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2009-03-23T10:51:00.001-05:00

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2009-03-07T14:52:00.002-06:00

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Emily: Belle Ball

2009-02-25T13:27:00.003-06:00

Earlier this month, my good friend Angela asked me to come and take photos of her daughter, Emily before she headed off to Belle Ball. Emily is an amazing young women and I know that God has huge plans in store for her! It was so fun to document this important event for her. Here are some of my favorites.

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Happy Valentine's Day

2009-02-14T12:20:00.002-06:00

Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you all have a wonderful day! Here are the cards that we did at our February Stamp Club. Hugs to all my blog readers! Thanks for stopping by frequently!

Hannah + Jeremiah: Engagement

2009-02-13T23:40:00.003-06:00

These two are so perfect for each other. There couldn't be a more fun and in love couple. Hannah and Jeremiah were so comfortable together in front of the camera. We had a great time on their photo shoot! They are getting married in May and I am so excited to be a part of their special upcoming day. From what Hannah told me, it's going to be gorgeous!

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Love this one below!

I had passed this laundry mat several times and had always want to go in and shoot in there. This was the first time and I loved it!

Thank you, Hannah and Jeremiah for a totally fun Saturday! Can't wait for the wedding!

Hannah + Jeremiah: Sneak Peek

2009-02-10T21:25:00.002-06:00

Here is a little sneak peek for Hannah + Jeremiah! I know they are dying to see their photos. They were fabulous! Lots more to come!

December & January Cards

2009-02-10T20:18:00.002-06:00

I haven't posted any cards in a long time! I couldn't find my photos of our November cards, but here are the cards we did for December Stamp Club and for my January Open House. Enjoy!

The NEW Spink Studio Website

2009-02-06T17:25:00.002-06:00

I am so excited to share with you my new and improved website for Spink Studio! It has been in the works for several months and is finally up. I have a new splash page where you can access all the different sites for Spink Studio.

Spink Studio: Graphic Design & Photography

I am so excited to finally be offering wedding and lifestyle portrait photography! This has always been a huge passion of mine and I have decided to make it a big part of Spink Studio. I am now booking for weddings and portrait sessions locally and across the country! I love to travel, so please forward my information onto any potential brides even if they don’t live in Texas. Many of my destination weddings are free! Check it out.

Several galleries featuring my work
Information about me and my passion for lifestyle photography
Links to download the pricing booklets
Opportunity for other photographers and designers to book a personal learning workshop with me
Calendar of available dates

To celebrate the new photography site of Spink Studio, I am offering:

$25 off Lifestyle Portrait Sessions
when you book now through February 28

$100 off Wedding Photography Packages
when you book now through February 28

Contact me today to set up your session or if you have any questions! Please send my website to your friends and family. I look forward to hearing from you!

Franki + Max: Engagement

2009-02-01T10:35:00.004-06:00

Get ready for photo overload! I had way too many favorites from this awesome engagement shoot with Franki and Max!

Franki and Max were so much fun! I enjoyed getting to know all about them and learn about their relationship. While we weren't shooting, we were talking the whole time! We had a great time trying out some awesome new locations and driving all around town.

These two are getting married at the end of this month in Las Vegas at the Paris hotel! And I am so excited because I'M GOING WITH THEM!! Yay! We are going to have an awesome time shooting their special day! I can't wait!

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I have an alley that I really like to shoot in and this nasty old chair was left abandoned in the alley. Every time I saw it was tempting me to use it. So this time, we used it as a prop. Thanks, Franki for sitting on that nasty yet sweet chair!

I love these next two. So dreamy.

Love this one!

Thank you so much Franki and Max for spending the afternoon with me! I am so looking forward to your fabulous wedding!

Franki + Max: Sneak Peek

2009-01-28T21:05:00.003-06:00

Just wanted to post a quick sneak peek for Franki + Max that drove in from out of town to have me take their engagement photos. We went to some sweet locations and got some awesome shots! Check back soon for the rest!

Sports Christmas Party

2009-01-15T18:00:00.003-06:00

As many of you know, Clint and I are youth leaders at our church. For our Christmas youth party the theme was "sports." Everyone came dressed up in their sports attire. I think Clint had one of the most creative outfits though! He dressed up as an NFL Sports Agent and wore the outfit, sunglasses, badge and even some fake earring to look authentic. Not only did he look the part, but he played the part very well by going around to all the "athletes" and trying to recruit them. It was so funny!

Callie though I think topped everyone off. Check out her creative costume! Priceless!

Here are the table centerpieces. Clint and I handcut eight astroturf circles. They were perfect!

The newlyweds, Bryan and Kensey looked super cute:

Todd also had a very creative outfit...Tony Romo with the famous broken pinky posed with Jessica Simpson, aka Nikki.

Here is Clint's badge that I designed for him and everyone thought it was super cool and authentic and they were all asking him where he got it.

I dressed up as my favorite athlete, #1 Crusaders: Clint Barker! Love him!

