Archive for February, 2008
Jena :: Unbridaled
Miss Jena will be getting hitched on March 8th, so we hightailed it over to Chestnut Square for her Unbridaled session. As the first bride to be photographed in the new office, Jena rocked it out. Doesn’t she look very “Old Hollywood siren” in this first set? Yowzers!
Hands down, my favorite of the session. Perfection.
Something about this one stood out to me…very untraditional and almost edgy. Me likey!
Can you tell I was digging the black and whites from this session? Love the crispness!
Jena was a trooper as we battled the wind, waiting for the veil to simmer down.
I think she looks so much like the actress Keri Russell (of Felicity fame) in this last one…gorgeous girl, that Jena!
Most amazing! Jena - I still have no idea how you managed to look so good despite the wind and cold. You’re just FABULOUS!
oh wow! she is gorgeous! beautiful dress. not many can’t pull it off. she’s one of the lucky ones. i hate her!!! not really! kate, i can’t imagine her being any prettier, but i was thinking, wow! she’s gorgeous, wait til we see the wedding pics where she’s REALLY glowing!!! wow. that’s gonna blow me away!
Jen, you look beautiful! I’m so excited for you to be the first of many beautiful brides to marry at our chapel!
dang. these are amazing!
Kate, these are gorgeous! Jena looks amazing! These pics are beautiful!
fantastic bridal shots - what a pretty girl to have as your first model at the new office.
The Kay Family is O-Kay!
Bet they haven’t heard that one before! 
Meet the Kays.
Like Ali, they also have ties to wonderful Katie and PM, as well as the hilarious Rachael and Jeremy.
I am starting to feel like my client base is one big happy family.
Word of mouth is a BEAUTIFUL THING!
Meet Sam.
His dad predicted that he would be the family member least willing to participate, but I swear the kid was holding my hand as we crossed the street within 3 minutes of meeting me. What a little flirt!
Meet Molly.
Coming to a theater near you. Seriously, this kid is made for the stage!
Meet Mom and Dad, or Dave and Amanda, as I like to call them.
They’ve got mad love for each other!
In fact, snuggles were everywhere.
Doesn’t this make you want to be held by your mommy? Even just a little, even if you are 31?
Amanda is such a fun mom whose kids flat out adore her. She’s pretty cool!
She might even be as cool as these vintage shoes.
I think Sam would agree.
I freaking LOVE this next image.
Equally comfortable and fabulous and chock full of character, these boots are a nice symbol of Dave and Amanda’s marriage.
I was playin’ with the hard light that day and came up with some kooky stuff that I love.
My favorite photo of their fam…blow it up big, guys!
May the sun always warm your souls…thanks for a fantastic session!
Great, great stuff, Kate. Thanks for sharing.
BEE-U- TI-FUL!!!!!
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Ali and Her Boyz
Alison Morgan, aka Ali, is as cute as a button and no bigger than a minute…especially when she is standing next to her loves, Dallas and Oliver. She is the sister of Katie and aunt to Bailey, but mom to the most adorable kiss-giving boys you have ever seen…and she dresses them well! They are very lucky to have a fashion designer for a mommy. Check out their cool coats and collars made by Ali!
LOVE the shoes, girlfriend!
I would enlarge this as a 24×36 canvas!
Isn’t she just plum adorable?
Such men about town.
Sweet, sweet Dallas.
How freaking precious are they?!
Ya gotta love that crazy Oliver!
Looks like Ali has a new chaffeur.
I think that second shot should be blown up too! It rocks! These dogs look like so much fun!!!
Too too funny. Gotta luv my granddogs!
She is darling and those dogs…WOW, they are ginormous ( and so great)!
Little teeny lady with big ginormous dogs…..THAT is a juxtaposition!
Gorgeous! She’s darling and her “boys” are so handsome!! Love that second shot and the funny one of the dog w/ his tongue hangin’ out! Too funny!
All the pics are stunning! Such vibrant color! And you just HAVE to love the dogs!!
Love the shots! If you can handle those 2 big doggies I’m sure you can handle me and Nathan’s 4 mutts. Get ready to shoot the pack someday soon!!! Hopefully I will still be sane!!!
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these all rock, you did amazing and I love the colors and angles. Inspiring as always!
couldnt you find any larger dogs ????????????????????????????????????cute cute cute
FABULOUS…FUN…AWESOME!!
