Sarah Q {Photography for Happy People}

NEW BLOG (UPDATE YOUR BOOKMARKS!!)

2009-02-04T23:17:00.001-08:00

HEY EVERYONE! I have a fancy new blog! So update your bookmarks and go leave me some comments!

NEW BLOG : www.sarahQblog.com

(This blog will no longer be updated!)

XOXO, Sarah Q

Kelly and Eduardo (in MIAMI!)

2009-01-28T23:13:00.000-08:00

What can I say about Kelly and Eduardo. I could say that they're the cutest couple ever, but you wouldn't believe me 'cause I say that all the time about all my couples. But REALLY. Seriously. THEY'RE SOOOOOOO CUTE! And sooooo in love. Want proof? Check out these two pictures. They were taken in two different locations by two different photographers (me and my sweet hubby / second shooter, Henry) at the EXACT SAME TIME, down to the SECOND. At 12:53, without even realizing it, they gave each other kisses. How insanely freakin' awesome and adorable is that?!?

Soulmates!

Something blue :)

I love when couples write each other sweet notes to read before the wedding. In the first one Kelly was saying "Why does he have to make me cry with the very first sentence?!"

I love Eduardo's to-do list. Notice he has "bathroom break" and "get dressed" on there. Ummmm ... hopefully those are two things you wouldn't forget, Eduardo! :)

LOOOOOVE!

I love my goofy silly adorable couples :)

Remember Dawn & Matt's last picture? Kelly loved it so we made a Miami version :)

Moody Ballerina

2009-01-18T23:17:00.000-08:00

Just one picture, from a foggy night in Austin last month. My moody little ballerina ...

Sarah and Adam (ENGAGED!)

2009-01-13T17:58:00.000-08:00

Sarah and Adam are getting married next month and I CAN'T WAIT! They're ADORABLE!

Some of my faves from their session ...

Bet you didn't know East Austin had a beach :)

Okay, this is the cutest thing ever! Apparently they do this all the time! HA!!

LOVE IT!

How fun is this one?!? That's their wedding date! 207 (February 7th)

Thanks for being so much fun you guys! See you in a few weeks!! YAY!

Shelley and Trey (MARRIED!!)

2009-01-08T13:07:00.000-08:00

Shelley and Trey were married last month at Kali Kate in Buda and WOWWWWWWW, was it FUNNNNN! They are such a sweet, sweet couple - definitely one of my favorite couples EVER - so I knew their wedding would be a blast. It doesn't hurt that they're both completely adorable, too. Check out some of my faves from the day ...

Dad giving away his baby ... (I LOOOVE this one!)

The world's cutest ring bearer fell asleep during the ceremony. How INSANELY adorable is THIS?!?

Photobooth costume FUN! :)

Thanks for letting me be such a big part of your day, you guys! Now go have some babies so we can take more pictures! Ha! :)

XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

The DeYoung Family!

2008-12-31T09:29:00.000-08:00

Meet my beautiful friend Amy and her adorable family ...

The DeYoung Family from SarahQ on Vimeo.

Sneak Peek of 2009 Family Sessions ...

2008-12-30T22:50:00.000-08:00

Family sessions just got a LOT more interesting!

Stay tuned for big news. For now, a sneak peek of a photo/video family session (yep, I said VIDEOOOOO!)

The Nichols Family! from SarahQ on Vimeo.

Peace!

2008-12-13T21:41:00.000-08:00

I love this picture (even though Kai is not exactly perfecting the peace sign ... HA!)

Introducing ... PEPPER!!

2008-12-13T21:37:00.000-08:00

And nowwwwwwwwww ... INTRODUCING ...

PEPPER!

Pepper is our new beagle puppy. She was an early Christmas present for the kiddos. Obviously, they were thrilled :)

More of Pepper, from earlier today. Yep, I know. She's the cutest puppy EVER!

This is my FAVORITE Pepper picture ...

(look at the tongue!)

Doing her best squirrel impression ...

This is Pepper's favorite place to sleep (at my feet.) I never thought I'd fall in love with a dog, but how could I not?!? We've officially bonded :)

Our three babies ...

Kai Kai ...

When did my baby girl grow legs this long?!

I looooove these pictures of the babies walking on the rocks. I'm such a lucky mama :)

I'm not sure why I like this picture ... I don't even know what's going on. There's just something about it.

Kai put on Roxy's hat over his. Oh, yeah. VERY fashionable, Kai!

SNOWWWWW in Austin!

2008-12-13T21:25:00.000-08:00

How fun is THIS?!?! The other night is SNOWED in AUSTIN! That doesn't happen very often, so we were super excited. The kiddos were in bed already, but I had to get them up to see the snow. I guess it's a natural instinct to catch snowflakes on your tongue, because I didn't tell them to do this. I'm so glad I got a picture of it, though! Snow in Austin ... a great way to end a great year :)

Roxy in her tutu :)

2008-12-13T21:11:00.000-08:00

This weekend was my first weekend off in a loooooong time, so the kiddos and I went out of town to visit grandma, who took us to see the Nutcracker. Roxy LOVES to dress up like a ballerina so I bought her a cute tutu to wear to the show. How AMAZINGLY ADORABLE is THIS?!

I told her to do "some poses for me" and this is what she came up with (all on her own!)

Carpet fibers in the tutu and shoes on the wrong feet ... lovely :)

Roxy, you're so beautiful :)

I ordered her a bunch of new tights online. When they came in she was so excited! We opened up the box and unwrapped the tights and UMMMMMM, HELLOOOOOO, they were HUGE! I probably could have worn them they were so long. HA! Roxy didn't care, though. She just folded 'em down and said "Hey, that works!"

