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Gorgeous, gorgeous sunshine! What a perfect time of year to capture this couple expecting their first amazing baby! I love springtime flowers, and we found this location to shoot Natalie’s maternity session. Best of all, I got to photograph their wedding, just a little over a year ago and to be part of this next […]

Maternity

April 16, 2015

Bluebells and Baby | Maternity | Southeast Texas Maternity Photographer

Giving birth and being born brings us into the essence of creation, where the human spirit is courageous and bold and the body, a miracle of wisdom. – Harriette Hartigan Maternity photos are one of our favorite types of sessions; there is something really precious about a mom-to-be and the way she glows and smiles, […]

Maternity, Uncategorized

April 15, 2015

Dressing for your Maternity Photos

I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs because it sees the sun shining on its cradle. -Vincent Van Gogh We met up with this expectant couple at the […]

Maternity

April 2, 2015

Kimberly & Shannon | Maternity | Southeast Texas Maternity Photographer

This adorable, vintage-inspired shoot was incredibly fun! Aubrie, my beautiful model, loves this era, and looked perfect in all the attire! Her mom and I had been planning out this stylized session for several months, and it finally came together like a dream. Surprisingly, I did very little prompting on the poses; Aubrie know exactly […]

Children

March 19, 2015

Aubrie | Child Model | Southeast Texas Children Photographer

“The difference between an ordinary marriage and an extraordinary marriage is in giving just a little ‘extra’ every day, as often as possible, for as long as we both shall live.” -Fawn Weaver Nothing makes my heart soar more than couples who have been married a long time. Marriage takes hard work and faithfulness, and […]

Family

March 17, 2015

Pat & Jim | 50th Anniversary | Southeast Texas Photographer