Roxy and Kai Photography is now : Sarah Q {Photography for Happy People}

NEW BLOG and WEBSITE!

2008-07-25T22:34:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! This blog has OFFICIALLY MOVED! Please update your bookmarks and subscriptions to : http://www.sarah-q-photo.blogspot.com

I have a new website, too! Check it out here : http://www.sarah-q.com

GO GO GO GO GO GO GOOOOOOO TO THE NEW SITE NOWWWWWW!

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Meredith and Eric (are engaged!)

2008-07-22T23:08:00.000-07:00

Okay, I usually don't start with the last photo taken, but this is just toooooo gorgeous. Meredith - you are a SUPERMODEL!

Oh, and big huge congrats you guys. Your wedding is going to ROCK!

Meredith and Eric got engaged at the Greenbelt, so that's where we started. How sweet are these? It was sooooo worth the hike :)

I know I've posted pictures from this spot before, but these are just SOOOOOO much fun!

LOVE LOVE LOVE the red shoes!

One of my FAVORITE pictures EVER ...

See Eric, aren't you glad you gave in to the grass shot?

Okay, back to the sunset shots ...

I know this one is a lot like the first one, but I just couldn't decide which I liked better. Opinions? Post a comment! I loooooove comments :)

Hope to see you soon for Bridals, Meredith!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Ella and Jakob

2008-07-17T17:03:00.000-07:00

I love this family! They're so much fun to be around! Check out some of my favorites from their session last week ...

I LOOOOVE this one!

Remember this wall?

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Johanna and James (are married!!)

2008-07-14T01:06:00.000-07:00

Johanna and James were married at the Southwest School of Art & Craft in San Antonio last month. I love this couple - they're so so cute. Check out some of my faves ...

It's hard work putting on a wedding dress :)

See the baby bump? Johanna is SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT!! Huge congrats you guys - I can't wait to take baby pictures! :)

You're stuck with each other now ...

FAAAAAAVORITE!

I've been shot!

Okay, I'll admit it - getting a really good shot of the bouquet in the air is tough. Soooo, I was slightly excited about this shot! I love Johanna's face, too!

Congrats Johanna and James!

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Sarah and Allen's Wedding

2008-07-09T22:50:00.000-07:00

Sarah and Allen were married almost two weeks ago at the Vinyards of Waverly Manor, just outside Conroe, Texas. It was my first time shooting there, but hopefully not my last - it's a GORGEOUS venue! So, gorgeous venue, gorgeous bride, super sweet hunky groom ... they made my job WAY too easy this time. Seriously. Check out some of my faves :)

PLUS, Sarah and Allen agreed to see each other before the wedding so we could get some good shots of them while we still had daylight. I love love love it when couples see each other before - it's sooooooo romantic!

My good friend Bobbi would say "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?!" here :)

Vintage graininess ... loooove it!

How ADORABLE are the flower girls?!? I just love these smiles :)

Sweetest first dance of all time ...

Congratulations Sarah and Allen!

XOXO, Sarah and Henry Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Sneak Peek!

2008-07-08T21:47:00.001-07:00

I'm up late tonight working on Sarah and Allen's wedding photos and thought I'd post a couple of my faves early. Hopefully the rest will be up tomorrow night. For now ... can you say GORRRRRGEOUS!?!?!

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Roxy and Kai

2008-07-07T20:19:00.000-07:00

I was just moving over some photos from one hard drive to another and found these shots from a few weeks ago that I never posted. Now that I'm so used to Roxy with short hair, it's weird to see her with loooooong piggy tails again!

How adorable are my babies? I mean, really? I have the CUTEST BABIES EVER! :)

People always tell me when they meet Roxy and Kai that they're suprised at how little they are. I guess that's 'cause I shoot so many close-ups! So, to show how tiny Rox is ...

I love you babies!

XOXO, Mama

Cara and Jeff are ENGAGED!

2008-07-07T15:22:00.001-07:00

Cara and Jeff live in New York City. I really wanted to make it up there to shoot their engagements, but couldn't get the timing right, so they came here! They're getting married in September and just from spending an hour with them at this session, I can tell their wedding is going to be a BLAST! They're soooooo cute! Some of my faves ...

Check out the fish!!

Hey, I do "normal" pictures, too :)

Congrats Cara and Jeff! See you in September!!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Yvette & Myron's Wedding

2008-07-06T22:02:00.000-07:00

Yvette & Myron were married May 31st in Houston (see the nifty ring shot - 31 for the 31st - get it?? Yeah, I know, I'm clever :) Check out some of my faves!

Yvette decided to get dressed at her sister's house. Good thinking, Yvette! I LOOOOVE this staircase!

Yvette's dad's speech was SOOOO funny!

Future brides and grooms, take notice ... the more time you set aside for photos of the two of you, the more you'll LOOOOVE your wedding photos. I PROMISE! Sara and Peter (see the post right under this one) and Yvette and Myron gave me around 30 minutes for a wedding day bride/groom session right at sunset. Come on, you KNOW you wanna!

Myron said he wanted an old-style photo of them NOT smiling (like they used to pose a hundred years ago or so) I told him I'd hook it up for him ... :)

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Sara and Peter!

2008-07-05T21:18:00.000-07:00

Okay, I LOOOOVE this couple! They are SO much fun - silly and quirky and goofy as can be - they're EXACTLY the kind of couple I wanna work with every single weekend. Plus it's obvious how much they love each other. Sara and Peter, I'm SO looking forward to shooting your 50th anniversary party one day!

Some of my faves from the big day ...

Sara, you're GORGEOUS!

Sara and Peter RAN out of the church at full speed. I love how blurry and grainy and adorably chaotic this photo is ...

A little bit of funky processing for a fun jumping photo ...

SOOOO CUTE

I told Sara to pick a door. She said she wanted to be bloods and Peter could be crips. She then proceeded to shoot him :)

Sunset bride and groom photos are MY FAVORITE!

I love this one :)

Peter's family is Cambodian. Check out the AWESOME reception entertainment ...

Traditional Cambodian dancing ... I love it!

I LOVE WEDDING KARAOKE! Check out the groomsmen singing "Whatta Man"

And Peter, you are SUCH a rock star!

I love you guys! HUUUUUGE congrats on throwing the most fun wedding of the year! :) I can't wait to see you again soon :)

XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Taylor and Clay's Wedding

2008-07-04T01:57:00.000-07:00

Taylor and Clay were married at the Southwest School of Art & Craft a few weeks ago. A few of my faves ...

How GORGEOUS is Taylor?!?!?

One of the bridesmaids had this chart that showed where everyone was supposed to stand ... HA! I love it!

Ohhhh, how I love vintage photoshop actions :)

Congrats Taylor and Clay!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Roxy got a haircut!

2008-07-01T23:50:00.000-07:00

Is this the cutest haircut you've ever seen?! Yeah, me, too :)

And how great is this wall? Thanks to Jenn Nichols for telling me where to find it! I could NOT pick a favorite, so you guys get to see 'em all ...

Life.

2008-07-01T12:13:00.000-07:00

A message for Jessie ...

Sometimes life is tough. Sometimes it's completely unfair. But don't worry. Every little thing is gonna be alright. Life is good. I love you, baby sister.

