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I spent some time in Deep Ellum shooting Sharon & Carlos’s engagement session.  We made use of some bright colorful walls in the area which I think are especially fitting because Sharon and Carlos will be tying the knot in the amazingly beautiful and colorful Cancun, Mexico.   I don’t think I need to really explain how over the moon excited I am to be shooting their wedding!  Carlos is a photographer as well so it is an incredible honor to have been their choice.  I had a lot of fun wandering the streets with these two.  Sharon is so warm and friendly I felt like we’d hung out a million times before.  She made me even more ecstatic, as if it were even possible, when she said she was down for a “Day After/Trash the Dress” session on the beach.  I can’t wait to be able to share what we come up with, but before I get too far ahead of myself here are some from their session…

I absolutely love the colors and light during the Fall.  I love that in Texas you can wear a sleeveless top for an engagement session in the middle of November and  I love fun couples like Kristin and Adam.  I had such a good time exploring the stockyards with them during their engagement session.  I usually tend to rely on my own awkward humor during sessions for entertainment during sessions but these two had me cracking up.  It’s always interesting meeting and getting to know new people but it’s tons more fun when the people you meet are hilarious.  Kristin and Adam have enlisted the fabulously talented Bride Associates to help them plan their wedding that will take place this coming St. Patty’s Day and I can’t wait to see what they’ve come up with.  I also can’t wait to see Kristin all done up because she is going to make a positively gorgeous bride! 

I told Jenny I’d have this preview ready for her either last night following the session or today and I almost didn’t make it because there were a ridiculous number of favorites to choose from.  This is what happens when you pair a picturesque background with a photogenic couple, I end up glued to my computer in an editing frenzy and suddenly the preview is twice as long as normal.  It really was the perfect time and place for pictures and I think it’s a good omen for what’s to come for these two in their new life together.   It’s going to be tough having to wait until next September for their wedding at Old Red.  The wait will get even tougher after we shoot Jenny’s bridals and I have to keep them under lock and key until after the ceremony.  I hope the preview was worth the extra wait Jenny.  Now it’s my turn to wait!…

Tracy, Robi and I met up at the Canals in Las Colinas to get some shots of them and their two handsome sons before their wedding next month.  We lucked out and got a little bit of rain early in the morning which helped to bring down the scorching 110 degree temps we’ve been experiencing here in Texas for the past month.  The moisture did make it a bit muggy so we were all bloating our faces constantly with towels (always bring towels, comfy shoes/flip flops, cold water, makeup and a brush with you to your session they can be lifesavers!)  I can’t wait to see what these two and the talented Chelsey Dane Arnal of Bride Associates have planned for their wedding at Texas Discovery Gardens.  Luckily we won’t have to wait too much longer!  A little preview from the session…