Although we still have quite awhile before the Christmas music begins to play and people start to put up their trees and twinkle lights, in the wedding photography world, the holiday season deadlines are quickly approaching.  Many manufacturers of photography products shut down for the entire month of December (and some even shut down as early as mid-November), so it’s crucial that you get your orders in early!  The following deadlines will ensure that you receive your products by Christmas/Hanukkah:

The deadline for all wedding, parent, and boudoir albums orders is November 13.  All design approvals must be submitted and all balances must be paid in full on or before November 13 in order to complete the order and ensure holiday arrival.  If you still have revisions to submit, they must be submitted by October 30 in order to meet the November 13 deadline.

The deadline to place an order for an engagement, bridal, or guestbook album is November 20 (designs must be finalized by December 5).

The deadline to place an order for all boudoir presentation boxes and folios is October 30.

The deadline for all print and canvas orders is December 11.

Some products may be available after the above deadlines, but there will be significant rush fees, many of which double the price of the product, so make sure that you get your orders in on time!

********Our offices will be closed December 17 until January 3.  No orders will be fulfilled during that time.********

There is still limited availability for those wishing to do a boudoir session as a Christmas gift.  Although we can shoot your session as late as early December, you must pre-order your products before the October 30 deadline, so if that is something you’re considering, contact us ASAP!

If you’re looking for the perfect gift for your parents, grandparents, or significant other, we do have a number of options available, so send over an email and we can discuss what products would best fit your budget.

If you have any questions or need help with your order, please let us know!

It’s about that time…..

After four years of dating Jason, six years in the wedding photography industry, and twenty-seven years of dreaming about my wedding, the time has finally come. This weekend, it’s my turn to walk down the aisle, look into the eyes of the man I love, and say, “I do.” Words simply can’t describe this feeling… Every time I try to explain the backflips my heart is doing, the words that come out seem lackluster and small. I am so happy, so in love, and so READY!! We’ve been planning this wedding for eighteen months, and up until about two weeks ago, it really felt like it would never get here. And now here I am, packing my wedding dress into my car and setting out for the best adventure I will ever have!!

As you’ve probably already figured out, I will be out of the office for several weeks for the wedding festivities and the honeymoon. I will be back in the office July 18, and until then there will be no responses to emails or phone calls. I know this is the heavy booking season and there are many many brides who are anxious to get pricing and availability information, and believe me, I remember exactly how you all are feeling! Please be patient and I will get back to you as quickly as I can when I return.

I had grand plans of setting up a whole bunch of amazing posts with the hundreds of beautiful engagements, bridals, boudoirs, day afters, and of course weddings that are waiting in my queue, but as so many of my brides warned me, the week leading up to the wedding was chaotic and all-consuming, and it unfortunately didn’t happen. In the meantime, here is a small sampling of some of the beautiful photos waiting to be shown off:

Also, be sure to check out my good friend and fellow Dallas wedding photographer Sarah Kate’s blog in the next few days to see MY bridal session! I’m so excited!

See you guys as a Mrs. in two weeks!

With the start of a new year comes an opportunity to review my product lines, and this year I’ve made some exciting adjustments. As most of you know, I have long been loyal to my favorite album company Forbeyon, which is conveniently located right here in Dallas, Texas, and nothing has changed on that front. Their albums are still the highest quality, most beautiful albums available, and I’m proud to continue to feature them as the ONLY line of wedding albums I sell. However I have changed things up slightly, and now will be offering a new range of sizes. In the past I have only sold albums in square formats – 8×8, 10×10, 12×12, and so forth. However, after seeing Forbeyon’s stunning 11×14 albums, I knew I had to incorporate those into my line. Starting in 2011, my new standard wedding album sizes will be 8×10 for the basic album package and 11×14 for upgraded packages. Fine Art Wedding Albums start at $2500.

If you’ve met with me in the last few months you’ve likely seen these albums already, but here is a glimpse of the gorgeous new sample albums Forbeyon created for me:

I love Forbeyon’s beautiful full spreads that span the entire page with an almost invisible gutter, which allows me a ton of freedom in my album designs.  I also love that Forbeyon albums lay completely flat, even on the first and last pages!

