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San Marcos, Texas Wedding: Taylor + John

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Taylor and her friends were going to a church group dinner. As Taylor waited in her dorm lobby, she received a text from her friend Rachel letting her know she was outside ready to pick her up. At the time, Rachel drove one of those eerie white vans but knowing that it was Rachel’s van […]

San Marcos, Texas Engagement Session: Natalie and Brandon

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Brandon and Natalie are the type of couple you want to be best friends with.  Brandon’s an engineer, and Natalie a soon to be Nurse Anesthetist, they are smart, thoughtful, quirky, and ridiculously fun!  During their engagement session, I soon learned that they both love to dance but prefer unchoreographed when possible, and I can’t […]

Hotel Galvez After Session: Bettina and David

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Bettina and David are no ordinary couple. During our consultation, she described her wedding day to be a colliding of worlds, languages, and culture. Bettina and David are both from Romania but ended up together in Texas and have only grown more and more in love here. Their wedding was an amazing day (see it here) […]

Brazos Springs Wedding, Angleton, Texas: Morgan and Andre

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They met in Houston, Texas. Morgan was from the midwest and moved down to Texas to complete her student teaching. Andre was attending the University of Houston, and was apart of a Christian program called Campus Outreach. Morgan happened to live at the Campus Outreach Regional Director, Clayton Dyer’s and his wife’s home. Soon Andre […]

2016 Highlight Reel

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I am so thankful for the 2016 brides that choose us to capture their day! I have learned so much from my couples and about myself.  From going full-time, shooting our first destination wedding in Colorado, to a Romanian wedding, I am feeling truly blessed. As 2017 rolls in, I can only hope that this […]

Amber Springs Romanian Wedding: Bettina + David

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When Bettina and David met for the first time, they had an instant connection. Even their families who were spread across the globe could see how perfect they would be together! David started writing letters to Bettina that captured her heart even oceans away. They fell for eachother and started dating!  After their engagement, both […]

The Springs Sycamore Hall Wedding: Stephanie + Peter

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When I met Stephanie for the first time in a coffee shop, I knew her wedding was going to be a special one. A mother of one and a friend to many, she described how it was going to be a big wedding with lots of family, friends, and fun! It was just that and […]

Brazoswood Senior Session: Abbey Vreeland

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I met Abbey for the first time at our shoot. Not only is she tall and gorgeous, she is the sweetest! I had so much fun hanging out with her in some sunshine and nature taking her senior photos. Abbey is a senior in High School and will be graduating this spring. She loves hanging […]

Camp Lucy Engagement Session: McCall + Dane

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It all started in 6th grade art class… McCall knew Dane as being one of her best friend’s “annoying neighbors”. Dane would tease McCall and tell her that she had “weird bangs and wore her silly soccer jacket wayyy too much”. So ladies, we all know what that means… Dane had a crush on McCall. […]

Brazoswood Senior Session: Camryn Dolezal

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We will call this one “Two girls from Lake Jackson, Texas meet up at the best park in San Marcos, Texas for an awesome photo session!” Camryn reached out to me to take her senior photos in the city that she will be spending the next chapter of her life in come next Fall… San […]

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