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Sarah & Nick – Engagement Session in Downtown Fort Worth and Magnolia AveFort Worth, TX

November 28, 2017 Amanda McCollum

Sarah and Nick met while in the marching band at TCU. Since TCU is such a special part of their relationship, Nick chose to incorporate it into his proposal! Here is how he did it in Sarah’s own words.

“I knew it was coming, but Nick surprised me with making it happen earlier than I thought it would be. He told me that we were going out for a surprise dinner downtown but wouldn’t say anything else. When I asked what I should wear, I started getting suspicious because he responded, “Your green shirt, blue flower pants, orange shoes, Kendra Scott earrings, and pearls!” We got in the car, and he blindfolded me, and we started driving to the TCU stadium. Much to his amusement, I was still able to tell all the roads we were turning onto, so he had to take a more convoluted route. We got out of the car, and still blindfolded, I was led into the stadium. I only figured out where we were when I heard a golf cart go by. He took me to the band section, as that was where we spend a good portion of our time together, and he had the whole area decorated. He un-blindfolded me and handed me a book that he had written and had illustrated and printed. It was a poem of our story with the last page being the proposal!! I said, “Yes!”

Not only did they meet and get engaged at TCU but they will also be getting married there next year! I cannot wait for their big day!

-Amanda

Erika and Joel – Engagement PortraitsMagnolia Ave and Trinity Park - Fort Worth, TX

December 5, 2016 Amanda McCollum

As we are getting near the end of the year, we are still having tons of fabulous sessions! Erika and Joel are definitely no exception! They are high school sweethearts and are just as cute now as I’m sure they were when they met 8 years ago! We spent the first part of their session on Magnolia with their little pug named Franklin. Franklin is just the cutest thing whose tongue constantly hangs out of his mouth. He was cracking me up the whole time. We headed over to Trinity Park and Erika & Joel told me they had some props they wanted to use. HARRY POTTER PROPS!! Let me just say, I got really excited. Probably a little too excited. I had so much fun hanging out with these guys and getting to photograph them and Franklin. I cannot wait for their wedding in August!

-Amanda

Danielle and Justin – Engagement Session in Downtown Fort Worth, Magnolia Ave and Grassy Fields

July 27, 2015 Amanda McCollum

I absolutely love how much fun Danielle and Justin are. And while they might have thought that their quirkiness came across as awkward, they were wrong! I love whenever couples are goofy and make each other laugh. It’s so natural and real and definitely shows in camera. Danielle and Justin compliment each other so well and I can’t even handle how much I love their sarcasm and dry sense of humor. I had so much fun with them on their engagement session, I can’t even imagine how much fun their wedding in September is going to be! Can’t wait!!

-Amanda

Jennifer and Dan – Engagement Session in Downtown Fort Worth, Sundance Square and Urban Walls

October 6, 2014 Amanda McCollum

I had so much fun last week with Jennifer and Dan. They crack me up and I love how we can all be totally sarcastic with each other. We spent the afternoon running around Downtown Fort Worth for their engagement session. We stopped at the little school bus on Magnolia called “Words on Wheels” and read a couple of books. That was fun. In Sundance square we got told to get out of the fountain because it apparently was after frolicking hours. No worries, though, we continued to get some awesome photos even if we weren’t allowed to hang out in the water fountain. I really enjoyed getting to hang out with Jennifer and Dan and I cannot wait for their wedding day in March. They are such a fun couple, their wedding is going to be a blast!

-Amanda

New Studio Location {We have moved!}

December 1, 2011 Studio News

Love our Instagram Ap – it makes cell phone pictures pretty when you are on the go!

We have been working hard for almost 7 months doing some major renovation to our new studio location and today we made the BIG move! We are excited to have found the most perfect place for our business. Our new 1920’s studio home at 1215 6th Avenue in the Fort Worth Southside neighborhood is beyond what I even hoped. The transformation has been miraculous and after the holidays I will share some before, during and after photos of all the work!

At our new location we now have 2 consultation areas, a dressing room/shooting room (perfect for indoor baby, toddler and boudoir photos), separate office, play room (for my children) and a kitchen! Not to mention a backyard that when we get around to all the plans I have brewing in my head will be fabulous for children’s portraits! Oh, and did I mention our HUGE front porch. It is just dying for some cute siblings to hug on each other while sitting on the steps. Today we broke in our new space with a 2 month baby session (had to get right to work!)

It was sad to say good bye to our Daggett location as it was so perfect when we moved in but we definitely outgrew it. I can’t wait to see how it turns into the perfect place for it’s new tenant, Stir Crazy Baked Goods!

-Tracy Autem

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