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In 2006 I found myself as a single mom on a very tight budget. Christmas was coming and I had no idea how I would pay for presents for my girls. A few friends asked me how much I'd charge to take Christmas Card Photos of their families and my business was born.

Over time I have evolved my business to serve couples on one of the most important days of their lives. Being a wedding photographer is a demanding job that I honestly enjoy doing. I am best at capturing the events of a wedding day which tell the story of their love, emotions and events.

My clients tell me that I'm easy to work with. What it really boils down to is that I love working with them. I am happy to say that my brides become my friends.

When I stated shooting weddings, I mentored under pros from Austin and Houston. They have not only instilled in me the skill and creativity for wedding photography but also for continuing to hone my craft. I attend workshops and professional development as often as possible.

I am passionate about the emotions captured by photography. My perfect photo is one that shows the human emotions of the moment.

Personally, I am a woman with many tasks. I lead my daughters' Girl Scout troops (Anyone need some cookies?). I enjoy cooking with my husband, Ron, eating what we cook and drinking wine with my girl friends.

When I'm not working, I can be found enjoying my family in our home. We enjoy gardening and cooking. We watch too much TV and can never laugh enough.

I started taking pictures when I was 8 and my grandfather bought me a Disk Camera for our trip to San Antonio (remember those?). I started shooting my DSLR when my youngest daughter was born in 1999. In the past 11 years I have taken countless photos of friends, family and clients. I haven't always been a photographer. My first career was as an elementary school teacher. Once I had a family, I discovered it was difficult to care for 22 children all day and my own children the remainder of the time. I left education to be the office manager and paralegal for an Austin Attorney. I've loved my previous careers but photography affords me the best possible scenario, capturing wedding days (helping/serving people) and being there for my family.

Fun facts:
I wish I was fluent in German, but until then I'll speak broken German I remember from my childhood with my great-grandmother.
I minored in Theology in college
Not a huge fan of lightning
I eat my M&Ms by color pairs---red and yellow, green and blue, orange and brown.
Impossible things for me to give up: Trashy Reality TV, my smartphone, Q-tips, candy and chapstick
My favorite color is blue
I have 3 dogs, small medium and large