I think this is my favorite picture of '08. It's SOOOO ROXY!

And one with our new friend who's being introduced in the very next post (stay tuned!)

Kai's new hat ...

2008-12-05T11:05:00.000-08:00

Kai Kai ... can you please stay little forever?

Pretty please?

Love, Mama

(Adorable red hat from this shop on Etsy)

Mary and Ross are ENGAGED!

2008-12-03T21:53:00.000-08:00

Wow ... it's been TWO WEEKS since I've blogged! Man, this has been a busy holiday season. Sorry for being a slacker! I'm back on track now and have lots of posting to catch up on, so stay tuned :)

MARY AND ROSS (ohhhhhh, how cute you guys are!) ... I love this couple. They're getting married in February and I can't WAIT! They're silly and fun and adorable. Check out some of my faves from their engagement session :

Texas Chili Parlor!!

Ummmmmmmm ... HELLOOOOOOOOOO HUUUUUUUUUUGE DOGGY (and teeensie tiny doggy!)

So, this is the side of someone's house. HA! Ross had seen it and thought it would be a cool photo spot. I have to agree ... I looooove the patterns and colors! Good job, Ross! :)

The awesomely cool house also had a swing ...

and POLKA DOTTED GRASS!!!!! I love it! (Keep Austin Weird!)

Mary Amanda ... you're GORGEOUS!

See you guys SOOOOOON!
XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Lauren and Justin (MARRIED!)

2008-11-19T07:44:00.000-08:00

Lauren and Justin were married last month at the Vinyards at Waverly. They are such a fun couple! It's people like them who make my job so fun :)

Some of my faves ...

Thanks Justin and Lauren, for letting me be part of your day!

XOXO, Sarah Q

The Lemmon Family

2008-11-17T19:48:00.000-08:00

Oh how I looooove fun family sessions :)

Formal family portraits are SOOOOOO boring. I'll take one of these ANY DAY!

This is pretty darn cute, too ...

SMILE!

Roxy ...

2008-11-13T12:05:00.000-08:00

My beautiful hilarious independent super smart baby girl :)

The Nichols Fam!

2008-11-06T21:27:00.000-08:00

Okay, you'll have to forgive me for the insane amount of photos in this blog post. Jenn Nichols (a FABBBBULOUS photographer!) and I share a studio space here in Austin and have become pretty great friends over the past couple of years. I absolutely LOVE her family, so when she asked me to do her family photos this year, I was THRILLED. Of course we spent FOREVER roaming around, snapping away, and ended up with a TON of pictures. Maybe I should make all my sessions four or five hours long. HA! Anyway - here are just SOME of my faves ...

CJ, Jenn, Maggie and Arnie!

LOOOOOOOOOVE :

You're soooo cool Jenn :)

Okay, you're pretty damn cool, too, Ceej

Thanks for being such great friends, you guys! We LOOOOVE YOUUUUU!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

The ADORABLE Woods Family

2008-11-06T20:50:00.000-08:00

Lisa Woods is one of my photographer friends here in Austin and this is her with her adorable family!

The photographer gets photographed :)

Thanks for hanging out with me, you guys! See you again SOON!
XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Sneak Peek :)

2008-11-05T12:20:00.001-08:00

Just a quick sneak peek of Stacia's ADORABLE family! I looooove these kids. They're so happy and so sweet. We had a great time at the session. A few of my faves (MORE to COME!)

This baby makes me want more babies :)

Big Muscles!

Becky and Kevin (ENGAGED!)

2008-10-22T19:53:00.000-07:00

BIGGGG congrats to Becky and Kevin, who are getting married next month in San Antonio! These two are so much fun - I'm soooooooo looking forward to their wedding!

Some of my faves from the engagement session ...

ZOOOOOLANDER!

Okay, here's my favorite pose again ... but this time there's a funny underneath. Sometimes when trying to get THIS ONE :

WE get THIS ONE (the oh-so-cute sun-in-the-eyes photo!) :)

I assure you this is not a cheesy fake backdrop a la Olan Mills style :) This is a real live waterfall!

See you again soon you guys!!
XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Jennie and Matt (ENGAGED!)

2008-10-22T19:11:00.000-07:00

How adorable are Jennie and Matt?! This first photo just became one of my ALL TIME FAVES (and what's that say up there?!?) HA!

LOOOOOOVE THIS ONE!

Thanks for being so fun, you guys! See you again SOON!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Melissa and Michael (ENGAGED!!)

2008-10-22T18:33:00.000-07:00

Melissa and Michael are getting married in San Antonio at the most GORGEOUS church (see bottom of post) right before Christmas. I can't wait to see it all lit up! For their engagement session we wandered around San Antonio for a while. Some of my faves ...

CUUUUUUUTE!

This is a really cool wall covered in vines and leaves. I realized as I was editing that it kinda looks like they're laying in the grass and I turned it sideways. Now every time I look at this picture, that's all I can see. HA!

I LOOOVE this one!

Cool spot!

Here's their FABBBBULOUS church! I love old churches like this one!

See you guys in December! YAY!!!

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Smokin' Hot Dawn!

2008-10-21T12:23:00.000-07:00

I absolutely LOVE pin-up style boudoir sessions! If you're not familiar with "boudoirs" check out some of the SMOKIN' HOT photos below. Boudoir sessions are laid back and fun and can bring out the pinup girl in anyone :) Email me today for more details on how to book a session and ask how you can get a FREEEEE high res CD!

DAWN - you're GORGEOUSSSSSSSSS!

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

BaTina and Michael (MARRIED!)

