Wow. What can I say about this session other than it photographed even more beautifully than I ever expected it to. Robin’s interest in hiring me as their wedding photographer peaked when she saw my vintage engagement session for Rachael & JD at the Duchman Family Winery. Together we shared ideas on props, colors, locations and styled the vintage session she dreamed of. During the shoot Ryan, her adorable fiance asked me “Do all couples play dress up for engagement pictures these days?” And I chuckled and said “I know..this screams estrogen overload but I promise to make it painless and fun.” He replied the smartest words any man that’s about to take a wife should say “Well, you do what you gotta do to make her happy.” Ah Robin, He’s a Keeper girlfriend!!

They’re getting married at the beautiful Winfield Inn located in Kyle, Tx so I suggested we visit my old hometown of 8 yrs and get our vintage on. The following engagement story is simple and sweet. Boy meets girl. They fall in love. He proposes, she says yes and he waits. Waits for the day to make her all his. And to remind her of his love, he arrives at the train station with balloons in hand. Afterall, its her birthday too. It really is!!

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Robin entertained me by wearing one of my own vintage inspired headbands I’ve designed for ages newborn-engaged – Doesn’t it add just the perfect touch?

Can you make out the title? It says ‘That Man is Mine”. That’s right girl!

What do you think?!!! Ryan and Robin – you two are perfect for each other. I look forward to your fall wedding! xoxo

As if there aren’t enough images here, there’s more on the facebook page

A little late night sneak peek of the engagement session goodies hitting the blog and facebook this week

In a past blog post, I featured a 9×9 20 page Dream engagement Album. For 2011 I’ve not only recently launched a new mobile website, added Dream Boxes to every basic wedding collection, but I’ve decided to make my albums less “busy” and design them in a way that you don’t get caught up in the graphics on each page but rather the images take center stage on every.page.  The album seen below is a 12×12 40 page Dream Album and it is STUNNING. I’m pretty good at taking photos of my albums to share online, of course, but this is really a beauty that you can’t fully appreciate unless you hold it. With 2mm pages and a flush mount design , every image is drool worth as they’re printed on a 12×24 wide spread. I LOVE my album company because their colors are vibrant and the black and white photos take on such a crisp feel. If you’re wondering what other size options you can order for your album, please visit the website and download the current pricing guide. I’d love to meet with any interested brides and show you this beauty in person