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Anna and Will Burgundy and Gold Winter Wedding // St. Rita’s Catholic Church, Dallas, Tx

Anna and Will Burgundy and Gold Winter Wedding // St. Rita’s Catholic Church, Dallas, Tx

Church weddings are somehow both nostalgic and foreign to me. Growing up, almost all weddings I attended as a child were in the church–a middle of the afternoon ceremony in the sanctuary followed by a simple and sweet reception in the fellowship hall. Yet as a photographer, I had been photographing for years before I […]

Biz’s Senior Portraits // Tarleton State University

Biz’s Senior Portraits // Tarleton State University

My first memory of Biz was her and her sister to the zoo when Colton and I were engaged. And now I’m taking her senior portraits as she graduates from college! And if that change wasn’t enough, I graduated from Tarleton as well, so I had the surreal experience of noticing just how much on […]

Joslyn & Jony’s Rainy Fall Engagement Session // Dallas Arboretum

Joslyn & Jony’s Rainy Fall Engagement Session // Dallas Arboretum

There’s always a bit of anxious energy leading into an engagement session—a lot is riding on it. While an engagement session isn’t necessarily my first impression, a couple’s experience during their engagement session has a huge impact on how the feel about me and the trust they’re giving me for their wedding day. For some […]

Letter to Oz: Two Month

Letter to Oz: Two Month

Dear Aussie,   You’re two months! It’s happened with you and all your siblings, that feeling of you just got here while also struggling to remember life without you.   I’m happy to report that mommy cutting out about half of her diet is doing wonders. Mommy just did her first wedding and was away […]

Alli’s Spring Bridal Portraits // Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden

Alli’s Spring Bridal Portraits // Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden

I remember walking into the Arboretum a few minutes early–I always like to get a feel for the location even if I’ve been there before: what’s the lighting today? Is it crowded? Out of the corner of my eye I noticed a bride doing something quite clever; she was standing in a trash bag with […]