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A curated collection of real weddings, heartfelt moments, and timeless inspiration, captured with joyful care.

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Love Conquers All It’s funny how much life changes between engagement and wedding day. People buy houses, the economy shifts, pandemics hit. The world as we know it can change in a blink, but does that stop love?………..no it does not. Love triumphs over all!  A few weeks back we had the pleasure of being […]

Beautiful Backyard Wedding with Cat and Robert

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The Best Value Often times as photographers we are asked questions like “what time during a wedding should we schedule you until?”, or “what is the best value?”. Questions like these are why we created an 8 hour timeline that we give to our happy couples. The timeline maps out what a day will look […]

Ever Considered the Mock Exit?

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3 Benefits to having a First Look I remember our wedding day so vividly even though it was 16 years ago! Just dated myself I guess……I remember how beautiful April looked. I remember my family, friends, the laughter and joy that came along with the occasion. What I do not remember is having a single […]

3 Benefits to Having a First Look

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3 Floral Do’s for your Big Day! Planning a wedding can be hard work! Picking the venue, bridesmaid’s dresses, to first look or not to first look. There are so many details! Many times everything is in order, but then a floral choice is made based on the flower, not the colors, then the whole […]

3 Floral Do’s for your Big Day!

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My First Styled Shoot Experience A few weeks back I had the opportunity to experience my first styled shoot. For those of you who do not know, a styled shoot is when a group of vendors get together and simulate a wedding or other event. It helps everyone promote their business and is a good […]

My First Styled Shoot Experience

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Wedding at Knotting Hill Place This past weekend we were blessed to be able to capture Grace and Hectors wedding at the beautiful Knotting Hill Place. It may have been a sweltering hot day with temperatures north of 100, but that did not dampen the spirits of those in attendance. Everyone was overjoyed to attend […]

Wedding at Knotting Hill Place

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The Big Day “I’m nervous” Olivia replied. A pretty standard response for a bride the day of her wedding. We had just arrived, Olivia was in the midst of hair and makeup. Her mother, some family, and maid of honor were with her for comfort, support, and fun. After introductions and some hugs, we started […]

Dallas Summer Wedding

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The Big Day “Wow! The time has flown!” the bride thought to herself. What a day it had been! The ceremony was magical! The daddy daughter dance was beautiful! The speeches even went better than expected. “My goodness!” She thought, “It’s already 8:30PM! We still need to cut the cake, toss the flowers, and remove […]

How many hours for the Wedding Day?

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Gestures of Love “I have had to shell out quite a bit of money on this wedding.” The stepfather of the bride announced while making his toast. “But I do not see it as spending money, but rather an investment.” “All of you here have been invested in so that you can help this couple […]

Wedding at Oak & Ivy

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Enjoying Every Moment The day had arrived! After postponing, rescheduling, and rearranging, it was finally here! Jazmine and Addison had worked so hard getting all the details correct and they were! The venue selected was Hawthorne Hills. A quaint location outside of Denton Texas with a luxurious white creamy interior and perfect outdoor area for […]

North Texas Wedding at Hawthorne Hills

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