There’s something about fall in North Texas that makes everyone a little more romantic. The light gets softer, the air finally cools down after months of Texas heat, and the whole DFW area starts to feel like it’s glowing gold for a few short weeks. If you’re getting married and trying to decide when and […]

If you’ve been scrolling through engagement photos trying to figure out where to shoot your own, chances are you’ve already come across a few galleries taken at the Dallas Arboretum. There’s a reason this garden shows up again and again in Dallas wedding and engagement photography. It’s one of the most beautiful, versatile, and genuinely […]

Getting engaged in the Dallas Fort Worth area means you have an incredible amount of variety to choose from when it comes to planning your engagement session. From downtown skylines to lakeside gardens to small town charm just outside the metroplex, DFW offers some of the best engagement photography locations in Texas. As a Dallas […]

One of the questions I get asked most by couples planning a Dallas Arboretum engagement session is simple: when should we go, and what should we wear once we’re there? It’s a fair question, because the Arboretum genuinely transforms throughout the year, and what looks incredible in your outfit against a spring tulip bed might […]

If you’re planning a proposal, newly engaged, or already knee deep in wedding planning, you’ve probably started scrolling through engagement photos for inspiration. If a downtown Dallas engagement session is on your vision board, you’re in the right place. I recently had the pleasure of photographing a couple through two completely different backdrops in one […]

There’s a moment that happens in almost every engagement session I shoot when the forecast starts looking questionable. The couple gets nervous, the messages start coming in, and the question is always some version of the same thing: should we reschedule? My answer, especially for a session at Arbor Hills Nature Preserve in Plano, is […]

Bright, cloudless, sunny days get a bad reputation in photography circles, and for good reason. Harsh, direct overhead sun creates deep shadows, unflattering squinting, and blown out highlights if it isn’t handled carefully. But here’s the thing: you don’t actually need a perfectly overcast day to get beautiful, soft, story driven engagement photos. You need […]

When couples ask me where to shoot their engagement session, I find myself coming back to Arbor Hills Nature Preserve in Plano more often than almost anywhere else in the DFW area. It has this rare mix of qualities that a lot of locations claim but few actually deliver: real variety, genuine texture, and a […]

Not every couple is dreaming of a garden backdrop for their engagement photos. Some couples want something bolder, something that reflects the energy of city life, and downtown Dallas delivers that in a way few other places in North Texas can. Exposed brick, sweeping skyline views, moody parking garages, sleek modern architecture, and colorful street […]