XOXO, Sissy

Mckenna is 9 Months Old!

2008-06-25T01:05:00.000-07:00

If you've been here before, you know Mckenna! She's one of my all-time favorite models! Seriously ... how cute is this?!?

And of course, one with Mama ... sooooo sweet!

See you again soon Mckenna!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q {Photography for Happy People}

2008-06-23T22:59:00.000-07:00

We're changing things up around here! Coming soon ... a new portrait site, all new wedding photos and a NEWWWWW NAME! Roxy and Kai Photography is now

Sarah Q {photography for happy people}

or just Sarah Q for short. More info coming soon! Stay tuned!

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Jessica and Vinnie (in San Antonio Weddings Magazine!)

2008-06-16T10:03:00.001-07:00

Jessica and Vinnie's wedding is going to be featured in San Antonio Weddings Magazine! How awesome is THAT?!?! Some of my faves ...

The flowergirls were SO SO SO cute ...

This one of Vinnie was taken by my second shooter, Tali!

How cool is this castle cake?! It had a REAL sword inside it! That's definitely a first :)

They had BELLYDANCERS! FUNNNNN!

Dawn and Matt (are engaged!)

2008-06-04T00:14:00.001-07:00

I looooove Dawn and Matt! They're so cute, so silly, so much fun ... they're EXACTLY my kinda couple :) I can't WAIT for their wedding!

Check out some of my faves from their engagement session ...

Dan, Thomas and Alex

2008-05-29T23:23:00.001-07:00

One of my all-time bestest friends, Maya, had a baby last month! His name is Alex and he's the CUTEST BABY EVER! This is baby number three for Maya and her hubby Frank. They now have three crazy boys - Dan (who happens to be Roxy's boyfriend), Thomas (who is almost exactly the same age as Kai) and baby Alex (who was born in Maya's van and has bright BLUUUUUUUE eyes!) I got to hang out with them for an afternoon recently and snapped a bunch of pics. Check out my faves (and a slideshow!)

HELLOOOOO BLUE EYES!

Who doesn't love super sweet baby toes!?

Monkey Feet!!

Dan and Alex (I LOOOOOOOVE THIS PHOTO!)

Are you KIDDING me?!?! How CUTE is this?

Dan, you're such a goofball!

Thomas hearts the camera and the camera hearts him back :)

Love the hair!

I can see why Roxy loves you, Dan :)

I love these of Thomas playing the guitar!

And Dan making silly faces ...

Thanks for being such great models, you guys! See you again soon :)

Oh, yeah! Just because I've been dying to use this song on an "All Boys" session, here's a slideshow! Sooooo sweet :)

Sindhi and Suneet

2008-05-29T00:04:00.001-07:00

I LOVE this couple! They're so much fun and soooooo sweet! I can't wait for their wedding - it's gonna be a BLAST! For now, check out some of my faves from their engagement session a few weeks ago ...

Portrait Contest!

2008-05-28T14:57:00.000-07:00

Roxy and Kai Photography is launching a new portrait site soon and is in search of Austinites that are CUTE, FUN and CREATIVE! We want people who are willing to go downtown, grab some ice cream cones with us or do cartwheels at the park. There will be NOOOOOO sitting in a line for portraits or saying cheese at the camera. Just fun, natural, silly photos of happy looking Austin families, babies, kids and teens. Have pink hair or tattoos? AWESOME! Do your kiddos love to dress themselves in crazy outfits? Bring 'em on! We love bright colors, big funky jewelry, guys in cool hats, girls in vintage dresses, mismatched everything! The more creative you are, the more we wanna shoot you! :)

Soooooooo ... we're having a PORTRAIT CONTEST! Grab the nearest camera and shoot a photo of yourself, your family, your kiddos or whoever you think would be a PERFECT Roxy and Kai portrait model in their FAVORITE outfit(s). The more fun and creative you look, the better your chances are of being picked. With your photo, tell us why we should pick you - what makes you or your family so much fun?! We'll be choosing three families, three high school seniors and three babies to receive a free session and be featured on our new portrait site. Each winner will also receive a FREE high-res CD of edited photos from the shoot. Awesome, huh?!

All entries should be sent to : sarah@roxyandkai.com.

To view our wedding and current portrait site, visit : http://www.roxyandkai.com

We can't wait to hear from you!

Melissa and Larry (in Puerto Vallarta!)

2008-05-18T22:39:00.000-07:00

Melissa and Larry were married in BEEEEEAUUUUUUUTIFUL Puerto Vallarta on Friday! Their wedding was SOOOOOO much fun! Henry and I are still here in Mexico, soaking up the sun and getting some MUCH needed chill-time. Stay tuned for some photos from our fun day downtown (coming soon!) For now, check out some of my faves from the wedding ...

Angela and Chris (are MARRIED!)

2008-05-02T20:09:00.000-07:00

Angela and Chris were married in March at the River Rock Event Center in San Antonio and I LOOOOOOVE LOVE LOVE their photos! Check out some of my faves ...

Shelley + Trey (ENGAGED!!)

2008-04-28T18:26:00.000-07:00

How insanely ADORABLE are Shelley and Trey?!?! I totally love this couple (and their doggies, too!) ...

Okay, I told them I was going to blog this whole series of photos ... see if you can figure out why. HAHA!

Thanks for being sooooo adorable you guys! I can't wait to see you again soon!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Jennifer + Jon (Engaged!!)

2008-04-01T23:09:00.000-07:00

Jennifer and Jon are so stinkin' cute! Check out some of my faves from their engagement session ...

Jessie, Esther and Friends

2008-03-24T08:46:00.001-07:00

How ADORABLE is my baby sister Jessie?! She's the one in the middle and those are her two BFFs, Ashleigh and Dakota. Thanks for being such rockin' models (even if you NEVER stop talking!) :)

Poor Ashleigh ... attacked by her hair! :)

And now the moody teenagers :)

Fierce, Jessie! So fierce!

Okay, now for my step-daughter Esther ... the COMPLETE OPPOSITE of Jessie and her friends! :) Actually, Jessie and Esther get along great, they just look completely different.

Freakin' GORGEOUS ...

I love this one!

Tilt Shift!

2008-03-16T15:27:00.000-07:00

Check out this fun shot from yesterday's wedding! I rented a tilt-shift lens to play with and got some cool looking results. This photo has NOT been blurred in Photoshop! COOOOOL, huh?

Back with more SOON!
XOXO, Sarah Q

Baby Ben is 6 Months Old!

2008-02-28T15:57:00.000-08:00

I didn't think Ben could get any cuter, but LOOK at him NOW! He's six months old and SOOOOOO adorable! His mama Angela is pretty adorable, herself and let me shoot a couple of her this time. Check out my faves!

(PS ... These were taken in the NEWWWWW STUUUUUDIO! More pics coming SOON!)

How freakin' CUUUUUUUTE are these bunny ears?!??!

And the BOW TIE?!?! Are you kidding me?! Soooooo cute! Happy (early) St. Patrick's Day Ben!

The many faces of Benji ...

Sorry, Ben, but your cry is TOO cute to not blog!

I love these!

