Introducing Ms. Lauren

The last time I saw Ms. Lauren.... she was hanging out with her mom:



I made a trip (they live a LONG way from me, it takes every bit of 10 minutes to get there!) over to meet Ms. Lauren... and she's so darn cute. It's hard to believe, as mom and I were discussing, that our own little ones (her older daughter is 20 months) grow up so fast.

SO without further delay... Ms. Lauren:




She enjoyed hanging out in the luggage a bit.... Mom said she normally is NOT this awake... she stayed up special to play with me though!




Look at those little chub rolls!!! Just makes you want to cuddle with her!




She is so sweet... she finally got tired of modeling for me... and went to sleep!



And the whole family.... beds are awesome places to take photos... especially with toddlers... getting on 'mom & dad's bed' is FUN! I kept threatening to tickle her... or daddy... and she would grin and run back to her daddy... it was adorable!



Thanks so much for letting me come over today! As always - it's a blast seeing you guys and the girls!

Senior Session: Miss B

I had a great time with Miss B & her mom! We managed to get ourselves around town, avoid the rain, and enjoy a lunch in the Galleria.

It's late, so I'm posting photos, and then am off to bed! I had a GREAT time with these two today!

I loved this little jacket she had on!



We enjoyed these gorgeous trees!



And this is what it's all about! She's graduating, 2009! Her mom is so proud of this young lady. She will be attending college, pursuing a business degree.



I had such a blast with you both! I look forward to seeing you again soon!

Presenting: Mr. & Mrs. Flowers

I had the absolute pleasure of photographing the wedding of the new Mr. & Mrs. Flowers. I love people who are head over heels with the person they are marrying.

Ms. K is so down to earth that it was just a joy to hang out with her. Mr. T (ha!) seems the quiet type... but I'm sure it was just me. I was able to get him to laugh a few times.

So, without further delay...

This was the gorgeous sky that greeted my arrival at the church:





And this is the gorgeous bride... took a few tries to get that bubble that size. It wasn't a 'bubble gum' kind of gum...

Dad and his daughter walking down the aisle. I loved the total look of contentment on her face. They wrote their own vows, and they were gorgeous!!!

The new Mr. & Mrs. Flowers:

Now dad says he's 'not a photographer'... he's 'just a dad'... but I think he's hiding his talent a bit. This is one of HIS photographs of his daughter and his new son-in-law.

Hanging out in the bride's parents backyard. It was gorgeous!

They just fit each other so perfectly!

Cutting the cake... amazingly enough, they didn't shove it into one another's faces... it was great... cause I think some people were expecting it... but they were nice to one another!

And a closer look at the cake (with another of dad's - 'I'm just a dad' - photos of the couple:

And an unusual photo to include in a wedding set, but one of the groomsmen had a rather interesting tattoo... that I thought was worth photographing... and posting. Every where I go it seems people have such interesting body art.

On a funny note - I've decided it's a rather small world... despite how big it seems. When I arrived at the church, I saw a familiar name on one of the doors. I mentioned that I thought my cousin went to this church. Turns out, the pastor that performed the ceremony is my first cousin's husband. It was wonderful to be able to say hi to them.

Thank you T & K for allowing me to capture such an important occasion in your life. I really enjoyed getting to know you.

(oh, and for all of those reading this, we might be doing a "Trash the Dress" with K a bit later!)

Miss I: Senior Session

I had a BLAST with Miss I recently. She is a graduating senior, who will soon be building some GORGEOUS buildings. She was just so unique, and full of laughter... we had a blast! I hope you enjoy the photos!

A gorgeous park in old town Katy!


We had to throw some attitude with those glasses....


We found a gorgeous field...

Meet Mr. & Mrs. Jones

I had the pleasure of photographing a very special person's wedding this weekend. My nephew Eric married Alyssa on Saturday. This was my first time meeting Alyssa, and in my 'Aunt' opinion, she is a perfect match for Eric.

The wedding was gorgeous - the weather was beautiful - and I believe that in all of the weddings I've attended, I've never heard a more perfect, and God honoring, set of marriage vows than the ones that they exchanged.

I hope these photos do them justice.

Alyssa is a beautiful bride...



The weather was beautiful - but it was still rather warm to be in a tux jacket. We took a walk down to the lake.. it was gorgeous.




Now - if the Dad of the groom gets his way... grandkids will be a few years off.... but seriously... that kid is almost guaranteed to have gorgeous eyes! Look at how beautiful!



And - you know what - I'm the photographer, so I get to pick the photos to preview. This is my older brother Jeff... and my very grown up nephew. I have a photo of him, at age 4, dancing at my wedding. He has always known how to wear a tux wonderfully well.



I wish you and Alyssa a lifetime of happiness.

Love you both!

Beautiful Chelsea - Senior 2009

I spent my first morning back with a gorgeous senior! Chelsea is 18 years old, and will be headed off to college this summer!

It was really fun to spend my morning with Chelsea and her mom. We hit a few wonderful locations out in West Houston, and were able to get some amazing images for Chelsea's senior portraits.

I hope you enjoy this sneak peak!

I loved - LOVED - this outfit! The white dress with the cowboy boots... she was rocking it!

Texas School of Photography - I survived!

I just returned from a week long intensive at the University of Arlington, at which I sepnt the entire week with two brilliant photographers. Sarah Petty, and Vicki Tauffer - I loved it! Had a blast, and learned SO much.

I am so excited to be home, and had scheduled a session at 9am this morning to immediately jump back into it!

I met quite a few new people, and made some great new friends! Enjoyed some great get togethers, and just had a blast with my fellow photographers. I learned ALOT as well! It was one of the most intense weeks that I've had.

If you happen to be in need of a photographer up in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and (of course!) don't want to drive to Houston for my wonderful photography services... - check out Claudia Hinojosa at the Urban Shot - she has such a natural ability with the camera that I was amazed. Her work was simply - pure - there is no other word for it. She captures those moments in time that are just unposed... and aren't constrained... Gorgeous work!