Many congratulations to Cole and Meg. These two were married in perfect Texas fashion with a Father of the Bride twist thrown into the mix as the reception was hosted at the bride’s home here in Waco. It was a perfect evening full of good friends, great food, hilarious dancing, and the at home charm that little girls dreams of for their wedding. I have so many more amazing details of the food to share come next week. For now, please enjoy this wonderful celebration.

Could Meg be any more stunning? I hardly believe so.

Happy Birthday to Me. I am so very glad that someone dreamed me up and let me loose.

To everyone who has loved me well over the years – I am so grateful for each of you. Thank you.

And thanks to you, Dad, for getting me fireworks for my birthday every year. :)

Seven years ago they dated. Seven years ago it did not work out. She moved to Sri Lanka and served in the rebuilding of villages and hearts in the wake of the Tsunami. He moved to Spain, among many other adventures, to serve the nations of the world. In 2009 she found herself back stateside, while he had ventured north to Canada. And then 2010 came, bringing with it a deep stirring of love that had been put away for so many years. He was going to be in town, she had to see him. She knew how he liked her hair, got her nails done, carefully chose her outfit and he came to her door. Without knowing at all what change was in her heart, he boldly greeted her and said, “You look beautiful.” And so he and she began their story again. For good this time. In a matter of weeks he and she were engaged and at the end of this month they will wed on a mountain top in Colorado surrounded by loved ones from all over the globe. I simply can not wait. Todd and Lexia – I love your story, thank you for letting me in to the great design of your lives.

Gah! Here is who I love: Junebug Weddings. Junebug is a fantastic source for brides. They highlight great photographers all over the world and are helping to raise the bar for wedding photography by distilling down the best of the best. They make it easy for brides to know the potential that is out there for capturing beauty, humor, and everything else that makes weddings wonderful via their Photobug Blog. Today they are featuring phenomenal silhouette images and chose as one my image of Susan and Kirby. It is one of my favorites images as well, because Susan’s fingers still fanned out in girlish delight even as she went in for perhaps the hundredth kiss with her beau. Happiness!

I am also thrilled to announce that you can find me listed as one of the top ten wedding photographers for the Dallas / Texas Area. My feature and online brochure are lovely – I cordially invite you to stop on over and browse the listing.

You may also notice a few changes to the blog. Thanks to the lovely folks over at Flosites my blog as been moved over to WordPress. Images are brighter, sharper, and even easier for google to organize. Stop by often and get excited for even more stories of love, life, and all things delightful.

Kyle and Maddie make my heart glad. They are both so overtly delighted in having the other. She knows he will love her all her days and he knows she is almost too good to be true. The ease of love that flowed between Kyle and Maddie made my job a breeze. They know how to love one another well and public affection at the local coffee shop was no problem. Maddie has a sincere love for all things Waco. As such, we hit up the uber fabulous Common Grounds – a hallowed place for all quality locals – as well as the classic suspension bridge, taking a different angle than usual. I adore all the color from this session as well as the fact that Maddie is a native Chicagoan (like myself) and sported her Cubs tee with pride. I am so looking forward to their November wedding. Congrats you two!