Ryan and Sara; e-session

Ryan and Sara are so great together. They compliment each other in every sense of the word. This couple is super fun too- I'm a firm believer in fun! It makes their relationship all the more sweeter.

Since they are so fun, it was inevitable that our photo session be filled with all sorts of fun moments..........oh and a heat wave. Talk about HOT! Sonic drinks were a must immediately following the session.

Ryan happens to be a photographer himself, so I had to step up my game in a MAJA way.......maja! It can be a bit intimidating shooting for a fellow photographer, but they were great! And it was neat having some creative folks to bounce ideas off of.

We did their photo shoot in the gem-filled Downtown Brenham. There are so many great places to photograph. I have loved it for quite a while from the outskirts, but have never really fully been submerged in its surroundings. I've fallen in love with a new location. And we didn't even cover a 1/4 of it. There was also a random pasture that we found that ended up being beyond gorgeous for photos. The sun was absolutely perfect too.

Here are some of my favorites from the session. But, seriously there were so many I had a hard time choosing. You can view them all HERE if you would like to!

Oh, and leave me a shout out and let me know if you are still there. I haven't updated in quite a while, so the life of this blog is contingent upon YOU! Not really. But, yes.

Clark/Foster Wedding; part ONE

This post is bittersweet.

On one hand, it is my last official wedding for the year- unless someone super special comes along or someone super local (as in wedding will be in Brenham:).

As mentioned in a previous post below, I've decided to take some time away from the wedding scene and put more of my energy and talents into life here on the farm.

Boy did I go out with a BANG! I was blessed to photograph a killer wedding at Westin La Cantera in San Antonio. This wedding proved once again why I LOVE outside weddings. This resort is extremely gorgeous. The bride and groom were all smiles. I've never met a sweeter couple. This combination set the tone for a wonderful and fun-filled day.

I have seriously never had this many pre-ceremony favorites. But, I thought that since this was my last, I'd post my favorites from each category.

I'm working on putting up the entire wedding on my photoreflect site. You will be able to view all of the photos from this wedding HERE.

Groom seeing Bride for the first time......I highly recommend this pre-ceremony!

Baby McKlayne

I had the blessing of photographing a precious baby girl a few days ago. This little girl is extra precious to me, because I feel as though I've known her mommy and daddy for as long as I can remember.

I have photographed them as an engaged couple, married folks, new parents, a family (see below- Apel fam), and now they've added a second.

Meet McKlayne- don't you just LOVE this name???? She is an absolute doll in every sense of the word. There is just something about babies with dark brown and black hair- beautiful!!!!

I visited her mommy for almost 2 hours and didn't hear this little girl cry one single time. McKlayne is such a good and sweet baby.

Infant photography is always fun for me. You just show up and go with it. You must be flexible and ready to get to know the mommy really well. Kirby and I are already dear friends, so that was an added bonus to visit with her.

She even let me put her precious girl on top of a dresser. We did, however, choose the lower of the two that were options. I kept imagining the session had I not known her. It would be a bit awkward to place a complete stranger's baby on top of a piece of furniture and move them all over the place. But, thankfully I love babies and are pretty comfortable with them and Kirby is the most laid back mommy I know.

Here are some photos I snapped during my visit! And for more from the session CLICK HERE. There were so many good one. I had a hard time just choosing TWELVE!

Melissa & Luke; wedding

This was my first official Brenham wedding!

Lillian Farms is beautiful which made Luke & Melissa's wedding even more beautiful.

Here are a few of my favorites from the day:

Precious.

I'm a loser in a major way!

It has been forever since I've updated this blog. I've been busy with farm stuff- website, logo, chores, etc.

So, if you are still out there, thanks for stopping by.

I had a precious friend come and visit me over the weekend. We had a blast! I snapped some of her perfect little girl, Sadie.

Sadie is a sweetie pie! She definitely makes me look good in these photos. There were so many good ones of her it was hard to choose.

These were taken out on our farm in front of the brooder house. I am in love with the de-saturated look in these photos. Can you tell? I normally don't de-sat every single photo, but it just worked with the look we were trying to achieve. And then I loved the vivid color punch in the color ones.

I hope you enjoy!

Lyns

The Vann's

I was blessed to photograph this couple last weekend.

This couple is near and dear to my heart because I photographed their wedding and now had the honor of photographing their pregnant belly! Baby Eden will be here soon and we are so excited.

There is something amazing about seeing two people become one on the day of their wedding. But, it even more spectacular to see these their marriage grow, strengthen, and blossom into a growing family.

Nick and Carissa are super sweet, sincere, and so fun! They are so comfortable to be around. I walked away from this session with a huge smile on my face. These two seem to do that to me.

Here are some of my favorites from their session. Seriously, Carissa has to be one of the most gorgeous pregnant women around. She is beautiful with or without a baby in her belly, but this girl was radiantly glowing! I was blown away.

Eden Elaine will be here soon.........as in just a few days! I'm so thrilled they are having a girl and I'm in love with the name they chose for her. I know she will be beautiful and absolutely precious.

I hope you enjoy! CLICK HERE to view all of their photos.

Apel Fam

This family is so special to me. I feel like I've practically been there for every stage in their lives (almost:).

I first knew Charlie through church. He was a single lad at the time.......a very popular single lad.

And then along came precious Kirby. She made her way into our hearts and has stayed in mine since I first met her.

I was blessed beyond words to be able to take this couple's engagement pictures. They were my first ever engagement session and took the risk of letting me experiment (thanks guys!) . They made 'the pose' famous. The pose that I shot of them on the railroad tracks with the rr centered and them off to the side with Kirby looking lovingly down at Charlie, has been requested by many couples. And what I really can't believe is that I shot all their e-session with film- 3 whole rolls to be exact! Praise you Jesus for digital.

And then I was super stoke to be able to take Kirby's bridal portraits. She was a stunning bride as you can imagine.

I was at their beautiful wedding when they said 'I do' and here they are.......parents! They are amazing parents.

See, I told you I've been there for a lot of stuff with this couple.

Asher is their adorable 1 year old. He was all boy at the park picking up every leaf, rock, and stick insight. We caught a lot of him in action.

This goes along with my philosophy of taking pictures of kiddos- especially 1 year olds! Find something that they enjoy and let them roam. It is so difficult to get a picture of a new walker when you restrict them to a studio. I say,"Let them play!"

Here are some of my favorites. I hope you enjoy!