Our First Christmas Tree

2009-01-13T16:51:00.002-06:00

It was so fun putting up Clint and I's very first Christmas tree! I had been collecting red and silver ornaments for quite awhile and it was so neat to put them all together on one tree this year.

The ornament below is the one I painted at at Kim's Bachelorette Party.

Here's the the whole tree! We decided to not buy a bigger one this year, so we just used this little tree that I've had for over eight years. It was perfect for our space.

Custom Wedding Guest Book

2009-01-12T20:27:00.003-06:00

Hey! I just wanted to share with you one of the products I offer, custom wedding guest books. This is the one that I did for Kim's wedding and I have done several of these for many brides. You can use photos from your engagement shoot or your dating history. On the other side I design the sign-in pages that match the rest of your wedding collateral. These can have lines, boxes or just be blank for people to write long notes. Contact me if you'd be interested in a custom guest book.

Kensey's Lingerie Shower

2009-01-09T18:06:00.003-06:00

My November was full of lingerie! I hosted two lingerie showers in one week and they were both so fun and so different. Deanna, Nikki and I threw a lingerie shower for our friend, Kensey two weeks before she got married. Our theme for this shower was eco-chic with brown, orange and green. Deanna found the perfect green and orange napkins with leaves on them that became the inspiration for the invitations and other decor. We incorporated polka dots and other green items.

Even our food items matched with chocolate and orange cupcakes with toppers, guacamole and bacon croissants, melon, orange and kiwi fruit skewers, parsley and cheddar cheese balls, chex mix with green and orange M&Ms and coordinating candy. It all came together so well!

Kensey, the beautiful bride:

We played several games including the marshmallow stuffing game. Kensey had to guess Bryan's answers to questions and for each one she got wrong, she had to stuff her mouth with a marshmallow.

We put together two clotheslines to hang up and display all her cute items!

The hostesses, Nikki, Deanna and me:

This was such a fun shower and we all really enjoyed putting it all together.

Me at Kim & Matt's Wedding

2009-01-09T17:41:00.004-06:00

After months of planning, late nights, lots of designing and dozens of emails back and forth, Kim and Matt were married on Saturday, November 15, 2008! It's crazy to think that Kim and I were married in the same year! I was so blessed to be a huge part of Kim's wedding day. She was my maid-of-honor a year ago and I was blessed to be her matron-of-honor on her special day.

My jobs for Kim's wedding consisted of:

dress picking outing
researching and finding photos
researching photographers
engagement photography
wedding invitation design
rehearsal dinner invitation design
bridal lunch invitation design
hostess for bacherlorette party
hostess for lingerie shower
coordinating bridesmaids
bridal photography
program designer
guest book designer
favor designer
hair dresser
make-up artist
veil putter oner
dress lacer and adjuster
OVERALL WEDDING PLANNER

I am just kidding! But that is what everyone was calling me by the end. It was so much fun. It was basically like getting married but without the amazing honeymoon at the end.

Here is a little glimpse of me from the wedding day doing all my duties! These photos were taken by Kim's wedding photographer, the talented, Shan Renee.

My hair was done by the amazing, Ty Lindgren at the Barry Morris Salon. She has been doing my up-dos for years and does an AMAZING job!! Kim's hair was done by me!

Congratulations, Kim and Matt!! If you'd like to see more photos from the wedding, click below to watch their slideshow!

Kim & Matt's Wedding Slideshow

Kim's Bridal Luncheon

2009-01-07T23:13:00.003-06:00

For Kim's bridal luncheon, Kim took as to this really neat Cafe inside of a nursery. It was so pretty and luscious.

Kim got us earrings to go with our dresses as well as an ornament that matched our personality. Mine is the red one. It went perfect with my Christmas tree!

The food was so good too! I love quiche!

All of the bridesmaids minus Clair again:

One Year Ago

2009-01-04T12:08:00.002-06:00

One year ago, I married the love of my life, Clint! I can't believe a year has already flown by! I have loved every minute of being married and I know that the years are going to continue to get better! I thank God every day for giving me an amazing husband. I love you, Clint! Happy anniversary!

Kim's Lingerie Shower

2009-01-03T19:45:00.004-06:00

Two days before Kim's wedding on November 13, myself and three of Kim's other bridesmaids hosted her lingerie shower. I had been planning the theme for several months and I love how it all came together. I used pink, black, zebra stripes along with lots of feathers and rhinestone "bling."

The photo above is of the pink margarita glasses with cherry Sprite and cherries which everyone enjoyed as well as water bottles with pink cheetah labels.

One of the bridesmaid's friends makes fabulous cupcakes and she put together this amazing cupcake tower as our centerpiece. If you need some yummy cupcakes for an event, let me know and I'll give you her name! The bridesmaids also helped me prepare some really yummy food including chocolate covered strawberries, artichoke dip, cream cheese and chipotle sauce, gourmet chocolates and pigs in a blanket!

