Natalie and Remko are getting married next week! It is a bit unusual for us to introduce a couple so late on our blog, but Remko was away on business, so their engagement session was pushed back to only a few weeks ago.

We trekked all around Rock Lake Ranch, laughing, running from the cows, protective donkey's giving Tim the stink eye, stepping in some unpleasant cow mess, (I was truly regretting the decision to wear sandals) and of course taking some stellar portraits of the lovely couple.

Please enjoy Natalie and Remko, as you view their engagement session, and get excited, because their wedding day post is not far behind!

I found color! There are flowery weed type things still growing somewhere and we were able to nestle the two together for some colorful close portraits. 

Santiago and Amanda are the kind of couple that were hard to catch any moments where they were not cracking each other up or smiling adoringly at one another, (a good problem, in my opinion). And if they were this much fun at the engagement session, I can't imagine how fun the wedding will be, yay for June!

Also, how awesome does Amanda look in that stunning pink dress next to this wall of green? Way to rock it, Amanda. Way to make your lady smile, Santiago. You guys are salt of the earth, loving, sweet folks, who we feel honored to serve with our skills.

Enjoy the portraits, everyone!

One of the few quite and sweet moments caught between the bride and groom to be.
Amanda's stunning and glass-like eyes, photographed by my so talented husband.
cracking each other up...again.



Matching boots, too cute for words. On our way back in town we stopped in college station for some smokey evening shots, worth the stop. 

These are our good friends, Drew and Kayla. They are set to be wed in July of this year and as a celebration we took some engagement photos last week! Beautiful, beautiful folks. No?

Andrew and Allie embody why I love my job. While editing this shoot I just couldn't wipe the smile off my face. Sweet, super cute, and totally adoring of one another Allie and Andrew asked us to shoot their wedding and engagements. Allie grew up with one of our good friends Jen, who got married last year to our friend Andrew. See their wedding HERE and HERE. It is always awesome when we gain new relationships with clients based on current or past clients.

Also, I love love love when the guy does the unprompted "eyes-closed-while holding my lady" shot. It is completely endearing and just lovely to see. It makes me believe that this guy knows himself to be the luckiest guy in the world. (queue up Ben Folds "the luckiest" song in background.) And we (excited high voice) get to photograph the beginning of their lives together! What an amazing job we have. To all our clients, thank you.


And here's that shot I was talking about. Love it. Way to love your bride to be, Andrew.





I love how this next shot feels like we're at the beach, blown out background and soft white light. I need to get to the beach now. 
Before the shoot, Andrew mentioned that he was a big fan of Kristen+Carlos' Engagement Shots in the big tree, you might remember them from here. So, we made sure to put Allie and Andrew up in the big tree too. They look so different from Kristen and Carlos' shoot and I love them both. That is what I really love about how Tim and I approach photography, we try to make the picture more about our models and less about the next big shot in the industry.   
And isn't Allie such a beauty? I can't wait to take portraits of her on the wedding day!



Allie + Andrew, Thank you for driving from Dallas for your shoot, thank you for being awesome, and thank you for letting us be a part of such an exciting part of your lives!