published in the austin monthly | austin wedding photographer

Yay! I’m happy to see one of my weddings in the current edition of the Austin Monthly magazine. It’s nice to see my photos in print. You can see the rest of Cyndi and Shawn’s Three Points Ranch wedding here.

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palm door wedding | amy and curtis | austin wedding photographer

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Here is an Austin winter wedding at the Palm Door. The bride, Amy, found her dress during her college years, before she even knew who she was going to marry. It was a vintage dress that she just had to have. I love how it looked on her! The wedding was a lot of fun, and the dancing itself was spectacularly fun, not a surprise since Amy started the Austin chapter of Dance Dance Party Party! which by the way, is a women’s only dance party that happens every Sunday night, a safe place to just dance your heart out. The groom, Curtis, is one of the funniest people I know. He is an improvisor, actor, and all around awesome guy. Their wedding was good times!
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star hill ranch wedding | austin wedding photographer

This is a wedding I assisted for the lovely and talented Caroline of Ben + Caroline Photography. It was a gorgeous day at the Star Hill Ranch, and the bride and groom were so adorable and in love, it makes me smile to remember them. Here are a few of my favorites from the wedding.

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austin engagement photography | ben and courtney

Hello everyone… It’s 2012!

In theory, the winter months are “slow season” for wedding photographers, but I’m still catching up on editing weddings from last month. And this month I’ve a rush of engagement sessions for weddings coming up later in the year.

This session comes from the Austin town lake (lady bird lake), which is also one of my favorite walking trails in Austin. I’m so excited to share this engagement session! Ben and Courtney are super fun to shoot, and I can’t wait for their wedding.

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one frame from three points and laguna gloria bridals

I had the pleasure of shooting at Three Points Ranch again, and Lexie and JT were absolutely wonderful. The first picture is a sneak peek from their wedding, and the rest is the bridals I took of her at Laguna Gloria a few months earlier.

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mercury hall wedding | jen and mike | austin wedding photographers

It hadn’t rained in Austin, Texas for months, and of course, the first real downpour happened on a Saturday in October, one of the most popular days for a wedding in Texas. However, Jen rolled with it, and Mercury Hall was gorgeous even for an indoor ceremony, with sunlight pouring through the colorful stained glass windows. I love Jen’s veil, which her mother made, and her lovely vintage dress. Also, discovered a new cupcake maker in town,Claud, hands down the best chocolate cupcake I’ve eaten in Austin.

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best of 2011 slideshow | austin wedding photographer

2011 has been amazing. I quit my day job in May and pursued photography as a full time job, and the experience has been so rewarding. Yes, being self-employed has its stresses, for example, I’m the marketing team, the editing team, the creative team, the accountant and the corporate psychologist (it’s all going to be fine, just breathe!). But it’s been so interesting and challenging, I’ve never worked so hard in my life. The people that I’ve met, the intimate moments I’ve seen. Me crying at weddings of clients who turn into friends. It has been a great experience.

In 2011 I worked 32 weddings. That’s a lot of joy, love and wedding cake:)

Here’s to a great 2012 for all of us.

Music by Jordon Moser, home all day.
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villa antonia wedding | destiny and lars | playing with veils | austin wedding photographers

I love veils and hairpieces, whether they are quirky birdcage veils, or the long ones that flow down to the feet. Destiny’s veil kept flying in the wind and dancing on its own, during the ceremony and also during the portrait session.

Destiny and Lars married each other in Villa Antonia. It was a bright, sunny and windy day. And it was perfect. The hillside and the Italian villa made for a breathtaking backdrop to their ceremony. Here are a handful of my favorites.

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