Thanks Ben, for being soooooo adorable! I'll see you again SOON!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Roxy and her Dollhouse

2008-02-23T20:26:00.000-08:00

How adorable is this dollhouse Roxy got for Christmas?!? She LOVES it! So, today we loaded it onto the stroller and went looking for a field right before sunset. Ohhhhhh, how I love that golden light :)

Notice her shoes?? She ALWAYS puts them on the wrong feet. ALWAYS! When I say something about it, she says "I know Mom. I like them that way." :)

I have green eyes and Henry has brown. Somehow, though, both our babies ended up with BLUUUUUUUUUUE!

A little different ... anyone noticed lately that I loooooove textures? :)

Thanks for being such a great model Roxy :)

Love, Mama

Monica + Arthur (are MARRIED!)

2008-02-20T19:47:00.000-08:00

BIG congrats to Monica and Arthur who were married last month in Austin. They are SO SO SO SWEET! I love people in love! :)

Some of my faves ... (you'll notice I looooved Monica's little nephew! He was the cutest thing ever! And he cried all the way down the aisle. It was adorable! :)

Congratulations Monica and Arthur! I hope to see you again SOON!!
XOXO, Sarah Q

Jennifer + CJ

2008-02-14T09:10:00.000-08:00

This session was SOOOOOOO much FUNNNNN!! My gorgeous friend Jennifer Nichols, a crazy-talented photographer here in Austin (and my new studio-mate!) asked me to take some photos of her and her adorable hubby CJ for their website. We had so much fun and the pictures came out so great! When I tried to narrow down photos for the blog, I had almost 100 favorites! HA!! So I went through again and narrowed some more. Check 'em out and leave some comments!

"Highsteppin' for YOU!"

I LOVE this shot!

Check out these awesome night photos! I'm LOOOOVING off-camera flash!

Thanks Jenn and CJ for such a fun session!! I hope you LOVE your photos!!!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Allison + Jeff

2008-02-10T19:18:00.000-08:00

Allison and Jeff are getting MARRIED! Check out some of my faves from their Engagement Session!

Allison and Jeff play rollerhockey!! How CUUUUUUTE are these?!?!

Kai

2008-02-10T13:54:00.000-08:00

I've been trying to not schedule anything on Sundays so we can spend at least one day a week as a family, doing something fun. This past week, though, has been SOOOO busy with us moving into the new studio that I've gotten a little behind on editing and album designs. I stayed up 'til almost 4am last night working and I'm sure I'll be up just as late tonight, too. I hate spending the WHOLE DAY behind a computer ... the kiddos get so bored and restless. Kai, especially, HATES it when I work. He's quite a little mama's boy and will sit by me while I'm working just looking at me, waiting for me to play with him. So, if I'm late getting you something, blame it on this face (it's my weakness) ...

Love you Kai!
XOXO, Mama

Pink!

2008-02-09T22:21:00.000-08:00

So THAT's why my wedding colors were hot pink and black! :)

Take this quiz ... FUN COLOR QUIZ ... and tell me what color you are!

I'm DEEP PINK! Here's a pretty spot-on description of me ...

"Your dominant hues are red and magenta. You love doing your own thing and going on your own adventures, but there are close friends you know you just can't leave behind. You can influence others on days when you're patient, but most times you just want to go out, have fun, and do your own thing.

Your saturation level is high - you get into life and have a strong personality. Everyone you meet will either love you or hate you - either way, your goal is to get them to change the world with you. You are very hard working and don't have much patience for people without your initiative.

Your outlook on life is very bright. You are sunny and optimistic about life and others find it very encouraging, but remember to tone it down if you sense irritation."

**EDITED to include a photo from MY wedding!! Check out me and my crazy hubby, shot by the FABBBBBBBBBBULOUS bobbi+mike :

Fo Shizzle

2008-02-07T20:20:00.000-08:00

Maybe this has been around a long time and I'm just now discovering it, but

GIZOOGLE is freakin HILARIOUS! :)

It's like Google, but with street cred. Check out my blog, GIZOOGLED (translated into Snoop-talk!)

Fo SHIZZLE!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Melissa and Tristan's FIRST KISS!!

2008-02-05T21:18:00.000-08:00

So I've discovered that keeping up with TWO blogs is tough!! If you haven't seen the new MAMARAZZI SCHOOL BLOG, check it out! We're also moving into a NEW STUDIO this week!!!! How awesome is that?!?! I'm so excited! Pics coming soon, so stay tuned!

Okay, so those are my excuses for being a blog-slacker. Now for some photos!

Melissa and Tristan are MARRRRRRRRRRIED!! You might remember their ENGAGEMENTS from last year and Melissa's BRIDALS from December. Melissa and Tristan had never kissed before their wedding day, so I got the AMAZING job of capturing the most important kiss ever! It was the sweetest moment and the looooooooooongest kiss I've ever shot! The whole wedding was GORGEOUS and after that first kiss, they could NOT stop making out! It was so cute!

I absolutely love this couple! Check out some of my faves ...

THE FIRST KISSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

Lookie Lookie! A SLIDESHOW!!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Michael + BaTina (are SOOOOO freakin' CUTE!)

2008-01-23T00:10:00.000-08:00

Michael and Batina are getting married in March and OH. MY. GOODNESS. are they freakin' CUTE or what?!?! I loooove them and these photos! Leave some comments ... you know you wanna!

Happy Birthday ROXY!!!!!

2008-01-22T09:48:00.000-08:00

My baby girl Roxy is three years old today!! We had a party for her the other day and I was hoping to get a good new picture of her but she woke up that morning with a fever and has been sick ever since. How sad is that?? She has definitely NOT been in a picture-taking mood, so the birthday portrait will have to wait a few days. She felt good enough to eat some of this AWESOME-O cake that I made, though! Check it out ... it only took me like 8 hours to make it (seriously!)

She felt good enough to open her gifts ...

And ONLY wanted to play with this one ... her new dollhouse!

Blowing out her candles with MoMo ...

Yeah, trying to get 7 kids to all look at the camera at the same time was interesting! From left, that's Roxy's cousin Dylan, Kai, Rox, her friend Thomas and her boyfriend (yep, Roxy says so) Dan. In the back is Roxy's cousin Hailey and Aunt Jessie.

Somehow Kai has managed to NOT get sick (knock on wood!) so we got lots of pictures of him ... can I just ask one thing? When did my baby boy get so BIG?!?!?!

Running to hug Dylan ... so CUTE!

I have the cutest baby boy in the world! Look at that smile!!

More pictures of the birthday girl coming soon ... I promise!

Mamarazzi School!

2008-01-15T00:03:00.000-08:00

I'm SOOOOO excited about this!!! Mamarazzi School is now accepting new students! Whoo HOOO!

Check out the Mamarazzi School BLOG!

New Blog (and some family pics!)

2008-01-13T00:18:00.000-08:00

Happy 2008 Everyone!! Like the new blog? Leave me some comments!!

So, one of our goals this year is to spend more time as a family. So our first post of '08 is of the kiddos! Today was our first Saturday off in MONTHS so we headed to downtown Austin to shoot some fun pics of all the kids. Some of my faves ...

The whole fam (minus me 'cause I'm always behind the camera)

Esther and Rox (BEEEAUUUUTIFUL!)

Esty, Rox and Danny (GOOOOFBALLS!)

