San Francisco Bay Area, California Sessions Available in July!

June 25, 2008 | Filed Under Bridal Session, Engagement Sessions, Fun Stuff!, boudoir | 1 Comment

What? Bay Area? As in California, San Francisco, and the Golden Gate Bridge? YES!!! For the first time in my life, I’m heading to California!

I will be heading out in July for a wedding up in Mendocino on July 21st. Since I will already be out there, I decided to make the most of it and leave two days available for photo sessions in the San Francisco Bay Area!

If you live in Houston, but have always wanted to have a destination Engagement Session or Day After Session in your wedding attire, it is the perfect opportunity! Fly out west and meet me in San Francisco for a session that is uniquely you! Live in the Bay Area and have always wished you could work with me but didn’t want to fly me out to you? Then now is the time - I am coming your way!

(You did know that I will gladly travel anywhere for a photo session, didn’t you?)

Session times are also available for Boudoir sessions! Have some girlfriends that you would like to gather up for a boudoir marathon? Let’s do it! A perfect gift to give to your special someone, whether on your wedding day, an anniversary, or just because!

I have session times available on Wednesday, July 23rd and Thursday, July 24th. Contact me right away to discuss details and schedule yours!

Sarah & Sean - Engagement Session, Downtown Houston, Texas

May 23, 2008 | Filed Under Engagement Sessions, Wedding Photography, Weddings | 4 Comments

Since tomorrow is their wedding day, I thought it was only fitting to post Sarah & Sean’s engagement session photos today! They are such an awesome & fun couple! They have dated for some time, and they are just one of those couples that when you’re around them, you know they belong together.

Sean is so funny - although I’m not sure Sarah would agree right at this moment? I think he was doing his Vogue pose for us.

Outside the Houston Public Library in downtown Houston.

It still amuses me that Sarah is the one that does ballet, but Sean looks much more graceful in this one shot!

I can’t wait to see them tomorrow! It is going to be an incredible day!

Kara & Bryan - Engagement Photography, Downtown Houston

May 12, 2008 | Filed Under Engagement Sessions | 6 Comments

Kara, Bryan & I had some fun the morning of April 26 in downtown Houston where we shot their engagement session. Kara & I had met previously for their wedding photography consultation, and we had done a bridal session earlier the same week (photos to come after the wedding!) but this was the first time I met Bryan. This is why I love doing engagement sessions with everyone — it just gives us a nice chance to get to know one another and it gives me a chance to see how you are in front of the camera.

Plus it gives us a chance to laugh, to experiment, and to just have fun!

We spent time around the Angelika Theatre and the cool blue wall across from Jones Hall. Afterwards, we headed to Frank’s Pizza for lunch - but there are no photos here of that!

Bryan gives me his “Blue Steel” look.

A nod to Stacy Reeves - I just couldn’t resist it when I saw the women & men signs!

It was so much fun photographing Kara & Bryan! I can’t WAIT for their wedding at the end of the month!

On an administrative note: I’ve been stressed about the blog posts I seem to be behind on — and I decided over the weekend that I can’t let them stress me out anymore. I need to stay current as we get into peak wedding season, and I’ll fill in with “blasts from the past” in between. I’m testing my new proofing system, so expect more frequent posts (yeah!) and a mix of new & old events. I’ll be posting about everything that I’ve done this year, they just might not be in chronological order anymore!

Galleries Galore!

March 23, 2008 | Filed Under Engagement Sessions, Wedding Photography, Weddings | 2 Comments

Sarah & Sean’s engagement session in downtown Houston, Texas. I asked them to jump, and they totally went for it!

In the past several days I’ve added a number of new galleries and updated two weddings in my online proofing section. I’ll be blogging photos soon, but if you have the access code to check any of them out, be sure to visit:

- Sarah & Adrian’s Wedding
- Amanda & Craig’s Wedding
- Andrea & Rich’s Engagement Session
- Cathy & Matt’s Engagement Party
- Sarah & Sean’s Engagement Session

As you can see, lots of photo blog posts will be coming soon! If you want to check out photos from any of the above events & sessions, feel free to contact me for the access code. I always encourage anyone that is considering hiring me to check out a full gallery to see everything from beginning to end.

Thank you to all of the wonderful couples that have allowed me to be a part of their lives! I honestly have the *best* job in the world!

Liz & Dave - Texas A&M Engagement Session

March 3, 2008 | Filed Under Engagement Sessions | 5 Comments

I went Texas A&M back in the late ’80s, so I was thrilled to have the chance to return to the campus to photograph Liz & Dave’s engagement session back in December! I’ve been back for a Final Review or two and a few games over the years, but this was one of the first times that I just walked around campus. It was so quiet and peaceful due to being winter break, and it was just incredible to be there.

Liz & I have actually known each other for some time as part of the Houston knitter community and thanks to our blogs, so it has been so much fun to be a part of her wedding plans. It was great to finally get to meet Dave in person too, after hearing about him for some time!

Dave proposed to Liz at the Bell Tower on the Texas A&M campus, and since the campus is a part of their history we really wanted to capture them there. We’ve also talked of doing a special session with them in their Fencing gear, as Fencing is a big part of what brought them together as a couple! I hope we get to do it - it would be so cool!

Their wedding day is coming up at the end of March - I can’t WAIT!

We started the day at the Bell Tower.

Dave told me after I suggested using this wall for a background that we were pretty much right at the spot where he proposed to Liz. How cool is that?

After we left the Bell Tower, we moved on to the Century Tree. This shot on the right was an “oops” - but I love the crazy flare!

The Century Tree has been a major fixture on Texas A&M’s campus since Old Army Days, planted in approximately 1898. Located in Academic plaza between Hart and Legett Residence Halls, it has become a favorite romantic spot among students.

As the legend goes, if two lovers walk underneath the tree’s massive branches together, it is a sign that they will eventually marry. Moreover, If two lovers propose under the Century Tree, it is a sign that their marriage will last forever. - From Replant Texas A&M.

I think Liz was starting to get a bit cold and therefore pretty feisty! Haha!

Liz suggested walking over to Scoates Hall because the building has some cool, ornate decorations. We were all amused to realize that there are rats running throughout the corn! Texas A&M has deep roots in Agriculture (thus the “A” in “A&M”), so it wasn’t too surprising, but what a fun discovery!

As we walked back to the cars so we could head off to a restaurant for dinner, we had a great sunset to keep us company. What a perfect ending to a great day on the Texas A&M campus!

Thanks again to Liz & Dave for allowing me the opportunity to remember all the good times I had at A&M - I look forward to returning to the campus again soon!

Brandi & Donald - Engagement Photography, Houston, Texas

February 24, 2008 | Filed Under Engagement Sessions | 4 Comments

I met up with Brandi & Donald in the Houston Heights area on 19th Street in early December. Their engagement photography session was the first one I did after my surgery, and they were so awesome in being patient with my low energy level. I absolutely loved spending time with the two of them! It is so obvious when you’re around them how much they love each other and how happy they make each other! I mean, just look at those smiles!

It was one of those Chamber of Commerce days here, not too hot or too cold, beautiful blue sky - just all around perfect! I’m so glad we were able to spend time hanging out and having fun on our photo hunt, and I love all of our photos from the day! I can’t wait for their wedding this June!

So we’re walking down 19th Street in the Heights. We spot these old trucks, behind a fence that is unlocked. Donald commented that he liked the trucks, and with that - I knew we had to get some shots with them!

I showed him this on the preview screen, and we joked that if he had an album, this would be the cover shot.