Soon to be Mr. & Mrs. Aric Alan Photography...

hahaha! YESSS! It's official! We are engaged!!!!!!
This post has been a long time coming-and it's still not the real deal. The proposal story is proving to be the longest written story EVER. Sorry guys, but I've got one week left of school-including finals-and I gotta get past those before I can devote hours to writing out the proposal story for you guys!!
Needless to say it was PERFECT. And we are both so excited to plan our wedding and prepare for our future together!! :)

I'll leave everyone with a slideshow of the day (Aric had our friends from Table4 Photography follow me around all day and take pictures of the entire proposal) and it's AWESOME so enjoy that-and a few pictures that I took during my mini photoshoot with my BEAUTIFUL ring/bling! :)

I promise the full story soon.
and the full Lindsay & Ryan post!!

aric + casey

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coming home

It's definitely been a whirlwind of a week and I cannot believe I'm already flying back home. It was decided last night as a few of us girls went down to the mall and then out to eat dinner in the gaslight district that even if we hadn't learned a thing- or if we had learned too much- that the most rewarding part of this week was meeting other girls that share the same passion and love for photography that I do. That's where most of the learning came from- and it was so exciting. I will walk away with a handful of new friends and people I can go to for help or encouragement. And that in itself is priceless.
I won a shootsac and cover yesterday!!!!! My picture was chosen as the best all around picture for our second day of shooting and I was soooooo excited!!!- What a great honor! And I'm even more excited that I can now say that I won Aric something! Lol. I wouldn't have ever had the chance to be here without him, and there's nothing I could do or say to express my gratitude for the amazing man that he is-but i saved him $200 bucks on a shootsac!!! LOL
Here's the picture that won plus an extra one that I edited with some new actions!!! :)
See you all soon!!!
-casey

Love Affair | Day 2

Ahhh... Another beautiful day in San Diego. We got to our conference room and learned and learned and learned and even cried. Davina had prepared a slideshow and they did an entire hour's worth of talking to us about saying no to some things so we don't get overwhelmed and spend the time with our family and friends that we need to. With photography being more of a passion and a love than a job- we can definitely let it take over our lives- so it was good to take the time to step back and realize all the blessings that our in our lives besides photography. I'm exhausted. My back is killing me. And I got a chance to get into my PJ's and go down to a room with a few girls and sit on the bed and totally enjoy being in our PJ's and eating pizza!! It was great-and besides all the wonderful lessons of life and business that I'm learning here- I'm also enjoying the time to be a little girl again- to talk and giggle about something that you love-and not have a care in the world-at least for that little moment...

The couple my group shot today was soooooo saucy!!! lol-they were up for all the steamy pictures that we envisioned for them-and we thought at a few moments that they had totally forgotten that 7 cameras were pointed at them!! Haha... But they had a connection that looked great through the camera and it was so fun to photograph them!!!
Here are some of the favorites!!
:)
(Aric & I video-chatted tonight-and it was so fun!)
-casey

Love Affair | Day 1

I still can't believe I'm actually here in Sunny San Diego!!! So far the workshop has been AMAZING. I've learned a ton, written 11 pages of notes, taken 550 pictures, had lessons in photoshop, manual shooting, etc., etc. And the lamest thing I've done all day is taken a Spanish quiz online! Lol. -Having to deal with reality is definitely not fun when you're away from it! But I'm feeling plenty accomplished. I'm exhausted. It's 9:00 here, but 11:00 back at home with all you guys-so I'm thinkin' it's time for bed while everyone else is wide awake!! We had the cutest model today! And you will never believe this but she was 27, and is 3 months pregnant with her first baby!!! How cool!!- Here are a few of my favorites from today...
more to come from tomorrow!! :)

