Engagements

acacia + adriano

in

there's just something about soft light, trees, and art... my cousin acacia was in brazil before the wedding so we actually took their engagement photos a few days before the actual ceremony in dallas! she got married on saturday and moved to brazil today... i'm sad she's gone, but excited for her to start her new life with adriano. can't wait to visit brazil and eat ALL the korean food!! 

josh + ela

in

my cousin's engaged! welcome to the family ela~ i took their portraits on christmas and luckily downtown plano was completely dead. not a single car or person in sight. every photographer's dream ♡

sandi + thom

in ,

the combination of light, rain, and that coffee shop smell (my favorite) made this shoot feel like scenes from an indie film. and the entire time he kept posting pics of her on snapchat with comments about how cute she is... are these two perfect or what? it doesn't help that they're ridiculously photogenic too.

stanley + jubilee

in ,

it's so exciting when people come to me, because then i get to show them all the cool places there are to see in dallas. jubilee's back home from new york and stanley came all the way from london! they're getting married here before they trek off to their new life across the pond. their natural cuteness and that golden hour light–yet again–makes me want to cry. i mean, just look at them. eyes filled with love and tummies full of tacos.

"i love you without knowing how, or when, or from where, i love you simply, without problems or pride: i love you in this way because i don't know any other way of loving"

terry + kaili

in ,

this adorable couple right here came all the way from jackson, mississippi for a shoot with me!. our time together was short, but we still managed to break into the museum. i have a lot of laughing pictures, so you can see just how much fun these two have together.

"to feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life"

max + christie

in ,

"wear sneakers." is what max told christie before our sneaky adventure this weekend. sneakers are just one of the many examples that they're always ready for an adventure. so i've known christie for a long time. from babysitting me, to now going on photoshoots together. she's also one of the few people who knows my good angles. max is pretty much part of the family already. our house was the first place christie brought him so we could "approve". my mum considers him as her "favorite child".... lame. 

long story somewhat short, they went to elementary school, junior high, and high school together. they even lived in the same neighborhood! boy liked girl. boy im'd girl. girl was oblivious. boy fulfilled her lifelong dream of walking a dog. boy leaves for the navy and they become penpals. girl was still oblivious...(i know, right?). boy sends her gifts – even flowers in college!! girl hated boy and cuts off all communication. boy tries to win over girl. girl tells boy his car is ugly and then tries to convince him that she doesn't shower or use napkins when she eats. but throughout everything, he still didn't care. :) he began meeting with our church and after much deliberation, she decided to meet up with him and reject him in person (i mean, that's the least she could do!). of course, they meet up and she's in love. the rest comes after the end credits. 

a relationship spanning over ten years, they are a testament to real love. a dawson's creek-style love filled with whales, sunsets, and a lovely car with seat warmers. this couple right here is the real deal. their love proves that the lord works in funny ways sometimes. and that sometimes what you're looking for is right there in front of you. literally. his patio looked out to her front door.