Millie and Her Hat
Mills saw me wear this hat to my session on Saturday and she just HAD to wear it on Sunday. I think she claims it now, and I will probably never be able to wear it again without a major meltdown. Oh well…it looks WAY cuter on her anyway. Homegirl can work it!
that kid is stinkn CUTE!!! It sounds like the years of sharing a wardrobe is starting early for you-just wait till you can snag her stuff- so fun!
An Afternoon in Denton, TX
Went to Downtown Denton yesterday for a commercial shoot for fabulous dog accessory designer, Ali Morgan. While I was waiting for her at the courthouse in the middle of the square, this is what I saw.
Why NOT turn the sky turquoise?
Their courthouse is beautiful! I love the way people flock around it in the afternoon…very small town Texas.
Ice cream in February? Only in Texas!
Someone voted. Wonder what they voted for. Hmmmmmm.
I just wanted to let you know that you inspire me. I have wanted to be a photographer since eighth grade and now I’m a junior and it’s still my dream. I have a few questions for you, but one thing i love in all your photographs is your EMOTION. I hope you keep inspiring people. It’s also cool that we have the same name. haha.
Spoon Me, My Valentine!
Last Thursday evening, Bobby, Mills, & I had reservations for Spoons Cafe’s Valentine’s Day Dinner. Of course, I had to capture all of the festivities including but not limited to cupid, hearts, sprinkles, icing, and kisses.
Her face in this series sleighs me. SLEIGHS me!
Mills wasn’t the ONLY kid getting to decorate. These twins are Spoons regulars, and they relished their time with the icing!
Bliss!
My little Princess Cookiecrumbs. Oh, how I love her!
Wow it looks like you guys had a great time. I can see the sugar pulsing through the children’s veins.
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That Millie and those eyes!!! Oh my gosh she is so precious! I love when people celebrate Valentines Day as a family!
Looks like ya’ll had a blast!!!
Millie is the cutest! OH, and I think I had that exact same shirt she’s wearing when I was a kid!
sweet, sweet SWEET!
yummy! save me some cookies. i’ll be in tx next week hehehe
You can just see the joy coming through the pictures!!
looks like so much fun. Love the one of her taking a bite, the colors and her eyes are gorgeous
Our gang went to Spoons for the big Valentine’s Day also. We had sooo much fun. The boys
loved the music, atmosphere and the ice cream sundaes. One of the best family outings in a long time.
We had so much fun in the snow yesterday. Magical. Especially in our neighborhood. Looked like New England,
Hey Bobby—I Love You!
I am sooooooo sick right now. Yuckers. I am seriously wanting to sleep all day and my pjs are all mismatched and my hair is crunchy and I can’t even hardly focus because of the little elves with hammers that have been pounding at my forehead since 1am.
However, I am soooooooo lucky to have Bobby in my life. Though he did have to work today, he took such good care of me last night and took care of everything regarding Millie so that I didn’t have to lift a finger.
Thanks, babe! I owe ya and I love ya and I can’t wait for you to get home so I can snuggle ya!
Kate! I’m so sorry you are sick! We have had the yuckies at our house off and on for almost two months now. It’s a bad yuck season! I’m wishing you well and happy that you (just like me!) are blessed with a fabulous loving man to help take care of you.
Miss Kate, I am sorry that the crud has found you. As you know, it has been terrorizing our house for over a month. I am glad Bobby is taking good care of you!!!
Super Tyrone + Sarah Miller = Lurve
I bet your wedding planner doesn’t do this. Sarah Miller from Caplan Miller Events had a wedding this weekend in Austin which featured Super Tyrone and I am so jealous that I wasn’t able to photograph it.
Let me break it down for you, folks. If you hire Super Tyrone to play at your wedding, I will give you 8 hours of wedding coverage at 50%. SERIOUSLY. That is how badly I want to work with him!
Click below to see Super Tyrone do his thang and to watch Sarah work that body—work that body!
Oh how I want someone to take you up on this offer-First of all, it is an AMAZING offer, Second, I would LOVE to see those pics!!! If I weren’t already married I would so do this! Dang me!!!!
Dash is 3 Months Old!