I bought these adorable paper lanterns that really helped pull the theme together. It took three of us to get these hung up just right.

Check out all these gifts! This girl got spoiled with lingerie!

We put together some really fun games that got everyone laughing. Thank you to Cari for helping me take some of these photos!

One of the funniest games came from Jayme. I read a poem that described Kim's "panty life." By the end, these were the granny panties she was wearing! These were a gag gift at my lingerie shower and I was happy to be able to use them again.

And here was Kim's gag gift from her aunt!

We also played the game that is popular at baby showers where you have to steal the most clothespins. Intead, we gave everyone a blinking ring pop and if someone said "honeymoon" or "wedding," they could steal your ring pop. There was some crazy stealing going on!

All but one of the bridesmaids: me, Wendy, Callie, Kim, Cari and Jayme

It was so much fun and we had a blast spoiling Kim like crazy!

Thank You 2008

2008-12-31T13:01:00.008-06:00

I can't believe a year has already past! I want to thank all of my 2008 clients for letting me capture their personalities and relationships this year. I am still doing lots of graphic design work, but this year I expanded and started doing more photography which I have always loved. Here is a look back on this year with a shot from each of my sessions in 2008:

Kim: College Senior

Kelsey + Nathan: Engagement

Kelsey + Nathan: Wedding

Kim + Matt: Engagement

Ariana: Senior

Amy + Jared: Couple

Amy: Trash the Dress

Sarah: Senior Homecoming

Kothmann: Family

Kim: Bridal

Justin + Ashley: Engagement

Bezner: Family

I am now booking weddings and sessions for 2009 and 2010! Contact me soon to reserve your date. To view pricing, download my pricing booklets on the top right of the screen. I look forward to hearing from you!

Lots Coming Soon

2008-12-31T12:53:00.003-06:00

Hi, blog readers! Sorry I haven't been able to post much lately. I was super busy this month with Christmas card orders and other big projects. I was also sick most of the month so I had no extra energy to edit and post photos. But I have lots of photos to get you caught up on! Here's a list of what's coming:

Kim's Lingerie Shower
Kim's Bridal Lunch
Kim's Wedding
Kensey's Lingerie Shower
Decorating Our Christmas Tree
December Stamp Club
Eminent Christmas Party
Christmas Lunch at the Mansion
Weekend in Ruidoso
Our First Christmas
Christmas at the Barker's
Christmas at the Schwisow's
Skeet Shooting in Colorado
New Year's Eve

Also, my new and improved website will be coming very soon! It has been in progress for several months and I am almost ready to launch it. Check back soon!

Kim's Bachelorette Party

2008-12-13T14:22:00.002-06:00

Okay, so back to blogging my personal photos! I am still so behind. The Tuesday before Kim's wedding Kim and I and three of her other bridesmaids all went to dinner at one of nicest restaurants in town for her bachelorette party! It was so fun to get dressed up and go out with the ladies!

After a good dinner, we headed over to The Pottery which is a local pottery place where you can paint pottery. We had the whole place to ourselves and we each worked on several pieces. I only had time to paint one ornament (I am a perfectionist and very slow!) and Kim did two ornaments and a cross in the same amount of time! We had so much fun and we enjoyed getting to spoil Kim before she got married!

Bezner: Family

2008-12-08T19:14:00.005-06:00

Page, the mom of these two very adorable girls asked me last week if there was any way I could take some photos of their family for their Christmas card. I was so excited because I was dying to go explore this "mini-forest" a couple streets down from my house. I had so much fun with this family and the girls are just two cute! I enjoyed getting to capture their sweet personalities!

I love these two shots!

Making Kim's Wedding Invitations

2008-12-06T17:06:00.002-06:00

One of the biggest projects of Kim's wedding was designing and assembling her 320 wedding invitations. We went more unique and designed a long booklet style invitation. I was very different and super unique. We had the pieces printed and in October we had an invitation assembling night. It took a lot of scoring, folding, punching, ribbon tying and stuffing, but we got it done! And they looked awesome! Here are some photos of Kim and her family and friends assembling.

Here are some photos of the final product! Didn't they turn out neat!?!

Photography Pricing Booklets

2008-12-02T16:48:00.003-06:00

I am so happy to finally present to you, my photography pricing booklets! My new website is still currently under development and will be coming soon. But until then, you can download my photography pricing booklets. Feel free to share these with friends and family that would be interested. The links to download these will be on the right sidebar or you can click the images below to view the pricing information. Please contact me if you have any questions or if you would like to schedule a session or book your wedding with me. I am currently booking for 2009, so act quickly to reserve your date! I look forward to working with you.

Kim's September Bridal Shower

2008-12-01T11:42:00.002-06:00

Yep, I am over two months behind in my personal blogging. Last night while watching The Hills with Clint, I worked on downloading and editing tons of my personal photos that have been on the back burner. Here are some of my favorite photos from Kim's bridal shower in September. I have lots more to come, so keep checking back!