shadi, michael and adrian: durham family photographer

the sky might've been ready to open up at any moment, but the colors were vivid and the flowers were in bloom!

shadi, michael and adrian are a beautiful family!



and adrian was so delighful! he really enjoyed all his daddy's attention!



this family had a sweetness about them...






and I just LOVE this one--the colors, the smiles, the awesome forsythia in the background--it's just fantastic!



hooray for springtime!

scott, allison, anthony and andrew: tulsa family photographer

Allison won a free mini-photo shoot during my contest last year, and redeemed it when I was last in tulsa. I was SO excited to meet her beautiful sons and see her and her husband, who I know from college!

we got some photos with the whole fam...





some of mom and her baby, andrew...


and then I took Scott and Allison outside for some couples shots. It was pretty cold outside, but the light was gorgeous and they looked amazing! What a good looking couple, huh?







and I LOVE how amazing they look in this one! love, love, LOVE!

chris, heather, abby and sophie-holiday mini!: dallas family photographer

I was thrilled that this family wanted to book another session! they are such wonderful people and I love working with them!

abby was cute as a button! she wanted to be everywhere and look at everything, and looked adorable doing it! love the pink sweater, too.



and here's the whole fam!


this picture makes me smile--I love how everyone is just doin' what they do, and how Abby is about to stand up!



it was great to see you guys again! looking forward to working with you next time!

marano holiday photoss: dallas couples photographer

I feel like I'm really fortunate because I often hit it off with my clients--and this couple was no exception. We had SUCH a good time laughing and joking around and taking pictures. And they had some fantastic ideas!

here they are with bogey, who if I recall correctly is an english bulldog. I'm pretty sure he spends most of his weekends posing for the camera--he was a natural!



and he kiiiinda stole the show sometimes.



we played around with balloons


and lovely staircases


and just captured their overall awesomeness--love this sweet gum seed pod with their rings!




and I love this one! the lines, the look on bogey's face, just the whole thing!


want to see more of this awesome couple? go look in my "cream of the crop" section for their album!

laurie: dallas portrait photographer

I had the pleasure of doing another mini-photo shoot for laurie this fall--I'd met her over the summer at our mutual friend's wedding (leanne and jarrod!) and taken some pictures of her and her family then. it was wonderful to see her again!

laurie is unbelievably talented--she writes, she sings and she is always a bright and happy person. It was great working with her! she wanted some photos for her professional use, and I was happy to oblige.



the colors in this one are so fall and so amazing--man, I miss the fall!



I love the one of her twirling--she was turning around and the scarf just spread out--fabulous!


and this is my very favorite from her session. it's the kind of photo where I look at the image in my camera and think "wow!" I love the lines, the colors and how it's of her working!

the hamlins and the barbours: dallas family photographer

after taking pictures of the barbours, the rest of the family showed up to get some pictures with all three generations! they were a hoot and so fun to work with!

here's the whole fam!


after we took some of the whole group I made sure to get the sub-groupings. here's "Mimi" and "Bapa" and one of Brad and Abra, too!



and here are Brad and Abra's kiddos. this just looks like how a 6 year old brother and a 4 year old sister should be :) and the picture of everyone playing makes me think of a circus--probably 'cause killian is up in the air!



we also got ones of "just us girls" and "no girls allowed!" :)


here's the kiddos being kids...


and at the end I lined 'em up to play "Red Rover" and then let the kids swing instead! they loved it!

the barbour fam

you might recognize the kiddos from last july--they had pictures taken with their grandparents! in november I got to meet their fabulous parents and take more pictures for them--what a treat!

this family has such character and style. love how they look like they "go together."



I love how zoe is just being a kid in the one on the left, the mirroring in the one in the middle, and the funny business in the one on the right. too cute!



the whole handsome family


and is the picture of zoe and her mom adorable or what? so precious! and I love how they're all cuddled up in the other!



next up, the whole barbour/hamlin family!

updates: availability and exciting news!

Hello there! I'll do the availability stuff first and save the exciting news for last!

I only have a few open sessions scheduled between now and the end of the year--if you're interested in one please let me know ASAP! And if you want a time that isn't on this list, let me know that too, please!

available sessions:
October 31st: 1130am, 1:15pm
November 7th: 1100am
November 8th: 400pm
November 20th in Dallas, TX--mini photo shoots. 1245, 125, 245
November 28th: 1030am, 1215pm, 200pm

I am also considering booking mini photos shoots in Tulsa on November 14th. If you are interested please contact me ASAP!

booked sessions:
October 24th: 6pm Rho, Inc Anniversary Party
October 25th: 230pm Amireh Family
October 28th: Rho, Inc Corporate Headshots
October 31st: 930am E, T & N family
November 1st: 1pm Challie's senior pictures
November 1st: 300pm Mills family
November 7th: Brown-LaVoie wedding
November 20th: Dallas Mini-Photo Shoots
1015am Jenne Barbour family
1120am Jenne Barbour's brother and family
1205pm The Grace Avenue Band
205pm Kellie Duong
November 21st: Dallas Mini-Photo Shoots
1000am Gant-Grant engagement photos
1225pm Hammer family photos
December 5th: time tbd E, T & N family

2010 Weddings
April 24th- Rackley-Marsh, Kernersville, NC
June 18th- Henchey-Croutch, Blowing Rock, NC
June 19th- Picciano-Rutley, Lake Lure, NC
August 14th- Bricker-Myers, Chapel Hill, NC
September 18th- Krizmanich-Sandoval, Louisburg, NC

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and now onto the exciting news!

On Monday the 12th I got engaged!!! This is my fiance, Matt, and this picture is also how he proposed! He wanted to work my photography into his proposal, and boy did he! We were in Mystic Connecticut on vacation--and while walking across the Mystic River Bridge he had me set the timer on my camera, and then held out the ring in the box behind me so it'd be in the frame. When I went to check it had taken properly, I saw something was in his hand and turned to show him--and he was on one knee!

Details are still in the works, but we're thinking maybe April in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I could not be MORE thrilled. :)

the johnston family--farmer's branch mini-photo shoot

yay! this is the last, but certainly not the least, of my dallas area mini-photo shoots. and it definitely ended on a high note!

as I mentioned a while ago, I was SUPER excited for this session because of the two super-adorable twin boys. and their curly hair. and their cuteness!

and? I happen to be a twin. An Identical Mirror-Image Twin, to be precise. And older by eighteen whole minutes. So I kind of think twins are pretty spectacular...

but, back to the session:

So, it was somewhat rainy out that Sunday morning and our original choice of location wasn't open yet (we'd just picked it at the wedding the evening before and didn't confirm that it would be available)--so we went to the park just down the street and we couldn't have asked for anything better--talk about serendipitous!

check out this handsome twosome. I LOVE the smirk and the smile!


such a precious, loving family


I happen to think most feet pictures are terribly cute, but this one takes the cake!


and here's the whole foursome. isn't that tree on the right fantastic?! and I love the boys' expressions


dad spending some time with his boys


and the twosome hanging together...

chris, heather, abby and sophie!

this family was my last of my frisco minis. and what a cute one to end with! I've met Heather a couple of times over the past 9-ish years, so I was thrilled to do her session! And I saw Abby when she was a tiny tiny baby last year at our mutual friend's wedding, so I enjoyed seeing the whole family! :)

this is abby--cute, huh?


and this is sophie. she's pretty adorable too!



and here's everybody!


abby has SUCH a sweet disposition--she was so happy and easy-going. she enjoyed her rocker, the bubbles and playing with sophie.




and it is clear that she looooooves her parents!


here's sophie again


and this is my favorite picture of all. SO precious. so, so, so!