Esty's so CUTE :)

It took a lot of bribing to get Roxy to sit long enough for two pictures. There was chocolate and pizza involved :)

A rare photo of Danny not making a silly face or trying to look tough ...

I love my Kai :)

Ahhh, yes, tough Danny

How ADORABLE is this face?!?! I LOOOVE MY KAI!

I was so excited that they all did big-muscle-arms at the same time ...

Tough Danny again

Um ... yeah ... LOVE THIS ONE!

Esther, you rock!

Henry, you rock, too :)

Couple of dropouts :)

If you're ever downtown Austin and REEEALLLY hungry, go to HomeSlice Pizza. YUMMMMMMM-YUMMM-YUMMMMY!

Make us happy - leave some comments!

Kelly and Eduardo

2007-12-31T10:31:00.000-08:00

Kelly and Eduardo flew to Texas JUST FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENTS! How awesome is that?!?! They live (and are getting married) in Miami but picked MEEEEEE to shoot their wedding next December! I'm so excited about it :) To make it even cooler, Kelly is a photographer! I love it when other photographers hire me ... it's such an honor. Check out Kelly's photography blog here :

Kel.Photography

Some of my faves from their super fun, goofy, silly engagement session ...

Have an AMAAAAAAZING New Year's you two! I'll see you again in Miami!

XOXOXO, Sarah

America's Next Top Model!

2007-12-24T10:39:00.000-08:00

Melissa is SOOOOOOO freakin' CUTE!! I'm not sure if it's possible for anyone to love her more than I do :) You might remember her from these cute pics of her and Tristan : Engagements. Since then, Melissa's become obsessed (in a great way!) with photography and has been checking out photo-blogs for months getting posing ideas for her Bridal session. America's Next Top Model? Oh, yeah!

Some of my faves ...

Check out Melissa's fam, being the best assistants EVER! :) From left : Melissa, her brother John Ryan, her mom Paula and her future mother in law Judy. Thanks you guys!

See you in (less than) a WEEK!!!!!
XOXOXO, Sarah

Baby Ben

2007-12-21T10:25:00.000-08:00

How ADORABLE is Ben!?!?!? Ben is the nephew of awesome wedding planer Wendee Robbins from Lucie's Events. His mama, Angela, is owner and lead stylist with LucieMarie and is my new BFF (see comment to the left!) I heart you, too, Angela! Hair braiding and sleepovers?!?! I'm SOOOOO there! :)

Ben is three months old and sweet sweet sweet. Some of my faves from his shoot ...

See you in a few months, Ben!!

XOXO, Sarah

Heather + Trey (are MARRIED!)

2007-12-20T20:16:00.001-08:00

Congrats to Heather and Trey!! They got married last month in San Antonio in the cutest, sweetest, shortest ceremony I've shot all year. Heather was soooooo gorgeous and Trey looked like a super hot movie star :) Check out some of my faves ...

Gorgeous Mother of the Bride!

One of my favorite pics of the year!

Tracy + Joel (are MARRIED!!)

2007-12-19T02:33:00.000-08:00

Last month, Henry and I drove up to Houston to shoot Tracy and Joel's wedding and WOW, was it a loooooong day! We left home at 5:30am to get there by 8:00am and then stayed at the reception until after 10:00pm! It was totally worth the work, though. Tracy and Joel are the sweetest couple! And they went out of their way for us to get great photos. After the ceremony, we drove around Houston in the rain looking for fun spots to shoot and I think we got some really great stuff! Here are some of my faves (and YES, there are a LOT! I said it was a long day, didn't I?!?)

PS ... It may not seem like it, but we DO shoot in color! :) Apparently, I like black and white photos A LOT so I usually choose those for the blog. B&Ws have so much more character, don't they?!?

Congrats you guys!!

XOXO, Sarah and Henry

Alison + Matt

2007-12-11T21:49:00.000-08:00

Alison and Matt's wedding was PERFECT!! I looooove these two!

Check out some faves ...

Jennifer + Brian

2007-12-10T18:53:00.000-08:00

Jenn and Brian are getting married THIS WEEK!!! Check out some of their cute e-pics ...

See you guys SOOOOON!!!!
XOXO, Sarah

Annette + Matthew

2007-12-10T17:07:00.000-08:00

Annette and Matthew are MARRRRRRIED! Some faves ...

Congrats you guys!!! See you again soon!
XOXO, Sarah

Kim + Micah

2007-12-10T14:02:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I'm a little behind on my wedding posts. This wedding was back in October but Kim and Micah are so cute, I just had to start catching up by blogging a few of my faves from their awesome sunset wedding ...

Sara + Peter!

2007-12-06T22:55:00.000-08:00

Sara's been blog-stalking for almost a week now ANXIOUSLY awaiting her awesome e-pics, so let me first say HI SARAAAAAAAA!

I had SUCH a great time with Sara and Peter! They reminded me so much of me and Henry ... goofy and silly and freakin' adorable. They're also SOOOOO in love, which makes my job really fun.

I can't wait for your wedding, Sara! You're the BEST :)

Some of my faves ...

MY FAVE!

Sara and Peter LOOOOVE going to the movies. How cute are THESE?!?!

Love you guys! See you SOON!
XOXO, Sarah

Monica + Arthur

2007-12-06T20:37:00.000-08:00

Monica and Arthur are getting married in just a few weeks! They're super cute and were so much fun at their engagement session. Here are some of my faves!

Congrats you guys! I'll see you in January!!
XOXOXO, Sarah

Jessica + James

2007-12-06T20:03:00.000-08:00

Jessica and James are getting MARRIED!!! YAY!!!

Some of my faves from their engagement session ...

Congratulations you two!! I can't wait for your wedding!!!

XOXO, Sarah

NEW WEBSITE IS LIVE! YAYYYY!

2007-12-04T23:20:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!! The new site is LIVE! Whooooo hooo! Go check it out and leave me a comment so I know what 'cha think!

THE NEW WEBSITE!

XOXO, Sarah

PS ... My email is back up, so no need to use the gmail account anymore. Sorry for the big mess during the switch-over!

Mckenna at Three Months!

2007-12-03T23:10:00.000-08:00

Remember Mckenna? She was three weeks old when I posted her first pictures HERE on the blog. Well now she's three months old and is still as sweet as can be! She's learned how to smile and it's SOOOOOO cute! Lookie lookie at some of my favorites from her session ...

I LOOOOOVE THIS ONE! Look at that smile!

Teeeensie toes!

LOOK! This is Roxy's pettiskirt! Mckenna LOVED it! :)

Christmas Pics!

Okay, this is hilarious ... Jennifer, Mckenna's mama, wanted to do some fun cookie decorating pictures with her sisters. Someone (I think it was me!) suggested putting flour on Mckenna's cheeks to make it look like she was baking, too. One thing led to another and Mckenna was INSIDE a mixing bowl. Ha! She fit in there perfectly and actually seemed to like it. They even got her to hold the spoon for a few. Sooooo CUTE! These are gonna make a GREAT Christmas card! :)

Jennifer's sister wanted SOOOO bad to make this picture work. It's Mckenna in a Christmas stocking! We cheated to get her in there but they pics came out really cute so I'm glad we tried it!

