let me start by saying i can’t believe that this is my job.  i get to hang out with wonderful people, totally in love and take photos of them.  that’s amazing.

amanda, clayton, and alexis were just perfect.  (alexis may be my favorite 6 year old on the planet.)  they love to cook, so this was the perfect setting for their engagement session.

i’m not sure clayton understands the “proper” way to taste things.

thank you guys for a great session and for sending me home with a bag full of cookies.

it’s been a long time since i had this much fun during a session.  angela, bj, and addy were the best.  i started by having them “walk towards me”.  they decided to run.  :)

then to make this next photo i had them literally walking backwards.  i know.  i just blew your mind.  backwards!

slamball!  someone (bj) got dunked on.  (bad)

family time!
while watching a movie.
while bj checks his phone.
(don’t judge, we’ve all done it.)

angela is a couple years older than bj.  which technically makes her a cougar.

thank you 3 for a killer session.  the wedding is going to be a blast!

i hit it off right away with these two.  they are everything i love about my couples. casual, fun, and totally into each other.  sports played a large part in both of their lives growing up.  their first year or so of dating was spent watching texas ranger and frisco rough rider games.  lindsey’s parents also have season tickets to the riders so this seemed like the perfect backdrop to tell part of their story.

i hate to do this to you lindsey, but for the record jim was 2-3 on popcorn catching while she was 0-3

lindsey’s parents have been married 30 plus years.  they sit in these seats together.  want to stay married 30 plus years?  sit close to each other often.

thank you guys for a great afternoon.  the day was a blast.  in fact,  let’s play two.  (see you in june.)

ok so i know you are all excited about mlk day and the presidential inauguration, but let’s be honest.  the most important voting results are the ones i’m about to announce.  lots of great entries, lots of votes, 6 winners.  congrats to everyone and a special congrats to the winners.  i’ll get in touch with you each about your 16×20 print.

here are each of the winners starting with one of my favorites.
thanks again everyone for voting and thank you for all the kind words you left for each of the couples.  i know they loved reading them.

ok people, time to get your vote on. the couple with the winning image will get a fancy big 16×20 print. pick your favorite image. you can only vote once, the voting is open for 2 days. winners will be announced january 21.

vote at the bottom of this post.

ready set. go!

here are the entries.