What a day! Jordan and Allyson’s wedding was the first wedding I have photographed since moving back to Texas - so my first wedding in nearly 10 months. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a little nervous to be back shooting weddings but those feelings quickly dissipated when the day began. The details of this wedding were out of this world! Anything with a lot of color has my heart.
Read MoreMy family session with the Latimer’s is one of my favorites ever! Sometimes kids don’t want to sit and stare at the camera - and that’s okay. While I always try to get those posed pictures, I feel like the magic truly happens with kids have fun, laugh, and just be themselves! We got so much of that during their family photos in Wolflin. Especially with Lucy, their adorable little girl who looks like she walked straight out of a 1950s advertisement. What a doll. My favorites from the session are probably the mother daughter pictures in that dreamy late summer light.
Read MoreWhenever I get the chance to take pictures at River Falls, you can bet I’m excited! It’s a rare treat. Lisa and Les have friends that live there so they were able to take us around in their truck. We started at Devil’s Kitchen - one of the coolest rock formations in the Texas Panhandle. If you look past the name, it’s quite the romantic spot. Lisa and Les were ready to have fun, enjoy the moments, and capture their love.
Read MoreEsther and Elijah were one of my very first wedding clients from waaaay back in 2015! They had moved away and so had we and as fate would have it, we all made it back home to Amarillo and were able to reunite for family pictures (in the same location that I took Esther’s bridal pictures all those years ago). It was so special to me because I feel like I owe a lot of my business to them taking a chance on me when I had only shot a few weddings before theirs. Their son Abel is too cute for words and I loved seeing his personality!
Read MoreThe Wilhelm’s always hold a special place in my heart! I photographed their wedding two years ago and seeing them become parents and create a miniature version of themselves is the sweetest thing. James is an absolute doll who was easy to get to smile as long as you enticed him with his favorite ball. Babies are so wonderfully simple!
Read MoreMaternity, newborn, and now one year pictures! I LOVE seeing clients again and again and watching them grow. I especially love taking these pictures in clients’ homes because their pictures end up being so personal and so meaningful for them. It’s a special thing to have photos of your baby learning to walk in the front yard of your house or playing piano with dad in the living room. I think those are the memories that will truly be cherished 50 years down the road.
Read MoreThese two are just plain adorable together! And their pair of German Shepherds made their engagement session so much fun. I always love it when couples bring their dogs with them because I truly believe it helps couples relax, be in the moment, and not worry about having a camera in front of them. Those always end up becoming my favorite pictures from the session.
Read MoreFor Clint and Shayla’s pictures, I took a little risk and decided to go ahead with their session despite calls for rain in the forecast. And it was so worth it! We ended up with the most amazing stormy West Texas sky (my favorite) and I found a couple of new, exciting locations for pictures. It was such a fun evening.
Read MoreI loved catching up with the Shanks family and taking their pictures where they feel most comfortable: at their home in Amarillo’s Wolflin neighborhood. Their little Ellis has grown up so much since I last took their pictures and as I told them during their session, pretty much everything she does is adorable. Their home is so charming and I love that we were able to create pictures in the place where they spend most of their time.
Read MoreI could not have been blessed with a better couple to take pictures of for my first time back in Amarillo, Texas! And we got to go to Palo Duro Canyon! It was literally the perfect evening. Here’s what I love about these two: they clearly love having fun together and they don’t always take everything seriously! But on the flip side, they aren’t afraid to get super romantic. They are going to have an intimate backyard wedding this fall and it is going to be breathtaking, I’m sure of it.
Read MoreBig update life here! I’ve been hinting at this for a while but...we are coming home to Amarillo!!! If you didn’t know, we moved away last year but the Smith clan is done living like gypsies and we are planting our roots firmly in Amarillo. We even bought a house! I’m so excited to get back to taking pictures again. Taking some time off was vital for my mental health and the happiness of my family. Before my break, I was feeling the burnout creeping up big time. Taking some time off allowed me to figure out what I really want for my family and for my career. I found clarity.
Read MoreWhat I love about the wedding venues in Lubbock, Texas is that they are not afraid to take risks and be unique! They are all so different from each other and the wedding scene is drastically different even from Amarillo only two hours away. I love it because it makes my job as a wedding photographer exciting. Lubbock is like Amarillo’s cool older sister, you know! Some venues are elegant, some are industrial and some are bright and funky. I love them all and I love making the trip down to shoot weddings there.
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