Last week I had the pleasure of meeting little Dash and his mom, Anne, down in Dallas. They live in a gorgeous home in a gorgeous part of town and have gorgeous things and insanely cool and mind-blowingly gorgeous artwork but the MOST GORGEOUS thing in the house is Baby Dash. He is such a handsome little guy and so expressive for such a young buck!
Sit back, relax, and get to know Dash…you will be seeing a lot more of him over the course of his first year.
This has to be one of my most favorite baby images. Just look at the way Dash looks adoringly at Anne as he is waking up!
Most definitely another favorite. That light is stunning!
Doesn’t Dash look so hopeful here? Darling!
Dash has the sweetest boy’s nursery I have seen to date. Complete with crest, tent striping, and stars, Dash is a knight in the making.
Dash found this hallway to be especially peaceful, so we let him chill there for a bit.
‘Sup, y’all?
Dash’s dad is very Texan and has an amazing collection of boots. Anne had this outfit picked out, so we thought this little cowboy could snooze next to the boot collection for a bit. It was quite cozy in the closet…night night, Dash. See you in 3 months!
Such a cutie pie! Love the pics! And you are so dead on about the art in their house…that canvas in his room is AMAZING!!! Thanks for bein’ a detail girl- I love seeing how other people live!
Love those UT shoes! Plan II is waiting for Darlin’ Dash.
Hook’em!!! Kate…..what a precious capture!!!
Love you….Mom
maybe when you come back in three months i can finally have you do my portraits… you know, before i turn 22 and the age is gone forever!
beautiful, btw! (sorry.. forgot to mention that!)
GiGi (as in great grandmother) thinks our little DASH IS adorable. love to all, GIGI
The picture with Dash in his red jacket looking off in the distance looks very presidential–not to put any pressure on him.
Dash is my nephew and is absolutely the most adorable baby in the world!! I love these photos because they capture how sweet and wonderful he is. I can’t wait to get my copies!!!
OMG.. those pics just put my baby-clock into overdrive. Thanks, Kate.
gorgeous kate…one of my favorites of your sessions ever!! I love the boots…and the chillin in the window…and the mommy looking at baby in the crib…these rock!
The shot with the boots is darling! And I love the hallway shot with all the frames too!
Anne, he is so beautiful. I love, love, love the pic with the boots! Great shoot, Kate!
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Kate :: Missing in Action!
So sorry I have been MIA for the past days. I have been unable to return emails, much less blog!
If you are expecting something from me, please know that I am crawling out from under the heap of stuff that has been mounting over the past couple of weeks, including but not limited to:
~Bobby’s umbilical hernia surgery (I want him to heal so I can freakin’ HUG him again)
~Mom is sick (send her some cyber “get-wells”!) and I am glad to play nurse to the woman who spent years taking care of me!
~Millie has never acted more like a “2 year old” than this particular week (whatever I ask of her, she does the exact opposite and I really want to cry because I feel like I don’t know what I am doing as a parent!)
~I am starting to get whatever bug is going around (ear ache, sore throat and tired as hell!)
On a POSITIVE NOTE, I can update you and say that I have had several FUN FUN FUN things happen over the course of this week as well.
~Coming soon to the blog: Dash is 3 Months Old!
~Spoons celebrates Valentine’s Day and I am bloggin’ it!
~I also had fantastic meetings with Sarah of Caplan Miller Events and Becca & Kerrie of A Stylish Soiree and can’t wait to work with these chicas!
~My new logo is almost ready to throw atcha!
Dear Kate, I am so sorry for all the stress in your life right now. It probably is no comfort to know that all of this will make you a more sensitive and insightful artist! Thank you for letting me know about Susie. My love and prayers to all of you.
Hey Kate! Sorry you’ve got the pressure. Let me encourage you…Millie is just being a kid, and you are reacting like a normal mommy. The things is, we as parents try to “figure” these strange little people out and it’s impossible. Ever heard the saying “You can’t reason with an unreasonable person”? I think that came from a mom dealing with a two year old somewhere. 
Hang in there!
Dude, girl. WHOA! You have got the most gorgeous bride of ‘08, so rub it in whydon’cha?
To the bride…Congrats on the upcoming nuptials!! You look radiantly gorgeous!! (I am not a creepy guy, just a happily married photographer from Kansas City admiring the amazing Kate’s photos).