The blog

Intimate Guadalupe River elopement in the Texas Hill Country featuring a simple riverside ceremony surrounded by close family and friends.

As a San Antonio wedding photographer, I’ve captured love stories all across the Texas Hill Country, but Mission Concepción holds a special kind of beauty. Between the soft stone architecture, warm natural light, and deep sense of heritage, this venue blends faith, family, and timeless romance perfectly.

But as the process unfolded, they realized something deeper: what they truly wanted wasn’t a big event, it was an intentional, relaxed weekend surrounded by the people who meant the most. So they pivoted. And that pivot led them to Marfa, Texas.

There are a list of things in life that stress a photographer out, especially if you are mainly a natural light photographer, which is what I am. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve spent my time with OCF (off camera flash) and studio lighting, but it’s just not my jam and honestly I don’t want to store and lug lights around on a daily basis. If you’re a OCF Photographer.. congrats and mad props.. it’s just not my jam.

A few months back I found and was inspired by this black dress and when I saw it I immediately thought of a dear friend of mine who would fit the look I was going for.

So here we are. That’s a little bit about me. I don’t think it’s all that exciting, in fact some of it is a little embarrassing, but what is the point in sharing one’s world if the sharer isn’t transparent. I mean who really wants to hear from someone who is faking it?