Long Time No See | Canyon Texas Photographer, Amarillo Texas Photographer

Man oh man. The neglected blog. It happens. Life happens, kids happen, junk just HAPPENS. I want to get back to posting in this space. I have shot so many beautiful people that I have not even shared. It’s tough to carve out the time to not only create and edit, but to share in this space.

I’m not gonna promise, but I am going to TRY and be better. Scrolling through past posts today was so fun. I want to add more here!

How’s this for a session to blog? Jana and Joshua. Sigh. Two gorgeous people in love. Not only did I get to photograph an engaged couple (one of my favorite things to shoot), but I got to travel to shoot (traveling is on that list of favorites too). Have y’all ever been to Turner Falls in Oklahoma? It’s sooooooo cool. Jana was a trooper because the weather was NOT warm, but she pushed through. I’ll be sharing some these sweet people’s wedding here soon (hopefully lol), but for ow here they are looking all in love and so engaged (see what I did there?).

Engagement at Las Colinas Canals | Dallas Engagement Photographer

This shoot was more than special to me. This beautiful girl is my baby sister. She's engaged. How?! I have spent most of my life carrying her under my wing and she has spent most of hers rolling her eyes as I carried her. She will always be my bratty little sister, but shooting that day in Las Colinas, I saw a woman emerging.

How?!

My mothering feelings toward her were running strong as I fought back tears between each click of my shutter. I cared for her every summer. Pretending she was my own baby. I was present at her birth. We share the same blood running through our veins. It was such a bittersweet day for me.

I will say one thing, though. That cute red-head that she is oogling at in these photos is a saint. He is precious. I could not have hand-picked a better husband for my baby sister. He loves God and will no doubt lead her and care for her in a Christ-like way. What else could we all ask for?

Amanda, I love you. You are gorgeous. You don't wear make-up...because you don't need it (for real, no make-up, no lip gloss, nada...she's just that gorgeous.). You are hilarious and fun and young and just so many things that I envy. I am grateful God sent you into our lives. And I am even more grateful at the friendship I will always have with you. I can't wait to see you walk down the aisle and become Mrs. Pace...hurry up October.

Fun, Flare, and Wind in her Hair: an engagement session in the Canyon | Palo Duro Engagement Photography

Meet Nelson and Tiffany. Guys. These two were so. much. fun. These two found me through Nelson's mama who is a dear friend of mine. We were a bit worried about the wind (because it's spring time in the Panhandle which means....WIND). But I assured them we would work with it. I actually LOVE a little wind in a session, especially in a session where there is loooong gorgeous hair....cue Tiffany. The wind. It was blowing. But I think it made this session unique and fun and I am thrilled with how it all turned out. Folks, if you are an aspiring photographer and are afraid of the wind....don't be. It adds fun and movement into your images which will help you tell a story! When in doubt....just GO with it!