My Last Session in Dallas...

...for now. If you've been following my blog you know that we are moving to North Carolina. We pull out of Dallas at the crack of dawn on Tuesday morning and drive with the biggest "drive it your self" moving truck we could rent and our little camry in tow. We close on our house tomorrow and this chapter in our lives will come to a close. We are certainly sad to leave so many wonderful people that we have grown to love behind but we are encouraged and excited to see what the next chapter holds. For those of you who were some of my loyal repeat clients or even those of you who follow my blog and always wanted pictures but never got around to it, I am hoping to come back next year if I can schedule a handful of appointments in a short period of time. And of COURSE I'm always willing to come back to shoot a wedding! So this post will be my last session in Dallas for the time being.
Now on to my lovely couple and their "sneak peek"! Thank you for being so patient in waiting to see your pics. I shot them Monday morning and they have had to wait longer than usual for their sneak peek...however, as consolation, (and because I will not be able to post anything new for a week or two), I am going to post more than my usual 4-5 pics. There were just too many favorites for me to choose from! This "engagement" session was SOOoooOO fun!! Not only is this couple GORGEOUS but they are so sweet and genuine. I loved watching them interact and they were so willing for me to shoot them how I wanted to! I'm excited to see what the future has in store for you guys. It was a pleasure and honor to get to know you and to be able to photograph you two just being in love. Even though I haven't known you long you will be missed. I hope you enjoy your sneak peek! And as always I LOVE getting comments and feedback!







Ok, I know the way I processed this photo does NOT go with the look of their session...but I had to process it this way, it just makes me laugh I love it! Can someone get me a pitch fork??







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I had to include this one of Liz laughing...it's so her!





















This was the last shot I took as we walked back to the car so I thought it was a perfect way to end the post...it also happens to be my favorite shot of the day!



God bless you guys...you rock!

My last family shoot in Dallas for a while...

I had my last family shoot this past Monday before we move and I couldn't have ended our time living here by shooting a better family! This is our head pastor and his family, (Jeremy's boss up until a few months ago when we stepped down from the church). They are such an amazing family and so genuine and fun to be around. We hold a special place for them in our hearts and will greatly miss them! They were an absolute joy to photograph. I loved watching them interact with each other and laugh at ALL their dad's jokes...really ALL of them, he's a funny guy! Here are a few favorites from their session. Hope you enjoy your "sneak peek" and we look forward to seeing you one more time before we head out of Texas.









How GORGEOUS are these girls!?!



I had so much fun shooting this last one...I think I was laughing just as hard if not harder then they were!

North Carolina (Personal) PLEASE READ!

SO, there have been some BIG changes for those of you who follow my blog and are used to me being a "Dallas" based photographer. For those of you who just enjoy checking out the photos from places outside Texas this won't effect you all that much...unless you live in or close to North Carolina! For the past four or five months we have been in transition. For those of you who might not have known, my husband stepped down from his pastoral position at the church here and we have been praying and seeking God's guidance for the next season in our lives. It was a desire of ours to move closer to family (not above being in the center of His will however), so we went back and forth for some time about moving to Ohio, (where his family lives), or somewhere close to NC, (where my family lives). We thought about Nashville or Indiana, places that were closer than Dallas, we also considered that God might want us to stay here longer as well, just ministering in a different capacity.
So to bring it back around to my point, after all this time and a recent visit to NC, we have sold our house and will be moving on September 1st to North Carolina. The plan is to take my business there and focus on it, possibly pick up some more weddings and events. Jeremy will look for a job once we get there and as for a place to worship, we will be joining a great team of three other families to help plant a church in Holly Springs, (Just outside the Raleigh area). So that's it in a nut shell. We would GREATLY appreciate your prayers as we drive across country with our little camry in tow and our 18 month old in the cab of a moving truck. Thank you so much to all my wonderful local clients who I have had great joy getting to know and photographing you and your families! I know this was a long post and I appreciate you all taking the time to read it. Here are a couple pictures of my family from the beach we visited while we were in NC.









This is my 14 year old sister...for those of you who remember her very little...isn't she BEAUTIFUL! Oh, and you see my dad in the background peeking around the pole...that's so him to do that!



Here are a couple pics of my other sister's family.

So sorry to be behind on my blogging again! I have spent the last couple weeks in North Carolina with my family and a few days at the beach! It was very nice and Graydon LOVED playing with his cousin Jordan and tossing around the sand...but I'll blog about that later. Right now I want to introduce you to an awesome family that Jeremy and I had the privilege of meeting and hanging out with while in NC.
I was very honored to photograph you all and we had so much fun taking pictures of you and playing with your kids. Your family is just beautiful! A BIG thank you to Gabe who is in the Air Force and shipping out overseas soon. Your service and sacrifice is appreciated more than you know...you will be in our prayers. We look forward to seeing you all again soon! Well, enough reading...ON WITH THE PICTURES...enjoy your sneak peek!











Time for Mom and Dad!



I know I don't have to tell you Gabe, but your wife is GORGEOUS!!!









Thanks again and God Bless!