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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

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!!

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!!

Laura and Lowell's Maui Wedding, a Luau, and Food!!

I have been traveling quite a bit and just got back to Dallas today, so get ready for a LOT of blog posts to catch everyone up on my travels!

Laura and Lowell got married last week in Maui at the GORGEOUS Grand Wailea Hotel and it was a small, intimate wedding on the Beach and a blast to photograph!  Here are a few shots from the wedding...

Laura looking good!

And Lowell too...

As they see each other for the first time...

One in front of the waterfalls...

Leaning against a coconut tree...

A romantic moment...

And a fun one on the rope bridge!

A wide angle shot of the ceremony...

And a closeup...

Just one of MANY faves I have from the day...

And one more...

The night before, we went to a Luau and I decided that it might be cool to take a few shots to share....

Look at the gorgeous skies!

And another...

They had a Cirque De Soleil twist to the luau as you can see!

The colors and pageantry are really neat!

And this guy was amazing with fire!!

Another...

I had a couple of emails asking what restaurants we ate at and what I would recommend, so I thought I would list a few of my favorites from the week(In no particular order) for those of you who might be headed to Maui for your weddings or honeymoons...

1.  Humuhumunukunukuapua'a - I can actually pronounce this now!!  It is the name of the Hawaii State fish as well!  The food was very good and the spiny lobster was delicious!  The drinks are absolutely HUGE and the view is wonderful.  I'd definitely recommend!

2. Sorrento's - Simply the BEST calamari that I have ever had!!  Huge portions and great choice of seafood!  Right on the beach and very romantic at night.

3.  Mama's Fish House - Since this is pretty close to the airport, we decided to have a late lunch here and we absolutely LOVED it!!  The fresh fish was incredible and the ambiance was very cool!  Mama's is considered the BEST restaurant in all of the islands and I'd have a hard time disagreeing!  Eat here if you get the chance!!

OK, I'll leave Maui with a couple more sunset shots!  Congrats again Laura and Lowell!  It was a pleasure shooting your wedding in Maui!  I'll definitely be back for sure!

The Road to Hana

We had the chance to drive the Road to Hana and I must say that the scenery is incredible!  I thought that I would post a few shots before I head out for the wedding today.  I am editing really quick on my laptop so I apologize if the color is off a tad.

This guy's backyard fence is made soley of surfboards!  How cool is that!!  In fact, surfers are lining up to donate to their boards to his fence as sort of a "status" thing!

This is a Rainbow Eucalyptus tree!  It almost looks painted!!

The waves were HUGE!!

Just gorgeous!  I found out that this location was also used in the opening sequence of Jurassic Park!

And more scenery...

There are lots of cool waterfalls on the way as well! Here is one I shot...

I'll post more later as I have been shooting a ton of cool stuff!

Live From Maui!

Well I am here in Maui for Laura and Lowell's wedding and have been busy checking out this beautiful place!  I know the wedding photos will be amazing as there are literally hundreds of amazing spots to shoot here and the light is amazing! 

We are staying that the gorgeous Grand Wailea and would recommend it to anyone as the grounds are simply wonderful and the service is fantastic!  Here are a few shots from my point and shoot of the first couple of days here...

The back of the Grand Wailea...

A shot after sunset...

The Waterfalls in front...

Aly collecting seashells...

You gotta love shaved ice!!

 

Getting a bit artistic here...

Ok, I'll be back tonight with some more pics!

Kevin

Megan's Bridal Session

Before I went to Anguilla, I had a chance to shoot Megan's Bridal session and all I can say is that I LOVE my job!!  Megan really wanted something "different" and so we experimented a bit and I think really got some cool shots!  Here are just a few...

Indoors...

Megan was a trooper as she didn't even flinch when a field mouse jumped in her shoe! 

And one of my favorites for sure!

Megan and Coby's Engagement Session

I'm catching up on my blog posts and wanted to post a few from Megan and Coby's Engagement session!  We got some really cool shots from the session for sure!!

I love columns!

These guys are so much fun together!

A bit sexy!

I thought the duck in the shot was perfect!

Back from Anguilla, Off to Hawaii!

What a crazy few weeks this is as I just got back from shooting a "Top Secret" wedding in Anguilla and am headed off to Hawaii today for Laura and Lowell's wedding!  The internet access in Anguilla was really spotty, so I apologize for not posting as much on the blog.  Don't worry though, I will post a TON from Hawaii!!  In fact, I'll try to post a few shots from Maui everyday!

Since I am not allowed to post any of the gorgeous wedding photos from the Anguilla wedding, I thought I'd post a few fun shots that Alycia and I took with our little point and shoot camera...

This sign always cracks me up!

This place REALLY is one of the most beautiful places that I have ever seen!(And I travel a bunch!!)

Our favorite beach by far is Shoal Bay East as it is simply breathtaking and hardly anyone is ever there!  In fact, it was named the best beach in the World by several Travel sites as well as the Travel Channel before!

We stayed at Cuisinart for 3 nights and then at our favorite place aptly named "Serenity".  It is on Shoal Bay East and is away from all of the big resorts, etc... but the food around there is wonderful and it truly is an escape!  It is such a great place and the staff is wonderful!  In fact, as we walked up, Petra noticed me and said "Welcome KJ"!!  That was so cool that she remembered me after a whole year!

Unfortunately, I was sick with some sort of nasty cold for the majority of the trip, so here I am trying to recuperate!

Here is Kenneth, the owner of Serenity, who fixed me some sort of RUM mixture to help me get over my cold.  Not sure if it worked, but Ken is an awesome host and we'll be back for sure!

Here is Alycia's Shrimp cocktail that was delicious!

And one from Marigot in St. Maartin where we had a very good French Breakfast!

I'll post a few shots from a maternity photo shoot we did on Shoal Bay East in a few days as well!