2008-10-21T10:04:00.000-07:00

BaTina and Michael are one of my FAVORITE couples. I know I say that all the time, but really, BaTina has one of the most radiant smiles I've ever seen and Michael is such a sweet groom. These two are the perfect example of my slogan (photography for HAPPY people!)

And yes, I know I do this shot all the time. I can't help it - it's ADORABLE!

Congrats BaTina and Michael!
XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Dawn + Matt

2008-10-12T23:58:00.000-07:00

Oh, how I loooove Dawn and Matt. I really did try to narrow the pictures down to a reasonable number, but this wedding was just WAAAAAAAAY too much fun. If the million pictures here aren't enough for ya ... check out Dawn and Matt's AWESOME-O custom page on my website :

Sarah-Q.com/DawnAndMatt

Dawn, you are GORGEOUSSSSSSSS!

When Dawn sent me her list of "must-have photos" there were only three things listed. This was the first one ("Boys playing craps in front of the Driskill") AWESOME!

Hollywood Style!

Normally, this would be the end of the photos ... BUT ... Dawn asked if I'd come up and get a shot of Matt carrying her across the threshold of their suite. How adorably cute are THESE?!?!?!

Checking out the awesome shower :)

HELLLOOOOOO AWESOME VIEW of DOWNTOWN!

Ha!

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Roxy and Lula Hoop

2008-10-09T14:49:00.001-07:00

Roxy : Look at my new unicorn, mom!

Me : Wow, Roxy! That's soooo cool!

Roxy : Her name is Lula Hoop and she has a corn.

Me : A corn?

Roxy : Yeah, unicorns have corns on their heads.

Me, laughing : They're actually called "horns," Rox.

Roxy, thinking : Sooooooo, why aren't they called "unihorns?"

Me : Good question, Rox. Good question :)

Jeannette and Jerry (are engaged!!)

2008-10-09T13:21:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of posting lately! I have a TON of new shoots to post up in the next few days. Stay tuned!

Some of my faves from Jeannette and Jerry's engagement shoot ...

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Mckenna is ONE YEAR OLD!!!

2008-09-29T23:49:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to YOU!
Happy Birthday to YOUUUUU!
Happy Birthday Mckennnnnnnnaaaaaaa!
Happy Birthday to YOUUUUUUUUU!

Now stop growing :) You're absolutely perfect :)

LOVE THIS!

Yummy! Strawberries! :)

Peek a BOOOO!

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Nicole and Chad (are engaged!!)

2008-09-27T21:32:00.001-07:00

Nicole and Chad are getting married this December - how insanely adorable are they!?!?! I can't wait!!

See you SOOOOOON you guys!!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Jenn and Chris (are ENGAGED!)

2008-09-19T02:03:00.000-07:00

Oh. My. Goodness. I love these photos. Jenn's a photographer and Chris is her oh-so-sweet hubby-to-be. They're getting married in January and I CAN NOT WAIT. These kinda couples are why I loooooove my job :)

FAVES (all of 'em!)

Check out this coooool wall I found!

Jenn, you are adorable :)

Another nifty new photo spot ...

I love the way Chris is looking at Jenn here ...

Should I say I love this one, too? Or are you getting sick of me saying that?

Hearts!

See the undies? Ha!

Jenn, you're an evil cupcake ...

Okay, so Jenn and Chris actually went to Ikea and bought this couch just a couple of hours before the session. Then we lugged it out into a field for some sunset shots. I promised poor Chris that the pictures would be worth the sweat (and the long drive out into the middle of nowhere!) I think I was right :)

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS!

The next three photos are quite possibly three of my favorite photos ever. They're all pretty similar, but I couldn't pick just one ...

Jenn and Chris - you guys ROCKED this session! Thanks for being so much fun and insanely adorable :) I can't wait to see you guys again!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Sabrina and Josh (are engaged!)

2008-09-18T11:37:00.000-07:00

Sabrina and Josh are getting married in HAWAAAAAAAAII next June but wanted to do their engagement photos here in Austin, so we hit up some of the most photogenic spots in town and had a blast. These two are so adorably cute and obviously crazy about each other. It's so much fun to work with couples like them! :)

Here are a few of my faves!

I just love this old truck ...

Mmmmmmmm ... AMY's!

I love this!

This is Josh, being "GQ" :)

And some more jumping, 'cause they're just so damn cute!

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Sarah and Cody are MARRIED!

2008-09-16T22:04:00.001-07:00

Sarah and Cody were married last month in San Antonio. They are SOOOOOO CUTE! Check out some of my favorites from their big day ...

HELLLOOOOOOOOO SARAH! You look like a goddess here. Seriously?! GORGEOUS!

So cute :)

Sorry Dad ... that last dollar is history :)

I love love love these!

How coooool is this?!

How fun is this? I couldn't help myself ...

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Operation Photo Rescue

2008-09-16T09:46:00.001-07:00

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It may be yesterday's news to most of the world, but the damage and devastation left behind by recent hurricanes is still very real to thousands of people left homeless along the gulf coast this past week. As I've been watching the news and hearing all the stories, all I've been able to think about is how horrible it would be to lose all our family photos in a flood or fire. Then today I heard about "Operation Photo Rescue."

Operation Photo Rescue (OPR) is a volunteer network of professional photojournalists and amateur digital photographers, graphic designers and image restoration artists whose mission is to repair photographs damaged by unforeseen circumstances such as house fires and natural disasters at no cost to the people who own them.

How awesome is that?!

OPR needs your help! Click HERE for information on how to donate.

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Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Cara's Bridals

2008-09-10T22:06:00.000-07:00

GORGEOUS!

