Jennifer & Lui Wedding {Dallas Wedding Photography}

As you saw in the previous post, Jennifer is stunning and Lui is super handsome!  Their first dance song was perfect "Better Together" by Jack Johnson. They truly are better together.

The day started off with amazing weather and transitioned into an evening that was just as lovely. 

Here are some images from the day...

The beautiful Maggie Sottero wedding dress

The rings

The Guys

The Girls







The Whole Group

Fierce!

So Handsome!

The Reception was hosted at La Buena Vida Vineyards in Grapevine.  It was a very lovely venue




Flower Arrangements by Elizabeth Alaniz

The first dance

I love that he sang barefoot!
The John Lewis Band

Mother/Son Dance

I absolutely love couples that smash the cake!  Don't ever take yourself too seriously.  A little food fight now and then makes the world go 'round.

The dancing...oh, the dancing.  It was a great night and the music was fantastic.  
A perfect blend of their cultures.

These three girls traveled from Boston to attend the wedding.  Very awesome!

The two that caught the bouquet and the garter...

More Dancing

The Final Exit.

View the slideshow to see more from Jennifer and Lui's special day



Untitled from Brooke Lowther on Vimeo.

Much love

Brooke

Jennifer & Lui are MARRIED! {Dallas Wedding photography}

Jennifer & Lui got married this past Saturday and the day could not have been any more beautiful.  Texas weather can be brutal and just two nights before we had a wild storm.  My fingers were crossed for no rain...and we were not dissapointed.  There was not a cloud in the sky and it was actually a little cool, no one melted.

The two newlyweds are on their honeymoon right now, however I wanted to post just a couple of images from Saturday that jumped out and screamed AMAZING to me.

The wedding ceremony took place at St. Monica Church in Dallas and the reception was held at La Buena Vida Vineyards in Grapevine. 

We had some extra time between the two events so we headed over to The Mustangs of Las Colinas to have some fun with the bridal party.

Just a few fabulous images to start off the week!

Jennifer you are stunning!  I mean seriously - HOT STUFF - Lui is one lucky guy.

Together, you two can conquer the world.  I cannot wait to see your story continue to unfold and see what the future has in store for you.



The wedding party...YOU ROCK!  Such a fun group of people...sisters, brothers, best friends: a perfect combination.  I can't think of anything better!

Much Love Jennifer & Lui

xoxo

Brooke

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Lovely Frames

Framing doesn't have to be boring anymore.  Check out some ideas for different rooms in your house.  Organic Bloom frames can be customized in so many ways...absolutely beautiful!

Fall = Family Pictures

It's that time of year.  School is back in session.  Football is going strong.  The Holidays are right around the corner. 

This is probably one of my favorite times of year.  The weather is amazing and mom's have started thinking about getting their families ready for their family pictures.  Dad's...of course they dread it, but still...how can you not love looking at the images seeing how beautiful your family is??

From about October thru the first week of December photographers are running around shooting sessions left and right.  AND I LOVE IT!  I love the busy season.  I love to see so many families taking the time to splurge on family pictures.  I love knowing that they cherish and understand that each of them will only be like this for a moment.  Kids will only be toothless for a little while.  Brothers and sisters will only love on each other for a VERY short while.  It's an amazing time for me to capture your family as you are in this perfect ... or not so perfect....moment in time.

I wanted to show you a couple of new products I will be offering this year.  In addition to Custom Christmas cards...I also have some new fun things to offer.


Mini Accordian Albums
(great for grandparents and extended family)
Available in a wallet and a square 3x3 size
Custom cover

Organic Bloom Frames

curvy, spunky, and elegant frames

Several designs to choose from and custom colors to compliment your portrait as well as your home.

Custom Proof Box

You had an amazing session, you have purchased your wall portraits, your albums and all the other fabulous items...Now you need the beautiful proof box to hold all of your 4x6 images from your session. Handcrafted Custom Proof Boxes for stylish storage of proofs and prints.

Albums

The album from your session is a priceless product.  Our albums are made with unique materials, hot contemporary colors, and beautiful styling. 

So tell me...what are you waiting for??  Get busy and call me to book your family session!  There is no better Christmas gift that pictures of your family.


Much Love
Brooke

MaddiePie Creations
817-564-3068
maddiepiecreations@yahoo.com

Fstop Frenzy Weekly Challenge {HOPE}

I don't enter a lot of challenges...because truth be told, i'm awful at staying committed to doing something on a regular basis.

