It did not take much convincing from Rachel and Justin to get me to leave the triple-digit scorching Texas summer heat and join them at their family’s vacation home in Crested Butte, Colorado.  It was the first week in August, and while my friends and family in Dallas were sitting lazily by their air conditioning units and daydreaming of Antarctica, Rachel and Justin and I were walking down Crested Butte’s main street, going in and out of antique stores and coffee shops and restaurants, enjoying the sun and blue sky and, most importantly, the 60 degree weather.  We ate delicious food, took midday naps, read books on cool sunny patios, and somewhere in there we found time to shoot Rachel and Justin’s engagement session.  I am so looking forward to their March wedding which is sure to be fabulous, especially with the amazing Paige Chenault as their wedding coordinator!  Here are some of my favorites:

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Every now and then I drive by a particular spot, and I think to myself, “What a perfect place for a photoshoot.” I add it to the mental catalog, and nine times out of ten, I completely forget about it and move on. However, there is one tiny little forest just off 75 in McKinney that I have been eying for years, just waiting for the right couple to take there, and with Erin and Tyler, I finally got my chance. Erin and Tyler are quite possibly the most laid-back bride and groom in the history of weddings. At their engagement session – which happened about a week before we left for Ireland for their wedding – Erin sprang the news on me that she had not yet purchased a wedding dress, and didn’t really even have any plans where to start. This is the kind of thing that most brides have nightmares about (I had that particular nightmare no less than ten times myself), but Erin just smiled, shrugged her shoulders, and said “It’ll work out.”  With that kind of positive attitude, I knew that she and Tyler would be the perfect opportunity for me to suggest that we just pull off the highway and shoot their engagement session in a random patch of woods. True to form, Erin and Tyler jumped right in, and it turned out to be one of my favorite engagement sessions this year. I can’t wait to show you their incredible Irish wedding, but for now, here are a few of my favorites from their engagement session:

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Oh boy, has it been difficult to keep this one under wraps!  I’ve been holding onto this engagement session for quite some time, and now that it has made its debut on Style Me Pretty, I’m thrilled to be able to publish it here on my blog!  This was hands down one of my favorite engagement sessions to shoot, not only because Shannon and Will are two fun, outgoing, beautiful people (which makes them extremely easy to photograph) but also because they really injected some of themselves into their session.  Shannon made it clear to me that getting a nice, posed, formal newspaper shot was a secondary concern to her – she was far more interested in capturing their personalities and the spirit of their relationship with each other.  To help make that happen, we took some of their favorite things – books they love to read together, their beloved beach cruisers, a picnic blanket and a bottle of wine – and we headed to a park right beside their home that they often spent time at.  I basically told them to just goof off, love on each other, and be themselves, and they were happy to oblige.  Here are some of my favorites from their session:

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It’s always an interesting experience when another photographer hires me to take their photos. It’s even more interesting when TWO photographers hire me to take their photos together! CheyAnne and Doug are two very talented photographers, and they just so happen to be getting married next year in their current hometown of New Orleans, LA – which also happens to be one of my favorite places in the world! I’ve been so lucky to get to visit NOLA several times this year, and every time I fall more and more in love with it. CheyAnne and Doug really wanted to capture the feel of the city, so we started off in the heart of the French Quarter, Jackson Square, and wandered around the city. Here are some of my favorites:

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Despite being born and raised in the “big city” of Dallas, I’ll always be a bit of a country girl at heart. Lately I’ve been shooting a lot in some more rural areas, and I have fallen in love with it. I love the huge, rolling fields and patches of trees and winding dirt roads and all of the beautiful animals and livestock you find out there. Photography has given me so much more of an appreciation for nature, and any chance I can get to go out and shoot beautiful people in beautiful natural places, I really enjoy. Photographing Jessica and Rawley’s engagement session at Jessica’s family ranch in Aubrey, TX and historic downtown Pilot Point was one of those opportunities. Here are some of my favorites from their session:

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Lindsey and Chris are so cute it’s almost unnerving. The way they hold each other, the way they smile at each other, the way they make each other laugh, the way they dote on each other.. Every couple has their own unique brand of love, and with these two, it’s just a whole lot of happiness. Getting a “serious” look out of them was tough – not because they aren’t masters of being fierce, which they definitely are – but because their enthusiasm and joy is so infectious that it constantly bubbles up out of them. Just being around them made me a happier, livelier person. I can tell that these two have a lifetime of grins and laughter ahead of them, and I can’t wait to see that manifest itself in front of all their friends and family on their wedding day. Here are some of my favorites from their engagement session in The Woodlands, TX:

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Normally when I work with clients, I book them several months, sometimes even years before their wedding date.  I spend months watching them plan their wedding, recommending vendors, learning about their wedding details, talking to their coordinators, doing photoshoots with them, Facebook stalking them (yes, I admit it!), and generally learning more about them and their wedding.  By the time I booked Jensy and Charles, we had only three weeks to go until their big day!   Because Jensy lives out of town, she and Charles were forced to put their wedding together during the few times she could get away from work and get to Dallas.  It was a bit of a whirlwind, but in the end their wedding was gorgeous and came together perfectly!  I can’t wait to show off their awesome wedding images, but for now, here are some of my favorites from their engagement session at Arlington Hall in the Turtle Creek area of Dallas.

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