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Pammie & Kyle’s Turtle Creek engagement session

stacyreeves — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:45:35 +0000

Pammie is pretty much your typical Southern belle bride – gorgeous, super sweet, very hospitable, with an adorable Southern accent – so I can’t tell you how bummed I am that I won’t be shooting their wedding, but I am glad that I got the chance to do an engagement portrait session for them at Lee Park and Arlington Hall in downtown Dallas. Here are some of my favorites:

Jamie and Chase’s Frisco engagement session

stacyreeves — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:19:44 +0000

When I asked Jamie and Chase where they wanted to do their engagement session, their only request was that we include some railroad tracks. Considering that I live in one of the biggest train towns in the DFW area, that should have been an easy find, but surprisingly enough it’s not quite so easy to find the perfect tracks. We ended up wandering all around town, stopping at a great park and discovering the perfect train track spot in the middle of nowhere. The light was about as perfect as perfect gets, and these two are naturals in front of the camera. Here are some of my faves from their session:

Jamie & Garrett’s Discovery Green Engagement Photos

stacyreeves — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:59:24 +0000

Jamie and Garrett are now officially engaged, so I guess that means it’s about time to show off their engagement photo session! I’d never shot Discovery Green in downtown Houston before, but now I see why everyone raves about it – it’s absolutely gorgeous, and a great place to spend a warm, sunny day. Here are a few of my favorites:

Alma & Kelly at River Legacy Park

stacyreeves — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:00:07 +0000

It’s always odd to shoot the engagement session of someone you’ve never met… I can’t lie, there are a lot of questions that go through my mind as I drive to the shoot. Will they be supermodel gorgeous, or hideously deformed? Will they be outgoing and zany, or will they be shy and introverted? Will they be comfortable in front of the camera, or awkward and stiff? Will he be two feet taller than her, or the other way around? Although I can work with any couple, it’s still comforting to know what you’re getting yourself into a little earlier than, say, five seconds before you start shooting! Luckily, Kelly and Alma were quite the pleasant surprise. They’re so comfortable with each other, comfortable in front of the camera, fun to be around, totally photogenic, and just good people in general. Here are some of my favorites from their session at the fantastic (and HUGE) River Legacy Park in Arlington:

Jamie & Garrett’s Houston engagement session

stacyreeves — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:10:21 +0000

Sometimes being a little delayed on my blog postings is a blessing in disguise.. In this case, I’m currently shooting 3-4 sessions a week, and unfortunately, because of the cold weather most of them have a kind of dark, bare, wintery feel to them. It was such a breath of fresh air to relive Jamie and Garrett’s engagement session, which is about as sunny and happy and summery as it gets. I absolutely love the feel of this session, which was held at Discovery Green park in the midst of downtown Houston. You just can’t look at all these bright colors and the big bold balloons and their adorable dog and not smile! I also love that Jamie has quite possibly the most beautiful skin I’ve ever seen – flawless, people! – and that they were both brave enough to jump in the splash park at the end of the session! Here are a few of my favorites from their shoot:

Lisa and Grant’s Wal-Mart Engagement Session

stacyreeves — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:54:55 +0000

It’s pretty much common sense for any business person to never do business with their friends and family.. Well, apparently I didn’t get that memo because my favorite weddings to shoot are the ones I do for people I have known for years. It seems like the photos come out so much better when you know so many members of the wedding party and everyone feels comfortable having you around. I already know Lisa and Grant’s wedding is going to be exactly like that – it will practically be a T-Camp reunion! T-Camp was an organization at our alma mater, Texas A&M, that helped incoming transfer students learn about the traditions and culture in Aggieland. One year not too long ago, Lisa and I were counselors in Camp Stratta, and Grant was one of our venerable co-chairs. When you spend so much time together, you’re bound to have a few love connections, and sure enough, Lisa and Grant got hooked on each other! I have so many great memories with these guys, not the least of which was the nickname that plagued me for months – Steakballs – so I’m super excited to be a part of their wedding day!!

I’d been wanting to do a session in Wal-Mart, but I wasn’t sure that I could get a couple to agree to it.. Then along came Grant and Lisa, who are totally chill and fun and always up for anything, so they agreed to be my guinea pigs! I also can’t go in a Wal-Mart without hearing Lisa’s voice in my head yelling “Iiiiiii knoooooow!!” in a thick Southern drawl (part of an old Camp Stratta skit), so it’s somewhat fitting. Lisa and Grant, thanks so much for volunteering to try some new and crazy things out with me, and for being great friends. Can’t wait for the wedding!

Courtney and Brian are f-f-freezing

Stacy — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:00:04 +0000

Courtney and Brian are SERIOUS troopers for braving the bitter Dallas winter to hang out with me in historic downtown Plano. The weather was about as disgusting as it could get – overcast, windy, and freezing cold – but I don’t think that is evident at all from the photos below. We had a great time wandering around the old marketplace, and we even stumbled across a cool old barn tucked away behind the shopping center. Here are a few of my favorites from the session:

I just finished editing Courtney’s bridal session and HOLY COW is it awesome. I can’t tell you how much it kills me to have to hide it from the world until the wedding. Her dress is easily one of my favorites to date, and Courtney has an innate sense of how to pose and carry her body, which truly takes the photos to the next level. I can’t wait to show them off, and more importantly, I can’t wait for the wedding!

Darby and Mark are experimental

Stacy — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:25:46 +0000

I was starting to think that the weather gods had it out for Darby and Mark.. It seemed that every time we set a date for their engagement session, some sort of bad weather would pop up and force us to reschedule. Then the weather really took a turn for the worse, with strong winds, rain, and sub-30 temperatures, but with their wedding coming up quickly, we decided to tough it out and go ahead and shoot regardless. Fate must have taken pity on us, because not only did the clouds open up and give us a gorgeous, sunny two hour window to work with, I also got my new Canon 5D Mark II the day before their shoot! Darby and Mark were kind enough to let me try out a few new tricks on them, including the killer HD video option! I’m obviously no videographer, but having the HD video gave me a chance to put together a neat little mixed media slideshow for them. Check it out and let me know what you think! (Note: it takes awhile to load.. I suggest letting it load fully before viewing it)

Darby and Mark from Stacy Reeves on Vimeo.

If you’re like me and you love staring at beautiful people for hours on end, here are a few of my favorite images from the session: