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Steve and Jennifer | Addison, TX Engagement Session

Stevi Savage — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:23:26 +0000

A few days before Christmas Matt and I had the chance to meet some of our 2010 clients for the first time when we were in Dallas. Jennifer and Steve have one of the most sweet and unique love stories I have yet to hear. Before they ever met, Steve worked at a bank that Jennifer came to regularly. She had caught his eye several times and he finally worked up the courage to write her a note one day to give to her the next time she came up to drive-through window. When he had to leave for lunch one day, he left the note with a co-worker to give to her in case she came through while he was gone. And, of course, while he was out that day, Jennifer came by and received the note from the co-worker and the rest is history! They are planning an awesome outdoor ceremony in April and we couldn’t be happier to be their photographers. They are head over heels for each other and so fun to hang out with. The weather in Dallas couldn’t have been more perfect for our shoot considering it was the end of December and we had a great with these two as we explored beautiful Addison Circle.

Matt and I are in Nashville now where he and a couple of our friends, Ben Rollins and Kenny Nakai, will be attending one of Jeremy Cowarts’ first-ever workshops on Saturday. We plan to stick around on Sunday for the first part of Imaging so if any of you are around be sure to look us up!

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Paul and Katie | Hidden Falls Ranch Wedding

Stevi Savage — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:11:59 +0000

Paul and Katie are some of the hippest people we know and they absolutely adore one another. They chose to have their outdoor wedding ceremony at the beautiful Hidden Falls Ranch where they both had spent many summers as either campers or camp counselors. The rugged location was perfect for them and their own personal style. Since this was a place where I had also spent a summer as a camp counselor with Katie it was even more exciting to be a part of the day and see so many old friends. The ranch sits on the edge of Palo Duro Canyon and the view from their ceremony was simply stunning. As Matt and I are wrapping up our 2 week holiday visit with his family here in Amarillo, TX, I thought this post would be most appropriate. Our next venture is TN where Matt will spend next weekend at Jeremy Cowart’s workshop in Nashville. From there we will head to Knoxville to spend a few days with my family. We hope you all have enjoyed the holidays and we wish all of you the best in 2010!

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Mike and Elizabeth | The Danada House | Chicago Wedding Photography

Stevi Savage — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:21:57 +0000

If you had the chance to spend a little time with Mike and Elizabeth, you would know that they are passionate about music and passionate about teaching and helping others. They are such a perfect pair and we loved them for letting us be creative with their wedding. When we found out how classy and victorian their wedding theme was, we knew that parasols would be a great addition to all of their beautiful details. I love that we are just a hop, skip and a jump from Chinatown where they sell them by the dozens for only a few nickels. Mike and Elizabeth had their wedding at The Danada House which is a gorgeous property just west of Chicago and a perfect place for a wedding. Built in 1939 and with a whopping total of 19 rooms, the Danada House was the home farm to the 1965 Kentucky Derby winner, Lucky Debonaire. I can imagine that if I was a horse, this would be the place I would want to call home too.

As you can see, Elizabeth is just about as sweet and elegant as they come. I think the Danada House was the perfect location for the style and vision that she had always dreamt her wedding to be. We wish all the best to this awesome couple!

On another note, Matt and I returned from our trip to India last week and are working hard to get all of our images processed. We can’t wait to share a few of the stories and slideshows with you. We leave this coming week and will be out of the office for 5 weeks straight traveling to Amarillo, Birmingham, Dallas, Nashville, Knoxville, Tuscaloosa and my hometown of Marion, VA. Hopefully we will see some of you along the way!

Wedding and Reception Venue: The Danada House

Wedding Photographer: Avery House Creative

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Jaclyn's Birthday

Stevi Savage — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:06:23 +0000

Last weekend we celebrated our good friend Jaclyn’s birthday at Guthrie’s, one of our favorite places to pass the winter days playing board games. We had a blast with all that showed up to celebrate, we broke the camera out a little too late to catch everyone in this light, so, here you go.

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