One more, a grainy b&w. You all know how much I love these :) Check out the pics on the wall behind the chair. Those are her 3 week portraits! Whoooo hoo!

Oh, yeah, can't forget this one! Mckenna, as a Roxy and Kai spokesbaby! HAHA!

Johanna + James

2007-11-26T00:17:00.000-08:00

Joanna and James are the CUTEST! I know I say that all the time, but REALLY! I looooove these two! We had such a great time Saturday at their engagement session in Houston, even though it was FREEEEEZING cold and raining. It was worth nearly catching pneumonia for these fun pics :) Some of my faves (you'll notice I had a hard time narrowing it down this time) ...

Doing "The Box!"

Cool chair!

Beatles-Esque

Yeah, baby!

Love this wall!

NAILED IT!

Yeah, I know ... lot of pics of this wall. They're soooo cute though!

Two of my faves!

LOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS ONE! Grainy and foggy - I love it!

LOVE this one, too!

Henry really liked this one. It's as close to "fall" colors as we could find :)

And finally, a nifty brown wall.

Thanks for being so much fun you guys! And thanks again for dinner! That leftover pizza made a great breakfast :)
XOXO, Sarah

Ella and Jakob

2007-11-22T21:48:00.000-08:00

This was my kinda kid's session!!! Ella and Jakob are the CUTEST! Their mom wanted some fun, urban/vintage/railroad track type stuff - totally my style, so I was super excited. I tried to narrow down my faves, but there are still a ton. Check 'em out!

How much do they look like models?!?! I think this is my favorite shot ...

CUUUUTE!

My fave of Jakob by himself ...

Ella being America's Next Top Model (LOVE the poses!) :)

"Total Ella Personality" according to her mama ...

Soooooo pretty!

Future heartbreaker over here ...

Her favorite "silly face!"

Air Guitar!

Does this skirt look familiar??? It's Roxy's! Ella's mom asked if she could borrow it for the shoot. Ummmm ... YEAH!!

Trying to look tough while picking flowers :)

Okay, wait. Maybe THIS one is my fave of Jakob by himself ... I can't decide!

Awwwwwwww

I love railroad tracks!

Ella, Jakob and mama (aka Christy!)

Thanks you guys, for being soooooo freakin' CUTE! You're officially my favorite models ever :) See you again soon!!

XOXO, Sarah

Back to the Blog with Beautiful Brides :)

2007-11-19T20:51:00.000-08:00

Oh my goodness! It's been a month since I blogged!!! I've been soooooo crazy busy I've really slacked off updating the blog and WOW, you guys really noticed! I've had so many emails and calls wondering what happened. Thanks for noticing! It makes me feel loved :)

So, how about I jump back in with a couple of beautiful brides! I've already shot both of these girls weddings and you'll be seeing their wedding photos SOOOOON, right here, so stay tuned.

Annette in Austin ...

MY FAAAAAVE!

Um, yeah ... BEAUTIFUL!

And here's some of Kim at the McNay in San Antonio ...

How cute is this one?! I love it!

I looooove reflections!

GORGEOUS!

Jessica and Vinnie are ENGAGED!

2007-10-15T18:09:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Jessica and Vinnie, the couple who's cuteness broke my camera! :) You two are the cutest couple in the world. I can't wait for your wedding!!!

HOW COOOOOL is this one??

My FAVE! Could these two be any cuter?!?!

Angela + Chris (Engaged!!)

2007-10-15T18:00:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Angela and Chris!! Check out some of my faves from their engagement session ...

First, one with my favorite photoshop action (Old School!)

And then some normal ones :)

Cool reflection!!

Holiday Cards!

2007-10-08T10:24:00.000-07:00

Time for holiday cards! YAY! Here are a few of my favorite designs ... email me for more information or to order your cards today!

Nevin and Bailey

2007-10-08T10:11:00.000-07:00

Nevin and Bailey are the CUUUUUTEST kiddos! Here are some of my favorites from their session ...

Nevin took this photo! I think I've found a new assistant :)

A Roxy and Kai Kid's Session :)

2007-10-07T13:05:00.000-07:00

So, I finally did a "session" with my own kids! I'm always snapping pics of them, but I hardly ever take them out just for photos. Roxy got an awesome pink and black pettiskirt and WOW, do those make for some CUUUUTE photos! I think I need to order about a dozen more!

Some of my faves ...

Boudoir Fridays!

2007-09-27T07:16:00.000-07:00

Hey all you bride-to-be's (and newlyweds, too!) Wanna give a gift your guy will LOOOOOOVE more than anything? Sign up now for one of our Boudoir Fridays and get a high resolution DVD for no extra charge.

UPCOMING BOUDOIR FRIDAYS :
October 12, October 26, November 9 and November 23

Boudoir Fridays Session Pricing : One hour session, password protected online gallery, a full set of 4x6 prints and a high-resolution photo DVD with all print-ready files : $395 : Sign up a friend for the same date and you'll each get $50 off the session fee!

Session fee must be paid in full one week before session date. Email for more details!

Mckenna!

2007-09-20T23:05:00.000-07:00

I LOOOOOVE NEWBORNS!! And this baby girl was as sweet as they come! Look at all that hair! She reminded me so much of Roxy when she was born. Here are a few of my faves ...

Mckenna, at three weeks old :

I loooove this one of Mckenna trying to stay awake!

Thanks for being such a sweet model Mckenna!! I can't wait for your next session!

Kai ROCKS :)

2007-09-14T09:02:00.000-07:00

Kai got his first big haircut yesterday! A MOHAWK! How insanely cute is this boy ...

Maranda & Marcus are MARRIED!

2007-09-07T15:29:00.000-07:00

Okay, I tried and tried to narrow down my favorites from this wedding, but there were just TOOOOO many! Marcus and Maranda booked me just a few weeks before their wedding last month and I'm SO glad they did! Their wedding was a blast - outside on a lake, at sunset. It was a photographer's DREAM wedding! Check out some of my faves ...

The BEAUTIFUL bride ...

THRILLER!

Congratulations Marcus and Maranda!
XOXO, Sarah

Sarah's Bridals!

2007-09-03T20:44:00.001-07:00

Sarah is gonna be SUCH a gorgeous bride next weekend!! I'm not shooting her wedding, but I got to do her bridals over in Austin at Mayfield Park. Check out the peacocks!!

CONGRATS SARAH!! I hope your wedding is PERFECT!!!
XOXO, Sarah

The Whatever! Face

2007-08-30T18:32:00.001-07:00

Roxy's developed quite a little attitude over the last two years and this is the latest in her wide variety of faces. I call it "The Whatever! Face" because she gives me this look when she's mad at me (and then stomps off saying "WHATEVER MOM!") I try hard not to, but I usually laugh ...

Emma and Brian are getting MARRIED!

2007-08-28T17:59:00.000-07:00

Emma and Brian are getting married next month here in San Antonio. I'm pretty sure Brian was dreading their engagement shoot, but he was SOOOO cute and sweet - one of my favorite guys of the summer! You can really see how much these two love each other :) I can't WAIT for their wedding!!

Some of my faves ...

Family :)

2007-08-26T20:12:00.000-07:00

Roxy and the BUBBLES!

My BEAUTIFUL stepdaughter Esther (who, for some strange reason, HATES having her photo taken) ...

