Melissa + Payton {Houston Couples Photographer}

This amazing couple made their first debut on my photography blog in August 2011, just before I photographed my first paying client. I had a Canon Rebel T3i, a Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens, and I had just learned how to shoot my camera in Manual mode. They were my guinea pigs before I leaped into this business head first, and I am so grateful to them for volunteering their time to my experiments (you can see the post *here* – please don’t judge my photography at that point in time… I was still learning) 🙂

Melissa and I have been dear friends for oh…. 7 years now! Holy cow. Has it really been 7 years since my Freshman year in college?? Yikes. She married her kind, understanding, and sweet husband, Payton, in December of 2010 and I have been just itching to take some bridal portraits for Melissa ever since as she was unable to have portraits taken on her wedding day.

Well, two years later, she finally took me up on my offer 🙂 Happy 2 year anniversary, you two. I love you both dearly, and I hope that these photographs serve as a reminder of your wedding day and the deep love that you share for each other.