However, Fstop Frenzy was started by two women that I admire so much.  So...in an attempt to improve my photography and really...get some consistency in my life of chaos :) I am going to see if I can keep up with these two girls and their weekly challenge.

This is Week 2 and it's all about HOPE.  My blog post yesterday was all about hope and prayer.  It was also a little (or a LOT) sad.  So I am going a different direction with my version of HOPE.

This little girl makes me WORK when we get together for pictures.  She doesn't enjoy them and it's really such a shame because she is so very beautiful!  Every once in a while I get a great picture of her and her sweet little smile truly comes out...and it gives me hope.  Hope that one day she will let this sweet little smile shine thru ...all the time.

Much Love

Brooke

Inspiration Through Art {Emma}

Inspiration Through Art is a group that I am affiliated with.  Here is the quick rundown on this group:

Inspiration Through Art was founded in January 2008 by Felicia Reinhard, made up of professional photographers, artists, children, and other volunteers nationwide that provide free programs and services to our nations heroes. Through the power of photography and the gift of art we are giving back and taking a stand for these children who sometimes feel forgotten because of their illnesses. We are here to let them know that they are heroes to many, and to share their inspirational stories and photos with the world.

I have been blessed with two amazing families over the last couple of years and was recently contacted by two more.  There are so many great photographers that are a part of this group - that I am truly amazed when families choose me.  I have one scheduled for a little later in the year...when it cools off - since it feels like we all might melt like a box of crayons left in the back seat of a car.

However, I have been working with Emma's mommy over the last couple of weeks to get their session scheduled as soon as possible.  The email that I received truly broke my heart.  It is so sad to me that these sweet little children struggle with so much.  They truly are little hero's for being brave and strong and still keeping a smile on their face in the midst of such enormous battles.

Emma's mommy wrote:

"Our Emma was diagnosed with A chromoshomal disorder, Trachesostomy, malformation of the brain, multicystic diaplastic kidney and several other issues. She was born on 5-14-11 and she was in the NICU for 9 weeks. She has only been home 3 weeks and will go back to the hospital for another month on 9-9-11 for open heart surgery."

I seriously wanted to rush straight over and just hug this family and love on them. 

A few days later, i received another email telling me that little Emma had been Care-flighted to the hospital because her little heart rate was too fast and they couldn't get it to come down. She was starting to show signs of congestive heart failure.  It was early in the morning when I received this email and I was driving to Dallas for a big day filled full of 6 photo shoots.  They were going to schedule heart surgery in about 6 weeks and she wanted to get the session done prior to that surgery. 

I immediately called Emma's mom and talked to her for a few minutes and told her that I was sending lots of good thoughts and prayers her way.  Again, I would have given anything to rush to the hospital and envelope them in love and prayers.  They were waiting for the cardio dr to come back and talk with them about how to move forward.

I received an update this past Saturday letting me know that Emma was going to have her heart surgery this Tuesday (tomorrow).  I am so sad that we will not get to meet before her pictures.  However, I am so thankful that she is in the best place possible to receive the care that she needs.  I am so very excited to meet this brave little girl and the family that has held hands together and prayed over her.

It is families like Emma's that remind me why I love photography.  With something so simple, I can give them capture this moment in time for them. I am so blessed because of the families that I am lucky enough to meet through Inspiration Through Art.

Until I have the amazing honor to meet Emma face to face and hug her sweet little self...please stop for a moment today and tomorrow and say a prayer with me that God will watch over this beautiful little girl and bring her thru her surgery stronger and ready to conquer the next battle she must face. 

Much Love to you Emma and your Family

Brooke

I Heart Faces {Beautiful Eyes}

This week's theme over at I Heart Faces is beautiful eyes.  I have been working on a couple of projects with studio lighting.  When all else fails and there are no willing and able models (i.e. kids running around hiding from me when I pick up the camera) I am forced to resort to getting in front of the camera myself.

While this is NOT my favorite thing to do, it lets me remember what it feels like to be in front of the camera.  It reminds me of those insecurities that I think we all face each time we have our pictures taken.

Back to the challenge...

This week over at I Heart Faces, the focus is on beautiful eyes.  As I was looking thru images I could use for this challenge, my daughter and husband both voted for this one.

Maddie says this is my model look :) 

Now that you have read thru my end of day rambling...head over and check out some of the other Beautiful Eyes entered in this week's challenge at I Heart Faces

Much Love

Brooke