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NEW BLOG!!!!!

I am SUPER EXCITED to announce that I have a BRAND SPANKING NEW BLOG!!  Please change your bookmarks to reflect my new BLOG!!  

www.thekjblog.com

I have some really exciting things planned for the new blog as well, so stay tuned!!!

Kevin

Happy 4th of July Everyone!

I hope everyone is having a GREAT day today!  I am relaxing a bit today and getting ready for a wonderful wedding tomorrow!  I have some exciting news to share soon so stay tuned in the next several days!!

kj

Kassie and Robert's Engagement Session!

We decided to shoot Kassie and Robert's engagement photos around Fort Worth a few weeks ago and we really got some cool stuff!  They are both Aggies so I am sure the wedding will be a ton of fun!  Here are a few of my faves....

Great looking couple!

Some piggyback fun!

A great closeup!

A cool angle here...

Melissa and Clint's Wedding!!

We shot Melissa and Clint's wedding a couple of weeks ago and we all had a wonderful time!  Everything took place at the Coyote Ridge Golf Club and Tiffany and her staff did an AMAZING job of coordinating and running the event!  The place looked fantastic as the decor was done by the great folks at Sahana Floral.

Melissa and Clint looked stunning and all of their friends and family were so much fun to be around!  Here are a few highlights from the day that Andrew and I took....

Melissa getting her makeup done...

Melissa'a Gorgeous dress!

Some cool details!

Melissa getting laced up!

A fun one in the mirror..

The girls...

Clint getting ready....

A fun one of the guys...

Melissa and her dad walk down the aisle...

Pouring the sand...

A great moment during the ceremony...

The Kiss!

Walking out...

A moment alone...

I love the textures and the mood of this one!

One of my faves from the day...

A classic dip shot...

 A great sunset!

One inside...

The Cake...

The cool centerpieces...

The table setup...

The Head table...

Melissa kicked off her shoes to dance!

And a fun sparkler exit!

Congrats again Melissa and Clint!!!

Rings to Rattles.com is LIVE!!!

 

I'm really excited and proud to finally launch a new site, www.RingsToRattles.com! (Special thanks once again to the great folks at Photoidentites.com for creating such an easy and fun website and TripleScoopMusic for providing the ultra cool music!

As many of you know, I've been asked to do many speaking engagements around the country in the next year and while I love teaching photography, my busy business just won't allow me to do it that often.  That being said, I decided to join forces with Alycia and offer a few unique, hands-on workshops,  which will focus not only on wedding photography(my thing), but also maternity and babies (Alycia's department).

We are limiting each workshop to only 15 lucky people each as we want to ensure that everyone attending gets the most out of it.   If you are a photographer interested in improving your skills and growing your business, then this is the perfect workshop for you!  Check out the site for more information!

Kevin

Holly and Zach's Engagement Session!

I photographed these two a few weeks ago and found a VERY cool new secret location!  We had a total blast during the session and got some really neat shots!  Here are a few...

I love colors!

Another one...

A sweet moment...

We had and AMAZING sunset and this is what we ended up with!!!

I definitely cannot WAIT to shoot the wedding!!

In Memory of my Grandmother

As some of you know, my Grandmother on my mom's side passed away late last week.  She was near 90 years old and lived a full and wonderful life.  She chose to live all of her life in South America and raised 6 wonderful kids.  Since she lived in South America, I didn't get to see her as often as I would have liked.  Some of my fondest childhood memories consisted of her in them as she used to "babysit" us when we were little kids.

I still remember one instance where I decided that it would be fun to play with my Grandfather's cigarette lighter as I was infatuated with how it worked.  Well, I darned near burned the whole house down when I caught a piece of paper towel on fire, but Grandma came running in to save the day!  She was always looking out for us and I'll never forget that.

She was a very sweet and caring woman who truly loved life and she will be missed by all of us.  I do know that she is in a much better place and free from any pain now. 

Here is a cute little photo I found of my Grandparents with all of their daughters. (My mom is in the bottom left.)

