All taken from the car window somewhere between Albany and Graham Texas:o)

(oh, I wasn’t driving btw).

Happy Friday.

Well, they’re officially stuck with each other! forever.

Just kidding of course (sort of);) I was in a lucky position to get to attend Chloe & Garrett’s wedding this weekend at the Wildcatter Ranch in Graham Texas. (no I wasn’t working & I don’t do weddings – love doing engagment & bridal pictures though!). We danced a lot and enjoyed seeing some of our very favorite people. Pressly was concerned that Garrett might have a common (to her 3-yr old brain) problem. So we checked it out & Chloe is perfectly safe. 

(sorry – lots-o-rambling will be needed to explain). . .

It started as I’m driving the girls to school this week. As I’m telling Pressly (3) what the wedding will be like, she stops me to ask, “What’s Chloe’s husband like?” After I spend a few minutes describing him, she asks with a very serious face,

 ”Does he bite momma?”  

The conversation didn’t end there, as this one required a little “setting straight.” But now you know how entertaining our rides to school can get! And, of course, we can all rest better knowing Garrett does not bite. Glad to be the one to set the record straight.

And, a couple of comments about the images below:

1)  I was so very disappointed that it decided to rain on the only day we could do Chloe’s bridal portraits. Sooo, we were lucky enough to have a connection or two in the historic town of Abilene, Tx. We were able to get into the ballroom at the Windsor Hotel in downtown Abilene the day of. The original Windsor was built in 1890. The hotel was leased by Conrad Hilton and was the first hotel to bear his name. It’s been completely refurbished now but you’d never know it. It has a quaint, lovely, creamy and elegant feel that dates back to 1890-1927 just perfectly. Which was a perfect venue for us as I would describe Chloe almost exactly the same way! My only complaint was having to shoot at ridiculous ISO’s because of the ongoing gloom outside our windows. So, yes, we used a little artificial lighting in a few of these. Which leads me to my second comment about Chloe’s pictures . . .

2) I asked her if she’d maybe  be willing to go out in the rain (and mud) if I let her use one of my equipment umbrellas just for a quick second . . . and she said SURE! She’s just a cool chic and you will see how the rad ensued as a result below! Yes, it’s really raining on her in-her-wedding-dress! BEFORE THE WEDDING. She’s a no-fuss kind of girl. The best kind in my book.

Anywho – back to Chloe. . . We think she is just wonderful & lovely & truly beautiful in all the most important ways. Best of luck sweet Chloe & Garrett! We had a blast at the wedding & our feet are blistered. Meaning we danced the perfect amount and had a really great night:)

 Can’t wait to see what is in store for you two! And who will be next??:) lots of fun weddings coming up for this family . . .

ohhh, almost forgot to mention that the quilt was made by Chloe’s great-great grandmother.

I love so many things about these images. I’m digging the symmetry, texture and architecture that we found in downtown Houston.  I love the “stolen” glances frozen in the black & white images (my very favorite thing to capture – across the board). I love the reflection of them on the window and I love the look in their eyes.  And, as if I really need to point it out, but  how smokin’ hot are these two?! Just sayin.

 I can’t wait to see your story unfold.

(sidenote to my photographer friends who get geeked out about color-casts, calibration and the like: I’m finishing this post on an uncalibrated monitor & I can’t believe what a difference it makes in the appearance of an image!!? Totally frightening. Have you seen your images on your clients’ computers? I have a few times recently & it’s bugging me now. Why can’t all monitors be calibrated to a standard? All iPhone screens are – and gorgeously I might add. Is my brain the only one plagued with these thoughts??)

Lots of firsts for me . . .  first Senior to photograph, first violin to photograph, first truly and relentlessly windy day in The Woodlands to work with, first day to force myself to shoot in the middle of the day in the blaring sun. And, because Bridgett was so calm, cool, confident and willing to do absolutely anything . . . I think, we did pretty good.

We kind of had a whole heck of  a lot of fun doing this engagement session:o) Hope it shows!

I

so

enjoyed

having

subjects

THAT COULD FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!!

I could easily get use to this. It’s fun to be on this side of the lens watching them start this chapter. I can’t wait to see where life takes them.