*I miss you, Aric!!!
-casey

lindsay + ryan | teaser

I can't even begin to tell you how much fun Aric & I had this weekend taking some awesome engagement pictures with these gorgeous people! I can't seem to pry myself away from the computer to finish packing for the Love Affair conference THIS WEEK!!! I'm so excited!! Hopefully Aric will make himself work while I'm gone so we can blog the rest of these later this week. And I will be blogging my favorite pictures from the shoots we have in San Diego!! So be sure to check back often!
As for now-here are two of my favorites from Lindsay & Ryan's engagement shoot on Saturday!
:)

aric + casey

our first | feature

Yeah!! Last week we got a comment in our comment's section from Kristin Cronkright. This girl is not only the originator and graphic designer for rsvp-invitations, but she's also the author of the "Bridal Buzz" blog. Bridal Buzz is the perfect blog for any girl who is planning her wedding! Kristin shares any and every great idea that she finds when it comes to planning a wedding. She even said it herself that she "searched everywhere to bring you the latest and greatest trends, products and inspirations for all kinds of weddings and events."

So when she asked if she could feature us on her blog, we jumped all over the chance!! I mean, how cool is that?!

Just thought we'd share a bit of good news with you all today!

(I leave for San Diego in 4 1/2 daysssssss!!!)

aric + casey

1 week | and counting

I can't believe it, but it's true! In exactly one week I will be in Sunny San Diego for (probably) one of the most amazing weeks of my life. I get more anxious, more excited, more nervous, and even a little sad the more I think about it. (Only because it will probably be the longest Aric and I have been away from each other since we met-sooo cheesy I know-but I don't care!)

But seriously-I'm stressed out beyond belief for this week of school trying to get everything finished and squared away so I can enjoy the workshop, and I'm forcing myself to stay focused until Monday when I'm on the plane!!

I CANNNOT wait!! So I took a little break from the mountain of studying and homework to share some of the pictures that the Love Affair ladies took of the W hotel where we will be staying!!

I can't wait to share pictures of our many photoshoots next week!!

aric + casey

the mcfarlands | family

while they were dating-she wanted a puppy and he bought her a stuffed animal. We will have a real one someday- I promise.

while they were engaged-she wanted a puppy and he told her to wait a little bit longer. We will have one soon- I promise.

they finally got married-she wanted a puppy and he said let's wait till we have a house and a big backyard for him to play in. We will get a puppy then- I promise.

they bought their first house with their big backyard-she wanted a puppy and he kept his promise.

Meet Duke! The newest member of my family-my very first nephew and the cutest boxer puppy you have ever seen!

all I really have to say is-this is one good looking little family...(and I'm not biased or anything)...

:) enjoy the photos!

aric + casey

yes, I know-my sister is hott...

busy bees

Hello internet!

these posts seem to be finding themselves few and far between...so sorry.  we've been going, going, going and with it now being November (can you believe that?) and the holiday's, and end of the school year, (and LOVE AFFAIR) coming up things are getting a little crazy.  This past weekend was probably one of the best weekends of our lives (at least according to Aric-lol)  

We premiered our second business- 4 Frames Photobooths on Friday (I'll elaborate in a minute)

and as most of you probably already know- Texas Tech beat Texas in the biggest game of the century--(or at least something like that), and luckily we got to go watch and be a part of it!!  Here's a picture of us out on the field after the game!

Now my chance to brag a little about Aric and the second business he has started. While we were at WPPI in Vegas this past February we got to go to a social with a bunch of the "celebrity" photographers and a few of our new photographer friends and had a blast. The people in charge of the social had rented out a photobooth for the event to allow everyone (us crazy photographers) the chance to get in and have us take silly pictures of ourselves!!! Ever since then, Aric has been dreaming up the idea of making his own photobooth and bringing the phenomenon to West Texas. After months and months of dreaming- that dream finally came true as we've spent the last month working with out new friend Jack to build the world's largest photobooth (seriously).
So we would like to introduce to you 4 Frames Photobooths!!

you can rent a 4 Frames Photobooth for
-weddings
-business parties
-birthday parties
-sorority/fraternity parties
-holiday parties
-charity events
basically-if you are planning any event- we would love to be a part of it and offer some fun-plus tons of silly photos to remember it by!!

Now that the booth is finally built-we've got a lot of work to do building the website, marketing material, etc. But if you have any questions or think you might want to rent the booth for your event email us at info@fourframesphotobooths.com !!

:)
aric + casey