After photographing weddings at the Tarrant County Courthouse for twelve years and counting, I’m here to tell you it’s 100% possible to have a stress free and budget friendly wedding day while also receiving beautiful portraits to cherish for years to come. I greatly appreciate that while some couples are opting for smaller, more intimate […]
Mark and Mikaela are two thoughtful, real, genuine people. The couple are both nurses, and they brought their care and kindness with them into their wedding planning. They’re both half Mexican, so they incorporated their culture by including a mariachi band! They also brought in their history as a couple by using real playbills from […]
Jennifer and Brett’s wedding was an intimate affair with 60 guests. Their ceremony was at the beautiful Marty Leonard Community Chapel in Fort Worth, followed by a reception at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth – one of my favorite spaces! Jennifer wanted a colorful wedding and made it happen with details like flowers […]
Natalie and Taunya got married at Artspace 111, one of my absolute favorite venues in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. With 40 guests, they had a wonderfully small wedding under the stars, complete with a tree illuminated with twinkling lights. The whole day felt a little magical: a butterfly landed on Taunya’s head during portraits, and […]
Carolina and Stephen’s luxury elopement really showcased the qualities of weddings I love to photograph: small, personal, and full of love. The ceremony and reception took place at the historic Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas and was full of sweet, beautiful details. From the white peonies and orchids in Carolina’s bouquet to the […]
Valerie and Andrew’s courthouse wedding perfectly combined the intimacy of a small courthouse ceremony and a celebration with their wider circle of friends and family. They decided to be flexible in their planning, something I totally admire as we all navigate this time of uncertainty. Valerie and Andrew are high school sweethearts. They’d lost […]
Amy and Nikki’s elopement took place on Halloween 2020, just the right date for their wedding filled with personal touches. I love how this couple made their elopement completely their own. Nikki’s mom officiated, and Amy rocked her green hair. Her bouquet’s orange flowers fit perfectly with this cool autumn day. Being an inclusive […]
I love weddings of all sizes and styles…but my heart beats just a little bit faster for intentional, heartfelt elopements. There’s just something about an intimate wedding that makes so much sense to me. Much less fuss, much more focus on what really matters: connection. Shanna and Caitlyn eloped at The Vintage Rail, a super […]
I love a courthouse wedding – and I always have, long before COVID made it almost necessary. Choosing to get married at the courthouse is great for so many reasons. — You can keep costs low, since you aren’t tempted to rent and decorate a room with Pinterest projects you’ll inevitably spend hundreds on (and […]
One of the best aspects of being a wedding photographer is the opportunity to meet so many incredible people, and to create lasting bonds with them. When Laurel and Matt reached out about photographing their wedding, I knew we’d be fast friends. These two moved to the area right before their wedding – in fact, […]
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