What a FUN day this was! Courtney and I headed to Midland Friday night, so we would be ready to hit the ground running Saturday.

Becky and Keith were both so laid back the entire day, and it was fun to really see them take in every moment and enjoy it fully. These two are in love, folks. Like, bigtime.

Here, we’ll skip ahead, just so you can see right off the bat. CUUUUTE.

But look. They can be serious, too.

Everything started out at Becky’s parents’ house – a Bridal Brunch, getting ready, pictures with the girls… It was so simple and relaxed – I loved it!

Everyone all piled into one big bathroom + good tunes + awesome ladies = so much fun!

One thing I REALLY appreciated about Becky was that she was always open for my suggestions. So instead of Mary Kathryn doing Becky’s makeup in the bathroom, we moved our location in front of this magically-lit window. Pretty, huh?

Same story on this one. Two huge glass doors? Uhhh, yes please!

gorgeous!

a sweet moment after Becky’s veil was put on

pockets!

everyone together… “awwwww”

lots of funny things are going on in this photo.

Becky and Keith chose to see each other before the ceremony. SUCH sweet moments came from this!

onto the ceremony!

sweetest look ever

some reception details

these made me laugh out loud

a FUN and cuh-razy exit

By the way, Courtney helped me shoot this bad boy, so check out more photos from this wedding on her blog!

It’s amazing to me how much babies grow and change and learn in the first year of their lives. And it’s even more amazing when parents choose me to be the one to capture that first year. I begin to feel so connected and so much a part of something so so so awesome. And then the family tells me that they’re up and moving and I feel like I’m being cheated on…. Haha I’m kidding. But really… Sad day!!!

Yes, the Patterson’s are up and moving to Dallas. But don’t worry, we already have our 9 month session scheduled :)

You might remember Lorelei’s sweet newborn session. Then her three month session. And now onto her sixth month session!

love it!

such an angelic little face

ummm baby model?

this was such a sweet moment… they were all just looking at each other for the longest time. just studying each other. and this was right when lorelei looked away grinning.

These two are ADORABLE. They both have a dang good sense of style, too. Amanda works at Anthropologie, so you can only imagine the amount of inspiration she gets every day :)

And by the way. I absolutely LOVE it when couples bring along ideas and props. It makes the session extra special and you end up with fun stuff like this.

Erin and her sweet mama came in from Pampa the other day. Only in Lubbock would it snow one day, and then be an absolutely perfect day for pictures the next day (with a little wind, of course…)

I loved getting to spend some time with these sweet ladies! Erin has some crazy natural beauty going on, she was soooo photogenic. I love when people have no idea how photogenic they are.

oh yeah. she was workin’ it alright.

love this one!

these little patches of green grass made me supa dupa happy

rawr!!

I think this one’s my fav.

Where to begin with this lovely day!

The girls were upbeat and happy even at 8 a.m. Now THAT’S when you know it’s going to be a good day! Lot’s of giggles and dance moves and burritos. All things that are good.

And the guys were just as giggly and happy – jammin’ to Pandora and playing chess… wait, what? :)

Kelli and Teddy chose to have a First Look, and those moments together were SO special and full of emotion. We had plenty of time for fun wedding party portraits and even time to spare before the ceremony started.

Everything was just SO them. They were giddy and adorable throughout the ceremony, and danced their way onto the reception. LOT’S of dancing on this day. I loved it!

I’ll just let the pictures do their job and tell the story…

girls always have fun when they’re getting ready :)

bouquets ALWAYS double as microphones

talk about a fun wedding party! the bottom photos stem from a request to do the mighty ducks thing… “quack…quack…quack!!”

everyone danced their way out of the ceremony

then danced their way into the reception

kelli’s mom was bustin out some sweeeet moves!

congrats, you two!!

And it is most definitely worth mentioning that everything on this day came together with the help of Dana from Eventfull by Dana K. She was an amazing coordinator/planner!!

Our little “niece” Ella turned two. And the shindig that ushered her into her toddlerdom was UH-MAZING.

Allison is most definitely known for her party planning skills, and I think she’s told “hey you really need to go into business” about once a day.

The theme for Ella’s party this year was Tiny Two, so of course Allison made a little town out of cardboard boxes, which were absolutely precious. Then the food. Ohhhh the food. Tiny kid-friendly jello shots, mini caramel apples, mini cupcakes, the cutest little homemade “2” cookies you’ve ever seen… the list goes on! But seriously, check out Lullaby Lubbock for the full low-down on the par-tay, because I was just an attendee :)

Here’s the tiny town

FOOD!

some more fun details

and of course, lots of laughs and fun friends. and my handsome hubby (bottom right) :)

the sweet booth family

aaaand I’d just like to say that Ella’s ponytail is one of my favorite things in life right now.

Hey party people.

I’m actually leaving town (again) bright and early tomorrow morning. This time it’s not photography related. I’m headed to Austin with some girlfriends to go camping, kayaking, hiking, dancing, who knows what else! It’ll be a solid good trip though, and I’m super excited about it. Although SO bummed to be saying goodbye to my hubby once again. He’s a miss-able guy, I tell ya! I love that man.

Anyhow, I wanted to post a little something from Kelli and Teddy’s wedding before I left town. They chose to do a First Look, so we had plenty of time to capture them on their wedding day.

Kelli and Teddy’s wedding was yesterday – MUCH more to come on that. It was wonderful.

But for now, this means that I get to share Kelli’s bridal pictures with all of you!

this girl has got some JOY! and I love it!

Teddy is a future fire fighter. Hence the fire truck :)

We’ve got another one going to Texas Tech, folks! I love it. Go Red Raiders.

Natalie is so stinkin’ precious, and I couldn’t get enough of her little giggle. Thanks for making me giggle, too, Natalie :)

aaaaand we’ll start with my favorite.

Yo peeps,

I’m leaving today for a wedding in Phoenix, then I’m off to Vegas until next Friday for WPPI!

I’ll still have access to e-mail and whatnot, but if I’m a little slow on getting back to you, that’s why :)

Enjoy your weekend, my friends!