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It’s no secret that I love the First Sight experience. If Mack and I had something to go back and do over again with our wedding, it would be this… we’d see each other beforehand, and soak up that time together.
I talk about it from a romantic point of view, but I also talk about...

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Happy Friday, dear ones! Hasn’t this been a fun week? I think the lovely weather we’ve been having here in Texas has really helped lift everyone’s spirits. Fall is on the way!
Today, I’m going to share my favorite images from Alison & Sergej’s Chicago rooftop wedding ceremony, and their suburban backyard reception. If you didn’t...

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Choosing what pictures to blog from this wedding is like picking which of my fingers I would like to have cut off. After going through the files three times, I still had over 100 pictures tagged to blog… in part 1, alone! I eventually was able to narrow it down to less than 50, which...

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Want to know how I picked the image for this super sneaker of our Chicago wedding?
Out of the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of pictures that I want to blog, do you know how I was able to pick this one?
I closed my eyes, and I shook my mouse around and rolled the scrolly-ball back...

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Scroll down to yesterday to see Part 1 of David & Danielle’s Plano wedding.
Today, I’m sharing some more yummy details and reception fun. On with the show!

Loved the colors in this arrangement that sat on the head table:

Super sweet first dance…

This next picture is yet another prime example of why you want to have two...

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Danielle and David were so ready for this day. SO ready. For their entire engagement, she’s been in Dallas, and he’s been in Jamaica. Their families and friends flew in from all over the world to celebrate this day… the day when David & Danielle finally came together forever. The happiness, and the relief, was...

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David & Danielle were married yesterday in a gorgeous ceremony that reflected everything lovely about them.
Until their big blog goes up later in the week, I’ll share one of my favorite portraits!

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Happy Friday, readers! I hope you’re all geared up for a great weekend.
I’m finishing out our week here by blogging Part 2 of Chris & Katrina’s Grand Prairie wedding.
Enjoy!

While I was hanging out with the girls getting ready, Mack got some really fun detail shots. Note to future brides… we can only do this if...

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Chris & Katrina were married this past Saturday at the Ruthe Jackson Center in Grand Prairie, surrounded by friends and family that love them.
Isn’t that the best way to spend a day?
That’s what was important to this couple.
When a bridesmaid’s dress went missing, Katrina said, “It’s all good.” she was just glad the bridesmaid was...

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Away from the hustle and the bustle of the reception…
As the sidewalk cools after a scorching day…
Katrina & Chris were finally able to soak it in. They got married. They were finally, legally, forever belonging to each other.
And that’s a moment worth capturing.

The rest of this beautiful wedding will be up later in the week....

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