I know what it’s like to lose a family member unexpectedly. Its so easy to put family portraits on the back burner, forget about them, assume that “they’ll always be there”…. until they aren’t and it’s too late. These three lovely women came into my studio for Mothers Day and after their full hair-and-makeup makeover, […]

To those who have lost fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, spouses or loved ones, or have sacrificed their own lives for their country… We honor you and we thank you. View fullsize

Three words: Glamour. Senior. Portraits.  Nothing commemorates the biggest milestone in a senior’s life up to this point like an all-out-luxury photoshoot. It’s just not enough until you’ve had your makeup done, gotten your hair all zhooshed up, and had your very own glamour video made to post on facebook. Because your senior photos should be […]

Finally blogging this summer wedding. For those of you who read this blog on the reg, you’ll recognize this gorgeous venue, Chapel Dulcinea, from Part I and Part II of my personal blogging this year.  I love how beautiful Rebekah is inside the bride’s room, and her and Colt’s gorgeous sunset ceremony. They had an […]

If you’ve never invested in your family in this way (now or any other time of year), here are a few reasons you should  consider it. (Bonus: My family portrait!) 

One of my favorite things to do is to look back through the (now decades!) of family photos my family has collected over the years. Everyone changes so much over the course of their life, especially in childhood and watching the transformation in a matter of moments looking back on the past is something to […]

Wait,” I said. “You booked a flight for which weekend?” Post elopement/honeymoon, sometimes things get lost in translation, and my trinity of friends all booked their flights for the April weekend before my wedding reception, following my hazy affirmation of plans. However, in their true Romantic fashion, they turned tragedy into triumph and we enjoyed a […]

There’s something about babies. You know? Something incandescent, fleeting, priceless about their little beings. The tiny, stretching hands, the round little bellies, the full trust. The littleness, yet the magnitude. I’m not a mom yet, but someday I’ll get to understand what this it’s like to create magic.One of my favorite newborn sessions was back […]

Amy and I had the chance to meet each other when I first moved to Austin nearly a year and a half ago (!) and I think we both realized we had a lot in common (right, Amy?!) – we were at the same place in life, with similar interests and aesthetics, both artists, both […]