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

A video for mommy :)

2008-09-04T06:30:00.000-07:00

I love my family :)

Here's my two favorite artists (Roxy and Daddy) making me a picture. Video by Daddy

Roxy's poster for Mommy from henry quiara on Vimeo.

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Jenny and Brandon are MARRIED!

2008-09-04T03:34:00.001-07:00

Big huge congrats to Jenny and Brandon, who were married at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center last month. Some of my faves from their wedding ...

Jenny had two dresses - one for a pre-wedding cocktail hour and then a surprise dress for the ceremony! They were both GORGEOUS!

Brandon sang Jenny the sweetest song!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE photobooths!

DJ Manny was GREAT!

Congrats again you guys! See you SOON!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Roxy's First Day of School!

2008-09-03T17:14:00.001-07:00

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Jen & Jon (are MARRIED!)

2008-08-29T21:49:00.000-07:00

Congrats Jen and Jon! Your wedding was A BLAST!

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Featured (again!)

2008-08-29T01:00:00.001-07:00

Lookie! My photos have been featured on (another) awesome blog! Whoo hoo! This time it's a story about Sarah and Kyle's super-emotional, amazing wedding from last year. If you don't remember, read this old blog post about it : Sarah and Kyle's Wedding

Click here to see the feature : The Wedding Chicks

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Lauren and Justin (are ENGAGED!)

2008-08-25T02:06:00.001-07:00

Lauren and Justin are getting married in October! Congrats you two! Your wedding is gonna ROCK!

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Alicia and Chris (are married!)

2008-08-22T01:55:00.000-07:00

Some of my faves ...

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

Jill and Josh (YAYYYYY!)

2008-08-19T20:17:00.001-07:00

Some of my faves from Jill and Josh's wedding at Mercury Hall ...

(ADORABLE!)

Jill - you are a KNOCK OUT!

FAVORITE!

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

The Nichols Family (from Orange County!)

2008-08-16T00:17:00.000-07:00

While I was in California (more on that later!) I got a chance to do a SUPER FUN family shoot with one of my new Mamarazzi friends. How ADORABLE is this family?!?!

And, of course, my FAAAAAAVORITE!

Hope to see you guys again soon!
XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

The Evans Family (is soooo sweeeet!)

2008-08-14T22:26:00.000-07:00

Okay, this may be a first EVER ... there's only ONE black and white photo in this post! Usually I looooove B&Ws, but this session just looked so so good in creamy, vintage color. Little Marin has the biggest, most amazing blue eyes - prepare to fall in love with her ...

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This is one SERIOUSLY adorable family ...

LOOOOVE THIS ONE!

New favorite family photo!

BIG TOP! I love this candy store!

Okay, love this one, too ...

Marin, you're the best model EVER!!

HA!

Okay, maybe THIS one is my new favorite family photo ...

"Hey Cupcake" on South Congress is officially the CUTEST cupcake place on earth (as voted by me)

And last (but not least) ... the one black and white. Marin was fascinated with a construction site next to where we were shooting. This is her peeking at me through some cinderblocks. ADORABLE!

Thanks for coming all the way to Austin for a fun fun fun photo shoot, you guys! You better come back again soon :)

XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas and is available for travel anywhere in the world! Visit Sarah Q Photography for more details!

FEATURED!

2008-08-14T20:15:00.000-07:00

WHOOOOOOO HOOOO! This is soooo cool!

Don't Box Us In!

Don't Box Us In is an AWESOME blog that features "the other side" of wedding photography. They regularly interview really awesome photographers from around the world, so you can only imagine how excited I was when the contacted ME to be featured! It's really an honor! Go check it out!

My new site is also being featured on ShowItFast.com, along with some pretty awesome photographers like David Jay and Jasmine Star. How cool is that!?! I feel all warm and tingly now :)

Tons of photos from our road trip to California and from some recent weddings and portrait sessions ... STAY TUNED!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas. She's also available or destination weddings anywhere in the world!

New Blog and Website!

2008-07-25T19:50:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! Welcome to the new blog! I've moved over all the posts from my old blog but will no longer be updating it, so make sure you update your bookmarks and subscriptions :)

I'm ALMOST done working on my new website! There's a link to it over to the right, but it'll be under construction still for a few days. If you visit and notice any weird stuff going on, let me know. I designed the site myself, so I'm sure I messed up a few things here and there (especially on the family pages which I'm still working on) Here are a few screenshots of my progress, though ... I'm SOOOOO excited!

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas. She's also available or destination weddings anywhere in the world!

Check out my rockin' website! Sarah-Q.com

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Meredith and Eric (are engaged!)

2008-07-22T23:08:00.000-07:00

Okay, I usually don't start with the last photo taken, but this is just toooooo gorgeous. Meredith - you are a SUPERMODEL!

Oh, and big huge congrats you guys. Your wedding is going to ROCK!

Meredith and Eric got engaged at the Greenbelt, so that's where we started. How sweet are these? It was sooooo worth the hike :)

I know I've posted pictures from this spot before, but these are just SOOOOOO much fun!

LOVE LOVE LOVE the red shoes!

One of my FAVORITE pictures EVER ...

See Eric, aren't you glad you gave in to the grass shot?

Okay, back to the sunset shots ...

I know this one is a lot like the first one, but I just couldn't decide which I liked better. Opinions? Post a comment! I loooooove comments :)

Hope to see you soon for Bridals, Meredith!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas. She's also available or destination weddings anywhere in the world!

Check out my rockin' website! Sarah-Q.com

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Ella and Jakob

2008-07-17T17:03:00.000-07:00

I love this family! They're so much fun to be around! Check out some of my favorites from their session last week ...

I LOOOOVE this one!

Remember this wall?

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas. She's also available or destination weddings anywhere in the world!

Check out my rockin' website! Sarah-Q.com

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Johanna and James (are married!!)

2008-07-14T01:06:00.000-07:00

Johanna and James were married at the Southwest School of Art & Craft in San Antonio last month. I love this couple - they're so so cute. Check out some of my faves ...

It's hard work putting on a wedding dress :)

See the baby bump? Johanna is SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT!! Huge congrats you guys - I can't wait to take baby pictures! :)

You're stuck with each other now ...

FAAAAAAVORITE!

I've been shot!

Okay, I'll admit it - getting a really good shot of the bouquet in the air is tough. Soooo, I was slightly excited about this shot! I love Johanna's face, too!

Congrats Johanna and James!

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas. She's also available or destination weddings anywhere in the world!

Check out my rockin' website! Sarah-Q.com

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Sarah and Allen's Wedding

2008-07-09T22:50:00.000-07:00

Sarah and Allen were married almost two weeks ago at the Vinyards of Waverly Manor, just outside Conroe, Texas. It was my first time shooting there, but hopefully not my last - it's a GORGEOUS venue! So, gorgeous venue, gorgeous bride, super sweet hunky groom ... they made my job WAY too easy this time. Seriously. Check out some of my faves :)

PLUS, Sarah and Allen agreed to see each other before the wedding so we could get some good shots of them while we still had daylight. I love love love it when couples see each other before - it's sooooooo romantic!

My good friend Bobbi would say "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?!" here :)

Vintage graininess ... loooove it!

How ADORABLE are the flower girls?!? I just love these smiles :)

Sweetest first dance of all time ...

Congratulations Sarah and Allen!

XOXO, Sarah and Henry Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas. She's also available or destination weddings anywhere in the world!

Check out my rockin' website! Sarah-Q.com

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Sneak Peek!

2008-07-08T21:47:00.000-07:00

I'm up late tonight working on Sarah and Allen's wedding photos and thought I'd post a couple of my faves early. Hopefully the rest will be up tomorrow night. For now ... can you say GORRRRRGEOUS!?!?!

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas. She's also available or destination weddings anywhere in the world!

Check out my rockin' website! Sarah-Q.com

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Roxy and Kai

2008-07-07T20:19:00.000-07:00

I was just moving over some photos from one hard drive to another and found these shots from a few weeks ago that I never posted. Now that I'm so used to Roxy with short hair, it's weird to see her with loooooong piggy tails again!

How adorable are my babies? I mean, really? I have the CUTEST BABIES EVER! :)

People always tell me when they meet Roxy and Kai that they're suprised at how little they are. I guess that's 'cause I shoot so many close-ups! So, to show how tiny Rox is ...

I love you babies!

XOXO, Mama

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas. She's also available or destination weddings anywhere in the world!

Check out my rockin' website! Sarah-Q.com

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Cara and Jeff are ENGAGED!

2008-07-07T15:22:00.000-07:00

Cara and Jeff live in New York City. I really wanted to make it up there to shoot their engagements, but couldn't get the timing right, so they came here! They're getting married in September and just from spending an hour with them at this session, I can tell their wedding is going to be a BLAST! They're soooooo cute! Some of my faves ...

Check out the fish!!

Hey, I do "normal" pictures, too :)

Congrats Cara and Jeff! See you in September!!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas. She's also available or destination weddings anywhere in the world!

Check out my rockin' website! Sarah-Q.com

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Yvette & Myron's Wedding

2008-07-06T22:02:00.000-07:00

Yvette & Myron were married May 31st in Houston (see the nifty ring shot - 31 for the 31st - get it?? Yeah, I know, I'm clever :) Check out some of my faves!

Yvette decided to get dressed at her sister's house. Good thinking, Yvette! I LOOOOVE this staircase!

Yvette's dad's speech was SOOOO funny!

Future brides and grooms, take notice ... the more time you set aside for photos of the two of you, the more you'll LOOOOVE your wedding photos. I PROMISE! Sara and Peter (see the post right under this one) and Yvette and Myron gave me around 30 minutes for a wedding day bride/groom session right at sunset. Come on, you KNOW you wanna!

Myron said he wanted an old-style photo of them NOT smiling (like they used to pose a hundred years ago or so) I told him I'd hook it up for him ... :)

Sarah Q is a wedding and portrait photographer in Austin, Texas. She's also available or destination weddings anywhere in the world!

Check out my rockin' website! Sarah-Q.com

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Sara and Peter!

2008-07-05T21:18:00.000-07:00

Okay, I LOOOOVE this couple! They are SO much fun - silly and quirky and goofy as can be - they're EXACTLY the kind of couple I wanna work with every single weekend. Plus it's obvious how much they love each other. Sara and Peter, I'm SO looking forward to shooting your 50th anniversary party one day!

Some of my faves from the big day ...

Sara, you're GORGEOUS!

Sara and Peter RAN out of the church at full speed. I love how blurry and grainy and adorably chaotic this photo is ...

A little bit of funky processing for a fun jumping photo ...

SOOOO CUTE

I told Sara to pick a door. She said she wanted to be bloods and Peter could be crips. She then proceeded to shoot him :)

Sunset bride and groom photos are MY FAVORITE!

I love this one :)

Peter's family is Cambodian. Check out the AWESOME reception entertainment ...

Traditional Cambodian dancing ... I love it!

I LOVE WEDDING KARAOKE! Check out the groomsmen singing "Whatta Man"

And Peter, you are SUCH a rock star!

I love you guys! HUUUUUGE congrats on throwing the most fun wedding of the year! :) I can't wait to see you again soon :)

XOXO, Sarah Q

Taylor and Clay's Wedding

2008-07-04T01:57:00.000-07:00

Taylor and Clay were married at the Southwest School of Art & Craft a few weeks ago. A few of my faves ...

How GORGEOUS is Taylor?!?!?

One of the bridesmaids had this chart that showed where everyone was supposed to stand ... HA! I love it!

Ohhhh, how I love vintage photoshop actions :)

Congrats Taylor and Clay!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Roxy got a haircut!

2008-07-01T23:50:00.000-07:00

Is this the cutest haircut you've ever seen?! Yeah, me, too :)

And how great is this wall? Thanks to Jenn Nichols for telling me where to find it! I could NOT pick a favorite, so you guys get to see 'em all ...

Life.

2008-07-01T12:13:00.000-07:00

A message for Jessie ...

Sometimes life is tough. Sometimes it's completely unfair. But don't worry. Every little thing is gonna be alright. Life is good. I love you, baby sister.

XOXO, Sissy

Mckenna is 9 Months Old!

2008-06-25T01:05:00.000-07:00

If you've been here before, you know Mckenna! She's one of my all-time favorite models! Seriously ... how cute is this?!?

And of course, one with Mama ... sooooo sweet!

See you again soon Mckenna!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Sarah Q {Photography for Happy People}

2008-06-23T22:59:00.000-07:00

We're changing things up around here! Coming soon ... a new portrait site, all new wedding photos and a NEWWWWW NAME! Roxy and Kai Photography is now

Sarah Q {photography for happy people}

or just Sarah Q for short. More info coming soon! Stay tuned!

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Jessica and Vinnie (in San Antonio Weddings Magazine!)

2008-06-16T10:03:00.000-07:00

Jessica and Vinnie's wedding is going to be featured in San Antonio Weddings Magazine! How awesome is THAT?!?! Some of my faves ...

The flowergirls were SO SO SO cute ...

This one of Vinnie was taken by my second shooter, Tali!

How cool is this castle cake?! It had a REAL sword inside it! That's definitely a first :)

They had BELLYDANCERS! FUNNNNN!

Dawn and Matt (are engaged!)

2008-06-04T00:14:00.000-07:00

I looooove Dawn and Matt! They're so cute, so silly, so much fun ... they're EXACTLY my kinda couple :) I can't WAIT for their wedding!

Check out some of my faves from their engagement session ...

Dan, Thomas and Alex

2008-05-29T23:23:00.000-07:00

One of my all-time bestest friends, Maya, had a baby last month! His name is Alex and he's the CUTEST BABY EVER! This is baby number three for Maya and her hubby Frank. They now have three crazy boys - Dan (who happens to be Roxy's boyfriend), Thomas (who is almost exactly the same age as Kai) and baby Alex (who was born in Maya's van and has bright BLUUUUUUUE eyes!) I got to hang out with them for an afternoon recently and snapped a bunch of pics. Check out my faves (and a slideshow!)

HELLOOOOO BLUE EYES!

Who doesn't love super sweet baby toes!?

Monkey Feet!!

Dan and Alex (I LOOOOOOOVE THIS PHOTO!)

Are you KIDDING me?!?! How CUTE is this?

Dan, you're such a goofball!

Thomas hearts the camera and the camera hearts him back :)

Love the hair!

I can see why Roxy loves you, Dan :)

I love these of Thomas playing the guitar!

And Dan making silly faces ...

Thanks for being such great models, you guys! See you again soon :)

Oh, yeah! Just because I've been dying to use this song on an "All Boys" session, here's a slideshow! Sooooo sweet :)

Sindhi and Suneet

2008-05-29T00:04:00.000-07:00

I LOVE this couple! They're so much fun and soooooo sweet! I can't wait for their wedding - it's gonna be a BLAST! For now, check out some of my faves from their engagement session a few weeks ago ...

Portrait Contest!

2008-05-28T14:57:00.000-07:00

Roxy and Kai Photography is launching a new portrait site soon and is in search of Austinites that are CUTE, FUN and CREATIVE! We want people who are willing to go downtown, grab some ice cream cones with us or do cartwheels at the park. There will be NOOOOOO sitting in a line for portraits or saying cheese at the camera. Just fun, natural, silly photos of happy looking Austin families, babies, kids and teens. Have pink hair or tattoos? AWESOME! Do your kiddos love to dress themselves in crazy outfits? Bring 'em on! We love bright colors, big funky jewelry, guys in cool hats, girls in vintage dresses, mismatched everything! The more creative you are, the more we wanna shoot you! :)

Soooooooo ... we're having a PORTRAIT CONTEST! Grab the nearest camera and shoot a photo of yourself, your family, your kiddos or whoever you think would be a PERFECT Roxy and Kai portrait model in their FAVORITE outfit(s). The more fun and creative you look, the better your chances are of being picked. With your photo, tell us why we should pick you - what makes you or your family so much fun?! We'll be choosing three families, three high school seniors and three babies to receive a free session and be featured on our new portrait site. Each winner will also receive a FREE high-res CD of edited photos from the shoot. Awesome, huh?!

All entries should be sent to : sarah@roxyandkai.com.

To view our wedding and current portrait site, visit : http://www.roxyandkai.com

We can't wait to hear from you!

Melissa and Larry (in Puerto Vallarta!)

2008-05-18T22:39:00.000-07:00

Melissa and Larry were married in BEEEEEAUUUUUUUTIFUL Puerto Vallarta on Friday! Their wedding was SOOOOOO much fun! Henry and I are still here in Mexico, soaking up the sun and getting some MUCH needed chill-time. Stay tuned for some photos from our fun day downtown (coming soon!) For now, check out some of my faves from the wedding ...

Angela and Chris (are MARRIED!)

2008-05-02T20:09:00.000-07:00

Angela and Chris were married in March at the River Rock Event Center in San Antonio and I LOOOOOOVE LOVE LOVE their photos! Check out some of my faves ...

Shelley + Trey (ENGAGED!!)

2008-04-28T18:26:00.000-07:00

How insanely ADORABLE are Shelley and Trey?!?! I totally love this couple (and their doggies, too!) ...

Okay, I told them I was going to blog this whole series of photos ... see if you can figure out why. HAHA!

Thanks for being sooooo adorable you guys! I can't wait to see you again soon!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Jennifer + Jon (Engaged!!)

2008-04-01T23:09:00.000-07:00

Jennifer and Jon are so stinkin' cute! Check out some of my faves from their engagement session ...

Jessie, Esther and Friends

2008-03-24T08:46:00.000-07:00

How ADORABLE is my baby sister Jessie?! She's the one in the middle and those are her two BFFs, Ashleigh and Dakota. Thanks for being such rockin' models (even if you NEVER stop talking!) :)

Poor Ashleigh ... attacked by her hair! :)

And now the moody teenagers :)

Fierce, Jessie! So fierce!

Okay, now for my step-daughter Esther ... the COMPLETE OPPOSITE of Jessie and her friends! :) Actually, Jessie and Esther get along great, they just look completely different.

Freakin' GORGEOUS ...

I love this one!

Tilt Shift!

2008-03-16T15:27:00.000-07:00

Check out this fun shot from yesterday's wedding! I rented a tilt-shift lens to play with and got some cool looking results. This photo has NOT been blurred in Photoshop! COOOOOL, huh?

Back with more SOON!
XOXO, Sarah Q

Baby Ben is 6 Months Old!

2008-02-28T15:57:00.000-08:00

I didn't think Ben could get any cuter, but LOOK at him NOW! He's six months old and SOOOOOO adorable! His mama Angela is pretty adorable, herself and let me shoot a couple of her this time. Check out my faves!

(PS ... These were taken in the NEWWWWW STUUUUUDIO! More pics coming SOON!)

How freakin' CUUUUUUUTE are these bunny ears?!??!

And the BOW TIE?!?! Are you kidding me?! Soooooo cute! Happy (early) St. Patrick's Day Ben!

The many faces of Benji ...

Sorry, Ben, but your cry is TOO cute to not blog!

I love these!

Thanks Ben, for being soooooo adorable! I'll see you again SOON!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Roxy and her Dollhouse

2008-02-23T20:26:00.000-08:00

How adorable is this dollhouse Roxy got for Christmas?!? She LOVES it! So, today we loaded it onto the stroller and went looking for a field right before sunset. Ohhhhhh, how I love that golden light :)

Notice her shoes?? She ALWAYS puts them on the wrong feet. ALWAYS! When I say something about it, she says "I know Mom. I like them that way." :)

I have green eyes and Henry has brown. Somehow, though, both our babies ended up with BLUUUUUUUUUUE!

A little different ... anyone noticed lately that I loooooove textures? :)

Thanks for being such a great model Roxy :)

Love, Mama

Monica + Arthur (are MARRIED!)

2008-02-20T19:47:00.000-08:00

BIG congrats to Monica and Arthur who were married last month in Austin. They are SO SO SO SWEET! I love people in love! :)

Some of my faves ... (you'll notice I looooved Monica's little nephew! He was the cutest thing ever! And he cried all the way down the aisle. It was adorable! :)

Congratulations Monica and Arthur! I hope to see you again SOON!!
XOXO, Sarah Q

Jennifer + CJ

2008-02-14T09:10:00.000-08:00

This session was SOOOOOOO much FUNNNNN!! My gorgeous friend Jennifer Nichols, a crazy-talented photographer here in Austin (and my new studio-mate!) asked me to take some photos of her and her adorable hubby CJ for their website. We had so much fun and the pictures came out so great! When I tried to narrow down photos for the blog, I had almost 100 favorites! HA!! So I went through again and narrowed some more. Check 'em out and leave some comments!

"Highsteppin' for YOU!"

I LOVE this shot!

Check out these awesome night photos! I'm LOOOOVING off-camera flash!

Thanks Jenn and CJ for such a fun session!! I hope you LOVE your photos!!!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Allison + Jeff

2008-02-10T19:18:00.000-08:00

Allison and Jeff are getting MARRIED! Check out some of my faves from their Engagement Session!

Allison and Jeff play rollerhockey!! How CUUUUUUTE are these?!?!

Kai

2008-02-10T13:54:00.000-08:00

I've been trying to not schedule anything on Sundays so we can spend at least one day a week as a family, doing something fun. This past week, though, has been SOOOO busy with us moving into the new studio that I've gotten a little behind on editing and album designs. I stayed up 'til almost 4am last night working and I'm sure I'll be up just as late tonight, too. I hate spending the WHOLE DAY behind a computer ... the kiddos get so bored and restless. Kai, especially, HATES it when I work. He's quite a little mama's boy and will sit by me while I'm working just looking at me, waiting for me to play with him. So, if I'm late getting you something, blame it on this face (it's my weakness) ...

Love you Kai!
XOXO, Mama

Pink!

2008-02-09T22:21:00.000-08:00

So THAT's why my wedding colors were hot pink and black! :)

Take this quiz ... FUN COLOR QUIZ ... and tell me what color you are!

I'm DEEP PINK! Here's a pretty spot-on description of me ...

