I’ve honestly never met a bride like Amanda. You know what a bridezilla looks like? Picture the EXACT OPPOSITE of that…. and that’s Amanda. She is the most humble, do-it-amazingly-yourself, full of life and love - bride. Let me explain. First of all, when we had our consultation way back in the summer, she told me that she was going to Culinary School. Yeah. Way cool. But wait, it gets even cooler. She also told me that SHE would be cooking the meal for all of her wedding guests AND baking her own wedding cakes AND making truffles for all the guests (might I mention they were SOOO good?!). She’s amazing, right? I know.

But that’s not the most incredible thing of it all. When we got to the reception, I found out that she had decorated everything herself. It was SO beautiful and colorful. Then, the guests ate her delicious Italian dinner (I know this, of course,  because I had some) after Amanda and Eric insisted the guests get their food first…. just like any cook would do - except it was the cook’s wedding day! Wow. And then, after Amanda and Eric cut the cake, she proceeded to serve it to all her guests. It was such a kind gesture. I’ve never seen it before and I’m not sure I’ll ever experience it again, but what an amazing way to tell your guests thank you for celebrating the day with you. (Tear)

Amanda and Eric, you both are such incredible people, and I’m SO SO blessed to have met you, befriended you, and photographed you. You both are such an inspiration in the way you live life! Thank you so much for asking me to spend your day with you!

After you get your pictures taken, it’s like waiting for Christmas to come. It seems like it takes FOR-E-VER to see a single image that you spent so much time preparing for, doesn’t it? While preparing to get your pictures taken, tons of questions cloud your brain. What do I wear? How should I do my hair? Where should we go for pictures?  All legitimate questions that seem to exhaust your mind until you make a decision. When everything is finally decided, the picture day comes and none of those questions matter anymore. It’s all about you, your life, your love, and you end up having so much fun together that you forget your “taking pictures”, right? And THEN it’s seriously like waiting for Christmas when you were a kid. I know. WE KNOW how it feels. I promise, we don’t like to make you wait. It’s just that when we have so many amazing people want us to document their lives, we make sure we spend quality time with each client’s images. So, to get you MORE excited about seeing your pictures and to tide you over until you can see them, we give you a sneak-peek. And to get you excited about your sneak-peek, we give you:

A GLIMPSE.

So, here is a glimpse of Amdanda and Eric’s beautiful wedding. We can’t wait to share more!

Amber and I were in choir together. We would sneak off to the back practice rooms with our other friend, Amy, to “practice” for Solo and Ensemble. Well, I think we each sang our songs once, then for the rest of the time would talk and laugh about life as a high school student. There are not many people that you know would always be there for you if you ever needed them, but I know Amber is one of those friends.

When Amber told me she was marrying Stephen Burge, who we also went to high school with and whose dad is the proud owner of TumbleWeed BBQ in Stephenville and Cresson (holla!), I was so happy for her. It’s always amazing to me the way that God brings people together. Even though we all went to high school together, Amber and Stephen didn’t start dating until college. When they sat on my living room couch together for our initial consultation, it was SO evident that their love for one another was just overflowing. I’ve never seen Amber so happy, and Stephen was so caring in the way he spoke to her. I love to see true love.

On January 23rd, Amber & Stephen joined their lives together as husband and wife. I am 100% confident that they will be in love until they are grey headed, because their commitment was absolute and incredibly noticeable. I’m so so happy for them and I was so honored that they chose me to be their photographer.

Stephen and Amber, I love you both! You are so dear to my heart and I wish you a lifetime full of joy! I hope you love the images we got at your wedding… They are definitely in my top favorites!

BY THE WAY… we have extended the contest to WIN a FREE ENGAGEMENT SESSION until this Friday, February 19th! Go to http://doubleknotphotography.com for more details on how to win!

And here, finally, is part two of Cricket & Derek’s fab wedding at the Ashton Hotel in Ft. Worth. If you saw the first post, you saw how beautiful everyone in this wedding party is. Well, not only are they beautiful people, but they like to have a lot of fun! So, in this half, you will get to see the 4 minute ceremony, the amazing group shots (again, amazing because the group was so willing to try anything!), and the party to celebrate. One more shout out to the amazing bride and groom! It was a pleasure working with you and I hope you cherish these images forevor! Ya’ll are amazing and I wish you nothing but the best!

You know that a girl with the name Cricket has to be fabulous. I seriously fell in love with this couple when I met them. They are so amazing together… just happy and so so in love. When I did Cricket’s bridals (that I have yet to post… aaahh), I saw how amazing Cricket looked in her beautiful dress, and I just KNEW she was going to make Derek cry on their wedding day. I think Cricket’s dress is one of my favorites so far!

Cricket and Derek got married at the Ashton Hotel in downtown Ft. Worth. The location was just amazing, but the wedding party was SO much more amazing! They were a HOOT! I loved how they were up for anything… easy going… and just ready to celebrate the day. It’s honestly an ideal situation when the wedding party is relaxed and up for anything when it comes to pictures. I can get better/more creative pictures if everyone just goes with the flow. I think you will see what I mean when you see the images we captured!

Cricket and Derek, I’m so thankful that you chose me to be your wedding photographer. I truly am blessed to have met you and I’m so glad I got to be with you on your wedding day. You are fabulous couple and I hope you have a wonderful life together!

By the way, TODAY IS THE LAUNCH of the all new DOUBLE KNOT PHOTOGRAPHY! Wooo hooo!! Micah and I have been so excited for today. It’s seriously been like Christmas all day long! These pictures are stamped with the new DKP logo and will be placed on that website as well. All wedding pictures will soon be posted directly onto the DKP website so make sure you start to follow that blog too!

P.S. If you go to the Double Knot Photography website today, you can win $50!