kelli + david | austin wedding photographer

it was perfect. simple as that. and even though nothing on earth really is perfect- their day was pretty close to it. i'm always a bit anxious/nervous shooting a wedding with a bride whom i've never met before or never had the chance to shoot before. but kelli and david made me feel right at home.
As her family gushed and glowed over their pride and joy-I could see why. Kelli was beautiful, inside and out. She held a confidence that made everyone around her feel relaxed and important. And her smile shown throughout the day held proof that she was marrying the man of her dreams. That come rain or shine, with David by her side, and the Grace of a Savior-their life journey would be just fine...
Kelli & David's wedding was our first wedding to shoot as a married team! :) And it was a perfect way to start this new chapter. They were married at the GORGEOUS Vintage Villa's in Austin. And we sure wouldn't mind shooting there again!
**Kelli & David, thank you so much for letting us be a part of your day and capture your memories!! It was a blessing to witness your love for one another! Hope you had a blast in Mexico!! :)

aric + casey



gettin' ready!





Kelli is like a make-up PRO! She did all of her bridesmaids (and her own) makeup!

all wedding days can be made that much better with a little bit of coffee... ;)



size 4 1/2-the most adorable little shoes I've ever seen!


buttoning up the dress...


Kelli is a winker. We caught her several times winking at various people throughout the day...here she is winking at her Mom I think...



A sweet prayer with her girls before the first look!


I do believe David was being told to take good care of Kelli right about now...


Right after the first look!


They exchanged gifts during their first look...

a sweet moment...


G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S. period.


Some favorite portraits of the couple...






helloooo supermodel.








Kelli's flowers were to die for!


The fun wedding party...

with a little jumping action...

beautiful girls...

and as always-some studly men...

walking down the aisle (my viewpoint)


and Aric's...

Mr. & Mrs.!!

Such a sweet first dance moment...


and another...

and a little "cupid shuffle" action.

and last but not least, some of the amazing details...


on a side note-I'm having the hardest time EVER trying to narrow down the images from Matt & Ashten's wedding (our first destination wedding)- so forgive me, if I post a Looooong slideshow instead. :) Be lookin' out for that soon!

wedding | slideshow

In the midst of working on getting several blogs together to post about our recent adventures, wonderful shoots, and amazing clients- we received a link to view a slideshow of our own wedding, and I couldn't help but share.
It was a complete and total reality check about the work that we do. We've been shooting weddings for 2 years now, and I knew that the images we captured of others' special day were really special-but until I saw my own-I didn't realize HOW special they are... It's true that your wedding day goes by so fast that you think back on it, and it's a complete blur.
I've told Jason and Andrew (of Table 4 photography) since the beginning, that their images are going to be treasured for a lifetime... They will be a constant reminder of our perfect day, the covenant we made before God and our loved ones, and the Love, Joy, and excitement we share as a couple...
These pictures mean so much to us, and that is why I wanted to share them with ya'll! :)

aric + casey

CLICK HERE FOR SLIDESHOW

Oh yeah! I made my first batch of home-made chocolate chip cookies as a wife last night!! They were DELICIOUS!!! You should try them yourself! I got the recipe from Lauren Clark's blog...and she did not lie, they really are the BEST chocolate chip cookies...ever! :)

cool | news

while we were gone to Mexico, we received an email from a previous client of ours who informed us that one of our pictures made it to a billboard...?!?!?! YES! It's true, You might remember The Katalyst Band from their awesome session here. We had a blast with these guys and when we got the email about them being on a billboard in downtown Nashville we were so excited for them!! (not to mention a little giddy about the idea of one of our images being blown up that huge for a billboard!)
Here are a few images that their manager sent us of the billboard...




pretty. cool.

and in other musical news, you might remember Dave (Dunn ;)) from his shoot here. He just finished cutting his second album, and he asked Aric for some help desiging his album cover. So Aric, along with some help from Dave's sister made up an entire CD insert from scratch. (yes, I am bragging on my husband...) It looks so stinkin' cool and Dave will be in Midland at the end of the month for a release show! You can check out his myspace page for more info at www.myspace.com/daviddunn or just look him up on itunes!
here's the CD insert that Aric designed...

josh + meghan | engagement

It's amazing what this photography business has done for our lives. I remember it like it was yesterday when I was sitting in my best friends dorm room saying "I've figured it out. I'm gonna be a photographer." And thinking that she probably thought I was crazy, but she was my best friend and loved and supported me anyway. Fast forward from there, to meeting Aric, having him teach me how to actually use my nice new camera, and following him on all his shoots, to now.
It's given me the opportunity to meet so many new people, and even given me the chance to see and hang out with people I knew from like Jr. High!! And Josh is one of those people. He was in the same grade as my older sister and we went to this tiny little 1A school where everyone knows everyone! :) It was cool to get to see him again and see where life is taking him-and of course get to meet his beautiful fiancee too! They brought along their (ADORABLE) little puppy Brendan and some outfits to show off their love for Texas Tech (Go Raiders!!) and we had a blast shooting with them!
Here are some of the favorites...Enjoy!
:)
aric + casey






told you. adorable.

brandi + brett | amarillo wedding photographer

Most of you probably don't know this about me, but I played college basketball for a year at Wayland Baptist University before deciding it just wasn't for me and moving back to Lubbock to go to Tech. It was an interesting year to say the least, but I learned a lot of life lessons and met a lot of really awesome people that year at Wayland-and one of those awesome people was Brandi.
Brandi is the kind of person that everyone wants to be friends with. She's sweet, caring, and fun loving! I always knew that the lucky guy that she would fall in love with would be just as fun and kind as she was- and after meeting Brett, I was not disappointed! These two compliment each other like no one else I know and it was just a joy to be a part of their wedding day.
These are long overdue, but here are some of our favorites! Enjoy! :)

aric + casey










Brett plays baseball for Wayland, and these two are like super athlete's so I thought it was only appropriate to incorporate that a little with their ring shot! ;)








There's a little tradition with Brett's family where all the guys wear green socks when they get married...so cool!






such a sweet look...






The next two images were taken of the same moment, this was Aric's view...

and this was mine... love the emotion of him looking at her and saying his vows.

a little unity sand action...

told you guys...baseball fans...


loved the simplicity and the grain in this shot!

checkin' out the new bling...

home | sweet home

yessss!!! we are finally home!!!! it feels so good. 2 weeks away is a long time. especially when there are a million things i want to share, and a million more pictures i want to post!!! overwhelmed is the word of the week. :)
but not a bad overwhelmed. a good overwhelmed. i think it will take a couple weeks to get the house situated, wash all the clothes from travel, work through pictures, and just get caught up on work, life, emails, and seeing all the friends we have missed since being gone!
because of the fact that our to-do list is a mile long, blog edits are coming in slower than usual too and I apologize but promise that this blog is coming back to life with lots of wonderful adventures and beautiful pictures to share!!
This is a teaser post for now, we have several weddings/shoots that have been put on hold because of our absence so here is what is in store for the next few days!! :)

Brandi & Brett's beautiful wedding...


Josh and Meghan's fun E-session right before we left...


Matt & Ashten's perfect destination wedding that has given proof to the fact that everyone should have a destination wedding! ;)


and last but not least, Kelly & David's gorgeous Austin wedding...


and I might throw in a few posts about OUR wedding!! ;)
be checking our photographers' blog and go ahead and add them to your google reader or any other list of websites to check daily- www.table4weddings.com and www.table4weddings.com/blog


and one last thing- Brittany took my bridals for me...AND they are wonderful! She did an amazing job- here's one I took from her blog, but you can see more here!


Enjoy!
:)
aric + casey