"Your dominant hues are red and magenta. You love doing your own thing and going on your own adventures, but there are close friends you know you just can't leave behind. You can influence others on days when you're patient, but most times you just want to go out, have fun, and do your own thing.

Your saturation level is high - you get into life and have a strong personality. Everyone you meet will either love you or hate you - either way, your goal is to get them to change the world with you. You are very hard working and don't have much patience for people without your initiative.

Your outlook on life is very bright. You are sunny and optimistic about life and others find it very encouraging, but remember to tone it down if you sense irritation."

**EDITED to include a photo from MY wedding!! Check out me and my crazy hubby, shot by the FABBBBBBBBBBULOUS bobbi+mike :

Fo Shizzle

2008-02-07T20:20:00.000-08:00

Maybe this has been around a long time and I'm just now discovering it, but

GIZOOGLE is freakin HILARIOUS! :)

It's like Google, but with street cred. Check out my blog, GIZOOGLED (translated into Snoop-talk!)

Fo SHIZZLE!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Melissa and Tristan's FIRST KISS!!

2008-02-05T21:18:00.000-08:00

So I've discovered that keeping up with TWO blogs is tough!! If you haven't seen the new MAMARAZZI SCHOOL BLOG, check it out! We're also moving into a NEW STUDIO this week!!!! How awesome is that?!?! I'm so excited! Pics coming soon, so stay tuned!

Okay, so those are my excuses for being a blog-slacker. Now for some photos!

Melissa and Tristan are MARRRRRRRRRRIED!! You might remember their ENGAGEMENTS from last year and Melissa's BRIDALS from December. Melissa and Tristan had never kissed before their wedding day, so I got the AMAZING job of capturing the most important kiss ever! It was the sweetest moment and the looooooooooongest kiss I've ever shot! The whole wedding was GORGEOUS and after that first kiss, they could NOT stop making out! It was so cute!

I absolutely love this couple! Check out some of my faves ...

THE FIRST KISSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

Lookie Lookie! A SLIDESHOW!!

XOXO, Sarah Q

Michael + BaTina (are SOOOOO freakin' CUTE!)

2008-01-23T00:10:00.000-08:00

Michael and Batina are getting married in March and OH. MY. GOODNESS. are they freakin' CUTE or what?!?! I loooove them and these photos! Leave some comments ... you know you wanna!

Happy Birthday ROXY!!!!!

2008-01-22T09:48:00.000-08:00

My baby girl Roxy is three years old today!! We had a party for her the other day and I was hoping to get a good new picture of her but she woke up that morning with a fever and has been sick ever since. How sad is that?? She has definitely NOT been in a picture-taking mood, so the birthday portrait will have to wait a few days. She felt good enough to eat some of this AWESOME-O cake that I made, though! Check it out ... it only took me like 8 hours to make it (seriously!)

She felt good enough to open her gifts ...

And ONLY wanted to play with this one ... her new dollhouse!

Blowing out her candles with MoMo ...

Yeah, trying to get 7 kids to all look at the camera at the same time was interesting! From left, that's Roxy's cousin Dylan, Kai, Rox, her friend Thomas and her boyfriend (yep, Roxy says so) Dan. In the back is Roxy's cousin Hailey and Aunt Jessie.

Somehow Kai has managed to NOT get sick (knock on wood!) so we got lots of pictures of him ... can I just ask one thing? When did my baby boy get so BIG?!?!?!

Running to hug Dylan ... so CUTE!

I have the cutest baby boy in the world! Look at that smile!!

More pictures of the birthday girl coming soon ... I promise!

Mamarazzi School!

2008-01-15T00:03:00.000-08:00

I'm SOOOOO excited about this!!! Mamarazzi School is now accepting new students! Whoo HOOO!

Check out the Mamarazzi School BLOG!

New Blog (and some family pics!)

2008-01-13T00:18:00.000-08:00

Happy 2008 Everyone!! Like the new blog? Leave me some comments!!

So, one of our goals this year is to spend more time as a family. So our first post of '08 is of the kiddos! Today was our first Saturday off in MONTHS so we headed to downtown Austin to shoot some fun pics of all the kids. Some of my faves ...

The whole fam (minus me 'cause I'm always behind the camera)

Esther and Rox (BEEEAUUUUTIFUL!)

Esty, Rox and Danny (GOOOOFBALLS!)

Esty's so CUTE :)

It took a lot of bribing to get Roxy to sit long enough for two pictures. There was chocolate and pizza involved :)

A rare photo of Danny not making a silly face or trying to look tough ...

I love my Kai :)

Ahhh, yes, tough Danny

How ADORABLE is this face?!?! I LOOOVE MY KAI!

I was so excited that they all did big-muscle-arms at the same time ...

Tough Danny again

Um ... yeah ... LOVE THIS ONE!

Esther, you rock!

Henry, you rock, too :)

Couple of dropouts :)

If you're ever downtown Austin and REEEALLLY hungry, go to HomeSlice Pizza. YUMMMMMMM-YUMMM-YUMMMMY!

Make us happy - leave some comments!

Kelly and Eduardo

2007-12-31T10:31:00.000-08:00

Kelly and Eduardo flew to Texas JUST FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENTS! How awesome is that?!?! They live (and are getting married) in Miami but picked MEEEEEE to shoot their wedding next December! I'm so excited about it :) To make it even cooler, Kelly is a photographer! I love it when other photographers hire me ... it's such an honor. Check out Kelly's photography blog here :

Kel.Photography

Some of my faves from their super fun, goofy, silly engagement session ...

Have an AMAAAAAAZING New Year's you two! I'll see you again in Miami!

XOXOXO, Sarah