When I was little, I used to pretend I was a horse. Or a wolf. Sometimes a tiger. Whatever suited my fancy. I was one of thooose girls. I didn't really play with dolls or put on lipstick and wear my mom's heels. Instead, I created elaborate stories in my head and played them out for hours, sometimes days, until the story was complete.

As I got older, I thought for a time that I wanted to be a writer. Instead of acting out the stories in my imagination, I tried to put them on paper. I would sit down and start these grand novels, only to begin another one after a few chapters in the first. I had every intention of finishing them. I just... never did. Apparently writing isn't my strong suit.

Then I found a camera. Jackpot. I found a way to stop time. To tell real stories. The kind of stories that should be remembered. Need to be remembered. Stories full of life and love that beg to be preserved and shared.

So I guess you could call me a story teller. A really, really ridiculously blessed and happily married story teller who can't cook but laughs a lot and has three dogs. I love my life.

And I'd love to tell your story : )

Piazza in the Village Texas Wedding: Amanda + Blaine

She glanced at herself in the mirror, took a sip of her Monster, and smiled. Sitting in her mom’s bathroom, her family bustling around the house in preparation, Amanda smoothed her veil and watched the last pieces of her hair fall perfectly into place. A light breeze rustled through the leaves outside and the sun poured through the windows of the home, a welcome change of weather from the rain and thunder all week. Yes, it was going to be a perfect day. All that was left to do was slip into her gown and walk down the aisle to her groom. So as she sat getting ready in that house for the last time, she smiled.

He glanced at the clock on the wall, shifted his feet, and smiled. Standing at the alter, music rolling off of the piano keys, Blaine straightened his jacket and watched the chapel doors in anticipation. Their guests stood and light poured through the doors as they swung open, Amanda shining radiantly as she walked down the aisle. Yes, the day could not be more perfect. All that was left to do was take her hand and promise to be true to her as long as they both shall live. So as he stood at the front of the chapel ready to share his home, his life with the woman walking towards him, he smiled.

Married: Amanda + Blaine

Amanda and Blaine got married on a gorgeous spring day in Texas! In a beautiful chapel they vowed to love each other through thick and thin, sealing it with a kiss. Then with their family and friends they celebrated their marriage with laughter, tears, and of course, dancing the night away :) Amanda and Blaine, thank you so much for entrusting me with the honor of documenting your wedding!! It was such a joy to celebrate with you! Huge thank you to you and your families for making me feel so welcome and showing me some real southern hospitality… and taking me to get some Cocoa Krispies ;) Wishing you guys many, many years of bliss together!!