They will be married this May at Riverbend Chapel followed by a reception at Kristen’s family home, which I cannot wait to photograph. Everyone I’ve met that has a part in the wedding (mom, sister, Grandma, Brad, Kristen) has just been awesome and I’m so excited to see how everything comes together for an amazing wedding day.

Thanks you two! See you soon!

Well that was the day that the darling Jill and Matt had scheduled their engagement session. They came in from out of town too. Boo weather! We tried our best, but didn’t quite get what we wanted so we rescheduled for a day that turned out to be extra beautiful.

The bonus side of our reschedule was that I got to spend a little extra time with these two. I am very much looking forward to their September wedding!

There are several things you should know about Kelli and Noah. First of all, they have been nothing but a pleasure to work with since the day they booked me. Truly just lovely people inside and out. Secondly, I ask lots of questions to try and figure out what type of locations we’ll use when shooting an engagement session. Kelli told me that her a Noah share ‘A love of the outdoors, fitness and desserts.’ Awesome! Thirdly, I LOVE LOVE LOVE everything they both wore for this session. Check it out – pops of color, layering, great accessories. They coordinated but didn’t match. Just perfection. Fourthly, and most importantly, the two of them have this unbeatable chemistry and are just plain delighted to be around each other. They make me smile.

They will be getting married next Spring at The Wild Onion Ranch and I can’t wait! It’s going to be a great wedding.

Oh and as a random side note, Kelli is a ‘pinner’on Pinterest. I am too and we were able to share some ideas about the session through our Pinterest Boards. It worked out wonderfully.

I’m ‘scphoto’ on Pinterest. You can find me HERE. I pin lots of things related to weddings and clothing options I think would be great. I also pin ideas that are not wedding related. I would love to follow you as well!

But there is SO much goodness coming your way once I get my head above water. Fall, you have been phenomenal so far! I can’t wait to tell you about the skeleton guy!

Shannon Cunningham is an Austin, Texas wedding photographer.

Thank you Matt & Leslie, Kelli & Noah and Jill & Matt!

More to come!

See you soon Jill and Matt!

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Here’s the deal – Aurelie is French, Jared is American. They met in Pennsyvania, courted while Aurelie was living in Germany and then moved to Austin. Easy, right?

They love their adopted city and will be getting married here later in the summer. Aurelie is also one of my daughter’s preschool teachers, so while I love her, I can tell you my daughter loves her even more, which makes her very important to our whole family. She taught my daughter to speak French! Jared and I got to know each other stumbling through French class (we’re both still pretty bad). As a pair, they are fun and stylish and a pure delight to be around.

As a wedding in France wasn’t in the cards, we  wanted to incoporate some French flair into the session. Did you know there is a 1/50th scale replica of the Eiffel Tower in Austin? Well, now you do. Plus we hit up one of the yummiest French bakeries in town for coffee and croissants. As these two love living in Austin, we also wanted to incorporate our vibrant city and their 78704 home. I even got to meet thier cat, George.

I couldn’t be happier with these photos and the fact that I get to shoot the wedding in just over a month! Aurelie and Jared, you are the best. See you soon!

Emily and John had their rehearsal dinner at the fabulous Parkside restaurant on 6th Street. Their terrace is incredible on a nice evening and I really love the upstairs space. It’s industrial and chic, but at the same time very welcoming and homey. I had not met this couple until I showed up to shoot, but they and their families could not have been more welcoming and sweet. I am SO glad I got to know them. They had a beautiful wedding the following day at Wild Onion Ranch, which I did not shoot, but have stalked on another photographer’s blog. Trust me – it was super gorg.

Thanks to Cortney at BZ Events for allowing us to meet!

I am so excited to show you this session because 1) I really like the photos and 2) I really REALLY like Courtney and Tim. They are another in the long list of 2011 clients that are out of towners. We met on a cool and overcast morning and trekked all around Austin. By the way, never fear if the skies are cloudy for your photos- I think it adds a great look.

These two have CHEMISTRY. Pretty much all engagement photos have chemistry to them, but these two…it’s like sizzling, crackling, crazy-good chemistry. There is emotion of some form in all of their photos and it is all genuine and real. They are a superb match and I’m glad I know them. I cannot wait for their Vista West Ranch Wedding this fall!