Zachery & Samantha's Engagement Session in Downtown Houston, Texas.

I’ll set the tone for you guys. It’s almost the heat of the summer, it’s the week before your wedding, & you’re running around your city with the fanciest clothes on with your personal photographer. Okay y’all got the vibe? Well, this was Zachery & Samantha’s life last month & these are the photos from our night wondering around downtown Houston, Texas.

I loved everything about this day, we started at a parking garage before heading to Main Street, then we stumbled across a bar which we had to go in for a quick shot before heading to Post Houston to wrap up our session. We truly made Samantha’s Pinterest board come to life & I’m not playing around with y’all! These two killed it & were so easy going even with all my crazy ideas!

8 Simple Steps to Planning an Engagement Party 💍

I've realized I share a lot of tips on planning your wedding, your elopement, and so on... But I have never shared some tips on planning an engagement party!⁠

A few weeks ago I photographed Amy and Charles’ engagement party, so it got me thinking and I thought I would share a sort of checklist for planning your engagement party for those who don’t know where to start! It can be so overwhelming after becoming engaged to not feel like you’re doing everything right as a bride. It doesn’t have to be stressful & it can be whatever you want as a couple!

Engagement Party Checklist:
- Decide who is hosting, or where you thinking of having your engagement party.⁠
- Pick a date (tip best time is within the first few months of your engagement as it's still fresh and exciting, no wedding planning stress yet!)⁠
- Create a guest list!⁠
- Register for gifts!⁠ This is a great way to have friends & family give gifts without having to be their in person due to not living nearby. You can even have a wedding fund box at the event & then family & friends can contribute to your wedding day.
- Send invitations! This is a great time to do your engagement session with a photographer you’re considering.⁠ Plus, this is easy decor for your engagement party to show off your engagement photos!
- Plan the food! Is it gonna be a formal sit down dinner party or a casual appetizer party?⁠
- Plan the theme / organize decor (keep it simple as you don't want more stress added to planning a wedding)⁠
- Decide what to wear! This is all up to you!
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Now you're ready for your engagement dinner party! This is perfect for couples who plan to elope, have an intimate wedding, or people who love to celebrate with family & friends for every occasion!

Starla & Aliana's Houston, Texas Elopement.

I’m so happy to share this beautiful elopement in the city. Starla & Aliana had a whirlwind of events leading up to saying their vows & becoming a married couple. Aliana’s jumpsuit zipper decided to break right before they left for Sabine Bridge. Well, thankfully they had safety pins to save the day. Then, as the couple shared their personal vows to each other, that’s when it decided to start sprinkling on us. At least rain on your wedding day is good luck!

After their intimate ceremony with their closest friends we decided to go to the Rainbow Crosswalk in Montrose for the Bride’s portraits. After tying the knot the couple had the coolest brunch ever at Electric Feelgood in Houston, Texas. They had fruity peddle pancakes, breakfast tacos, & all the mimosas! I loved how non traditional their reception was & their whole family was still apart of their special day. Electric Feelgood is super cute with all of the photo ops & slide… like okay that’s so cool!

I’m so happy for these two ladies & am so thrilled to have been apart of another epic adventure with one of my couples!