haley | bride

i have a new appreciation for bridal shoots after I had my own! there you are. in your dress. in THE dress. the one that you will be walking down the aisle in- with your hair done, make-up fixed, veil in place, and you feel like you're on top of the world-then us crazy photographers take you out to the middle of nowhere and ask you to do all sorts of crazy things that you may or may not want to do in your gown. :)
but you do it anyway, and the pictures turn out better than you could have ever imagined (speaking from my own experience at least ;))
i do love bridals though. they are fun. they are an awesome opportunity to spend more time with our brides (and usually get to know their moms) and above all-our brides are stinkin' beautiful so it makes our job pretty darn easy.
:)
Enjoy a few of our faves from Haley's bridal session.
aric + casey

haley + ryan | first look

that's right. i loved their first look pictures so much, i dedicated a whole blog to them! :)
seriously-this was our first "first look" of the summer, and I'm more in love with them than I was before. haley and ryan JUST ADORE each other. and there is no other word to describe it than the word- adore. you can see it in the way they look at each other, they way they smile at each other, the way they touch each other, they way they speak to one another. and it's beautiful. simply beautiful.
and i don't think any other pictures from their day reveal this adoration as much as these from their first look...
enjoy! :)

aric + casey

brooke + dean | plainview wedding photographer

she fell in love with dance, and she knew that when she found a good lead, she would be able to follow...

well. she found him. and dean is the best lead i could have ever thought up in my own head for my very best friend. these two hold a very special place in my heart, and their wedding day was one that i will remember for years and years to come!  i've never been more a part of a wedding since my own sister's 2 years ago, & it meant the world to me that i got to be there with them through everything!  

i've been trying to write this post for a full day now, and nothing that i can put into words is sufficient for describing brooke and dean and their love for one another.  

so i'll just leave you with a glimpse into the story of their wedding day...

Enjoy these favorites!

:)

aric + casey

we'll start off with some details...

seriously? love me some hot pink shoes!

and thought these were perfect bridal shoes!

Petals in Plainview did an AMAZING job with all the flowers!! Seriously! They are outstanding! I would recommend them to anyone and everyone planning their wedding. They are some of the sweetest ladies ever too!!

remember Brooke's Hot Pink boots from her bridal session? Well now they having matching boots...this was Dean's wedding present... :)

and he wrote brooke a sweet little note...that made her cry. :) perfection.

probably one of Aric's favorite shots of all time...

Dean opening his present...

Aric helpin' him with his tie. (I <3 src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e354/Kace515/IMG_4729-Edit.jpg">

Brooke, glowing. The most beautiful bride ever.

Brooke is a Daddy's girl. For those of you that know her, you can understand why this image is perfect for her... :)

pretty sisters/bridesmaids...

brothers.

no worries. Aric took this picture, not me.

seriously? i couldn't resist...

this was before the ceremony...which is why Brooke is not in it...but at least we were thinking of her!

had to have a picture with my twin on her wedding day! :)

a sweet moment during the ceremony...

and now some fun portraits!!

some first dance action.

look at Dean go! 

brittney + taylor | engagement

they are high school sweethearts who are just as in love now as they were then. he talked about the proposal... "you think it would be easy, and she thinks that just because we have been together for so long that i shouldn't be nervous...but i was sweating!!"
that's when you know you have found true love. when, even after all the time of being with each other...you can still get butterflies in your stomach.
unfortunately the weather cut our shooting time in half, so we will be going out again in the next couple of weeks to finish up, but for now enjoy some of our favorites from the first go 'round!!
:)
aric + casey