arizona/texas ♥

"...goin' to the chapel and we're
gonna' get married...goin' to the chapel of love..."

I simply love this girl.
She is sunshine.
And oh, how he loves her!
His eyes sparkle when he looks at her.  Really looks at her. :)

I got to travel to Houston to photograph my friend Caroline's wedding to Kyle this last March.
The first thing I noticed in getting off the plane were all the belt buckles and "ya'll's" being thrown around. :) 
No, I was not in Kansas anymore, toto.

And what a wedding it was...Caroline should win an award for the best bride who noticed details without being a bridezilla!
She had monogrammed everything!  Jackets, bags, bridesmaids tanks, mrs. bride...absolute perfection in my eyes!  And her colors were so original to me!  Coral + Navy Blue...fresh and most definitly modern + cool! 

The day started off with Caroline picking me up to photograph her getting her make-up done at "facade".  Probably the most perfect place ever to get your face beautified.  There were mirrors everywhere in the makeup parlor...with little pillows surrounding the vast amounts of brushes, makeup + hair things...just perfect for the bride on the day of her wedding!  The chapel she got married at was at the church where Kyle's dad is a pastor of.  I say "chapel" and it sounds quaint, right?  Nope...this was one of three weddings going on at the same time...it's just that this church is g.i.n.o.r.m.o.u.s.!  And simply beautiful!  Brick everything...LOVED it!
And then the reception was in the coolest tucked away PERFECT reception place...ivy growing on the outside walls, chandeliers hanging from the ceiling...wrought iron fences with water features...peaceful and breathtaking at the same time...I simply LOVED the whole day!  Amazing day, amazing people! :)

Thank you SO much for letting me be a part of your Kyle + Caroline and I wish you both the best in your Big State of Texas :)

glitter in the air...

a little look inside my head.  my life has a soundtrack.  every day.
no lie. :)
for me, music enhances life and is constant - whether it's audible, or not.
so every day I have an active ipod that constantly plays...inside my head.
and in sweet moments, on my radio too :)  that's when I simply smile...because I feel like those moments are presents from God.
I might be crazy...maybe not. 
but for this shoot, there were two songs that were playing in the soundtrack in my head. :)

glitter in the air - by pink :)  and
wildflowers - by tom petty.

this girl sparkles...like glitter.
there's a line in pink's song that asks the questions
"...have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?"...just because it sparkles.
and the other song sings the statement
"...you belong, in fields of wildflowers..."
and this girl?
she does belong there...beautiful, glittery, free-spirited girl. :)

evy love creations

I love who Lauren is and what she does!

She is the owner of the newly established "evy love creations" (named after her daughter and her amazingly unique name!) and is super talented and creative!  Working to design a new logo/banner for her new etsy store kind-of happened randomly, but I'm SO glad that she let me play with it.  I love her desire to use damask print + birds in her logo...very cheerful and modern for the field that she's in!

I wish her ALL the success in her endeavor + you should check out what she creates in her etsy store! 
Visit her HERE!

Congratulations, Lauren!

You can see my thought process refine a little bit throughout this...
Here are a few of the "first takes"...

getting closer... :)

and the winner!

i ♥ desserts!

this weeks challenge is your favorite dessert!  who doesn't love that?!  plus, the guest judge this week is bakerella...someone I've been following in blog-land for a little while now...she makes the most amazing cake pops!

these "groom strawberries" are Ah-mazing!  plus, they're sitting on top of chocolate cake...does it get any more perfect?!  I submit, that it does not...only maybe if a can of diet coke was sitting right next to these... ;)

check out more DE-licious desserts here:

blue eyed beauties :)

I love the contrast of these two beauty queens! :)
gina is super striking with her beautiful golden red hair + striking blue eyes...and the contrast of haydens soft blonde locks with the same blue, blue eyes...well, it's just beautiful.
and, I love that these two are beautiful inside and out...cool combination :)
perfect mini shoot! :)