Oh, and here she is breaking the law (yep, a sheriff stopped to tell us we were trespassing by being on the train tracks. Luckily we were done shooting by then) ...

Esther and Danny, my stepson ...

Rox and Esther ...

Daddy and Kai ...

More family stuff to come! :)
XOXO, Sarah

Fun with Photoshop :)

2007-08-25T22:35:00.000-07:00

The original of this one is below, in my "Florida" post. I just thought I'd share this fun photoshop version, too. How CUTE can you get?!?

Florida!!

2007-08-25T22:20:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I took a road trip down to Florida to shoot Alleen & John's beach wedding (GORGEOUS!! Photos from that coming soooon!) My mom, sister Jessie, Roxy and Kai all tagged along, too (YES, I'm brave!) Some of my favorites from the trip ...

Kai LOOOOVED the birds on the beach :)

But he HATED being covered in sand. Poor baby :(

Roxy loved the water!

Watch out for Kai these days. He's a kissin' fool!

Cutest boy in the WORLD!

Rox Rox :)

Jessie in the awesome fish chair :)

Rox loved the giant ice cream cone!

Jessie took this photo! Rox looooves her Blue Bell :)

My beeeeeautiful sister, Jessie :)

Jessie looking all grown up and model-y

Jess loves my jumping pics, so she wanted to do a few. Rox joined in for one, too!

Our view from the hotel ...

And finally, The Many Faces of Jessie, my goofy, adorable, beautiful baby sister :)

Cassie's Senior Photos!

2007-08-25T00:19:00.000-07:00

I've known Cassie since she was BORN. Seriously. My mom was friends with her mom and I can remember us going to the hospital to see her the day she was born. I was only 11 years old, but I remember she was the most BEAUTIFUL baby I'd ever seen. Well now baby Cassie is 17 and a SENIOR in high school!!! She's still gorgeous and one of the sweetest girls I've ever known. I'm so glad I got to shoot her Senior Photos!

Here are a few of my faves ...

I love you Cassie and I'm SOOOOO proud of you!

XOXO, Sarah

I'm it!

2007-08-15T14:56:00.000-07:00

Agnes Lopez, an amazing photographer from Jacksonville, TAGGED ME! To keep the game alive, I have to post "eight interesting facts" about myself. I'm not sure there are EIGHT interesting things about me, but I'll try!!

1. I've only been doing wedding photography for a little over a year. I started after my son Kai was born and had no idea I would love it as much as I do! Now that I've done so many weddings, I can't imagine doing anything else :)

2. I'm getting MARRIED in October of this year - on Halloween to be exact! My fiance, Henry, and I have two babies together and have been living together for four years, so we call each other husband and wife already. Now, we're finally making it official with a crazy fun Rock-N-Roll themed Halloween wedding! We'll have live music (by an awesome Beatles cover band and an Elvis impersonater!!), original artwork by some of our favorite artists and friends, a jumbo-sized photobooth and a menu everyone is sure to enjoy - pizza, beer and candy (it is Halloween, after all!) I can't WAIT!

3. My wedding photographers, 'cause I know all of you are wondering, are the amazingly talented and adorable Bobbi+Mike!

4. The business is named after my two silly babies, Roxy and Kai, but I REEEAAAALLY have five kids! Jessie is 13 and is "technically" my sister, but I've always thought of her as my baby (and always will!) Jessie is the sweetest girl you'll ever meet. She's beautiful and funny and smart and hilarious. I hope Roxy and Kai are just like her when they grow up! Danny is 11 and is Henry's youngest child from his first marriage. He's rowdy and silly and a video-game fanatic! One day he'll design his own game and make a million bucks :) Esther is 17! She's gorgeous and funny and is a great artist and musician! She's soooooo gonna be a rock star one day!

5. I've lost 20 pounds this month! I've been on the "Oh my goodness, I'm getting married in OCTOBER!!!!" diet. If I can lose another 20 before the big day, I'll be a happy girl :)

6. My favorite movie is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Haven't ever seen it? RENT IT! I want to be Kate Winslet with blue hair when I grow up :)

7. My favorite CD right now is by a local (San Antonio) band! Girl in a Coma are three of the sweetest girls (Jenn, Nina and Phanie) and they are AMAZINGLY talented musicians. Their music is sort of a "melodic punk" style. Hear them here on MySpace and see a ton of my photos here on their "real" website. I can listen to Clumsy Sky over and over and over ...

8. I looooooove making videos of my babies! Here's one of my favorites (it's a video of Roxy and Jessie that I made as a gift to Jess). FYI : "Alanu" is how Roxy used to say "I love you!" We still say it to each other all the time :)

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I guess that's it! Thanks to Agnes for tagging me!! Now go look at the 8 photographers that I tagged (ha!) :

Kristy from Wreckless Photography
Jennifer from J. Nichols Photography
Stacy from Stacy Cross Photography
Jake from Jake Holt Photography
Kara from Kara Leigh Photography
Amy from Amy DeYoung Photography
Tyler from Schmitt Photography
Katie from Katherine O'Brien Photography

Even MORE Photos!

2007-08-15T11:04:00.000-07:00

Big news!! By popular demand, I've decided to add a second photographer to my Lots 'O Love and Happy Go Lucky wedding packages. If you're a current client and would like to add a second shooter to your package, please let me know!

Sarah & Michael are Engaged!

2007-08-13T16:08:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I got to meet Sarah & Michael, a super cute couple getting married next month in Austin. They already have a wedding photographer, but wanted some fun, creative engagement photos. We started out on South Congress and then headed over to the Welcome to Austin mural, Town Lake and the Capitol. It was HOT but fun! Here are some of my favorites from their session :

Sarah & Kyle's Slideshow

2007-08-02T15:24:00.000-07:00

I'm lovin' these slideshows!

Sarah and Kyle's Wedding

2007-07-31T06:28:00.000-07:00

Sarah and Kyle are one of my favorite couples EVER. They're so so cute together and so much fun to hang out with. Their wedding was suposed to be November 10th at Barr Mansion in Austin, so when Sarah emailed me two weeks ago to ask if I could shoot the wedding early, I knew something wasn't good. Turns out Sarah's dad is really sick and they were getting worried that he might not make it to November. Sarah was really worried he might not get to see her wedding, so she changed it! Instead of a big party, big cake and big mansion in Austin, they were having a small, intimate wedding in Dripping Springs. All that mattered to her was that her dad get to be there and he did. With her dad sitting in the front row, Sarah and Kyle were married outside in one of the most touching and beautiful ceremonies I've ever gotten to shoot. Everyone was in tears as Sarah's mom and dad walked her down the aisle (even me!), but I still managed to get some good shots.

*UPDATE* I learned this morning that Sarah's dad passed last week. I'm not sure I can express in words how it makes me feel to look at these photos now. I'm so so proud of Sarah for being strong on her wedding day and I feel so lucky to have been the one to get to document this last big event for her family. If you all didn't already know it - I LOVE my job. It's times like these that I realize what a huge responsibility I have and how lucky I am to have a job that means so much to so many people. You'll be in my thoughts Sarah (and Kyle!)

Here are my some of my favorites from the day ...

