We have known the Gentry family for quite awhile.  Mia and their oldest are just a couple of months apart.  We met while we were both pregnant and WAY before I started my photography business.  Yep. They are THOSE kind of friends. The supportive type.  We finally got the chance to take some family photos for them last weekend. Even though not ALL the members of this awesome family were thrilled with having their photo taken and there were more than a few tears shed we ended up with some great shots for them.

Some of my favorite repeat clients met with me at the Dallas Arboretum last Sunday.  Apparently ALL of DFW also got the invitation, because is was CROWD-ED!  With a little patience and a sense of humor we ended up having a really great time.  It was a such a beautiful day and the light at the end of the day was absolutely amazing.

Here are my favorites from our afternoon at the Arboretum.

As I get older I have realized that there will always be that handful of friends who drift into and out of my life, but they are always there.  Those friends that I can call up after it’s been a few years and it’s like we never skipped a beat.  It’s like the last conversation we had just picks up where it left off.  There is never an uncomforable “getting to know you again” time period.  We are always just comfortable and ourselves.  Holly is one of those friends.

Holly and I met 10 years ago.  Where did the time go?  We were both teaching at the same school.  Both stuck back in the furthest, darkest, most remote area of the building where they hide the (cue the scary music) ELECTIVES!   One thing developed back in that corner of the building and it was a small group of close knit friends.  I’m not talking about the students….I’m talking about the art/language department clique.  Those wonderful people helped me survive a job that I WANTED to love, but desperately hated.  Holly was one of those special people.

Holly is one of the most vibrant, positive and just plain FUN people that I have ever been around.  I am absolutely honored that she and Patrick chose me to be their wedding photographer and I couldn’t be MORE happy to see how in love they are.  I’ve only just met Patrick so I don’t have as many nice things to say about him yet, but if he can make my friend smile the way that she does then I know he is wonderful!

Congratulations to you both!  Can’t wait until December 12th!  I still can’t believe how lucky I am to get to photograph your important day.  Thanks!

Holly and Patrick had their first date at this particular Starbucks and it was a great location to start their session.

Then we headed out to The Harbor in Rockwall.  It was a beautiful location and absolutely felt like we had left the Dallas area.  Nantucket anyone??

The next one is my FAVORITE!!!

This family was an absolute BLAST!  They know how to have a good time together as you can see in this picture below!

Superstar!!!!!

This was such a fun session.  Just hanging out with the girls!  A special session to celebrate 3 big birthdays, someone is turning 5 and you’ll just have to guess the number for the other two lovely ladies.

On Thurs. evening I had the honor of capturing the last moments of a young man before he officially left the nest.  Kevin was headed to begin his college career the next morning and I was truly honored to document the moment for his sweet mom.  I wish him the best at OC!  With a personality like the awesome one he has that boy, (I mean young man) is going to do great!  Some of you may know that I used to teach high school and believe it or not not EVERY teenager is pleasant to be around, but Kevin certainly is!    The moment wouldn’t have been complete without some photos of Sam, Kevin’s younger brother, he was a trooper and quite the model too!  It was a joy to capture these two guys laughing and smiling and enjoying each others company. I can’t help but smile as I look at these photos.   I hope that these photos will always bring a smile to Kevin and Sam’s parents faces too!

A couple of weeks ago I met up with a dear friend from high school, her sister and their adorable boys for a quick little session.  I haven’t shared these yet because I didn’t want to ruin the mother’s day surprise for their mom!  Their mom got her present and I hear that she loved it.

FAVORITE!!

Great family, great kids, adorable dog!  What more could a photographer want for a fun Saturday evening photo session?  I’m just going to let the photo speak for themselves in this post.

The next one is my FAVORITE!!!

I met up with some of my favorite clients on Saturday afternoon for a session.  It was HOT!  You would never know it from the photos though.  They were troopers and I think it was well worth it!

I loved this dress!  PERFECT choice for a photo session.  Great example of what TO wear!

There is something about this image that I can’t stop looking at.   Maybe it’s her eyes or the serious expession, but don’t you think it needs to be a BIG canvas?  I do.

I can’t decide….COLOR or Black and White?

This one just made me laugh.

Love it!!!

Well…..THEY are family. ;)  Brothers and sisters actually.  This group of brothers and sisters was fun.  They had me laughing out loud several times.  They braved heat, sun and even some toe nibbling catfish to get these images for their mom.  Everyone say AWWWW!  Someone did a good job raising some sweet and thoughtful children didn’t they?

Thanks guys.  Hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoyed creating them for you!