Niki and Peter's Engagement Portraits

We had a very busy weekend, but for us that means we are also having a lot of fun, and Niki and Peter's engagement shoot was exactly that... fun! We met up at the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens (always a popular location) and walked and talked while we set up some great shots. These are two of the nicest people you could ever hope to work with and so photogenic too! We always tell couples to forget we are there and just focus on each other and that always leads to some sweet and romantic pics. Take a look for yourselves...

Brad & Sheli

I consider myself to be a lucky guy for any number of reasons. I have a beautiful wife who supports me and shows me how much she loves me everyday, I have an incredible son who never ceases to amaze me, and I have not one, but two jobs that I absolutely LOVE! Every once in a while the two jobs overlap and that just means even more fun. This weekend I was able to take some portraits of two of my friends from work. Brad is one of our brave and talented firefighter from station two and Sheli is one of our coolest cops. Somewhere along the line they fell in love and are getting hitched this summer. They asked me to come up to Denton and take some engagement/family portraits. Needless to say we had fun and got some great shots!

Jennifer & Heath's Engagements

We went 1 for 2 on engagement shoots this weekend. Unfortunately the heavy rain forced us to postpone one shoot on Sunday, but luckily we were still able to meet with Jennifer and Heath for our Saturday booking. I say "we", but actually Alex did everything this go round. I ended up pulling a rare weekend shift at the EFD so Alex didn't have her trusty pack mule to help lug all the equipment around while she had fun posing and shooting. She managed to pack light (which for us is only 2 cameras, a few lenses, and a couple of strobes) She was able get some really amazing shots of these two love birds before it started to sprinkle. She told me I missed a really fun session, in fact the first words out of her mouth were "You're gonna love Heath, he's just like you!" I'm looking forward to their May wedding... Enjoy the pics!

Amy & Alan's Engagements

It's not unusual for us to become good friends with our clients, I guess it's just part of sharing such an intimate and personal event like a wedding with them. Amy and Alan are no exception. When we met them for a consultation earlier this year, we ended up talking and hanging out at Starbuck's for a couple of hours. Of course we started talking about photography and there wedding, but then we just start talking to them like we've known them for years. I've got to say, that is one of the best parts of the job. We are very lucky to get to meet so many wonderful people and it really makes our job so much easier. I mean look at these pics, do they look like they are nervous or uncomfortable... heck no! They seemed to have a blast and it really shows. Sometimes I'm not sure who has more fun, us or our clients! Amy and Alan, we really enjoyed the shoot and we can't wait to capture your wedding!

Waco or bust...

For our second shoot yesterday we met Chelsea and Mike in Waco. The temperature rose to a toasty 35 degrees, which compared to 19 earlier in the morning actually felt warm! We started off at the suspension bridge in downtown where Mike asked Chelsea to be his bride. From there we found a few other cool spots. Mike is a big fan of the Houston Texans and wanted some shots with him and Chelsea in their jerseys... they looked so cute! We had a blast shooting in a new location and I think the results were incredible. Here are some of my favs: