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Investing in Love Reaching into her pocket she pulled out $5 and handed it to the groom. “Stetson, just as my father gave me $5 in order to encourage me to become best friends with Becky, I now give $5 to you.” As the crowd erupted with applause Stetson stood up, smiling from ear to […]

Beautiful Wedding day at Davis & Grey

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Engagement Session at White Rock Lake “True love is your soul’s recognition of its counterpart in another.” – Owen Wilson. This quote from the movie Wedding Crashers was so fitting for our last engagement session. A week ago we met up with Danielle and Chris at White Rock Lake. These two met at a friend’s […]

Engagement Session at White Rock Lake

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The Beginning of Something Special Sometimes love is closer than you think. When Jeremiah and Tanya started attending a workout boot camp, camp gladiator, they did not know what was in store for them. After a few sessions they slowly became friends. As their friendship grew they both made a discovery. Not only did they […]

Dreamy Night for an Engagement Session at Arbor Hills

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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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The Beginning of something special About 12 years ago I had saved up around $700 worth of silver. April’s birthday was just around the corner and I wanted to do something special for her. Since we had been together I knew she had a passion for photography. She had taken a few college courses in […]

April Sapp Photography: The beginning story behind the Business

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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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