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Cozy Fall Engagement Session at Arbor Hills

 

Katie and Bobby are Dallas transplants, and being from the northeast the weather we had for their start of fall engagement session fit pretty much perfectly. I can’t say enough good things about these two, we had so much fun together and they’re just the cutest together.

 
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Dress: DIY, fabric from @joann_stores 
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You guys this is not a drill. This shoot may or may not have made my LIFE and @jillianlyle is my muse f o r e v e r. I am a firm believer in the “make it work” philosophy, and I am constantly biting off more than I can chew but hey when that risk pays off it is so worth it. About a week or so ago I asked @paygestevensphotography if I could borrow her sewing machine, @laurenelizabethbrooke if she knew how to sew and @jillianlyle if she had any nude undergarments and that’s about all I told her. Then I went to Joann’s, bought about 7 yards of this sparkly fabric and a couple of sewing patterns and hoped it wouldn’t be that hard for Lauren and I to both a) learn how to use a sewing machine, b) learn how to read a sewing pattern and c) cobble together two different sewing patterns into one dream dress. Jillian showed up as we were still building the skirt on this thing and we sewed her into the garment. I made the crown out of zip ties that cost me a total of $8.99 on @amazon and Jillian slayed her own hair and makeup because that’s just the kind of boss lady she is. Just out here tryna show brides that if you can dream it you can do it 🤷‍♀️ .
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Stylist: @laurenelizabethbrooke 
Crown: DIY, zip ties and headband from @amazon 
Dress: DIY, fabric from @joann_stores 
HMU: @jillianlyle
You know that feel when you’re like what the heck how have I ensnared these cool people into hiring me? Chelsi is an insanely talented tattoo artist and Mikel is a piercer and they both hang around in Deep Ellum making art on people’s bodies for a living. They invited me into their p e r f e c t l y  curated home on a cloudy lazy Sunday and we did some photography things. Later this year we’ll also do some wedding things and I am so psyched.
Couples who chiropractor together stay together. Shooting these two the other day was awesome, and just hanging out and chatting with them was definitely a highlight of the session. Can’t wait to blog this one!
Today’s gonna be a two-post Tuesday, hold onto your pants. @kallanbri your hands are pure art.
I asked them to go and stand on a rock and look like Davy Crockett. Side note, I saw a girl with some (presumably faux) raccoon tails on her purse the other day. Also, I’m reading a memoir about ranching in the dust bowl in the 1940s. Maybe it’s a sign and I just need to go live on the prairie so I can reach my full pioneer woman potential. Is this one of my weirder captions? Maybe. Brb, just gonna go look for my cast iron skillet. Vibes courtesy of @heysista.co | Hair and makeup goodness by @meaganbechtel
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