Kayla & Taylor's Wedding Bliss :: Abilene Wedding Photographer, Abilene Bridals, Abilene Engagement Photographer

This adorable couple got married on a beautiful West Texas day in July in Abilene. If you check out my blog from time to time, you've likely seen their engagement photos & Kayla's Firehouse Bridals! I loved this wedding because I had already done two sessions with them and when it come time to the big day, we already had a very nice rapport built already and working with them was easy! I originally pulled about 80+ images to blog... which is TOO MANY for a blog post!! I didn't do a final count, but utilized my blog boards to try to group some of them together... otherwise I don't even think all of the images would fit under one post!








Kayla took a few minutes out of her getting ready time to write a note to her groom.. which I thought was so thoughtful.








These were all shot by my uber-talented "PFF" (photographer friend forever) Leah McClean from the Salted Image... she did quite the fabulous job with all the guys... keep scrolling, you'll see more of her awesomeness!!



The Bride & her Mom


















I love this shot!






LOVE this Leah, you rock!









So they didn't want to see one another before the ceremony... so we did these shots of them together, but where they couldn't see one another before-hand! It was so sweet to hear them talking to one another from around the corner... Leah and I fell in love with Taylor as he got all choked up just hearing his bride and anticipating what was to come! What a sweetie! :)












Holy gorgeous sun flare batman!!!?! What a fun capture this was! The sun was just above the building and I managed to grab this shot just right!! Yessssss!












The New Mr. & Mrs. Smith!



The reception was held at the Elk's Arts Center at the Grace... what a gorgeous room for a reception! Floor to ceiling windows all over... what more could a photographer ask for!!?!















These folks knew how to tear it up on the dance floor, let me tell ya! :)






Top: A little twirl Middle: Kayla's Grandma who had some SERIOUS moves... :) Bottom: The Groom and his sister doing a little "Funky Chicken Dance" action!



Cutting the cake, notice the little flower girl in the image to the right! :)






When we finally lost all the natural light... we decided to have a little fun with our equipment!! The shot to the right was a seriously fun capture!



The fun had to end sometime.... so off they went! Taylor surprised Kayla with their honeymoon location... he took her to Cancun!!







Thank you again Kayla & Taylor for having us... Leah & I enjoyed you both and your sweet families... and it certainly was a beautiful day!

Stephanie's Trash the Dress Session:: Texas Trash the Dress, Abilene Wedding Photographer

I'd say so, huh?!!!! :)



How cute is she??!






My Ode to Nichole Van



Full sunlight... no blown out wedding dress = GOOOD THING! :)












Bride in the Tree... I love it! :)



Below: This is what the lighting actually looked like at this location! Above: What fancy camera tricks can do!!!









The big finish! :) I LOVE THIS SESSION! YAY!


A session like this with a gal like this just really gets my photography juices flowin! Stephanie is the sister-in-law to Kyera, who's Maternity photographs I shot last year. I had told Kyera that I was excited to find a few willing candidates to do some TTD work with and she immediately thought of Stephanie. Months back, Stephanie called and we agreed we'd shoot for the summer time, when things greened up a bit and when I slowed down a little. Thankfully, we finally made it happen and got this session done!!! I was reminded of JUST how important it is for me to get out there to just play as a photographer, not to mention to have someone who is willing to do whatever I'd like them to (and has their own ideas, imagine that?!!) and really experiment and showcase my skills a bit!! Good for the soul! :)

Not only is Stephanie gorgeous, but working with someone as confident and comfortable as she was really made my job a breeze! I love how her big brown eyes just stand out in each photo!! We had great plans of getting seriously dirty... but alas, the sun set and we ran out of time.... though trust me, the dress was plenty dirty and beyond cleaning repair! We trashed it alright though the dirt stayed pretty hidden in the photographs! :) There's been talk of getting together one more time and putting her poor dress out of it's misery!!! I'm game Steph! :)

Thanks to my lovely carbon-based light stand (ha!), Alanna Glass, of A.G Imagery (catchy name, huh?) who once again accompanied me on this shoot! Alanna plugged in a few times of and got some shots of her own... which I'm sure you'll see on her Facebook page as well!