Family : The Kamis and DeBrosse Family

Oh how blessed this family is! Look at all those beautiful faces! Whenever I photograph families and grandma and grandpa are there, there is a whole new energy about the portraits. There are 3 generations of LOVE packed into one group! Add great-grandparents to the mix and it's almost uncontrollable! My heart gets so happy to photograph families together.

This fun family found me and we managed to squeeze them all together in a very short amount of time (lots to do when everyone is in town for only a weekend!)

There are a lot of articles and words of wisdom out there that advise not waiting to have your family portraits taken. When your children and grandchildren look at photos of you, they do not see the 5lbs you wish you could lose, or that you haven't had your hair done, or excuses, excuses, excuses. All they see is the person they love and admire! They remember the time they spent with you! They remember the memory of having everyone together to take family portraits. Don't make excuses, get pictures of your family and with your family every chance you get!

Grandbaby hugs!!!! <3 p="">

All daughters! This man is amazing!!!!!

And this is why we do large group portraits first, and typically go youngest child to oldest in the smaller group portraits! Love the raw emotion though! :)

Proposal Session : Michael & Rosy

Michael and Rosy, you two are picture perfect! 

On Friday afternoon, the day before Michael was going to ask his girlfriend of 2 years, Rosy, to marry him, he gave me a call to come out and photograph the moment. "She's always getting on me for not taking photos of us together!" he said to me over the phone. "Well," I replied, "you almost forgot!" Haha!

I arrived early at the Fort Worth Water Gardens to "blend into the crowd" and it was easy to spot these two as they walked in to the gardens. They glowed with such happiness!

Michael and I met in college and he is such a generous and genuine person. Rosy, who I first met that night, is a lucky lady to have found Michael (though I think Michael is the luckier one to have Rosy!). She has such a beautiful energy about her too - these two are destined for each other.

I wish the two of you the best of luck on your future together!  

Graduation Party Session : David

This is such a fun family and I feel so blessed to have met them. After photographing David for his graduation portraits, his family invited me to join them as their "paparazzi" for the evening of their party for David's graduation.

 

If I could have an on-hand photographer for every event I throw, I would do it. Leanne, David's mother, commented afterwards how nice it was to actually enjoy the party, the family and friends and not be stuck behind a camera missing out on moments. I completely agree! When you are behind the camera, you are a spectator, not a participant. For YOUR party, YOU should be there, be in the photos and not the one left out from the captured moments.

 

Congratulations again to David for graduating college and the best of luck to him in the future!

Proud GREAT grandparents!

 The proud grandparents of the new graduate!

 Awesome handshake of two really incredible survivors of TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury).

 Happy grandmothers of baby Grace.

 Brothers! David, Peter and Matt!

Two incredible young men who have incredible tales to tell that should inspire everyone they meet.

 Congratulations! (This was his first bottle of champagne to ever open! Jessica was trying to show him how it was done!)

 Wonderful and happy speech from Grandma.

Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your evening and your lives. It is truly a blessing to know your family.