The beautiful bride, looking like a '50s-era Hollywood actress :

Kyle, the oh-so-cute groom :

I LOOOOVE Polaroids! I suggest everyone have a friend roaming around with a polaroid at their wedding. There's nothing cooler than the one-of-a-kind album you can make with them.

The most touching moment ever!

A great shot of Sarah's dad smiling! He was so proud of her!

Sarah's wedding coordinator, Wendee of Lucie's Events, ROCKS. She really went out of her way to make sure the wedding ran smoothly and even got Sarah and Kyle the wedding venue at the last minute for free! Here she is, working hard on Sarah's bustle. How cute is this!?!?!

You know I had to have a few fun textures in here somewhere!

Loooooved these green flowers!

I love this one!

Okay, you may remember Sarah and Kyle's awesome jumping pictures from their engagement session. Everyone at the wedding kept telling me how much they loved those photos and then all of a sudden, we were having an all-jumping photo session. It was SO much fun!! Look at some of these amazing jumpers!!!

I love this one, too :)

Sarah and Kyle, your wedding was AMAZING! I feel so lucky to have gotten to meet you and your amazing families and to have gotten to shoot the best day of your lives! Best wishes for a long, happy life together!

XOXO, Sarah

Maureen and John's Wedding Slideshow

2007-07-26T22:37:00.001-07:00

Maureen and John were married last weekend at the Austin airport, where they met and fell in love five years ago. Then a few hours later they got married again :) This is my kinda couple ... relaxed, happy and madly in love. If they didn't live in Arizona, I'd be inviting them over for BBQ! Maureen and I have so much in common, I'm ticked off that she lives so far away! MOVE to Texas Maureen! And thanks for letting me be a part of your beautiful, amazing day!

FYI : Clicking on the lower right hand button with all the little white squares will give you thumbnails of all the slideshow photos. After you watch the show, check it out!

XOXO, Sarah

My favorite videographers!

2007-07-26T18:04:00.001-07:00

Sam and Lisa from Elite Video Productions are officially my FAAAAVORITE videographers in Texas! They're a husband and wife team here in San Antonio and they are SO talented! I'm shooting a wedding with them next month and another in October and I'm really looking forward to it. They just launched a snazzy new website featuring some of my photos, too, so I had to send 'em some blog-love. Click HERE to visit their new site. They ROCK!

Lishell & Matt's Slideshow

2007-07-26T01:55:00.001-07:00

Loooook! I can post slideshows online now! :) Leave me some comments and tell me what you think!

Here are some of my favorites from Lishell and Matt's 7-7-07 wedding. Congrats you guys!!

XOXO, Sarah

Rainy Days

2007-07-25T15:22:00.000-07:00

So, it's been raining for like 3 months straight and it's starting to get old. The babies love watching it rain, though. They stand up in the window and watch the back yard flood on a regular basis now. Today Kai took a bath in the sink with the window shades open so he could stand up and see the rain. The light coming in looked so cool, I grabbed the camera and shot some grainy black and whites (my favorites!) of him. Here are the ones I liked the most ...

The cutest boy in the world ...

Tons of new posts today!!

2007-07-24T19:35:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I'm on a posting frenzy :) I'm trying to catch up on my blogging, so you guys have tons of new stuff to look at! SCROLLLLLLLLLL DOWN and leave lots of comments!

Here's some pics from Crystal's bridal session in Austin!

Abbie's Bridals!

2007-07-24T16:53:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Abbie & Michael who got married on Lucky 7-7-07 :) I didn't get to shoot their wedding, but I did their engagements and Abbie's bridals. Here are some of my favorites from the bridal session last month ... (look at her PERFECT skin! She was a photographer's dream model :)

Annette + Matthew

2007-07-24T16:19:00.000-07:00

How cool are Annette & Matthew's Save The Date cards!?! They picked one of my FAVORITE photos from the session and let me design them some 5x7 cards to send out to all their guests. I loooooooove the finished design! Any of you engaged people out there who need Save the Dates, shoot me an email!

See you guys soon!
XOXO, Sarah

Baby Noah!

2007-07-24T14:45:00.000-07:00

How CUTE is Noah?!? He's the sweeeeetest little guy and a great model! Here's a few of my favorites from his very first photo session earlier this month :)

Cuuuuuute kiddos!

2007-07-24T14:13:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I got to hang out with some of the cutest kids in Austin! Here are some of my favorites from a recent kids session :)

At the Zoo with Jennifer & Maggie

2007-07-19T18:32:00.000-07:00

My photographer friend Jennifer Nichols and her ADORABLE daughter Maggie Mae came to San Antonio today and spent the morning at the Zoo with me, Rox and Kai. It was sticky and drizzly, but we had a great time up 'til Roxy fell and scraped her knee. It was all downhill from there! She's usually not too dramatic about scrapes but she's been limping around all day now, claiming to need a new "bandit" (band aid) every five minutes. Hopefully she will have forgotten about it by tomorrow. Here's a few pics I snapped before the big knee accident :)

The Many Faces of ROXY :)

And Kai's latest face ... the kissy face!

This one's part of the first picture, but it's pretty cute, so it can stand on it's own

Roxy and Maggie being Flamingos (CUTE!!)

Maggie's super cute fish face ...

The only picture of Roxy after the big knee incident, lookin' pretty rough!

Lindsay & Aaron are Engaged!

2007-07-16T11:36:00.000-07:00

Lindsay and Aaron are soooooooo CUTE! They're getting married this October, here in San Antonio and I'm so excited to be working with them :) Here are some of my favorites from their engagement session last weekend at the McNay ...

Ribka and Aman in Cancun!

2007-07-12T23:26:00.000-07:00

Coming soooooon, more photos from Ribka and Aman's beautiful Cancun wedding! Here's one of my faves 'til then ...

Fab Photo Girls :)

2007-07-12T23:07:00.000-07:00

The other night I got to hang out with some of the most AWESOME photo-girls from Austin and San Antonio! We all met up at Guero's on South Congress in Austin (the coooooolest neighborhood in Texas, seriously!) and had a great time getting to know each other. Thanks to Anne Marie Photography for the pics and thanks to Stacy for labeling us all (Ha! I stole the pics from your blog!)

From left to right: Stacy Cross, Jennifer Nichols, Traci Dennis of Anne Marie Photography, ME!, Amy DeYoung, Ali Portis, Courtney Sprague, and Kellie Finch of Anne Marie Photography.

At least I'm not the only one who looks like a complete DORK here!

Through Their Eyes Africa

2007-07-09T10:01:00.000-07:00

Today I am participating in the first ever “blogathon” to raise funds for the Through Their Eyes Africa Project. This project will be sending a group of well known photographers into a remote part of Africa that has not received any help yet. The photographers will be mentoring young adults on how to take pictures so that we can get a look at their society “through their eyes”. The funds raised from this project will go right back to the needs of these people. So, please go now and give by CLICKING HERE. They need your donations to make this happen.

You can make a difference to some of the neediest people on earth in a very unique way, and they need your help!

Be a part of history. Be part of the solution!

Annette & Matthew are Engaged!

2007-07-04T17:47:00.000-07:00

The other day I posted this first photo as a teaser to all these new engagement shoots ... it's of Annette and Matthew on the clifftop where he proposed. Isn't that awesome?! I loooooooved shooting there! Some more of my favorites from their engagement shoot in Austin ...

