Stephanie & Chris

I'm so far behind on my blogging...Stephanie and Chris already celebrated their month-a-versary and I'm just now getting the time to post their photos. But in my defense...I love this couple and their blog post had to be absolutely perfect. They got married just over a month ago at the Hickory Street Annex in Dallas and can I just say...it was perfect.

Do everything in Love.

Stephanie's dress and shoes

 and her jewelry. Her grandfather made her the pearl bracelet from her grandmother's pearl necklace and the blue ring is her grandmother's.

 Getting ready.

Love the mirrors.

 Stephanie had a first look with her dad and his expression is priceless!

Some ceremony and reception details.

 So this is cool...the ceremony and reception were in the same room with the Japanese Lanterns hanging from the ceiling. It's amazing how quickly you can change the look of a room. It helps if you have a great venue like the Hickory Street Annex and a fabulous planner like Dallas Girl Friday. I absollutely love working with Julie, she gets the job done and keeps everything on time.

 Ceremony time. Chris kisses his mom.

 Steph's dad gives her away. I love the way he has his hands on both their backs to bring them together. Such a sweet moment.

 Here's another one...

 It's nice to work in a venue where you can move around and get different angles.

 High-fiveing the preacher. So fun!

 The guys.

The girls.

 Everyone.

The beautiful bride.

 The handsome groom.

 Some alone time. I'm loving the red door since their wedding color was red. I was reading something just the other day about looking at your venue before choosing your wedding colors and I thought Stephanie must have saw all the red details here and picked her colors to coordinate.

 Reception time.

Toasts. I love the way they look at each other. Simply happy.

 Listening to toasts, all smiles.

 Cake and cupcakes!

 First dance under the lanterns.

They are just so happy is shows.

 Dance with Dad...

...and with mom.

 Don't stop believin'

The girls and guys were all into the bouquet and garter toss...love that!

 We took a little time at the end of the evening to do a few more portraits and they are some of my favorites.

 And here I am with Stephanie. I love you my dear. You and Chris are perfect together I wish you a lifetime of happiness.

Kristen and Brett

Kristen and Brett are getting married! We took a few engagement photos today and I just have to share.

They are such a happy beautiful couple and I love that they are from my Red Raider Nation :)

 We started out at a pretty little park I had never been to before with a great gazebo.

Then we took one of their bikes and went to Lakeside park.

 I love the bridge at Lakeside park and it's funny we were all looking on the internet for engagement ideas with a bicycle and we all found this particular idea independently so we had to see what we could do. I like it.

and I like this too :)

 A few at the park without the bike, so sweet.

 Finally we went to the site of their first date. I love trying to incorporate a special place into engagement photos so that they are more than just pretty pictures. I don't think Kristen and Brett will ever forget their first date nor will they forget the hecklers that were telling them how to pose for photos from the patio of the restaurant. One lady even got up and came into the street to give us some "advice". We didn't take her advice, but I think we did pretty good ;)

Congratulations Kristen and Brett! I can't wait for your wedding!

Stephanie and Chris are married!

Last night I had the honor of photographing Stephanie and Chris' amazing wedding at the Hickory Street Annex in Fort Worth. They are such a wonderful couple and I am lucky enough that I've known Stephanie for about 8 years now. She was one of my students, moved to New York, went to college, met Chris and they moved back Texas to start their journey as husband and wife together. I love being a part of my students lives beyond the day they leave my classroom. Stephanie's a special one and she found the perfect man for her. Here's a peek at happiness...

The beautiful couple. I love them.

 We took a little time before the ceremony to photograph each of them alone. Steph's photos were inside because it started to rain but we got lucky after that and the rain went away and we were able to take all the rest of the photos outside. Yay!

 Chris and Stephanie's brothers show off their matching socks.

 The ceremony was held upstairs in front of a wall of windows. It was stunning. I love this moment right after the kiss..their expressions are priceless.

And this moment...makes me cry. It's just the sweetest.

 Picture time and the flower girl wanted nothing to do with it. I think it's super cute anyway. The ring bearer...he's all about the photos though. Look at that grin.

The gorgeous girls.

 The amazing guys.

 The whole faboulous wedding party.

Some alone time for Chris and Stephanie. Stephanie's matron of honor was awesome. I asked her to go intot he reception and grab me the "B" and the state pictures from the entry and she sprinted off in heels. Rachel, can you come to every wedding with me?

First dance under the Japanese lanterns.

Congratulations Chris and Stephanie. I love you guys! I'll get the rest of your photos edited soon.