Best of 2010

I remember it so clearly. The day everything changed… I was curled up in a ball on the couch. Dad was in the office, and mom must have been out shopping. Cam was in school, and Lorae was living in NYC. Essentially, I was alone. In our living room. One hot mess in a fetal position.. I found myself increasingly frustrated by the tears piling up on the sides of my nostrils and eventually seeping into my ears. (Isn’t that the worst?) I sobbed into my phone, and on the other end? My boyfriend – all too used to the dramatics that came with dating a former thespian, artist, middle child. You know.. Me. :)

His name was Dylan. And he worked for a company that could assign him to a year-long project in Kalamazoo at the drop of a hat. Sure, they’d always fly him back on weekends, but it was anything but easy for either of us. A year into the relationship there had been talk of marriage, but as it were, engagement was still a good half-year off. – Did you catch that? “As it were.” Sometimes, I impress myself… ;) – Still, on this day, I realized the likelihood that I’d someday be married to a man who’d live in a hotel in Kalamazoo while I stayed home. Alone.

Long story short(er), that day ended up being one of the most pivotal in my life. I am a wedding photographer because I wanted to marry that boy and follow his lead. And while some might say that’s not particularly the best way to plan a career, I’m not ashamed of it. I loved Dylan. I loved weddings. I loved people. And my BA in photojournalism didn’t hurt either. It was almost common sense. Still, I had very little idea of the impact this decision would have on us years later.

Today.. I am a wedding photographer because I’m eternally smitten with creamy, buttery light, in-between-moments, and our amazing clients who simply love like we do. Today, I have no doubt that this is what I’m meant to be doing. And I have no doubt that God is good. He gave me Dylan and a job I adore. :) And with that said, we hope you enjoy this little recap of 2010, and the people and moments which made it so beautiful.

From Rebekah and Jonathan’s Saratoga Springs, NY wedding.

From Breanna and Ben’s Cobleskill, NY engagement.From Kata and Drew’s Houston City Hall engagement.From Abbey and Curt’s Hart’s Estate wedding.From Christine and Sandy’s downtown Houston engagement.From Kara and Rob’s Houston Heights wedding.From Molly and Ryan’s Saratoga, NY wedding.From Nicole and Pete’s Cassara Management wedding.From Sarah and Adam’s Houston Arboretum engagement.From Randi and Curtis’s Sam Houston Park wedding.From Patricia and Michael’s Memorial Park engagement.From Kim & Lindell’s Ouisie’s Table wedding.From Rachel and Travis’s Hermann Park engagement.From Sara and Chad’s Sam Houston Park wedding.