The blue album that you see below is the new Parent Album that I offer, which starts at $1250.  It’s very similar to my normal wedding albums, with slightly thinner pages that make it easier to travel with and carry around.  Below you can see the difference in thickness between the 8×10 30-page Parent Album (in blue) and the 8×10 30-page Wedding Album (in red).

A new product that I’m thrilled to be offering is Forbeyon’s new Album Presentation Boxes.  This is a gorgeous way to both display and preserve your album.  The boxes can be made in a variety of designs to duplicate or complement your wedding album cover, and they include a ribbon pull that allows you to easily remove your album from the box without damaging either the box or the album.  Additional matching folios can also be made to house your wedding day digital negatives, as well.  Album Presentation Boxes start at $250.

Last but not least, I’ve made a huge revamp to my Proof Box offering.  Full 4×6 proof sets are great gifts for parents or alternatives to traditional wedding albums.  The Proof Box includes a beautifully custom-designed box featuring your names and wedding images, as well as a 4×6 print of every image from your wedding day proof set (limit 1000 images), and starts at $1250.  Both the box and the 4×6 prints are provided by White House Custom Color, my professional printing lab of choice.

Unfortunately I will no longer be offering the Photobooth as an additional purchase.  I can no longer reliably staff it, and I just don’t feel right selling a service I can’t guarantee consistent, experienced manpower for.  Hopefully this service will resume in the future, but in the meantime, I highly recommend PushBooth, BoothBOOTH, and Photo Con Queso for all your photoboothing needs.

If you have any questions about the products I offer or my product pricing, feel free to send me an e-mail and let me know.

Also, if you’re a photographer and you’re headed to WPPI next week in Las Vegas, be sure to stop by the Forbeyon booth to see their unbeatable line of albums and presentation boxes and the WHCC booth to see the beautiful prints and other products they offer!

Every year, I see so many photographers doing “Best Of” or “Year in Review” posts, and I really want to do one, but the idea of going through every single shoot I’ve done and trying to pick one image to represent it is incredibly overwhelming. However, this year I decided to bite the bullet and do it, and I’m so glad I did! Creating this post meant reliving some of my happiest moments, and it was such a joy to look through literally every single image I presented to my clients this year. I discovered some new favorites, and fell in love with some old favorites all over again. This year I shot over 80 weddings, bridals, engagements, day afters, and boudoirs, and a handful of family, editorial, and commercial shoots as well. It was easily the busiest and best year I’ve ever had! Follow the link below to see a handful of images from almost all of the shoots I did in 2010, many of which have never been seen before on this blog!

Considering my beloved alma mater Texas A&M had an epic victory in college football this past weekend, what better way to start the week than with an Aggie-influenced bridal session (from a client who also had a very Aggie engagement session as well!).  Marcy is definitely one of my favorite women to photograph.  She has this amazing bone structure that I think reflects light so well, and she just has this elegant, regal quality about her.   I think that same grace was reflect in her demure dress (I just adore off the shoulder gowns!), understated jewelry choice, and her beautiful updo.  Everything about Marcy just radiates classiness and beauty, and I know that her husband Kyle is completely aware what a gem he has!  Here are some of my favorites from her session at the Cotton Mill in McKinney.

Follow the link below to see more!

I’m so thrilled to announce that three of my images have recently placed in the International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers summer photo contest. The contest is held quarterly and features some of the most talented photographers in the world, so it’s really quite an honor to be listed among the winners. Here are the award-winning images:

So if you’re on Twitter, more than likely you’ve heard about this awesome new website called Formspring.  It’s a simple site that allows people to ask you any question they want, and allows you to respond to them whenever you’ve got time.  It’s a brilliant idea and it’s incredibly useful for photographers, because this way we can answer questions as we are able, and the best part is that the answers are public, so everyone can benefit from the knowledge-fest, instead of just one person.  If you’ve got a question that you’ve been wanting to ask (or did ask and never got an answer for), head over to my Formspring page and ask away!  Also don’t forget to check out the previous questions to make sure yours hasn’t already been asked.

And because every post is better with photos…  Sneak Peek!!