Jessica and Ryan Go Clubbing

We had a blast shooting Jessica and Ryan's engagement in Deep Ellum. So fun to play with the funky colors. When we arrived, I got a fab surprise. The area had undergone a facelift, an old red iron gate is now avocado green, and there were new murals everywhere. Yay! A little change spices things up a bit. Special thanks to Club Dada for being so hospitable and inviting us in to shoot in the club.

Moriah is Married!

Now that Moriah and Wil have happily said their vows and are off on their honeymoon, I can post these gorgeous photos of Moriah's bridal portrait.

Stephanie's Bridal Portrait

Stephanie Holley has now become Stephanie Dolan, so I am free to post her bridal portraits. She was a gorgeous bride, and I loved all the detailing in her gown and her gorgeous cathedral length veil. We shot Stephanie's bridals in and near the historic Warwick Melrose Hotel, where she and Mario held their wedding on June 6th. Stephanie's bridal portrait had a very classic look, with a little spice, thanks to Gordon, who made an appearance and Stephanie and Mario's engagement shoot and wedding as well.

Michelle and James: Engaged in OKC!

The cool elevators at the restored historic Skirvin Hotel (rumored to be haunted!).


I love the way Michelle looks at James.




Michelle and James have had a mostly long-distance relationship. While they were dating they often met in Oklahoma City to spend time together. So we took a trip to OKC and shot their engagement there. It was so much fun. We had never been to Oklahoma City before. We heard lots of live music there and ate at Nonna's, where the desserts are FABULOUS. Michelle and James are such a great, fun couple, and they are getting married at the train depot in Temple in September. Can't wait!

Courtney is a beautiful, glowing bride!

Congratulations to Courtney Williams Cervenka! Now that she is married to Paul, I can show off her beautiful bridal portrait photos. We went to the Arboretum during Dallas Blooms, and it was gorgeous. However, the fabulous light outshone the flowers, in my opinion. I love to work with dappled light that shines between tree branches, and a bit of luminous backlight never hurts either. Courtney was absolutely glowing in the light of this beautiful day. Congrats, Courtney! You're beautiful!!

100 Acres

We rode around the ranch in the carts that fee the cows. So of course the cows followed us everywhere!

Getting cozy in the cow squeezer.
We almost cancelled the shoot due to gross weather. The skies on the verge of rain were gorgeous!!! I'm so thankful that we didn't cancel!


This cool "sculpture" is actually a hay bailer! It reminded both Elizabeth and me of the cool yard sculptures in the movie "Twister." Even though Kenny was unsure of its artistic properties, he cooperated with my sculpture/bailer photo idea. He's a good sport.

This month we traveled to Centerville, Texas to shoot Elizabeth and Kenny's engagement at their ranch. When I showed up Elizabeth's fabulous makeup artist Randee was finishing up her makeup and Kenny gave me the tour. The big tour. 100 acres big. So many possibilities. So many gorgeous trees! It was such a blast shooting with Elizabeth and Kenny and all of their cows too!