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  • I have two photography philosophies.

    #1: No more boring photos!

    #2: Let's have fun!

    If you're a hip and modern bride, why spend your wedding day with a cookie-cutter wedding photographer? I'm devoted to creating vivid images that scream with individuality and personality. (And make you look absolutely gorgeous as well!) And I promise that your wedding day will be every bit as fun as the photos themselves. In addition, I have recently been recognized as one of the "Top 10 Best Photographers" in Austin, TX by The Knot Magazine, won a Golden Boot at the 2009 Austin Fashion Week Awards, and am an esteemed member of the Professional Photographers Association.


Dani’s Bridals :: Mini-Golf + Bingo Bar Adventure Bridal Session!

For Dani’s bridals, we decided to go for fun, fun, fun! And is there anything more playful than mini-golf complete with giant concrete turtles and castles? After getting seriously dolled up with hair and make-up by Martha Lynn Barnes (I mean, WOW, she looks amazing!!!), Dani donned the cutest 50′s inspired pola dot & ruffled wedding dress from Unbridaled. If it came in other colors, I’d seriously have to buy it to wear out on the town!!!

After some mini-golf, we headed to a hot pink Bingo Hall (to match her shoes, of course!)where the owner greeted us with open arms. He even brought us out waters, as it was starting to become a pretty hot Austin afternoon. SO sweet!

I am totally in love with both of these gorgeous boquet creations by Melanie at Last Petal! I love it when floral designers go for out-of-the-box ideas like using succulents and winding long stems around the top of the bouqet. Seriously amazing! And she even tied in the hot pink to match Dani’s hot pink pumps.

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Rae Ann & Sean :: Flirty, Romantic & Fun Engagement Portraits!

Rae Ann & Sean entered for our first meeting and I could immediately tell that I *WANTED TO SHOOT THEIR WEDDING*! In addition to so clearly adoring each other, their truly hilarious sense of humor only endeared them to me more. When they showed up for our session with light sabers, cowboy hats, handcuffs, white go-go boots, and a Star Trek shirt, I knew we were going to have a blast.  I swear the 2 hour shoot went by in what seemed like 5 minutes! We started in the studio, then hopped down to Red River Street, and finally to the Long Center. And OH THE CRUSHING dissapointment! We wanted to shoot in the squirty fountains, but the water had been shut off.:(So brainstorming what other fountain options we had, we decided to hit a fountain in front of an office building downtown. We knew there was a possibility that we’d get kicked out, so they jumped in and we took photos at lightning speed. And right about the time we were taking the last shot, the sun set in-between two buildings in the background, and I fell in love with this shoot forever!

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Caroline & Justin :: Mercury Hall Wedding

Caroline & Justin were such a dream to work with! Good luck seemed to be in store for us from the very start… upon arrival at St. Cecilia, they had upgraded the couple to a big beautiful suite! Turquoise vintage-inspired wallpaper, a something-blue TO DIE FOR, a sassy bride, boutineers of yummy herbs, and bright details really came together for a gorgeous wedding!

Dress by Unbridaled.

Overnight Accomodations by Hotel St. Cecilia.

Ceremony location by Mercury Hall.

Catering by 34th Street Cafe.

Music by Memphis Train Revue.

Cake by Callie Wigham.

Tent by Marquee Rentals.

The entire wedding & reception photo booth images can be viewed here.

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Karie & Marcus :: East Side Austin Engagement Photography

I knew this was going to be a fun session the minute I saw Karie’s TO DIE FOR flowered dress, awesome tattoos, and super cute vintage-inspired hair do! From previous emails, Karie & I also discovered that we had the exact same mural in mind-  ”Till Death Do Us Part” – for one of their photo session locations… that’s always a good sign.:) For the other locations, we just wandered around the east side near my studio space and even came upon this cool broken down vintage car sitting in the driveway of a mechanic’s shop, which I ended up loving to pieces!

And because Karie’s son, Connor, will be the only one attending their Umlauf Sculpture Gardens wedding in June, they had me whip up a super cute wedding announcement to mail out to their friends and family upon tying the knot!

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laura - I love that “til death do us part wall” can you please tell me where it is?

:-D

great colors, great photos!June 22, 2010 – 1:24 pm

admin - If memory serves me correct, it was on 4th Street, just one block east of Congress. There is another one on East 7th street, in more greenish hues, too! Glad you like them! :) June 22, 2010 – 2:25 pm

Melyn & Aaron’s Wedding Photo Booth :: Kerville, TX

Saturday night at The Twin Boar Ranch in Kerville, TX was a total blast! Melyn, the bride, organized one of the most gorgeous and breathtaking Texas ranch themed weddings that I’ve seen in a long time! And what big party isn’t complete without your Texas themed photo booth, right?!?! Armed with 2 Texas flags, some hay bails, cowboy hats, sheriff’s badges, toy guns, mustaches, and even a PARTY GOAT named “Taxi”, the guests let loose in for me!  Here’s a peek at some of my favorites from this fun-loving bunch!!! Prints & digital downloads available for purchase here, plus complimentary web-res downloads for Facebook being posted here soon!

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Sara Fredericks - Are there more photos?May 4, 2010 – 1:27 pm

admin - Oh yes!!! Check out the links above in the text of the blog post!May 4, 2010 – 5:08 pm

Nick - Can I have the address for this Twin Boar Ranch? I can’t find it online. I heard it was on Medina Hwy in Kerrville, Texas, but that’s all I know.June 15, 2010 – 4:02 pm

admin - The reason you probably can’t find it is because it’s a private ranch, which was owned by the bride’s family friends. It’s not a normal wedding venue available to rent to the public! Sorry! :( June 17, 2010 – 1:04 pm