Linsy and Justin's Wedding!

Wow, there are seriously not enough hours in my days as I have been shooting, editing, and designing albums almost around the clock in order to get caught up!!  So, I apologize for my lack of blog posts lately! 

I shot Linsy and Justin's wedding last week and we all had a great time!  It was a very emotional day and we got some beautiful shots!!  Here are a few of my favorites...

Linsy's gorgeous dress lit with window light...

Her beautiful bouquet...

I thought this was a cool shot of Linsy getting her makeup done by the FABULOUS Susie Gray while the flower girl sits in the background getting ready herself.

OK, Justin simply wins Groom of the year as his gift to Linsy was a scrapbook full of memories of the history of their relationship!  It included such things as the receipt from their first date as well as the movie tickets to their first movie, etc.... !!   Linsy was practically speechless!

The guys say a prayer before the ceremony...

Linsy and her parents make their way down the aisle...

I love this moment as Justin sees her for the first time at the altar!

A wide angled shot of the ceremony...

Toasting in the limo...

Since the reception was at the Omni Mandalay, we went outside and took a few shots around the canal...

What a FUN wedding party!

WOW!!! Linsy looks STUNNING here!

You can tell that she is happy!

We had a cool breeze and it helped blow the veil!

The Cake...

The AMAZING decor...

There were 2 giant screens set up in the room and I thought it would make for a cool shot of the first dance!

They also had an Indian dancer.(She was very good too!)

Everyone taking shots!

And a romantic one outside!

Congrats again guys!  I hope the honeymoon is a blast!!

Megan and Coby's Wedding!!!

We had a FABULOUS wedding last Saturday!!  Megan and Coby had an amazing wedding and we got a TON of great photos!!  The wedding took place at the new Marriott by the Texas Motor Speedway(Formerly the Doral Tesoro).  Joy Israel at the Marriott was as usual incredible to work with and she took care of all the details!   Bella Flora did the flowers and the cake was by the always wonderful Lauren of Fancy Cakes by Lauren!

Here are just a few of my favorites from the day...

Megan's Incredible dress!

Megan getting ready...


The Bouquet...


The girls all helped out...


Great looking girls!!!




Joy pins Coby's boutonnière...

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The crazy guys...



How cute is this!!!


For all you brides out there, the following sequence of photos is why I think it is ESSENTIAL to have multiple shooters at your wedding! 

I got a great expression of Megan and her dad as they walked down the aisle...


Alycia got a cool angle here...


And Andrew got a shot of Coby tearing up while watching...

The above shots were taken by the three of us at almost the same time!  How cool is that!

Another one...


Some of the beautiful decor...


A cool one from above...



The Kiss!


Walking out...


I love the way Megan's dress flows here!


A sweet moment...


One of my ABSOLUTE favorite shots!!


A cool one on the piano...



A bit sexy!  Love the colors too!



A couple of reception details...





Lauren's masterpiece during the first dance!


Coby getting down on the dance floor!


And a fun shot to end the evening...


Congrats again you guys!!  Have a wonderful time in the Dominican Republic!!

Michelle and Jeff's Wedding

I shot Michelle and Jeff's wedding last week and although it was a long day( 2 tea ceremonies,  a Catholic ceremony, and a reception, I think we got some really great shots!  Here are a few of my favorites...

Michelle had 4 great dresses!!
 
Michelle getting ready...


Jeff and his family make their way into Michelle's parent's house for the tea ceremony...


Jeff puts the ring on Michelle's finger...


There were a lot of emotional moments throughout the day...


Michelle gets ready for the Catholic ceremony...


The gorgeous flowers!!


I love this shot I got of the flowergirls walking down the aisle with Michelle and her father in the background...


And the main event!


Another emotional moment during the ceremony..
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Lighting the unity candle...



Officially married!!



A fun wedding party shot...



Inside the Zander House...


And the grand entrance of Michelle and Jeff...


What a great cake!!


The first dance...



And the rings...


Congrats again Michelle and Jeff!  I hope you had fun in California!