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It's official! Just dropping in to you let you know that the new blog is here!!!! Please head over to the NEW blog!

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Have you missed me!?!?!?! The new blog isn't quite ready yet and it's been months! I wanted to post a few mini blogs before the new blog is in full swing just to let you know that I am still alive, I haven’t turned into a hermit or disappeared off the face of the earth! Life has been CRAZY busy the last few months! The hubs and I bought our first house (a bit of a diy) and after much hard work, many late nights and many, many trips to Austin and Dallas it is finished enough to live in! We finally moved in and even though we are surrounded by boxes we are finally here! I am also still in the process of the biz transformation! The new look and blog are SOOO close! The website has some fun updates and any returning clients will get a chance to use the cool new client viewing portion of the website! I love taking on a million things at once and I definitely have done it! I can't wait for all the changes that are coming!

Here is the first little peak at what you have been missing! My desktop is so full of "waiting to be blogged folders" that I had to post a few! I have been just as busy editing the last few months as I have with the new crib! I'm holding out all the most recent weddings for the official blog launch but here is a little something for now!

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Ashleigh is one of the sweetest, most laid back brides I have ever worked with! Her bridal session was so fun! She wanted to to work a coke into her bridals (something her mil had done when she was married.) We happened upon the perfect classic car and in between a lot of laughing and giggling got some fun shots!

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Amanda & Ben are so cute! Ben wins best proposal ever! He bought an old book, wrote Amanda a poem in the front cover, cut out an opening for the Tiffany's ring box and even lined the insert for the box with a matching fabric! After Amanda read the poem and turned the page there was that perfect robin's egg blue Tiffany's box!!! Major creativity points to Ben! A few interesting facts about Amanda & Ben... Ben's full name is Benjamin Franklin (no lie!) and while he is over 6 feet tall she is under 5 feet tall! They are super sweet and fun! Here are a few peaks from their engagement session and YES! the awesome book that he proposed with made it to the session!

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Several months ago Lauren Kelly and I had a shoot for the launch of her new business Love Milk & Honey. I was so honored to be a part of her new adventure! I absolutely LOVE her new blog and her flair for creativity! The blog is SUPER cute and it provides a lot of interesting and helpful info- especially to all of you soon to be married people! Check out the blog if you haven't stopped by yet! It is pretty fabulous!

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Allison was an absolutely beautiful bride! I can't wait to post her wedding photos! Her wedding was SO fun! It was my first time to experience a second line parade and I am convinced that Texas needs to adopt that tradition... stay tuned for those photos!!!

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Meet the Gaffords! We shot there family portraits before Christmas and even though it was a freezing cold morning they were a blast! They love life and love to have fun! Enjoy a few shots from our session!

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Colby & Sean are such a sweet couple! They have such a cute love story and are true romantics! They brought there adorable dog ,Pugsley, to their session along with all of their love letters! There is nothing more romantic than love letters! In a world of IM, text's and e-mail there is something so timeless and romanic about real old fashioned love letters! Sean went away to Marine boot camp and Colby wrote him a letter every day that he was away. Needless to say they have hundreds of letters! Sean & Colby also wanted a few photos in their old Spanish classroom where it all began!

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Lacy & Nathan had a gorgeous outdoor wedding at Moon River Ranch! I absolutely love outdoor weddings! The weather was perfect for Lacy and Nathan and they could not have picked a more charming and rustic location! I never want to leave this beautiful place! Lacy and Nathan were so laid back and fun! I loved working with them! I need to post twice as photos to really do their wedding justice. I may post a slideshow in the next few days. For now here are a few photos from their big day! Thanks to Cody for 2nd shooting with me!

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Lacy wore these adorable boots with her dress!

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What do you get when you put a a beautiful bride and a charming little church with over a 100 years of character together? Gorgeousness! I was so excited that Hali chose this lovely country church for her bridal's! Hali is one on the sweetest brides I have ever worked with! She and Shawn were married right before Christmas! Here are a few of my favs from her session!

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Candis& Patrick were married Saturday at the Earle Harrison House! Their wedding was a beautiful winter wonderland! I can't wait to share photos from their big day! Candis' dress came in a week before her wedding but we made it happen! Her bridals fell on a rainy, cold Sunday. Since outdoor photos were not an option we shot all of her photos in the EHH. Thanks to Kathy for letting us use her super fun, dramatic frame! LOVE it! I pulled out my lighting equipment for some extra drama and I am so excited to share a peak! I can't believe I waited to long to bring lighting to this gorgeous location!

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I had so much fun with Casen! This girl is so natural and comfortable in front of the camera and seriously could she be any more photogenic! We hit up a few of my fav locales and I was so excited to find a few new little hidden treasures! Casen- you rocked it! I had a blast working with you!

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Christmas is just around the corner! It is the season of Christmas music, hot coco, boots and scarves, shopping for loved ones and snow (even here in Central Texas!) If you have waited until the last minute to order your Christmas cards or photos its not too late! All orders placed this week will arrive in time for Christmas! Below are a few examples of one of this years new card templates! Have a blessed and Merry Christmas!!!

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Margaret is an adorable little girl who looooves pink! She has so much personality! I had so much fun working with her and her family! Here are a few of my favs from our session!

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Ashleigh & Will are such a sweet couple! They are so laid back and easy going! I was so excited to finally get the opportunity to work with them! Our first 3 sessions had to be rescheduled due to rain. I can't remember a rainier Fall! The rain did leave behind some huge puddles which led to my fav shot of the entire shoot!!! These two are such sweet and loving people and their love for each other was so evident throughout our session. I love capturing that quite and genuine kind of love.

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