I love photographing the Phillips family! I have done a few sessions with Lori & Josh as well as Kristin & Burke’s wedding, so it was fun for me to get to do a session with the whole family!

I first met Callie and Ty at their engagement session and let me tell you…these two are so photogenic! I find it ironic that they told me they never take pictures together. Callie & Ty, if you’re reading this…I hope your engagement pictures inspire you to take more pictures together – you should not deprive the world of your cuteness and beautiful smiles! I’m so glad we got to meet each other and wander around downtown Houston! Hope you enjoy the pictures!

First of all, last week was my birthday and…I got engaged! You can imagine my excitement since I am constantly around brides and everything involving weddings and now it’s my turn to be a bride! I am thrilled and cannot wait to marry Ivan! We have not set a date yet…but for now here’s a picture of us from back in February:

Wait, what’s that at the bottom of my picture and at the top of this blog? It’s a NEW LOGO! I have wanted a new logo for quite some time now, and I finally took some action and hired a professional to help me out! For anyone who’s wondering who designed it, it was done by Rose with Bittersweet Design Studio. Her website is http://www.designbybittersweet.com – you should check it out, because her work is fantastic! I am thrilled to be using this logo from now on. I will miss my little polka dots (maybe some of you will, too) but I love the sophisticated, modern look that this one has. Not to mention it has a cushion cut diamond included in my name! Every girl loves a little sparkle . My engagement ring also has a cushion cut diamond, and I love it!

Another thing I wanted to share is the WINNER from my Click2Houston contest…I asked everyone to vote (thanks for those who did!) and offered a prize to those of you who wrote a review for me. I got tons of reviews – thanks to everyone who took the time to write them! The winner was chosen at random using random.org, and I am proud to announce that Natalia is the winner! Congrats Natalia..I’ll be emailing you to let you know and you can claim your prize. In case you’re wondering how I did in the contest, I consistently checked throughout the voting process and was at 7th until they hid the final results. 7th out of about 100 nominees…I am a happy camper! Thanks again for voting!

Lastly…my poor blog has been so neglected, but I promise I won’t neglect it much longer. I have 5 weddings to post and countless more sessions…so stay tuned!

I’m pretty sure the brides I have are the most gorgeous women on the planet. Lauren was absolutely breathtaking in her gorgeous gown! Her wedding was this past weekend so now I can finally post some of the photos we did at her bridal session. In case you don’t recognize this location, it’s the House of Blues! I’d been before but never photographed in this space before…I love how Lauren looks like royalty against the rich colors and fabrics in this space.

Can you tell I loved this spot? Just one more picture here…

I normally don’t like to use flash, but the House of Blues is a particularly dark space – and when there’s not a lot of available light…sometimes you just have to create it.