Adam + Taylor: Engaged! abilene, tx engagement photographer

As Adam and Taylor were getting ready for their photos and I was making confetti out of a hole punch in the living room, Taylor and I talked about how crazy it was that today was THE day she took her engagement pictures. I’ve known Taylor for almost 8 years (crazy!) and it’s always kind of surreal to see your friends reach such important milestones. Adam is a smarty-pants pre-med major, and Taylor’s on her way to being an elementary teacher. They call themselves the typical welcome-week couple who met right when college started, and four years later he proposed!

We may or may not have snuck into the stadium ACU shares with the Abilene high schools to shoot some pictures where they shared their first kiss. Right on the 23rd yard line! As we drove back to Brownwood that night, I was telling my roommate Danielle about mine and Taylor’s friendship. She’s the kind of person I want to be around all the time, but I’m never around enough. One of those people who you could talk to all day except you can never seem to find the time to get together. The best part about this job is that I have an excuse to hang out with people a ton during one of the best times in their lives. I’ve seen Taylor and Adam more in the last month than I have in the past year and I am LOVING it. And that goes for pretty much every couple I shoot. I am so blessed to get to know such amazing people.

Optimism.

I haven’t been this excited/overwhelmed in a really long time. In almost 9 months to be exact. I remember laying in bed at night during my internship portion of my semester abroad unable to sleep because my mind was racing with project ideas and looking forward so much to the future. It’s happening again. I’m just having one of those days where I am looking at this semester and giddyyyy thinking about the things laid out before me. Liiiike…

 Tomorrow I get to go to Illinois to see two of my study abroad friends, Rachel and Caleb!
I’m excited about this for a million reasons, but two that stand out are because 1) Rachel just got engaged and I get to take her engagement pictures! and 2) because I love the mess out of those two. It’s going to be 4 days of shenanigans, talking about Costa Rica, and speaking spanglish/in abbreviations. I cannot WAIT.

 


I’m in the process of organizing an art fundraiser for Charity:Water.
I’ve been soo encouraged and amazed to see all the people already getting behind this! It’s going to be amazing. It’s still in the works, but it’s going to include some kind of arts fair/market-ish thing featuring Howard Payne and local artists plus a “water walk.” Details soon, and if you’re interested in donating items to sell send me an email!

I AM FINALLY EXCITED ABOUT MY ART MAJOR.
This is a big deal for me. Being at a small school, our art program does not provide the best opportunities, but because of an amaazing new professor named Pickens, opportunity has RISEN and it’s GLORIOUS.  Just this year I feel like I have grown soo much as an art-lover/artist/whatever. I’m discovering my style, my passions, and what I want art’s role to be in my life. Three other artists and I got to put on a student-created, student-run art show, I got to paint with oils today for the first time ever, and Pickens is in the process of getting us space to create a collaboration mural in the library. I am LOVING it. What better time than for my senior year right?!

Anywayyy life is good. I’ve got some engagements and a buttons-n-blossoms blog to post, so be on the lookout for that and have a GREAT day.

Laura + Alex: Married! First Baptist San Antonio Wedding

Laura and Alex are the best. It’s such an unbelievable blessing to be able to witness and document such an exciting time in my friends’ lives. They got married last Saturday in San Antonio at Alex’s home church, First Baptist San Antonio. We spent the weekend living it up with great friends and watching Laura be the BEST bride ever. No meltdowns. No stress. Just awesome, laid-back Laura.

Last April, one of the key components of Alex’s group of guy friends died in a 4-wheeler accident. At each of their weddings, they are now passing around Colton’s cuff links to wear in remembrance of him.

One of my favorite parts of a wedding day it watching the guys try to tie their ties. hahaha.

Have I mentioned I LOVE first looks?

We got this jumping picture on the FIRST try. Mind blowing. That’s a lot of people. haha.

Married and happyyy.

Laura likes to make it really hard for me to get candid shots of her. haha.

Anytime I talked to Alex in the last few months, I’d ask how things were going in Tulsa. Each time he’d talk about how great things were, but he’d always say, “I’m just so ready for LC to be up here.” And even though I’m sad Tulsa had to steal two of the best people I know, I am just so giddy happy for them.

Love yall.

hace un año…

One year ago I was shaking with nervousness, racking my brain for any excuse not to set out on the adventure laid out before me. I was leaving behind friends, family, my boyfriend and my entire identity for the next four months. That just sounded perfectly terrifying. At night I dreamt of completely misfortunate events in this foreign place with a foreign language and foreign people. I begged God to change to me, to mold me, to make me uncomfortable. He did.

He put beautiful friends in my life.

He gave me three new families.

He humbled me with his creation.

He challenged everything I had ever known about Him.

He put justice in my heart and an awareness in my mind.


And now I get to go back. In a little under three months, my mom and I are making the trek down south to hang out pura vida style. It’s SO surreal, but I am SO excited.

Here’s to 2012.

 

laura: bridal luncheon

I LOVE LAURA.
This is a girl who is excited to get married.

more to come.