G and V: Anniversary Celebration {Austin, TX Couple Photographer}

I love taking anniversary pictures--something about capturing a couple after years of marriage, kids, and ups and downs, still in love, gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside. :) Vivian wanted the pictures shot in their new house that has not been moved into yet, so it was a nice, big, light space like a studio! 

Enjoy your sneak peek and congratulations on your anniversary and your new house! :)

I Heart Faces: By the Book

Several months ago, I found my children quietly sitting in a chair, reading together. Peaceful moments like this are rare, so I grabbed my camera and captured this candid shot of two little best friends doing something they love--together. I had forgotten about it until I saw the theme for I Heart Faces this week! 

 Visit "I Heart Faces" to see more beautiful work, or to enter your own photo!

The "E" Family {Austin, TX Family Photographer}

It was foggy and rainy the whole morning, and the whole drive to the shoot. I was a little worried, because of schedule conflicts and out of town family, we wouldn't be able to reschedule. I scouted out some places we could use if it was absolutely pouring and we had to choice but to retreat. Thankfully, the rain stopped at 9:00am, when the shoot began, and started again at 9:30--which gave us barely enough time to capture some wonderful pictures of this fun family! It was very windy and cool but the location was gorgeous! They were good sports and made my job really easy and fun!

Hope you all enjoy!

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Andrew and Kyrie: Married {Austin, TX Wedding Photographer}

Andrew and Kyrie's day was just gorgeous. The colors she chose went perfectly with the finally-showing-fall colors, the wedding party was fun and supportive and the weather was perfect. Oh, not to mention the beautiful bride and handsome groom and their sweet love for each other! I loved photographing their day! Congratulations to you both on your happily ever after!

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 I love ring shots :)

 Just stunning!

 A little break in the middle of the recessional for a kiss ;)

 After the reception, just the two of them and I went downtown for a more intimate photo shoot of them. This is something I HIGHLY suggest!

 Kyrie wanted to try for a shot like this, but it was hardly dark out when we were wrapping up pictures. I turned on the headlights of my super-cool min van, put my exposure way down and tried to capture what she had in mind. I love how it turned out!

Laughter and Love {Austin, TX, Family Photographer}

Happy (late) New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! Ours was very special and we got to spend a lot of time with family--so much that this blog has been neglected for TOO long! However, I'm back in the swing of things and will be posting like normal! 

As you can see, I gave my blog a much needed makeover--well, my wonderful husband did most of the work-- ;) and I really like the results! I still need to tweak a few things but I'm just happy that it's up and running and looking a lot better than it used to!

I photographed this adorable family in late November, and as you can see, it was finally starting to look like Fall in TX! They picked a new location that I've never shot at before and it was just gorgeous. But what made it even more gorgeous was the laughter and love this family shares so openly--it was a beautiful thing to be a part of. So even though it's a little late, please enjoy! :)