Gabby and Brandon’s engagement photos were taken at the same garden where Brandon proposed! Brandon and Gabby showed up completely authentic and true to themselves for the session: they wore their favorite band t-shirt and ate a sushi picnic from their favorite restaurant, complete with a champagne toast. Capturing people in those moments right as […]

I have been spoiled with the most incredible circle of friends – Sarah Jane (SJ) and Zach are part of my bubble, and they’re just the best people. SJ has dreamed her whole life of owning a horse…and she made that dream come true (all while working her tail off in PA school – get […]

Ashley and Artem are two of the sweetest people I’ve ever met – and this anniversary photoshoot was so perfect for them. I really appreciate it when couples go out of their way to celebrate anniversaries and milestones. Life’s full of monotony, so why not celebrate absolutely everything you can? These two chose to spend […]

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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 […]

Mercy and Steve’s Gilley’s Dallas Wedding took place at The Loft at Gilley’s and perfectly fit Mercy’s modern, industrial vibe that she was going for! A little backstory: Mercy and I were neighbors back at our time at UT Arlington. In the years since, she’s started a thriving hair styling business, and we’ve remained friends […]

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Sarah and Nick met up with me at the Arbor Hills Nature Preserve in Plano, TX early last Sunday morning for their engagement photos. They met while studying glass blowing at UTA, and now they both work as professional glass blowers! How cool is that? Sarah and I go way back – all the way […]

Molly and Dustin’s Room on Main wedding day was absolute perfection! In true Texas Spring fashion, we had a forecast of 100% rain, so we were prepared with several different backup plans and my trusty Dark Sky app on my watch. Luckily, their pre-wedding preparations were taking place in a penthouse at the iconic Joule […]

Molly and Dustin’s Bishop Arts Engagement session was an adventure! I’m a fan of cold winter weather, but I’m not going to complain that Dallas, TX decided to provide us with beautiful 75 degree weather in December! With Christmas decorations going up it provided for a great and festive backdrop for their portraits. There are […]

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Chris and Nick’s Dallas Elopement took place at a park in Arlington called the Drying Beds. They take frequent trips there to walk and let their dog (and honorary bridal party member) Caju run around and play freely. I love that they chose such a personal location – so when they return they always have […]

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Lora and Allan’s Deep Ellum engagement session took place on a foggy February morning earlier this year. They were absolute troopers meeting up with me so early on a Sunday morning! I am not a morning person but Deep Ellum is one of those places where it’s worth it to meet up early. For one […]

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