Posted in family

I can’t say enough about just how FUN this family is!  We are so honored that out of all the photographers available to them in the Dallas/Fort Worth area they picked us to capture senior photos for two of their children AND the first family photo they have had taken since their kids were babies!!  We started off the session with a mini senior shoot for Amanda.  She was a natural in front of the camera and check out those gorgeous eyes!!  Then we added in each member of the family as they arrived.  Side Note: Can you imagine what scheduling is like for a family with THREE teenagers?  Me either.  Anyway, we had a blast capturing a few family photos and another mini senior shoot for Amanda’s twin brother, Casey.  Then we finished up our downtown McKinney photo session with some more fun family photos.  The result? One of my favorite family photo sessions…..EVER!  That’s right, I said it. Ever. 🙂

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urban high school senior girl in downtown mckinney texas on the squareP I N this to pinterest

high school senior girl portrait on the historic mckinney squareP I N this to pinterest

casual relaxed portrait of sisters in texasP I N this to pinterest

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Posted in Uncategorized,weddings

Tehmina and Omar’s beautiful wedding was held at the Intercontinental Hotel last weekend in Dallas. It was a relaxing, laid back event and the family of both the bride and the groom were so kind and welcoming to us we almost felt like part of the family by the end of the evening.  I love when that happens!  Tehmina is one of the most organized brides we have worked with and she amazed me with her thoughtfulness of her guests and even Saylor and I.  Her last words as she was whisked away in the limo where ‘make sure you take home some cake’.  What a honor it is to have to have the important job of documenting a couple’s love story and to even make new friends in the process. 🙂

Check out Tehmina and Omar’s wedding! To order prints or see more of Tehmina and Omar’s wedding photos and to be notified when the full gallery is released please click here.

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Watching these two together made me wish I had a sister!  They swear that they fight constantly, but I can tell that they really and truly feel lucky to have a sister. 😉  We had a blast getting some updated photos of Kathryn and Brooke at the historic downtown square in McKinney.

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Posted in Uncategorized,weddings

Saturday was rainy and overcast, but it served as the perfect backdrop for Margot and Cliff’s wedding ceremony at The Chapel at Chestnut Square in McKinney.  As it so happened the rain actually made for a lovely part of the wedding day.  My favorite images of the day of the ones of Margot crossing the street on her way to the chapel.  It was a sweet ceremony and a blast of a reception at Rick’s Chophouse Ballroom at The Grand Hotel!  I couldn’t get over Cliff’s infectious smile throughout the whole day.  I’ve never seen a groom so excited and happy even with the rain outside.  It was a special day with a special couple and we were honored to be a part of it!

To order prints or see more of Margot and Cliff’s wedding photos and/or to be notified when the full gallery is released please click here.

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Posted in Project Life

As much as I hate to admit it I have finally come to terms with the fact that I am a TERRIBLE blogger. Maybe, terrible is a bit too harsh. I think sporadic is a more appropriate word to describe my blogging. I truly, truly want to blog more, but it is just overwhelming at times so I finally had to just be okay with it. I have finally made peace with my blogging insufficiency and I’m okay with it and I hope you are okay with it too. 😉 Thanks.

I thought it would be fun to show you a little project I HAVE been keeping up with. Project Life!! I introduced it a few weeks ago by sharing my title page and telling you a little bit about just what Project Life is exactly. I’m caught up through week 4 of 2012 and I want to share a little glimpse into our everyday life. This is scary, some of this is real, real life. Like the photo of me with no makeup, but it’s us documented forever and I love it! Flip through my pages below.
By the way, on week 3 I have 1-6×9 insert and 1-8×8 insert so that is why those pages look a bit different.

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I am really loving this project!  Honestly, I have struggled a bit and might make it to Wednesday without taking any photos for the week and then once I remember I take too many.  I am beginning to find a rhythm that works for me.

One thing that is REALLY working for me is the Day One app that reminds me twice a day to write down something about what is going on.  I am not really using it to journal.  I’m actually just listing some things that happened that day to jog my memory later.  If there is a specific thing that I want to remember like something Mia said I can jot it down as quickly as sending a text.  It has been very helpful!  I highly recommend looking into Project Life for yourself!

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