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Ashley & Matt’s Highland Park Engagement Session

stacyreeves — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:58:54 +0000

Every now and then I stumble across an old session that I never got around to blogging, and I get the chance to fall in love with the photos all over again. This is a perfect example of that – Ashley and Matt’s session was such a blast for me to shoot because these two are so relaxed and comfortable in front of the camera, and they pretty much can’t go more than 30 seconds without bursting into laughter with each other. They are, hands down, the most upbeat, joyful couple I’ve ever shot, and working with them was an absolute blessing. Looking through these photos I caught myself smiling and laughing with them – their happiness is infectious, even through photographs! Here are some of my favorite engagement photos from their Highland Park session:

I wish I could take credit for these next few photos, but the truth is, this is 100% Ashley and Matt. Often photographers ask me how I get my clients to look a certain way or do a certain thing (such as hopping in a creek wearing their Sunday best), and sometimes the truth is that I just have amazing (and hilarious) clients.

Deziree and Jon’s Antique Engagement Session

stacyreeves — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:09:54 +0000

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Deziree and Jon are getting married TODAY! I am happy to report that this is the only wedding I have ever shot that will occur in two different years. Deziree is the definition of impeccable taste and her fabulous coordinator Tara Wilson has developed a reputation in Dallas as the event expert for a very good reason, so I can only imagine how breathtaking their wedding this evening will be. I’m happy to be ending 2009 – the best year yet for yours truly – and ringing in 2010 – which is poised to be even better – with Deziree and Jon, and happy to be sharing their engagement session at Again & Again, a posh furniture resale shop in Dallas. Enjoy, and Happy New Year!

Julie & Colin’s Grapevine Engagement Session

stacyreeves — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:52:35 +0000

Julie and Colin are fun and beautiful and a blast to hang out with. Julie has a great sense of style, Colin has great taste in engagement rings, and together they’re pretty much ideal clients. I loved getting to explore new territory shooting with them in historic downtown Grapevine, checking out the wine bar where they hang out, and generally enjoying ourselves. Can’t wait to photograph their wedding next year in Odessa!

A Very Aggie Engagement Session

stacyreeves — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:57:14 +0000

Thanksgiving in my world is about three things: food, family, and football. Every year we all gather together and feast on a buffet of turkey, corn, mashed potatoes, stuffing, hominy, cranberry sauce, and warm fresh rolls. After we stuff ourselves, we waddle over to the couch and flop down to sleep off the tryptophan and wait for our two annual Thanksgiving football games to begin. The first, naturally, is our home team, the Dallas Cowboys. Every year our ‘boys play on Turkey Day, and every year we don our blue and silver pom poms and cheer for America’s Team. The second game is a recent addition to the Thanksgiving roster – my alma mater, Texas A&M. Traditional my Aggies have played t.u. (what Aggies call the University of Texas) on T+1 (the day after Thanksgiving) but recently they moved the game to Thanksgiving proper, so we got a double dose of football. Although my Ags came out on the wrong end of the game clock this year – Aggies never lose, we just run out of time, and that couldn’t have been more true than this year – we played an amazing game and fought valiantly until the very end. In honor of the hard work of my Aggie boys this year, I’m dedicating this week to the Aggie Family. To start with, I’ve got an engagement session that happened in the same place as the Thanksgiving Day game – College Station!

Marcy and Kyle are a favorite in the Reeves-Gulledge household. We love Kyle because he’s a real American hero, serving our country in the United States Army. Having attended A&M, which was once a military school and continues to have very strong ties to the armed forces and civil service, I have a special place in my heart for all the people who sacrifice years of their lives to serve America, and Kyle is a true hero in my eyes. Marcy is a meteorologist for KTBS in Shreveport, LA, and she happens to be the person that Jason’s family watches every night on the news to get their weather report. I’m so pumped to be able to work with these guys on their wedding photos, and even more pumped that we got to shoot at one of my favorite places on the planet! Here are some of my favorites:

We began the day at the Academic Building, a gorgeous old building that is the traditional favorite for photos.

No Aggie photoshoot would be complete without a trip to Northgate, the bar district of Aggieland, where every good Aggie spends his Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.

Finally, we took a chance on a dream.. Kyle and Marcy were desperate to get a few shots at Kyle Field, but that’s much easier said than done. Luck was on our side, and we managed to slip in for a few quick shots! I’m pretty sure there are going to be some very jealous Ags after this post!

We finished up at Fish Pond, another Aggie Tradition. During every Aggie’s senior year, they take part in Elephant Walk, where all the seniors link arms and walk through campus together to get one last view of their alma mater. Elephant Walk concludes with a hop into Fish Pond, and Marcy and Kyle were brave enough to relive the moment!

Next up, I’ve got the most Aggie wedding you will EVER see, complete with over $35,000 worth of Aggie Rings!

My sister is getting married!

stacyreeves — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:57:27 +0000

My post today serves three unique purposes. First of all, it gives all of you a chance to meet my one and only sibling, my big sister Candy. Candy was the oldest of all the cousins, so for several years she ruled the roost as the center of attention not only with our parents but with all the uncles and aunts and grandparents, as well. And, as Candy is the classic overachiever, she deserved it – she’s a fantastic dancer, bilingual, a straight A student her entire life, worked several jobs in college even though she had tons of scholarships, and has two degrees from a very prestigious university, not to mention that she is incredibly crafty and always has some kind of new artistic project going on. Then I came along and ruined everything, and she’s never forgiven me for it!

