin really step it up and was super attentive to everything Kayla needed.

Andre and I had a wonderful time capturing their love and unity.  We look forward to capturing so much more in their lives.

love these moments!bliss!in the moment!  true love!

To see more from their wedding click here for their slideshow.

♥ Congratulations Kayla and Justin!  We wish you the best in your life and marriage together.

One of my new favorite dates with my husband is shooting weddings.  It’s the coming together of our ideas, perspectives, technical and artistic talents.  It’s knowing that he’s there for me and I’m there for him.  It’s our ability to make eye contact to communicate our needs and desires for capturing the day.  He’s my favorite person to photograph with and he’s without a doubt my favorite person to witness the unity of other couples as it enables us to live in the moment capturing one of life’s greatest emotions, L♥VE.

Brandee and Kenneth’s love is sweet and honest.  They have a sophisticated relationship that is undeniably real.  Their wedding was held at White Chapel UMC in Grapevine, TX.  The beautiful ceremony was followed by an elegant reception at the wonderful Gaylord Texan.

Andre and I are thankful they invited us along for such a wonderful event and a great date!  ; )  Who say’s you can’t have fun while you work or love your job with whom you are accomplishing it with!

I LOVE it when couples choose to have the see each other before the ceremony.  It gives them a beautiful private moment seeing other for the first time.  They’re able to exchange words of love right away and enjoy a few minutes of peace before the days events take over. 

Brandee’s brother proudly walked her down the isle.

White Chapels immense sanctuary.

Love this moment!

Details at the Gaylord Texan were beautiful!  A beautiful venue for a wonderful wedding!

yummy cake!

inspired.

Congratulation Brandee and Ken!  It was our pleasure to document your wedding day and your love for each other!

To view more from Brandee and Kenneth’s wedding click here for their slideshow.

Life and business has been busy to say the least.  With this our blog has suffered. I will do my best to post our recent shoots and weddings within the next few weeks.  Starting with this sneak peak!

We’re feeling the spirit! With October being Down syndrome (Ds) Awareness month I felt lead to create a special to promote the incredible beauty and awareness for the over 350,000 individuals living with Ds, including my daughter Lana.

GIVE-AWAY TIME!!!

In honor of Ds Awareness Month we’d love to give back and photograph as many people with Ds as possible, so spread the word!  We’re giving away a beautiful 8×8 custom hardcover album ($440 value) with a paid session to the lucky “Spread the Word” winner.

To enter the contest simply blog, tweet, facebook, myspace, email,… you get it, spread the word! Here’s how you get your name entered into the contest for a chance… ahem, many chances to win.

3 chances: contact us right away to reserve your session

1 chance: follow us on twitter @ficklezeal then tweet the following

Win a Custom 8×8 Album from your Down Syndrome Awareness Portrait Session @ficklezeal for details visit www.fzphotography.com/blog

1 chance: become a fan of FickleZeal Photography on Facebook and post some Ds Awareness Portrait Session love

1 chance: leave a comment on my blog with why you’d like to win this beautiful memento with your session

3 chances: email us a sweet photo for us to share on our blog of your loved one(s) with Ds

5 chances: for each referred session that is completed

Contest ends October 31st and the winner will be announced November 10th!

It’s that time of year to start thinking of holiday cards and family portraits. I’m excited to open 3 dates for family mini sessions. The times are filling up fast so book your session today.

It’s always fun to photograph weddings, especially with Andre, often we feel like guests more than the photographers, but this time we were guests. LOL! Andre’s cousin Debby married Rudy in Houston a few weekends ago and we were happy to provide them the gift of photography.

Table shots do not usually make the blog, but these two were too much of a riot not to. They couldn’t stop laughing… and their laughter was overwhelmingly contagious!

And since we were guests at this wedding the kids were there under the care of their aunts and Mimi. They loved dancing with their cousins! Nate thinks it’s so cool that we get to party at weddings… hum, too bad we can’t tear up the dance floor like these kids did. LOL! Lana thought she was the leader of the group. Too cute!

Debbie did a great job picking out the grooms cake.

Debbie and Rudy, we wish you all the happiness in the world. You have worked hard and lovingly to be husband and wife and we couldn’t be more proud to be there to capture your special day. We love you!

We had an adventurous morning of scouting our shoot areas, avoiding HUGE GIANT ants, trespassing, and being swarmed by bees and horses. Literally. I don’t get too much time to hang out with my niece Alyssa as she’s busy achieving whatever she puts her mind to and I’m busy.. well you know, being busy… This day was special as I was able to capture Alyssa, or should I say Ali all grow(n)…ing up. This year is her senior year and she’s doing a killer job at taking on her responsibilities and life. It brings me great joy to share these photo’s with you and the wonderful time that Ali and I shared together.

Love her personality here!

bea.u.ti.ful!

where the trespassing began. We were spooked out for a while even thinking we could get kidnapped. too funny!
By the way, we did eventually receive permission to shoot on this fantastic property.

Wonder.ful. dancer for the Lightning Dancers! I love the leap on the right captured by Andre.