sarah and bob share a fun story of how they met!  bob and sarah's brother were friends in high school together.  bob came over several times and even joined their family on a ski trip one year when sarah was 11 and bob was 17!  fast forward 23 years... bob and sarah's brother are celebrating their 30th birthday's in las vegas when sarah and bob "re-met" and began a long-distance relationship. now these two are happy in love and getting married! 
so sweet.

this wedding was sweet and beautiful!  laura and susie two met 6 years ago through a job and fell in love quickly.  they moved to maine to work and knew that this is where they would be married.  these two were fun brides and I learned that it sure does take a lot longer for two brides to get ready.  we shot along the coast of maine and in a national forest prior to the ceremony and it was beautiful (minus the rain).  the reception was held at a beautiful home with an attached barn where they had an early dinner with friends and family.  this misty wedding day was a beautiful affair.

here are some beautiful shots that we took on monday with christi and jeff.  they are having a very small wedding on saturday with family and close friends.  although i cannot be their for their wedding day, we still got to do a session with them!  christi wanted me to take photos of them before their wedding this weekend!  she was so brave to work with me in her dress less than a week before!  we even had her standing right next to mud and water!  this weekend i wish you all the best! have a happy wedding day! 

who knew that starting at a sticky farmers market would be perfect for this couple!  i had it in me to think outside of the box and find a different spot to shoot (never shot at before) when i woke up. before sessions i like to gather some facts about the couple, understand what they enjoy together,  so i have some ideas flowing....but we did not get that far.   we had a get to know you session in the car on the way to the location!  the first thing that they mentioned that they do together is eat! i keep talking trying to ask them more.... then they threw out that they backpacked throughout asia together!  i was so excited the car was going towards the direction of the farmers market.  it would be more than perfect to shoot there and i knew it would bring back some good memories from their travels.  i had a wonderful time hanging out with them and trying to avoid the summer heat!  here are some from their hot day!

sometimes life gets so busy that i forget to breath.  i am often thinking about how precious this time is here on earth and feel as though it goes by way too fast.  and sometimes i am numb to life and the daily interactions that i have.  i hate it when that happens!  these past two weeks i have felt alive and it has been amazing.  to start off my first week, i shot a 20 hour indian wedding that was beautiful and full of rituals and family.  i have never felt more bonded to a family after a wedding.  i guess when i are standing next to the bride, groom and their parents for 20 hours, you get the feeling that you know them and it is really special.  the food was amazing too! my point is that this wedding was full of life and made me realize how special family, friends, and traditions are in our lives. after my wedding on saturday, i flew out to midland to get together with my new friends (13 women). i have been planning this trip for some time now and it was a complete success and i could not believe how perfect the trip turned out to be!  it is always a little nerve racking to invite people to a retreat not knowing most of them!  we had the best time and a few tears were shed when we had to depart.  i could not have asked for a better time away!  check out the marfa[trip] blog to see where we went!

after processing my week with these amazing women, i have realized that my glass is flowing over.....i am feeling alive and blessed. i encourage everyone of you to find a group of girls or guys that you can share yourselves with.  it is the greatest thing to know that you are similar to someone.  i will miss the late night rendezvous and the deep conversations that took place.  i look forward to the next trip and the things that will take place. 

here are some shots from one of the nights.  we drove down to the prada marfa store after our dinner.  i want a pair of those amazing kicks.  good thing there was only one left shoe in the store, it kept me from breaking the glass to go in and get some!

this first shot is taken of a large semi truck driving by.  you get a tiny piece of the wheel on the right side of the shot.

forgive me for my lack of blogging lately.  sometimes it is just hard to find the time to blog. it may be a season that i am going through but i will try to snap out of the little attention that i spend here.  neha and mohit are having an indian wedding this month and it is going to be full of food, dancing and wonderful rituals.  i can't wait to capture all of the details and the love they share! here are just a few more shots from their engagment session that i wanted to share!

there are no words for this amazing session with this fun couple!  they allowed me to have full control over their session and we were greeted with lots of fun spots!  i loved how they were into it!  here are my top favorites from the day.

i posted a sneak peek from celia and reagan's wedding a month ago.  it was a beautiful north texas affair with lovely details and great planners (the events company)!   i also had a great time shooting with my new and old friends, stephanie and suzie. here are a few more shots from the wedding day!

i have been drooling over this family session for quite some time. finally getting them ready to blog.  this little family is so cute and stylish! both mom and dad are talented artists. we started off at their home which was nice because they live on my street! i was excited to hear that they wanted to take some shots at the local coffee house down the street! it is more like a second home where we all get our coffee fixes!  it was fun to capture them while anne's mom was in town for spring break! their little family is too cute and their daughter islay is a ham and just like her mommy!  we had fun at the park playing and laughing and almost injuring ourselves for some fun shots! here are my favorites!

brooke schwab photography website
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i am so excited to finally announce my new website! it has been in the making for 6 months now and after all the hard work it was finally born! these things take some time to build and finally i am past the labor pains of getting this together! so, here it is! announcing the website!
anthony, at ITDR was so amazing at the process and such a help! check out their work!  i would love for you guys to leave a comment to let me know what you think!

i love that i have unique brides that get published in the knot texas!  here is an article in this seasons issue from one of my wonderful weddings. you can read their story on the knots website as well.  megan and dan were such a fun couple.  i had a great time capturing their unique wedding.  they had great color scheme happening and it was beautifully put together. megan and dan now live in atlanta with their puppies.

i have an itch to create something special for 10 stellar lady photographers. my only problem is i don't know where to start! i will write more later. 

wedding photography is not always predictable! this wedding was one of those!  a week after hurricane ike hit we were at a wedding in the dark!  houston's power was not restored and we had a wedding to attend!  it could not have been more perfect though!  the generator was on and produced a light for the kitchen and one for the cake area and candles lit the tables.  fans were blowing to provide a small breeze to the guests. the setting reminded me of a wedding in another country.  i can imagine that this is what people did in the old days!  candles and lanterns and a great meal with friends and family.  it really could not have been more beautiful. they even managed to have marble slab cremery come and serve ice cream!   having lost power in houston was difficult so that was a treat!  having to deal with the hurricane taught me: quality time with family was better without a tv on or something that distracted us, i was addicted to hitting the light switch when i walked into a room, and that my neighbors were pretty cool.  beautiful things happen with out power!  lara and bruce's wedding was one of them!

here are some of the vendors involved in this wedding:  paraiso maravilla, distinctive floral designs, dacapo's pastry cafe (next door to my studio) and stayed at hotel zaza.