The second purpose today is to introduce Tom and Candy to the world. Because they work together, Tom and Candy have had to keep their relationship private for a long, long time. Very few people know that these guys are even a couple, but they finally got clearance from their office, so this is like their big “coming out” party! SURPRISE!! I, for one, am really excited about the pending nuptials. Tom and Candy have been good friends for 14 years, and Tom helped Candy get through some really rough times in her life. There’s no one that can make her smile quite like Tom, and I’m so excited to be able to call him my brother-in-law pretty soon!

Finally, it gives me a chance to show off the engagement session I shot for them back in September. Candy is the ultimate Texan, obsessed with all things Texas-related, so it seemed only natural that we shoot her session at the Texas State Fair.

I am INSANELY excited about Candy’s wedding next May at the Dallas World Aquarium, and yes, I will be shooting the wedding! Can’t wait!

Christina & John’s Dallas engagement session

stacyreeves — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:12:13 +0000

The Marie Gabrielle is one of the my absolute favorite places to shoot, October is my favorite time of the year to shoot, and nice people are my favorite kind of people to shoot, so you can imagine how excited I am for the wedding of Christina and John (two uber-nice people) at the Marie Gabrielle in October. I even got a bonus surprise when they asked me to shoot their engagement session there, as well! Here are a few of my favorites from the session. I tried something a little new – posting them in random order rather then sequential – I hope y’all enjoy it!

Autumn and Simon are full of love – 30-Love!

stacyreeves — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:04:55 +0000

Simon and Autumn have one of the coolest how-we-met stories I’ve ever heard. Simon, who is British, is an amazing tennis player and played at an international level in college. Autumn, on the other hand, is a tennis fan herself, and was in an organization at Texas A&M called the Thirty Loves, an athletic support group that helped out A&M’s collegiate tennis programs in various ways. One day Simon just happened to play in a tournament at A&M, where he was promptly heckled by a few inebriated fans in the stands. Autumn decided to go over to him after the match and apologize for the not-so-hospitable treatment, and they struck up a conversation. As fate would have it, Simon was living and working in Bath, and Autumn was going to visit Bath a few months later. They swapped numbers and decided to meet up, and once they did, they knew they had something special. Several international visas, overseas plane flights, and long-distance phone calls, they were engaged! For the engagement session, we decided to stick to familiar territory and shot at a gorgeous public tennis court in Highland Park. Here are some of my favorites:

Ashleigh and David’s Southlake engagement session

stacyreeves — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:35:39 +0000

Alright, so I have an embarrassing confession to make.. I photographed Ashleigh and Dave’s wedding a couple of weeks ago. I sent them their proofs the other day, but I’m only just now getting to blogging their engagement session.. I am so behind!! I warned my friends and family that June/July/August would be a crazy time for me, but I didn’t expect it to be this busy. Lots of last minute engagement and bridal sessions and a flood of album orders is keeping me a very busy bee! I am very thankful to have a thriving business in this economy, but I am also anxious for a break so that I can blog some of these beautiful couples I have photographed.

Ashleigh wins the award for the only bride to have ever booked me before even speaking to me. I originally met her mom and coordinator, and by the time I met Ashleigh, all the contracts had been signed and deposits paid, so I was a little bit nervous to see how we would click. Thankfully Ashleigh is one of the brightest, most fun and outgoing ladies I have ever met. She’s always laughing and smiling and having a great time, so I instantly knew her wedding would be a blast. Plus David is currently serving our country in the armed forces, and I absolutely love working with men and women in the military so that I can personally thank them for the job they are doing for us. I also got to shoot this session at my favorite shopping area in the world, Southlake Town Square. I can only let myself go there 2-3 times a year because they have literally every single one of my favorite stores so I can easily drop a small fortune in a frighteningly short amount of time.

Here are a few of my favorites from the session:

Leah and Bryan at the Cotton Mill

stacyreeves — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:42:24 +0000

Leah and Bryan are quickly on their way to becoming some of my favorite clients of all time. Not only are they just nice, friendly people (which seems to be a trend among my clients – I’m a lucky woman!), but they’re also up for trying anything, which is a photographer’s dream. They allowed me to drag them out to an old semi-abandoned cotton mill in McKinney, and we had a blast wandering around the crumbling old building. They’re both naturals in front of the camera, so great at reacting genuinely and falling into a pose in the most perfect way, not to mention that they are both gorgeous. I seriously could shoot these two all day long, and I can’t wait to do just that at their wedding! Until then, here are some of my favorites from their engagement session:

I made a day trip to the Woodlands yesterday to shoot Leah’s bridal session, and I can’t stop gushing about it. It was one of the most unique, innovative, and memorable sessions I have ever done.. It was one of those days where everything just fell into place – beautiful bride in a beautiful dress with beautiful weather at a beautiful venue using beautiful props – which made my job way, way too easy. I am DYING to show off the images, but we’ll just have to wait until June 13!

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!