I stayed at the Emily Morgan Hotel, a boutique hotel, close to the Riverwalk area. I’ve never actually been to San Antonio, other than the airport. It was really nice. I went to the Alamo and walked around the Riverwalk. It was a bit hot though! I still haven’t gotten used to the humidity here. But I had a great time with Denise and Eddie. Engagement sessions are a great way to get to know my couples before the wedding, and also get them used to being in front of a camera.

I can’t wait for their wedding at the Inn at Chacalaca Bend! I went there a few weeks ago to preview the property, and it was amazing! I’m so excited for September! Thanks again Denise and Eddie for spending time with me in San Antonio!

Check out this beautiful slide show of their entire session!

I had the great pleasure of being featured on The Brides Cafe once again. It’s one of my favorite wedding blogs, and the lovely, Janie  Medley – florist extraordinaire – was so kind as to feature Matt and Jill. So please check out their loveliness on The Brides Cafe, and all the other loveliness as well! If you missed it, here is Matt and Jill’s engagement session on my blog.

Ciao bella!

Backtracking for a moment, I met Lyzette and George at last year’s Wedding Fair event in McAllen, TX. I will be there again this August, for all you Rio Grande Valley brides out there!

Lyzette had this great idea, before we had the session, to include large balloons in the her shoot. When the balloon man finally came, we had some fun! We found this awesome turquoise wall next to this restaurant! I love it when you just stumble on things while you are shooting. It makes things that more spontaneous and fun!

After hanging out in Zilker Park, we headed out to downtown Austin for some even more fun locations! We first headed to Big Top Candy Shop for some sweet photos…

Isn’t your mouth just watering….mmmmm taffy…..

Then we headed out to another awesome location, but first we got some amazing gold frames that Lyzette borrowed from her friend. Aren’t they so cool?

Then probably my favorite location of the shoot, Hey Cupcake! They have a couple locations throughout Texas, but this one is very cool because it’s a trailer! Haha this session was so full of amazing locations, Austin is such a cool town. I can’t wait to go back and just hang out.

We hung out on the back of the Hey Cupcake mobile for some more sweet photos!

Mmmm cupcakes…gosh this was a mouthwatering session!

Lyzette threatened…I mean warned George that she was going to put the cupcake in his face. She warned him from the beginning, so he should have seen it coming. But from his expression, I think he wasn’t ready!

Check out the full slide show of their session!

So back to the fabulous, in their own right, Natalie and Patrick. They chose the Scottsdale Civic Plaza as their engagement session location, which I love. Because of the awesome LOVE statue there.

I love the awesome colors and textures at the Scottsdale Civic Plaza. It’s such a fresh and colorful place!

A little about Natalie that I think is awesome…she goes to graduate school at ASU studying something that is way beyond my comprehension! Basically, she’s waaay smarter than me…and she’s gorgeous to boot! Who said you can’t have both brains and beauty? I think Patrick couldn’t agree more!

Although I think Patrick has something special going on for him too….how am I so lucky to have the best and most gorgeous couple’s in Arizona?

I can’t wait for your wedding at Ancala Country Club, Natalie and Patrick! And here’s a special treat just for you…a slide show (click).

So part of the session revolved around a prop…but most of it revolved around love. Fresh and unique love. The kind of love that makes me so happy I do what I do. Being able to capture it is so special, and I am so appreciative that I am able to do so. Thank you Jill and Matt for letting me capture this brief moment in your life. A moment, a feeling, that I hope last’s forever.

My absolute favorite image from the session, and 2010…so far.