I'm it!

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!

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!

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

I'm lovin' these slideshows!

Sarah and Kyle's Wedding

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