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Category Archives: Weddings

Beautifully built…

and beautifully she stands.
Before arriving at a wedding, I just never really know what to expect in terms of venues. 
 I “knew” when I arrived at this church it was going to be amazing on the inside.

And she definitely did not disappoint.

more to come on this fabulous wedding and my dear friend that invited me along for...

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It’s a process…

like all things…blog post are a process…albums are a process…galleries are a process…and well the process these days seem to take longer and longer…
what is the saying…
…slow and steady wins the race.  yes that is it…
…my take on it is…slow and steady keeps you afloat.  my finish line is the moment tony comes back. i...

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A day after…

a really AWESOME day after!! That is what we had.
I am back on texas soil and super happy to be greeted by the heat!  It was mighty mighty cold up in Washington. 
I had such a great time with Suwanee, once again.  I *know* there were many more un-flattery shots taken of me, once again.   (with...

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Tanya+Rudy::Wedding:::Part Four

I am packing my bags and headed up north for what is sure to be a fabulous wedding in Washington! My oh so talented friend Suwanee, of Suwanee Photography asked me to come second shoot and I was thrilled!!
So while I am gone, a little something to tie you over until I return…Part Four!  If you are just tuning in be...

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Tanya + Rudy::Wedding::: Part three

Part three..you read that right. 
This couple is just so gorgeous and in love, I just can’t help myself.  I don’t think I have ever shot as many images at an event as I did theirs. 
If you are just tuning in be sure to start HERE with part one, then go HERE for part two.  Part four...

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Tanya + Rudy::Wedding::: Part Two

Part two now.
Three and four to come later.
One was HERE.  Be sure to start there if you are just stopping by. 
Where did we leave off. 
Oh..yes. 
it. was. time.

while I was capturing Tanya walking down the stairs, SUWANEE  was capturing Rudy’s expression seeing his soon to be wife for the first time.
I just love them side by...

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Tanya + Rudy::Wedding:::Part one

It was a weekend of love, laughter,  family and friends.  The temp at times below freezing and grey coulds. And when it mattered most, beautiful blue sky and picturesque white fluffy clouds. 
You could just feel the love between Tanya and Rudy.  The laughter, the gentle touches, the sweet looks. 
I meet Tanya and Rudy back in...

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I promise…

I did.
I really did promise him.
That nice fella, from the Honda Parts place, on the other side of the line.
I promised him that the bird hit me.
I {DID NOT} hit it.
and I really didn’t see why I couldn’t get a special discount of some sort.
I mean really.
It hit {ME}.
I. promise. it. did.
And I am not talking...

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I just knew…

Sometimes you just know.
You know that you know when you know that you know it.
It isn’t really anything you can explain in words.  You just {know}.
Like when I got off the plane today and stepped one inch out those airport doors.  I just knew I was back in Texas.  The heat.  The humidty.  It. was. Texas. 
Where...

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Snow Bunnies

That is what we are going to be…Watch out Colorado here we come!
I am flying out for Tanya and Rudy’s wedding!!  I can not believe it is finally here.  We did their E-Session in Japan before I left.  You can see that HERE! Such a fun couple and I know their wedding is going to be...

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Lindsay + TJ {San Antonio Wedding Photographer}

it was  a bitter sweet wedding.
sweet because two gorgous people united as one.
bitter because this will be the last wedding I shoot with my partner in crime.
never did I know that by calling mrs deb months ago, that I would find a friendship.  a friendship that came at just the right moment in my life.  a...

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Monday Ramblings…# where the h-e-double hockey stick!!

Yip that’s right! I said it…h-e-double hockey stick…AKA where the hell have I been?
Living life that is where! 
My new agenda…live. laugh. love..which has always been something I try to live by…but recently I have been actually {doing} it!
With the passing of my brother that cut his life short by like oh…70 years or so and then...

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Tina + Lee {San Antonio Wedding Photographer}

A second chance on love. 
I think that is their story.
I think we all need a second chance.  Whether it be on love on life on parenthood on friendship or on  _________(you fill in the blank). 
That no matter what happens today, tomorrow is a new day. A day to make things right.  A day to be a...

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A little something….

until I return…
We are headed to the beach for some much needed change of pace.  Until then, here is a peek at what you will see here soon…
first..if you have a little one…you MUST go see Dora Live!! Check your city and see when she is there…We had a blast.  The kind folks at State Farm snap this...

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Moments like these…

it are moments like these that totally sum up why I do what I do. 
To be able to capture this moment, forever frozen in time, to a bride and her mother is so precious to me.

this is just a little something I am working on right now.  More to come soon.
ciao for now…shel

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