I love this one!

A little vintage vibe ...

One of my favorites, featuring a couple of Jesh deRox fine art textures ...

Annette walked across those rocks in HEELS! I was sooooo impressed :)

Kim & Micah are engaged!

2007-07-04T13:13:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Kim and Micah, who are getting married in October! Here are some of my favorite photos from their engagement session ...

Alleen & John are getting married!

2007-07-04T00:40:00.000-07:00

I'm sooooo excited to be shooting Alleen and John's wedding in beautiful Seaside, Florida next month! They are SUCH a cute couple. Here are some of my favorites from their engagement shoot ...

*** FAVORITE!! ***

Congratulations Alleen & John! I can't wait to see you in Florida!!

XOXO, Sarah

EDITING!!! AHHHHHHH!

2007-07-02T06:54:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! I'm in the middle of editing a MILLION different things right now ... I have two weddings, FOUR engagement shoots and a baby shoot to finish up this week, so I'm going NUTSO over here trying to get it all in. It might be a few days before I post again, so I thought I'd post up one of my ALL-TIME FAVORITE engagement photos! This is Matthew and Annette on the cliff where Matthew proposed (how SWEEEET is that?!) More from this shoot to come soon! Stay tuned!

XOXO, Sarah

Jennifer's Family

2007-06-30T20:57:00.000-07:00

How's this for a cute family!? Some of my favorites from a FUN FUN FUN family session ...

How adorable is this little pink bikini? I bought one just like it in blue for Roxy a few days after this session (yep, we're copycats!)

I love this picture! She looks so bored :) Being an adorable kid is just soooooo easy :)

I looooove doing kids sessions! Visit my Kid's Site to see more!

Wedding Fair, Photos, Contracts and Work ...

2007-06-28T09:38:00.001-07:00

The Wedding Fair!

Thanks to everyone who came out to see me at the Wedding Fair this past weekend. It was really fun and great to meet so many wonderful people in one day. This was my first Wedding Fair so I wasn't sure what to expect. As soon as I walked in, I saw GIANT booths by a few other local photographers that had furniture, huge photos, tons of albums and brochures everywhere. I, on the other hand, had one small corner booth way off to one side of the convention center with only a few albums and some of my favorite framed prints. I didn't expect to get nearly as much traffic as I did! I had 250 special cards made up for the show and they were GONE within the first hour and a half! Luckily, I had Kinko's print up some package information for me, so we had another 350 sheets to pass out. By the end of the day, EVERYTHING was gone. Almost all my business cards, all my info sheets, even the "sample" Save The Dates I had put out (for people to look at!) had been picked up. I went home hoping to get some inquiries from all the interest and WOW! My inbox was filling up already. In the first two days after the fair, I had almost 30 new client inquiries for dates ranging from next month all the way to the end of 2008! It's so exciting! Looks like '08 is going to be even better than '07 :)

Photos of my booth at the Wedding Fair!

Big thanks to my dad who built me these walls to hang photos on (how do they expect photographers to hang photos on black curtains??) Check out my backyard table, too. It was so much cuter than the table that came with the booth. (I just couldn't bring myself to use a table with a white, poofy skirt on it!) I think the whole setup came out pretty cute. The only thing I didn't think of was a RUG! I'll remember that for January :)

Contracts!

If you've called or emailed me about shooting your wedding, thanks!! I try to get back to everyone as soon as possible and I try to give out as much information as I can. Keep in mind, though, that I CAN NOT save your date for you unless you sign a contract and pay the retainer fee. I also can't email you or call to tell you when someone else inquires about your date. I get so many calls, there's no way I'd be able to keep up with everyone! Lately, I've been getting a lot of inquiries for dates that have already been asked about. If you're really serious about booking, please let me know! I hate having to tell people "Sorry, I'm no longer available" when we've already talked and become email buddies.

Work, work, work!!

The next few months are CRAZY BOOKED! As of today, I have 12 portrait sessions scheduled in the next three weeks and 18 weddings in the next 20 weeks! I'll be posting on the blog from nearly every session, so check back often!

Kelly & Michael's Wedding in Houston!

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Kelly and Michael were married last month in Houston on a suuuuuper rainy, stormy day. These two are CUTE! I'm so glad they found me (on the WPJA SITE) Check out some of my favorites ...

Michael can solve a Rubik's Cube in like a tenth of a second. Okay, it was really like 38 seconds (I think?) but I was still pretty amazed. I had one of those things when I was a kid and I don't think I EVER solved the thing.

I loved this picture of all the boys praying with Michael in the middle ...

Kelly looked GORGEOUS!

I loooooved how comfortable they were during the ceremony. This was a sweet moment ...

I love goofy guys

I love crisp, clean, well exposed photos. But sometimes my VERY favorites are the darker, grainier ones like these two (with a little added texture, of course ...)

Kelly and her Dad ...

The Aggie War Hymn!

Congratulations Kelly & Michael!! Thanks so much for letting me be a part of your big day :)

XOXO, Sarah

Save The Dates!

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We offer Save The Date cards now! Customize 'em with your favorite engagement session photo and send 'em to all your guests. Prices start at $2 per card.

Look at all these cute designs! (see them a tiny bit bigger on my website, under Wedding Gallery. Click on the top where it says "Save The Dates")

Email me for more info!

PS ... the cards above are just examples. The names and dates aren't "real" but the pictures are. All the photos above are from Roxy and Kai engagement sessions. Thanks to Kate and James, Melissa and Tristan, Abbie and Michael, Laci and Jason and Melissa and John for being so darn cute :)

Viva Mexico!

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June 9th we got to shoot our very first DESTINATION wedding and it was GREAT! Ribka and Aman were married on the beach in beautiful Isla de Mujeres, Mexico, a small island near Cancun. Her wedding photos will be posted soon, but for now I thought I'd share some of our personal pics from the week (yep, Henry went with me and we got to stay a WHOLE WEEK!!) Here are a few of my many, many, MANY photos ...

Highly recommended hotel! It's not fancy, but it's cute and right next to a gorgeous beach :)

The pool of the hotel, surrounded by flowers and plants (and hammocks!)

Sarah + Henry = Amor

The beach during the day ...

And at sunset ...

Iguanas are fast! They're all over the island but don't like to stand still for photos :)

This picture freaks Roxy out! She swears now that dad got bit by an alligator in Mexico :) This (and the apes below) are a few of the very realistic looking looking creatures at the Rainforest Cafe in Cancun.

I love this sign ...

"Grandma's House"

The "San Antonio Current" of Isla de Mujeres ...

A really cool looking little playground near our hotel. Keep in mind how HOT it is in Mexico and that all the play equipment is METAL! No wonder nobody's playing on it ...

This kid was CUTE. I caught him picking his nose :)

Someone actually DRIVES this scooter with the handles broken like that!

The ferry boat to Cancun ...

My fogged up lens early the morning we left made for at least one really cool photo!

The water really was this color!

And, finally, a shot from the plane for Jessie :)

Anyone thinking of getting married on the beach should consider Isla! It's GORGEOUS! Make sure you call me so I can come, too :)

XOXO, Sarah & Henry