I love developing deep and meaningful connections and lasting friendships with my wedding clients. It is an important part of my own workflow. I believe deeply that this type of connection contributes to better, more intimate, and more meaningful wedding photography stories. Connection leads to trust and trust is the gateway that grants a wedding photographer access to real and intimate moments of expression. 

This is one reason I think destination weddings are especially fabulous. Most every destination wedding we photograph includes multiple days of photography for things like adventure portrait sessions, welcome parties, rehearsal dinners, beach and pool parties, and fun group activities like yoga or hiking or bonfires. As destination wedding photographers and storytellers, my team and I get to share many days in succession with the couple, their family and friends. 

Carmen and Barret’s destination wedding celebration was at Rockin Y’ Ranch, a rustic farm property in Texas Hill Country approximately a 15 minute drive from downtown Austin. The ranch features a gorgeous farm house, a fabulous barn that doubles as event space, and thirty acres of rolling. My team and I flew from our hometown of Oakland, California to Austin on Thursday to get situated, to pick up some lighting equipment rental gear, and to do some location scouting. We always prefer to arrive at least a couple of days early for our travel and destination weddings. We hope you enjoy this selection of images from Carmen & Barrett’s destination wedding story!