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The topic I’m covering in this edition of The Wedding Cake Sessions is a somewhat touchy subject in the wedding industry, and that’s exactly why I think we need to talk about it! When couples start planning their wedding, the first vendor to get booked is usually the wedding venue. Once your date is reserved […]

I had the joy of photographing Mariyam and her family over Easter weekend. They are a busy, on the go family and hadn’t had a chance to get family photos since they became parents almost two years ago! They had some time off so they planned a weekend trip to Galveston to enjoy some family […]

Memorial Day was always a really meaningful day in my family. When I was growing up, my parents would always make sure that we understood that our Grandfathers were WW2 veterans (in addition to our Great Uncles and even a Great Aunt). My dad had an amazing scrapbook, passed down to him from his grandmother, […]

I had put out a notice on Instagram that I needed a same sex couple to photograph for an ad in OutSmart Magazine. Being that it’s Texas, I wasn’t sure what kind of response I would get. Luckily, Miranda and Kim found me via a friend of theirs (she had tagged them in my post…so […]

Ashley and Ty were the winners of our very first engagement session giveaway! When I met with them to plan out their session I was so excited to find out they are fellow Disney fanatics! Ty proposed to Ashley at Disneyland last year with none other than Alice and the Mad Hatter as witnesses! In […]

Did you know your wedding photographer knows a whole lot about weddings? This seems obvious right? But so few couples really utilize their photographers for the wealth of knowledge they possess about what makes a wedding day epic versus average. To be fair, this is not entirely the couple’s fault. Some photographers just don’t want […]

Crystal and Chris have been married for a little over two years now! I can’t believe it has been that long! I was invited to be the second camera at their wedding by my sweet friend and fellow photographer Christine Gosch. Since wedding season is coming fast and these two are in their marriage month, […]

I realize this might not be the most exciting news for those of you who haven’t met or worked with me yet, but for my past clients and of course, myself, this is a crazy exciting time! About two weeks ago I signed into my email on a regular tuesday and to what did my […]
