Ty + Ethan | Downtown Denton Anniversary Session

These two are just the sweetest together. I met Ty and Ethan in downtown Denton one evening a couple of weeks ago to hit up some of the places where they spent time when they first met and were falling in love here in Denton. While we started shooting a little later than I typically start, I loveloveloved the tones that came from shooting in the blue hour and realized I really want to start doing more of that. All in all, I had so much fun hanging out with and getting to know you, Ty and Ethan!

And I'm currently working up the nerve to share a before and after edit just so you all can see how far gone the sun was/how amazing Nikon is in low light/how rad photoshop is. We'll see.

xx,
S.

Made Anew

"This morning, I woke with the trees...heart full of stardust, lungs made new with the rising of the sun. I decided its important to speak life into yourself (say positive things), into every barren or broken area of your life. We forget we were born strong, shaped in the image of the creator. Endowed with many survival skills and immeasurable strengths and amongst those is the ability to transform...like seasons, like rain, like everything else in life, cyclic but growing in motion. We are made with the will to become what we dream, what we take the time to carefully craft and cultivate. You can do anything you can believe. We are born with nature beside us, so we can be healed, whole, and made anew. Just look at the process. I believe in myself and my ability to become the best version and caretaker of myself possible. I believe in you too. Speak life."
- Angel Haze

prints here.

model: Sara Button / dress: Alice Andrews Designs / Hairpiece: Mignonne Handmade

Ceremonials

"... And I did cartwheels in your honour
Dancing on tiptoes
My own secret ceremonials
Before the service began
In the graveyard doing handstands."

- Florence + The Machine

// I cried after I made this. It has long been time to create and give birth to a new era in my work - one that I've been so afraid about transitioning into. I don't quite have the words at this point because I'm still processing my emotions about the finished piece after just shooting this morning - but I feel lighter because my personal work is finally starting to reflect all of the ways that my spirit has been healing. I've been stuck for a while when it came to anything outside of work for my clients.

It's pretty liberating to finally be on the other side of that.

I cannot wait to see what comes from the rest of this shoot. Thank you, Sara, for always museing it up so well - and for being willing to switch gears when this dress climbed up into driver's seat of my brain. And thank you, Alice, for being such an amazing wizard who creates the most magical dresses I have ever seen.

prints here.

Model: Sara Button
Dress: Alice Andrews Designs

Chelsae + Justin | Downtown Denton Doctor Who Proposal

On Saturday afternoon, I had the exciting task of taking our dear friend, Chelsae, around the downtown Denton square area under the guise of experimenting with a new prism (which was actually something I had wanted to do) - with the intention of getting her over to Barley and Board so her boyfriend (and Chris's best friend), Justin, could propose.  Here are a few of the shots from the moments leading up to Justin's proposal.

Justin ended up popping out from around the corner at Barley & Board, got down on one knee, told Chelsae he he'd searched all of time and space for her, and asked her to be his wife. Chris and I are so thrilled for them both and are so honored to have been there to witness that important moment for them. xx.

Barker Family | Emily Fowler Public Library Downtown Denton Lifestyle Session

Another old session that got lost with the old blog. We shot at the Emily Fowler Library in Denton before moving to the park and then the square for some ice cream from Beth Marie's.