Cathrine and Taryn’s backyard DFW lesbian wedding took place in Sherman, Texas with literally PERFECT NOVEMBER WEATHER! If you live in Texas, it feels like almost any month can have hectic weather in one form or another. November is usually pretty safe, but you just never know! That said, I love how Cathrine and Taryn […]

Rebecca and Kristin’s Perot Museum LGBT wedding will go down in history as the boldest & raddest celebration of pride EVER! I can’t even begin to describe how much love I have for this museum. I’m an avid fan of anything scientific, and I can’t imagine a venue that’s more of a perfect match for […]

Jeanie and Brooke tied the knot at the beautiful Hickory Street Annex in Dallas, Texas with an incredibly meaningful Unitarian Universalist ceremony surround by their closest friends and family members. This was my first time to get to work at this venue. I love the industrial style and the view of downtown Dallas. Plus, you […]

After photographing weddings at the Tarrant County Courthouse for twelve years and counting, I’m here to tell you it’s 100% possible to have a stress free and budget friendly wedding day while also receiving beautiful portraits to cherish for years to come. I greatly appreciate that while some couples are opting for smaller, more intimate […]

A bride and groom smiling and posing happily for a portrait before their wedding at The 4 Eleven in Fort Worth, Texas. The bride is wearing a decorative, floral, white wedding dress, green shoes, a floral headpiece, and is a holding a large bouquet of flowers. The groom is wearing a grey suit, white dress shirt, decorative floral tie, a boutonniere, and a watch.

Mark and Mikaela are two thoughtful, real, genuine people. The couple are both nurses, and they brought their care and kindness with them into their wedding planning.  They’re both half Mexican, so they incorporated their culture by including a mariachi band! They also brought in their history as a couple by using real playbills from […]

A black and white candid photo of an African American bride and a Caucasian groom laughing and holding their holds together and up in the air in front of the Marty Leonard Community Chapel in Fort Worth, Texas. The bride is wearing a flowing, white, highly decorative, wedding dress, a necklace, a bracelet, a long, flowing veil, and is holding a large bouquet. The groom is wearing a black tuxedo with a white pocket square, and an orange and blue boutonniere.

Jennifer and Brett’s wedding was an intimate affair with 60 guests. Their ceremony was at the beautiful Marty Leonard Community Chapel in Fort Worth, followed by a reception at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth – one of my favorite spaces!  Jennifer wanted a colorful wedding and made it happen with details like flowers […]

Two Caucasian brides holding hands, raising their opposite hands in celebration, and cheering in front of an outdoor painted mural at Artspace 111 in Fort Worth, Texas. One bride is wearing a detailed, floral, white wedding dress, a floral hairpiece, and a pearl necklace. The other bride is wearing a pink suit, white dress shirt, jeweled necklace, and a jeweled watch. The mural is of birds and flowers painted onto red brick.

Natalie and Taunya got married at Artspace 111, one of my absolute favorite venues in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.  With 40 guests, they had a wonderfully small wedding under the stars, complete with a tree illuminated with twinkling lights. The whole day felt a little magical: a butterfly landed on Taunya’s head during portraits, and […]

Asian bride and groom walking down the aisle after the conclusion of their wedding ceremony. They are both smiling and celebrating while holding hands and reaching up into the air. The bride is wearing a detailed white dress, a floral hair piece, and holds a bouquet of white roses. The groom is wearing a blue suit, white dress shirt, pale pink tie, and boutonniere. They are surrounded by wedding guests who are also celebrating. In the background is the wedding officiant and large wooden wedding arch covered in flowers in front of a wooded background.

Toni Rose and Brian tied the knot in April 2021 at Arrowwood Events. It was a hot and humid Texas spring day that still turned out beautifully and very them, in keeping with their progressive and anti-racist ideals.  Their wedding was small and personal, with only close friends and family in attendance. The whole day […]

Gabby and Brandon, like many couples, had to adjust their plans thanks to a global pandemic. They’d originally postponed their courthouse wedding, but at the last minute they decided to go ahead and get married at the same park where we took their engagement shots—and where Brandon proposed! I had so much fun with Gabby […]

Valerie and Andrew’s courthouse wedding perfectly combined the intimacy of a small courthouse ceremony and a celebration with their wider circle of friends and family. They decided to be flexible in their planning, something I totally admire as we all navigate this time of uncertainty.      Valerie and Andrew are high school sweethearts. They’d lost […]

lesbian couple holding hands at the fort worth water gardens

    Amy and Nikki’s elopement took place on Halloween 2020, just the right date for their wedding filled with personal touches.      I love how this couple made their elopement completely their own. Nikki’s mom officiated, and Amy rocked her green hair. Her bouquet’s orange flowers fit perfectly with this cool autumn day. Being an inclusive […]

I love weddings of all sizes and styles…but my heart beats just a little bit faster for intentional, heartfelt elopements. There’s just something about an intimate wedding that makes so much sense to me. Much less fuss, much more focus on what really matters: connection. Shanna and Caitlyn eloped at The Vintage Rail, a super […]

I love a courthouse wedding – and I always have, long before COVID made it almost necessary. Choosing to get married at the courthouse is great for so many reasons.  — You can keep costs low, since you aren’t tempted to rent and decorate a room with Pinterest projects you’ll inevitably spend hundreds on (and […]

groom on left side and bride on right side holding hands, laughing together, with golden hour sunlight behind them

When COVID hit, my heart broke for a million reasons – like all of ours did. The pandemic has taken so, so much from us all, and while I mourned the losses we all faced, I also mourned alongside my clients for their wedding plans that just went down the drain. I feel it’s fair […]

One of the best aspects of being a wedding photographer is the opportunity to meet so many incredible people, and to create lasting bonds with them. When Laurel and Matt reached out about photographing their wedding, I knew we’d be fast friends. These two moved to the area right before their wedding – in fact, […]

Today I’m excited to be sharing this very merry un-wedding! This Alice in Wonderland themed wedding was unreal.  Megan and Patricia – two wildly delightful women – were married at The Grove in Aubrey, surrounded by loving people, lively colors, and a sea of quirky decor. It may have been rainy outside, but indoors? All […]

Oh, what a day! An intimate at-home wedding with their dogs as their wedding party…my heart. My whole heart!! (If you’ve never seen a dog wearing a tux with your own eyes, you need to change that as soon as possible. These pictures will help, but you truly need to experience this magic in person […]

bride and groom laughing at the wedding altar

March of 2020 was…well, a lot. But this McKinney wedding was just a day of absolute love and laughter. Stephanie and Michael had the sweetest intimate wedding before it was cool – and by “cool” I most definitely mean “socially responsible and badass”.  This whole DIY wedding at Myers Park was filled with personal touches […]

bride with green hair and groom in front of smoke bomb

When I saw the mood board for this shootout I was hooked. Bohemian disco theme? Tattoos? A gorgeous model with green hair? Something a little different from the cookie cutter wedding inspiration we usually see? Sign me up! Styled shoots are a bit of a mixed bag for me. I don’t want to perpetuate unrealistic […]

Heather and Jason’s Tarrant County Courthouse elopement took place on their 18 year dating anniversary on their lunch break from work. This was the first time it was just me and the couple working together! I was struck at how even though it was just a casual, laid back wedding, it was still very emotional […]

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