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Anabel and Jason

2011-11-05T18:16:59Z

The fall is definitely busy season for portraits... holidays, back-to-school photos, and lately engagements have been crazy! I had the best time last weekend with Anabel and Jason down on South Congress for their engagement photos... the session just kept going because not only were we all having fun, they were up for anything! We started at Jo's, made our way to the food trailers, headed back up by Homeslice and finally finished near the beautiful trees at Academy and Congress. They were great sports. Anabel and Jason, thanks so much for letting me hang out with you for the afternoon!

Karena and Roderick

2011-10-07T15:55:24Z

I've been sitting on this entry for awhile because I haven't really had the words yet to process what an amazing day this was. I was introduced to Karena and Roderick by our mutual friend Laura, and I can, without a doubt, say that this was probably one of the most special weddings I'll ever have the honor of capturing.

Karena is a strong, charismatic, hilarious woman who has been fighting her battle with ovarian cancer with grace, style, and an amazing network of friends and family behind her. Before I got to meet her, I was able to spend some time with Roderick, and it was clear from everything he told me about her that he thinks she hung the moon. As he should. :) They chose to have their wedding at the Horner Family Chapel at Baylor Health Center in Dallas, where Karena has had treatment and where her cancer support group is based.

The beautiful bride...

And the handsome groom.

All of the color details of their wedding were teal, which is the color that represents ovarian cancer awareness. Some of the guests even showed up wearing teal, which was fantastic!

Karena's "something borrowed" was her earrings.

Her bouquet was hand-felted by a friend, and the bridesmaids had matching ones in teal. Fabulous!

Thank you, Roderick and Karena, for allowing me to be with you on this amazing day. I wish you luck and love in your marriage... congratulations!

Kyle

2011-09-28T16:35:04Z

I had the best time this past weekend. I shot my first wedding solo (more on that in a later post) and then got to spend some quality time with my lovely friend Jennie and her family. I got to know Jennie through the internet (which seems fairly standard these days!) and I love that even though we've only met in person three or four times, she was totally ok with me crashing at her house for the night. We stayed up way too late talking about everything under the sun (truly... we went from Matt Damon to husbands to worrying about how to raise our kids to be good people) and then in the morning, I got to take some pictures of Jennie and her adorable son Kyle. Her husband Mike had a race that day and so he had left before we started picture time, but beware Mike! My camera will get you next time. ;)

Kyle was so funny and happy and cheerful, and he let me take a bunch of photos... here are a few of my favorites of the two of them. Thank you, Jennie!

Eliot and Family

2011-09-19T17:47:01Z

My lovely friend Catherine contacted me not long ago about taking some photos at her home, where her family had a celebration planned for her son Eliot's baptism. I LOVE shooting in people's homes (I guess if I were being all business-y I would call it a "lifestyle shoot") and I'm especially in love with Catherine and Rob's home. Rob remodeled it himself and it's such a cool, open house with lots of natural light. I had a great time following Eliot around and getting to see him surrounded by all of his cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents. He is such a loved little boy. Kitty, thanks for letting me be part of his day.

(Side note: isn't Catherine creative? I loved these little favors she put together.)

(Eliot REALLY loved the icing on the cupcakes. Like, a LOT.)

The McGinnis Family

2011-08-29T02:41:03Z

Elena and I have been close friends since we met in college, so hanging out with her this morning and getting some photos of her family was wonderful. Evan and Wesley are so excited about their new baby sister, and Carson was super-baby all morning.

Thank you, Elena and Davin! (And thanks for the granola bars, too... I actually got to have a couple before the girls gobbled them up.)

Rocco

2011-08-26T18:45:11Z

I got to meet up with Diana and Rocco this morning at Mayfield, and we had a great time! The temperature started out in the mid-70's but slowly climbed while we were there; while the grownups were feeling the heat, Rocco was completely relaxed and chilled out.

Here are a few quick shots from today... thanks, Diana! (Don't be surprised when I show up to borrow Rocco next time Adele asks for another sibling. Ahem.)

(I love the expression on his face in that last shot... the mama and baby peacocks were walking right past him! He was definitely interested in the birds.)

Beach Babies

2011-08-01T15:30:22Z

A few beach photos from out trip last month... I wish we were still there.

Lainey

2011-08-01T15:28:08Z

Look at this gorgeous girl! She was such a good sport when I showed up at her house with a camera. And when she had had enough? She just went to sleep. (I could take a few lessons from her.)

The Summer of Road Trips

2011-06-29T15:08:13Z

People, this summer is CRAZY for us. We're basically criss-crossing the country in our car. When you factor in flying for four people, plus needing to rent a car most of the places you go, plus boarding the dog, the cost becomes prohibitive, so we're driving.

We have leg one out of the way; last week, we drove to Green Bay, Wisconsin, for Casey's cousin's wedding, and then spent the week in Green Lake, which isn't far from Green Bay. Casey's parents rented a lake house and though the weather was chilly, we were able to do a little boating, play a little baseball in the yard, chase some bubbles, play with the dogs, have a s'more roasting extravaganza, and obtain some classic Minnetonka moccasins. (I am now addicted to mine. would wear them every day and out and about if I could, but it was 60 degrees there and it's 102 here so... they may relax in my closet until November. DANG IT, TEXAS.)

Also, we ate our weight in fresh cheese curds and went to a cookie outlet. A cookie outlet! Where you can get cheap bulk cookies! Ah, it was my happy place.

So, without further ado, our trip in photos.

Thanks for a fabulous vacation, Nona and Papa!

Sneak Peek: Erika's Graduation Shots

2011-05-26T02:30:32Z

I had a great time meeting Erika for the first time this morning at the Capitol. It was typical Texas hot, but she was a trooper and we had a great time!

Erika just got her graduate degree in landscape architecture, so I loved getting shots of her with all of the greenery on the Capitol grounds. Her other reason for getting the photos is that she's been growing her hair out for Locks of Love and is about to make the chop, so she wanted documentation of how long it had gotten. She's getting almost a foot cut off! (That's dedication. I can hardly keep mine as long as it is without putting it in a ponytail every single day.)

Here are a few of my favorites from today.

And a stunner of her hair...

Thanks, Erika! I had a fabulous time hanging out with you!