Asian bride and groom walking down the aisle after the conclusion of their wedding ceremony. They are both smiling and celebrating while holding hands and reaching up into the air. The bride is wearing a detailed white dress, a floral hair piece, and holds a bouquet of white roses. The groom is wearing a blue suit, white dress shirt, pale pink tie, and boutonniere. They are surrounded by wedding guests who are also celebrating. In the background is the wedding officiant and large wooden wedding arch covered in flowers in front of a wooded background.

Toni Rose and Brian tied the knot in April 2021 at Arrowwood Events. It was a hot and humid Texas spring day that still turned out beautifully and very them, in keeping with their progressive and anti-racist ideals.  Their wedding was small and personal, with only close friends and family in attendance. The whole day […]

Abilene Wedding Photographer

Sarah and Nick, what can I say? They are two glass blowing artists completely meant for each other. (My) Nick and I ventured out to Abilene, TX last weekend to document their wedding day. They fully embraced the Christmas decorations at their church that they also attend. Sarah and I go way back from painting […]

Mercy and Steve’s Gilley’s Dallas Wedding took place at The Loft at Gilley’s and perfectly fit Mercy’s modern, industrial vibe that she was going for! A little backstory: Mercy and I were neighbors back at our time at UT Arlington. In the years since, she’s started a thriving hair styling business, and we’ve remained friends […]

brik venue wedding

Cortney and Will’s Brik Venue wedding took place on a Monday evening! I’m all about weekday weddings. It was an honor to be their photographer for several reasons: this was my third wedding with the Patterson family, and Cortney is in the wedding industry as a florist and planner. Cortney and Will met in college […]

Garden of the Gods Elopement

 Jessica and Derek’s Garden of the Gods Elopement in Colorado Springs was an adventure for the books! Jessica contacted me earlier this year via Instagram and asked if I travel for elopements. (The answer to that question is always yes!) Our consultation was two hours long, and I left worrying about if I revealed too […]

tarrant county courthouse

Marsha and Tony’s Tarrant County Courthouse wedding day was a special one! Marsha shared with me that she was an nontraditional bride and even reserved an adorable Air bNb with plenty of natural light to get ready together with Tony and a couple of their close friends. We then made our way to the Fort […]

dallas elopement photographer

Chris and Nick’s Dallas Elopement took place at a park in Arlington called the Drying Beds. They take frequent trips there to walk and let their dog (and honorary bridal party member) Caju run around and play freely. I love that they chose such a personal location – so when they return they always have […]

Aileen and Christopher had a very unique W Dallas Victory Hotel wedding. Aileen was practically a mermaid bride with incredible sparkly platform shoes, beautiful blue hair, and a starfish hair accessory. Christopher brought the alternative groom style with a spiked jacket and bling-ed out punk shoes of his own. Their ceremony took place with 50 […]

Rosie and Caleb’s wedding at the Inn at Salado was filled with a loving community of family and friends. Their commitment to each other was so clear from our first meeting, and we were so thrilled to document that commitment becoming both permanent and tangible. Plus, who doesn’t love a couple who rocks Converse tennis […]

 2015 is already off to a great start with my brand new website theme! I want to embrace simplicity and let the photographs speak for themselves. It’s still a work in progress, but I have a very good feeling about the direction it’s headed. We ended 2014 with several delightful family sessions :) The Penn […]

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