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Lauren & Darren {Engaged} in Downtown Fort Worth

Lightly Photography, Fort Worth, Engagement, Purple, Urban, Amanda McCollumI was so excited to get to photograph Lauren and Darren.  They are such a wonderful couple who like to laugh and have fun. They met at the University of Texas at Austin and are both talented musicians.  Darren proposed at Lauren’s family Christmas party by tying the ring onto an ornament and of course she said YES!  They will be getting married in Lauren’s hometown of Waco, Tx in November.   Lauren and Darren were a blast to photograph and we had some good laughs along the way.  Please enjoy some of my favorite images from their engagement session.

Amanda

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Jessica & Bryant {Engaged} in downtown Fort Worth & Private Residence!

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I was so excited last week to meet Jessica and Bryant. I had spoken with Jessica several times over the phone in the last few months talking in preparation for their wedding. Jessica & Bryant met when they lived in Arlington and are now currently out in San Diego since Bryant is in the Marines. They have been planning their wedding from afar and am so excited to photograph it this upcoming weekend at The Piazza in the Village.  They wanted to show off their city and country sides so we started in Downtown Fort Worth and then went back to Bryant’s parent’s house where they have a beautiful six acres of land that includes chickens. I was especially excited about the chickens! Here are some of my favorites from their engagement session.

Sarah Rizy

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WeddingWire Brides Choice Award – 2012

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2012 Bride's Choice Awards | Best Wedding Photographers, Wedding Dresses, Wedding Cakes, Wedding Florists, Wedding Planners

We are excited to announce Tracy Autem & Lightly Photography has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for Photography!

The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization, Tracy Autem & Lightly Photography was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients.

Tracy Autem %26 Lightly Photography is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Tracy Autem & Lightly Photography for their continued professionalism and commitment to enriching the wedding planning experience for engaged couples.”

We are happy to announce that Tracy Autem & Lightly Photography is one of the very best Photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Project Wed

Join us this Thursday from 530-930 for our new studio open house!

We have been hard at work since May of last year renovating what once was a some what dilapidated old bungalow home into a beautiful revamped historic building we now call home for our studios, Tracy Autem & Lightly  Photography.  We would love for all of our friends and clients (and prospective ones too!) to join us next Thursday from 5:30 – 9:30.   Join us for treats by Creme de la Creme Cakes, Yes Taco Truck & Lili’s Bistro.  Floral and party planning by Tami Winn and decor by Rent My Dust and Celebrations Event Rental.  Mood music is to be provided by Randy Ro EntertainmentRSVP online here.  Hope to see you!

It is a come and go party and if you are looking to fill your dance card for the evening you can also head across town to Camp Bowie where our good friends, Bliss Bridal, is also hosting their grand opening.

Open House Invite Jan 26th from 5:30-9:30

The Mauk Family {Portraits} in Ft. Worth

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One of my favorite things is photographing families who make each other laugh all the time. The Mauk Family was just that! We had a blast just shooting around our studio. Shannon bought her in laws a family portrait as a Christmas gift because they hadn’t had an updated one in a while. It was great getting to meet this family and joke around with them! Here are a few of my favorites from their mini session.

Sarah Halferty

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