A few weeks ago I met Owen for his newborn session at the Dillion house.  Dad and sister were out that day so I was so excited when Mom, Jessica, called wanting to do a family session before the holidays.  Owen has grown and gotten even cuter and kept those baby blues like I hoped he would.  Big sis, Laura, is ah-mazing.  She is cute as a button with the freckles, curls and a huge heart for her baby brother.  This session was also really fun for me because we did something I have been wanting to for awhile, we shot right out side the studio!  For many of our family sessions we shoot at their home or at a locations through out the area but I have been dying to do a more urban looking shoot like we do for so many of our engagment session.  Jessica and her family trusted me and I think it turned out awesome.  Here some favorite shots, it was hard to narrow them down!

Callie and Jason are such a fun couple.  I knew from the moment I met Callie at the Best in Bridal Show in Fort Worth that this girl would be awesome to work with.  She proved me right at her engagement session as shooting her, Jason and their adorable little boy topped my list of fun for last week.  Jason, like many grooms, claims to not be so good in front of the camera but he really did so great!  I find most guys relax just loving on their favorite people and he melted at moments with Callie and Brady.  Their little boy stole my heart and made me even more excited about my little boy who is coming in a few weeks.  You two were so hot and I know the wedding in April is going to be a blast, see you guys soon and I can’t wait to see how big Brady is by the wedding!

This is thier precious little boy, Brady. He joined in on the fun for some family photos during the session. LOVE his eyes!

Diana & Jared are having a destination wedding in Cabo later next year and although I won’t be able to join them for their wedding Diana really wanted some photos here at home prior to their day.  Diana is friends with one of my brides from this year so I was super excited to get to know them and hang out for their shoot last week.  We explored some of my favorite urban hang outs and a few new places.

These two little girls steal my heart every time I photograph them. I can’t believe little Lucia has gotten so big, I have been photographing her since birth! Valerie & Sal have the best 2 girls and they are expecting a third child early next year, I can’t wait to get to meet the new addition and I think Aurelia has got the big sister thing down by now. Here are some favorites from their family session this year at the art museums in Fort Worth.

LOVE those baby blues. She has had these amazing eyes since birth and man they wow me.

Aurelia decided it was time to play with Tracy, not have her photo taken but I still got her!

Playing at sleeping

Hugging on Mommy

A portrait of the children, Lucia, Aurelia and baby on the way!

Thanks Lopez Family and I can't wait to see you guys again!

I promised more photos from this fabulous session and here they are!  For those that don’t know the bride in these photos is my very own associate Sarah Bunyard.  She is marrying Evan in January in Grapevine.  Since she is a photographer we had to play around with some different ideas for her shoot and come up with something with a little more spice than a “regular” engagement shoot.  Evan and Sarah both love vintage things and spend tons of time antiquing together.  We thought it would be fun to bring that vintage feel into their shoot.  That led us to select the McKinney Cotton Mill for thier location.  The Cotton Mill is a great spot for those that want something with that open warehouse look, old machinery, doors and beautiful light.   On top of the vintage look we of course went for some classic casual shots and even explored downtown McKinney for a few shots in an antique store.  I love getting to work with fellow artists and Sarah is like a little sister too me so the shoot was very special.  Here are some favorite shots and of course their very loooong slide show (I couldn’t help it, I loved way too many.)

Slide Show