Best of 2021

Personal

I can’t believe I’m finally making this post! I’ve been following so many talented photographers for years and their year-end recap blog posts have always been my favorite. So it’s surreal that I get to make my own this year!

2021 was a huge year in my photography journey. While I’ve been dabbling with a camera for a few years, I’ve only ever shot landscapes and my pets. This year, I gathered the courage to shoot my first ever portrait session, which you can view here! The golden light from this session is still one of my favorites!

That first session confirmed my love of photography – I fell in love being behind the camera and knew that this is what I was meant to do. There is something so special about being able to freeze tangible moments that can be viewed for years to come. After that first session, I continued to shoot lots of sessions and even shot my first ever wedding.

To all of my clients, thank you so much for letting me capture these memories for you and for believing in me in this first year of my professional photography journey. I am so grateful to each and every one of you. I have loved every session and I can’t wait to capture more memories in 2022

Gelino Extended Family Session

Families

I had so much fun seeing this family again! I shot Amanda and Hector (John’s) wedding earlier this year so this session involved lots of familiar faces. I had so much fun talking about all of their life updates since the wedding, like Amanda and John moving into their new house! And of course, how big their toddler has gotten since I last saw them. They are just such a sweet family!

With extended family sessions, I love all the variety we’re able to create. I loved all their outfits and I think the photos turned out beautifully! Enjoy scrolling!

This little cutie stole the show with his mini-leaf session! His happiness was so contagious!

The park was decorated for Christmas, which was so fun! So we ended with some Christmas-themed photos!

Amanda and Hector | Downtown Houston Courthouse Wedding

Weddings

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on more micro/intimate weddings and I think they are so sweet. I had the chance to photograph Amanda and Hector’s downtown Houston wedding at the local courthouse. They had their parents and their son at their ceremony, followed by an intimate dinner with close family. I was so honored to a part of their special day.

Morgan and Dalton | Lake Inspired Couple Session

Couples

I met Morgan 15 years ago. Wow. I didn’t know quite how many years it had been until I sat down to write this blog post.

But yes, Morgan and I met 15 years ago way back in 2006. We were just tiny little 6th graders and had both picked band as our fine arts elective. We even picked the same instrument, so we got to know each other more and more. We didn’t pick your normal choices – like the flute or saxophone. No, we both picked the oboe lol. Y’all, I don’t think most of my college friends even know this about me because I’m personally so embarrassed to admit this!

We graduated together and then headed our separate ways to college in 2013. We lost touch through the years as we were both working on school and our careers. Fast forward 8 years later and I was so excited to reunite with Morgan during this shoot. Now we’re both married and have our own houses, which boggles my mind to think about. Like we’re both full blown #adulting. Fun fact, Morgan and Dalton got married within two weeks of Patrick and me, which I think is so fun!

These 2 are such a powerhouse couple. Dalton is a mechanical engineer (Patrick and I always love getting to meet fellow engineers!) and Morgan is a nurse. She’s been working directly with COVID patients all throughout the pandemic. So thank you, Morgan, for being on the frontlines fighting this pandemic!

Not only are these two super smart, they’re also the sweetest humans. They were so easy to talk to because they’re such down to earth people. We spent A LOT of the session just talking about life in between shooting and walking between locations. It was so nice to just talk and connect, something that we appreciate so much more after experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Morgan and Dalton, y’all have the most beautiful hearts and I was so honored to capture these memories for the two of you. I seriously had SO many favorites from your session!

Also, if this location looks familiar to you, you’d be right! Kristin and Derek’s session was here just the week before. Check out their session here!

Kristin and Derek | Memorial Park Couple Session

Couples

The day before this session, there was a 50% chance of rain so we ALMOST cancelled the whole shoot. But on the day of, there wasn’t a single drop of rain in sight – the 50% chance of rain went to 0! So we headed to Memorial Park Eastern Glades for the session and the weather ended up being beautiful. Spring in Houston is so nice (at least when it’s not raining haha)! It’s warm but not crazy hot yet like in the summer.

I’m so glad we got to do this shoot because Kristin and Derek are the sweetest couple. Seriously, they’re the nicest, most down to earth humans and you can tell just how much they care about each other. They were so fun – every time I had them look at each other, it always ended up in lots of giggles and laughter!

I can’t wait for you to see this session! Keep scrolling down below.

LOVED this black and white!

Favorite!!!! Like how cute are they?!?

My First Blog Post | Golden Hour Session

Seniors

Hi, friend! Welcome to my first ever blog post! Yay – cue the confetti!!! I’m so excited that you’re here. For my first post, I wanted to share this GORGEOUS portrait session shot at golden hour. We headed to a park just west of Houston and the lighting was absolutely STUNNING!!!

I had so much fun on this shoot with April! Can you believe we shot this in January??? The awesome thing about living in Houston is that you can shoot year round. It was even warm enough for her to wear skirts and dresses!

I hope you enjoy scrolling through and seeing some of my favorites!