…g day. The things you don’t plan for, the tiny details that bubble up to the surface and make your day that much more unique. Here are a few of my favorites from this past year. 1: Mule That moment when it starts to drizzle and your nephew comes to your rescue on your wedding day. 2: Kicks I love when a bride rocks some bling sneakers. 3: Working Mom Breast. Makeup Artist. Ever. 4: Privacy The thing about getting married in a rodeo area……

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…of college ball at DBU as well as some minor league ball for the Normal Cornbelters. (click the link to see their AMAZING mascot.) And finally we end our post with Jaime & Alan. The only thing Jaime loves more than barrel racing is her fireman. The only thing Alan loves more than fighting fires is his Jaime. I am ALWAYS a fan when a guy seems big and strong enough to snap me in half, yet is tender and soft spoken to his bride to be. (Nice…

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…ages are super thick and amazingly sturdy! They also all lay flat so there is no big ugly crease keeping you from seeing your images! Even though I’m posting some photos of the album, these really have to be held to be appreciated. The leather is soft and fluffy, sometimes my kids take naps on them before I ship them out to brides. Kim and Josh are HUGE HUGE HUGE Aggies so I thought I would also take some extra special photos for them. :)…

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…Phil’s wedding. You’ll see more in the next few days, but these just jumped out at me as I imported them. In case you didn’t read the previous post. Erika & Phil chose to just have a small ceremony with only immediate family. It was one of my favorite weddings I have ever attended! (Can you spot the secret code?) :) Thanks guys for trusting me to capture and pass on your day to all your friends and family. I’ll be…

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…7;s husband told me he was surprising her by doing a fake vow renewal at the church they were married in 3 years ago, I was giddy. See, I filmed their 1st wedding back on January 13, 2007, so the chance to pull out a camera and shoot some video at a “ceremony” was too good to pass up. I was just planning on giving them the footage I shot, but then the video editing bug bit me and I whipped this together. Three Quick words of warning….

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…ys so much fun. Anna did and AMAZING job so you have to get in touch with her if you are looking for one.   (Anna’s Website) They had a small ceremony that was pretty much all family. It really was super intimate and wonderful.     After their “get-a-way” they met me behind the church for a 30 minute portrait session. We had a blast.             Sara told him to make his duck-face….

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…st with a story all of it’s own that I’ll tell you about later.) It has been a blast being “on set” the past few days and here are just a few of the shots I’ve captured. Anyway, if you want to find out more and learn about this amazing little family, you should go to the Bayless Construction website. They are the builders heading up the project. You can also view a live feed of the construction here. Oh…. I guess…

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…e a shot that had never happened at their wedding. Booking a wedding photographer is more about trust than a package price or actual photography. You are booking me believing that I will show up 1 year from our meeting date and capture something never captured before. You are booking me because you believe I understand what your day means to you. You are booking me knowing that I’ll see something on your day that no one else can see or…

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…ite things I have ever posted on my site. Part 1. Part 2: Last year I asked one of my brides who broke off her engagement if she would be willing to share what that process was like and everything that it involved. She was kind and brave enough to say yes. It is still one of the most viewed pages on my website and was the top Google result for broken engagement for a while last year. Regardless of how great your engagement or relationship is you…

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…BDJs and said, “can we change our last song to something fun and fast?” (They had chosen a slow song a few weeks ago during one of their consultations.) He asked her if she had a favorite and she said “uh…..” 1/2 a second later Casey suggested a song and had the whole place jumpin’ Every photo you see below happened because Casey knew just what to do and was able to react and make it happen in about 10…

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