Trent & Andrea {Engaged}...Another Teaser

This past weekend I shot engagements for some close friends of ours, Trent and Andrea. I am still editing previous shoots but wanted to give Andrea a little teaser bc she is dying to see one. The "real" post coming soon!

Couple of Teasers

Over the last 2 weekends we shot a wedding and an engagement session. The coming 3 weekends we have 2 engagement sessions and a wedding. So I have lots of editing to finish, and lots coming up. Here are a couple of teasers from the wedding and e-session. It won't be long until they are all ready and each will get their own, special post. Until then...enjoy!

Jenna & Lance Engagement Session

Hermann Park and Rice Campus, Houston

Trina & George's Wedding

St. Mary's, College Station

Margaret & Stephen {Engaged}

Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009

Shot by: Larra

Location: Various locations around Austin

Some of you may recognize Margaret. She has graced the face of this blog before. See. She was one of my best models to date. And she hasn't changed a bit. I didn't have to give her and Stephen much direction at all. They were precious. They met at work..and how awesome that they have the same color hair. I mean come on, how perfect is that! We had originally planned to shoot downtown, around the capitol and Town Lake. However, on Friday night Matt reminded me that that UT vs Texas Tech game was on Saturday. ESPN Gameday was there. It was going to be a huge mess anywhere close to downtown. So Margaret and Stephen brainstormed and came up with some spectacular locations. The views were AMAZING! Totally different look and feel than we would have gotten from downtown, but just as great of spots. Here are like 15 of my faves. I couldn't narrow it down.

First, we stopped off at the Austin Museum of Art's location on the west side of town. It was tucked back in some hills overlooking part of the lake. They had an art school there and everything..it was super neat!

Next, they made me climb like 500 stairs to Mt. Bonnell. But it was worth the climb.

And last, we went to the 360 Bridge. Apparently, its a pretty famous bridge in Austin. I loved this place..it was definitely my fave spot.

After taking pics ON the bridge, we made our way to a cool spot on the lawn of some building to get the bridge and rocks in the background. It was gorgeous.

See the entire session at my online store. www.lpdesignz.com/store

Margaret & Stephen {Engaged} : Teaser

I'm still editing Margaret and Stephen's engagement session, but I wanted to give you a little teaser so maybe you'll come back and see the rest. They turned out great. I'll give you all the fun details about the session and the sweet couple on my big post.

Doesn't she have killer eyes?

Bridal Show Success + Extended Show Special

We exhibited in our first bridal show on Sunday. It was hosted by the Bridal Association of the Brazos Valley, an organization that we recently joined. All proceeds from the bridal show were donated to a local breast cancer organization.

Being that it was our first show, we had no idea what to expect. I've been to a bridal show before, but it was a HUGE one in Houston. I knew this would not be like that. But I did know there would be photographers there who are full-time and would have big displays. However, I was still blown away by some of their booths. They were beautiful with large canvases hanging and a lot of flush mount/press printed albums to flip through. Brides were definitely immediately drawn to their booths.

Our booth was not so much a booth..we were given a round table to exhibit on. So we just had a couple of large framed prints, a few smaller prints set up, and an album to flip through. I designed some literature to hand out as well. Overall, I was pleased with our first show. We could have been a little more creative with our booth..but that didn't seem to bother the brides. We had plenty of traffic and gave out tons of information. And, we actually booked a wedding at the show. Plus, we've had great feedback in just the 2 days since the show.

A spring show will be held at Reed Arena in February. I learned a lot on Sunday and already have ideas for the spring show if we decide to exhibit. I discovered some new album companies that I want to look into for flush mount albums.

So, here's the important part of this post. ATTENTION BRIDES: We are extending our show special. If you got information from us at the bridal show and are interested in booking, you will receive an extra $100 print credit added on to your package. Just send me an email to set up a consultation and mention the show special.

Trinity & Ashley {Engaged}

Date: September 4, 2009

Shot by: Larra

Location: Downtown Bryan & George Bush Library

When Ashley contacted me about taking her engagement photos, I was so excited. It was my first shoot since having the baby and I LOVE engagements. So what a perfect way to get back in the swing of things. She told me on the phone specifically the style of photos she wanted and where she wanted them so it was great to know going into the shoot what she wanted. We met up downtown on Friday afternoon and spent a little over an hour down there before heading to the library. Ashley and her fiance, Trinity, were such a sweet couple. They were so cute and playful and super easy to photograph. Ashley is starting grad school and Trinity is on the National Champion A&M Track Team. WHOOP! Thanks guys for letting me capture some sweet moments between you. I loved meeting you! I hope you love your photos! Here are just a few of my faves..it was so hard to pick!

I absolutely love this spot at the library. Its on a curve in the pathway that is tucked in some trees. The light coming through is ALWAYS beautiful. A lot of my favorite photos from many shoots are in this little nook just because the lighting is so great.

This last picture was Trinity's idea. He picked the spot and the pose and it turned out beautiful the way the sun fell in the background. I told him he may have a second calling.

To view all of the photos, please visit my online store at www.lpdesignz.com/store.

Cutie Patootie

I was trying out my photoshop actions for my blog photos and I practiced on my sweet Carson. So I had to share with you :)