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Featured Mini-Session: Megan & Dalton’s Pregnancy Announcement

Filed in : Maternity, Mini-Session

I love getting to see my past brides and grooms at mini-sessions! It’s one of the best parts about minis. Last Spring, Megan & Dalton were expecting their daughter, and we took announcement photos! Now their daughter is almost 5 months old, but it’s not too late for me to share these photos, right?? Megan […]

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Photographers: Deep Dive into Photographing a Rainy Proposal

Filed in : For Photographers, Proposal

๐Ÿ“ธ Hey Proposal Photographers: Letโ€™s do a ๐™™๐™š๐™š๐™ฅ๐™™๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š into planning a proposal๐Ÿ‘‡ For several reasons, this proposal was about an 8/10 on the Proposal Difficultly Scaleโ„ข๏ธ. (Just kidding, thatโ€™s not trademarked ๐Ÿ˜œ) ๐™ƒ๐™š๐™ง๐™šโ€™๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ฎ ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š โ€œ๐™™๐™ž๐™›๐™›๐™ž๐™˜๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฉโ€ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™œ๐™š: Despite these challenges, I felt good going into this proposal! I wasnโ€™t nervous. I knew […]

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Zilker Botanical Garden Waterfall Proposal | Joe & Haley

Filed in : Proposal

Almost 7 years ago, it all started with an Instagram follow. Joe and Haley went to the same gym and had seen each other around. When he found her Instagram account, they started talking, he asked her on a diner date, and the rest is history. It’s such a modern love story. Since then, they’ve […]

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Spring Senior Photos at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | Katelyn

Filed in : Seniors

Meet Katelyn! We photographed her senior photos last April at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.  She wore 3 outfits, and theyโ€™re some of my favorites ever! The mix of bright Spring colors and toned down sophistication gave her photos so much variety. ๐ŸŒบ Spring Senior Photos at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

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Micro Wedding at Landa Park New Braunfels | Susan & Ben

Filed in : Wedding

5 years ago, it was Ben’s impressive beard that made Susan send him a message on Bumble. She had recently downloaded Bumble, and he was the first person she met from the app. It was one and done for her! Ben proposed by recreating their second date, taking Susan to Mayfield Park and Mount Bonnell. […]

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Rainy Austin Courthouse Wedding | Sara & Pedro

Filed in : Uncategorized

Sara & Pedro were married on a rainy winter day, surrounded by a big group of friends and family. The Heman Marion Sweatt Travis County Court House (what a mouthful, right?) has a special charm in the rain. The strong architecture of the building feels like it was built to withstand this type of weather. […]

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Pinballz Arcade + Mueller Lake Park Engagement Photos | Emma & Andrew

Filed in : Engagement

Recreating one of your first dates is a good photo idea. Especially if that date was at Pinballz. ๐Ÿ‘พ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ This location is so different from most places I shoot, and it was such a nice change! Flashing neons lights, games to interact with, and tons of COLOR made Emma & Andrewโ€™s session so creative.โšก๏ธ๐ŸŒˆ The […]

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Trattoria Lisina Italian Restaurant Marriage Proposal | David & Kari

Filed in : Proposal

#MarryMeMonday๐Ÿฅ‚ When David & Kari first met, he was holding a single rose. ๐ŸŒนAfter meeting online and talking on the phone for 5 weeks, they had their first in-person date. It lasted 12 hours! Two and a half years later, David brought Kari to Trattoria Lisina, a beautiful Italian restaurant in the hill country near […]

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Wedding at The Arlo | Bree & Terrence

Filed in : Wedding

Bree & Terrence are married!! If you’ve scrolled through my blog or social media, they probably look familiar at this point, because I’ve been photographing them for a couple years at this point. See their proposal, engagement photos, bridal photos, and rehearsal dinner on the blog > Everyone had been looking forward to this day […]

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Marriage Proposal at Mattie’s Austin | Matt & Julia

Filed in : Proposal

#MarryMeMonday๐Ÿฅ‚ A proposal at one of my favorites venues in Austin? I’m in ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ Matt contacted me a few weeks ago, telling me his plans to propose to his girlfriend Julia in November. We got to work planning his dream proposal, and he chose Mattie’s as the location. Julia & Matt had talked extensively about […]

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