Kim and Sam met in the back of a car during freshman orientation in 2006. They were on the way back from an ice cream social when the driver got lost, so they spent the ride home getting to know one another. They had a contest to see who could text the fastest.

Two years later, Sam proposed. Even though they knew it was love 6 months into their relationship. They were being responsible but love….that came much earlier.

Sam nd Kim watched “Rent” (her fave) and she sang all the songs to him. He laughed and sang along. Sam then took her shopping (always a girl favorite!) and then to dinner. The next day, Sam and Kim walked around a pond at sunset when Sam popped the question. Kim cried and said, “Yes!”

As full time students, when they aren’t studying, they enjoy cuddling up and watching TV together. Soon, they are planning on getting a Great Dane.
Kim also works as a Mary Kay Consultant. If you need some beauty products, let me know and I’ll hook you up with Kim.

Kims’s advice to future brides is this: “Don’t stress about the small details of the day. Spend time developing and building a strong foundation for your marriage. When the wedding is over, that’s what you will have! Try and soak up the day. Appreciate the people that came to see you on your wedding day.”

Cakes: Alicia Baird at Lil Miss Cake
Flowers: Mom, Sam and Kim
Invites: Mom, Sam and Kim
Dress: David’s Bridal
Tuxes: Men’s Warehouse
Rings: Blue Nile and Helzburg
Honeymoon: Sandals Royal Carribean in Montego Bay, Jamaica

Ok, guess how these two people met? Ok, get ready for this one…………..
Ready?
Really ready????

They are both professional race car drivers! Yep, you read me right. This tiny gorgeous blond is a race car driver. And so is her super cute man. He also collects vintage cars. They are so cute you just want to pinch their cheeks!

Also, in the future, we are going to shoot a suprise for Michael (gander a guess?) and she will be doing her bridal photos with her race car. I CAN’T WAIT!!!!!

Ok, you guys remember the gorgeous Alicia and Cedric, right? Of course you do. They are smoking hot and a joy to work with.
Alicia is a media director, and she has sooooo many wonderful ideas. One of the ideas she had was to make a movie poster for their wedding. We played around with several ideas, and then she came up with the idea of doing a mimic for the movie poster of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”. Only hers would be for “Mr. and Mrs. Alford”. Too cute, right?
They dressed just like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt dressed for their movie posters, but Alicia went a step further in the design plan. She wanted to express their interests. She loves to shop, and he loves to cook. So instead of the guns in the original poster, we used a credit card for her, and a spatula for him.

This one was a tricky one, but a whole lot of fun to work on. The entire poster is made up from several different elements. It’s actually a composite. I think it turned out super cute, due in main to Alicia and Cedric! I LOVE working with such creative people. And lucky for me, we have a ton of creative couples!

I have a feeling, I’ll be asked to do a lot more movie posters.

Meet Margaret and Adam. They are just the sweetest folks ever. (How do I get all the great client? Just lucky I guess!) They are gearing up for their upcoming wedding this December. It’s going to be awesome! I can’t wait to work with them. They are just so easy going and FUN to be around!

No one in the year 2011 has chosen that package, and we have decided to let that one go. Anyone (I’m not sure that there is anyone) who has chosen that package for the remainder of this year or next, will still have it.
This change will go into effect for anyone who books after 8-21-10. The package will be deleted from our pricing structure.

Merideth is a professional twirler. How many people can say that? But not just that. She’s also the triple threat….a beautiful, super brilliant girl, who everyone adores.

She’s currently a medical student studying at the Texas Tech University at Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy. Mark, her now husband is a mechanical engineer for Rockwell Collins.

They met when they were both part of the marching band for the Pride of Oklahoma. He was on the drum line, and she was the featured twirler. They dated for three years and in Oct 2008 he took her into the midst of the stadium which was normally a no no. He bent down on one knee and in the middle of Owen Field, where they had worked together so often, and he asked her to marry him.

They are currently honeymooning on the island of Kauia, where they are enjoying among other things, outdoor stuff and adventures which are two of their favorite things to do together.

Cake: Casa Linda Bakery
Dress: Mii’s Bridal
Rings: Tiffany and Company
Flower’s: Z’s Florist
Church: Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Reception: City Club Dallas
Catering: City Club Dallas
Honeymoon: Hawaii

And a very special thanks to Lyncca Harvey of www.Lyncca.com for helping us out on yet another massive wedding. (Shown here with Lighting Guru, and my fabulous husband, Mike)

I mentor several young photographers and one thing I always try to stress is that you really need to have your full game on before you try to pull off a wedding by yourself.
It’s like a portrait shoot, a sports shoot, a fashion shoot, and a photojournalism shoot all rolled up into one. And you have to do it fast, super fast, and be ready to change your game plan at a moment’s notice.
Half of the time, you are shooting from a football field away, with no flash in dark churches. The other half the time you are standing in dim or DJ lit reception halls.
That’s hard stuff.

Shooting outdoors is a breeze, but that doesn’t happen too often in the wedding world.

But practice makes perfect. Or at least we hope as near to perfection as we can get.

So here are a few pics of Mike and I at “the office”.
Hope you enjoy them.

Shooting literally a football field away in a dark church with no flash from a balcony. You need the right equipment and a really steady hand to pull this off. The photos from this are going to be in the post above this one.

Mike and I taking a moment to refresh batteries and talk about stratagy. You wouldn’t think there would be stratagy in photo taking at a wedding, but we plot and plan. Just for a moment while we are changing batteries. (By the way, we still have a shooter on the floor covering while we have our 3 minute mini session.

Thanks to Lynnca Harvey of www.lynnca.com for taking these photos. Love ya girlfriend!

This little frog jumped into our koi pond and couldn’t get out. He was lured by the lilly pads.

I thought he was dead and couldn’t figure out what to do with him, so I’m sitting there thinking that I need to dig him a little froggy grave… and then he moved. Yay! I scooped him out, and he’s fine. He kept me up half the night with his “ribbits”.

So last week, I got some wedding picks for SOMEONE for their album. :=) Unfortunately they did not put their name on the envelope or the worksheet. I have no idea who it is from as I work with 40 brides on any given day.
Tell me who you are! LOL. I’ll get that album into the design process for you.

Call me if you aren’t sure!

Laura and Blair, you are safe

Jennifer Z, you are safe

Jennifer Q, you are safe

Candis You are Safe

Catherine and Nick, you are safe

Veronica and Trevor, you are safe.

If you are not on this list, and your cover portrait is 329, please call me and let me know so I can get to work on your album!

Ok, these folks are super beautiful, super sexy, and super great to work with.
Check out their engagement!

Love you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A very special thanks again to JD Cooper and Lyncca Harvey. There will be an update to this post so please come back!