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matt + ashten | destination wedding photographer

dear blog friends-

please forgive me for holding out on you with this awesome wedding.

sincerely,

aric & casey

:)

to be honest-this wedding has been a bit overwhelming for me. we took about 3 times as many pictures that we normally take for a wedding-and because I love so many of the images I can't seem to make myself part with any.

as you all should know-aric & i have a special place in our hearts for destination weddings. we think they are wonderful. perfect. the best idea anyone ever had for a wedding. ;)

as we are rebranding and building our portfolio-we are doing so in order to cater our business more toward destination weddings and destination brides.

So if anyone out there is reading this and is planning a destination wedding (even if it's not destination to you-it could be destination to us) then contact us for some information on a sweet deal for your wedding!!

anyway-long story short, I'm just now getting around to really going through this wedding and editing some of my favorites. and i plan on blogging this wedding in parts. :)

so you'll get to know matt and ashten really well!

:)

so without any further ado-here are a few of our favorite portraits from the rehearsal and after the wedding of matt & ashten...

do enjoy.

heather | bridal

Heather & Mike were married this weekend! So I am finally able to post some bridal pictures! I always hate having to wait so long to post these- we shot some of one of our brides last night that I can't post until January!!! (Tell me that isn't torture...) LOL
Anyway-Enjoy some fave's of Heather's bridal session-and come back soon for some wedding photos! :)

aric + casey

anna + michael | lubbock engagement photographer

anna and michael were so fun to get to know during their session! these two flew all the way to Lubbock, TX just for the day for their session-so we got to give them the grand tour of the cotton fields, Texas Tech, and the fun brick roads in downtown. ;)
and Lubbock is just one more place to add to the list of places they have traveled-Anna is actually from Russia!! So cool!
Anyway-enjoy a few of our favorites from their session!!
:)
aric + casey







haha, i think this one is hilarious.






ADORE it when couples have matching ANYTHINg...especially shoes! (Aric & I wore matching shoes for our engagements!) :)




Anna, you're gorgeous.
sincerely,
Casey

erin + tanner | engagement

It's funny how things sometimes just work out...
We had planned Erin & Tanner's engagement session for the weekend that we were supposed to be going to the balloon fiesta-so we got everything rescheduled and it couldn't have worked out better for the both of us!
Aric & I got to go to the balloon fiesta in Albuquerque, see his family, and learn to play spades with his grandparents. And instead of a drizzly, cold day for their engagement session- Erin & Tanner got a beautiful fall day.
It's funny how things just work out...
:)
Enjoy some from their engagement session!
aric + casey

erin + tanner | teaser

so...I'm supposed to be working on our mountain of a to do list (which I am) -I just took a quick break to edit a favorite from erin & tanner's engagement session last night.
so much fun!
Enjoy this one-there's plenty more where that came from-just as soon as we get this to do list under control!
;)
aric + casey


oh yeah, and this cool macro shot of a dandelion-just for the heck of it. :)


happy weekend everyone!

wedding details | for fun

okay, so i realize that our wedding is like old news now. but i get to relive it every single day with our wedding photos and yes-i do look at my wedding pictures every single day. (at least i have so far) :)
anyway, I never got to talk about some of the details we had to make our wedding that much more special so I wanted to offer a fun alternative to all you brides out there for cake toppers! :)
Aric and I MADE our own...from scratch! :) well from clay. but you know what i mean.
I forever had wanted to just buy a little cursive L to place on top of our cake- but Aric was more creative than I was.
He researched online for a while, then we went to Hobby Lobby and bought ourselves some modeling clay. (It's alot easier said than done) That clay did NOT want to cooperate with me, and if it weren't for my sweet, patient husband- I would have never finished mine.
:)
There are several places where you can get custom cake toppers made- (but i'm not gonna lie, they are e-x-p-e-n-s-i-v-e...so if you're working on a budget and want to have unique cake toppers to show of a little more personality about you and your fiancee then try doing it yourself! :)

Here are some pictures of ours at the wedding!
(Thanks to Table4weddings.com!)

neil + tristen | engagement

so I took a little break from the madness of work today to edit and blog neil & tristen's engagement pictures!
we made a last minute, spur of the moment trip to ft. worth this weekend to see my family and take pictures for neil & tristen! (my family loves it when I do that)
on saturday, Aric, my dad, and brother-in-law Jacob all went to a car show and drooled over all the cars and had some good ol' "guy time"- while me, my mom, my sister, my aunt Davney and the two cutest little girls on the planet (my cousins) went shopping and had some fun "girl time" :).
It was great, then we took Sunday to hang out with Neil & Tristen, shoot some pictures, and explore downtown Ft. Worth on a cloudy, misty, day. So overall, the weekend was perfect. :)
Neil & Tristen are old friends' of Aric's and they are the sweetest couple you will ever meet. We are so excited for them and their upcoming marriage!!
Someone told me that Tristen loves black and white pictures, so there are quite a few more black and white's in this post than I would normally edit-but it was fun!
hope you enjoy!
:)
aric + casey





i don't know why, but i loved tristen's expression so much that i blogged basically the same picture twice- this one was from Aric's view...

and this was from my view...i love it

tristen is gonna make one BEAUTIFUL bride, don't you think?!

love this one...














i LOVED shooting in the city! so much fun!



and on a side note-these are those two most adorable little girls in the world! :)
My Aunt Davney is the most creative person I know, besides Aric, and she makes the cutest custom outfits, bows, jewelry, bags-you name it, she can make it. Anywho-she made these super cute Halloween shirts for my little cousins and I couldn't help but share-I think everyone should have one! :)