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Welcome to our blog! We're Jenn & Kaylinn of Bend The Light Photography. This blog was created so that you can check out our latest work and get to know us better.  Thanks for stopping by.

By the way, we love hearing from you! So leave us a comment or two! It will make us smile :-)

jenni is getting married!

Well, to be more accurate, Jenni just got married – this Sunday!! I have been waiting and waiting to be able to post these photos. Jenni and Matthew got married this Sunday, so now I can show her bridal photos to you. I had so much fun at this session for so many reasons. 1. We shot the session at The Antique Rose Emporium, which is where I got married. 2. Jenni is beautiful 3. Jenni’s adorable Mother-In-Law came along and 4. The light was gorgeous. Here are a few of my favorites from the session. Come back soon for photos of their wedding.
-Jenn

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Kristi - She is stunning. These are really beautiful. Love the location and the lighting.

jennifer nichols - Fabulous!! As always!

Jenni Greer - That was such a fun day! The pics turned out great!! :)

brent and jennifer are married!

Brent and Jennifer got married last Saturday in St Hedwig, TX. There is just something so sweet about a small town Texas wedding : ) Brent was a little camera shy, but he definitely warmed up to us by the end of the night. We had so much fun getting to know Brent and Jennifer’s family and friends. They know how to throw a great party. Congratulations you two!! Be sure to check out the slideshow for more photo goodness.
-Jenn

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Brent-and-Jennifer-1202I love everything about this picture.  Favorite : )

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Brent-and-Jennifer-1321Married!! Yay!!

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Scott Kretschmann - Great pics...gotta love a beautiful Texas wedding!

Julia - I am in LOVE with this wedding! You guys did amazing work as usual!! Jennifer and Brent- you are a beautiful couple! I get so many ideas for my wedding just from your breathtaking pictures!

Melanie - That was sooo good! I got goosebumps when I watched it! Amazing pictures!

Allyson - OMG!! Precious! You did a great job on the pictures! I now have a beautiful sister in law that just looked gorgeous and the handsomest brother ever! Great pictures and slide show!!!

Jenn K - LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! Thank you for everything! I can't wait to show them off!

Little Jenn - she is so beautiful!!

{our 2 cents} add some color!

For the next installment of {our 2 cents}, let’s talk about color! If you have spent any time on our blog or website, I’m sure you have noticed that we are obsessed with color. We absolutely love when a couple adds color to their wedding. Some of the best places to do this is your shoes, the bridal bouquet, and the groom’s tie/boutonniere. Your wedding is a perfect excuse to buy some fabulous shoes! And don’t forget about the guys. A cool tie and some fun socks add personality and pop to your photos. Check out some examples for our recent weddings.
-Jenn

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Elyse-and-Warren-Wedding-1199aWe LOVED Warren’s checkered Vans. They were such a great way to add his everyday personal style to his wedding.

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Monojeet and Pamela-1474aPamela and Monojeet had it all! Bouquets, shoes, socks and tie!! Yay!

chris & veronica are married!

You may remember Chris & Veronica from their engagement session in November. I have been soooo excited about posting their wedding ever since we shot it. Alas, here it is!!  Chris & Veronica booked us a year in advance… which means we had to wait nearly 365 days for their wedding to get here! “Why were you so anxious?” you ask… For starters, the wedding was in Austin (which is FULL of amazing photo ops) and they planned a 3 hour gap of time between their ceremony and reception. Translation: We got threeeeee hours to run around Austin with Chris, Veronica and their wedding party to take fun photos.  SCORE!!  Planning your timeline with “photo time” is a sure way to get a ton of fun/creative photos. Here are our favorites from the day. Enjoy. :)  To see more, check out the slideshow.
-Kaylinn

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Chris-and-Veronica-Wedding-1241Suddenly, I have the song “Men in Black” in my head. :) “Here come the men in black… the galaxy defenders……” you get the idea. :)

Chris-and-Veronica-Wedding-1221Oh, the fun & unpredictable things that can happen when you’re taking photos in a back-alley of Austin. :) I love this.

Chris-and-Veronica-Wedding-1198Above: Jenn’s view (one of my favorite bridal party photos ever, by the way). Below: my view. I totally wasn’t joking about the “back alley” thing, as you can see. :) Is it just me, or is there something really fun about the contrast of the nitty-gritty alley with a dressed up bridal party?

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Chris-and-Veronica-Wedding-1246Like I said, Austin is full of crazy fun photo ops!! How fun is this wall? (Don’t answer that, I already know)  ;)

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Above: Jenn’s view.
Below: my view  :)

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Chris-and-Veronica-Wedding-1314I think my favorite shot of the day. Veronica, your laugh makes me smile. :)

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Chris-and-Veronica-Wedding-1495Ross and Laura of Look No Further Entertainment (www.NoFurther.net) were the DJs. They had everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) dancing all night long. We love good DJs!! They MAKE the entire party.

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monica - I love this wedding and I totally know that church, I love that church!!!!!

Sara - I noticed your shootsac in one of your photos - I love mine! Great photos - love the creativity (and those purple shoes!)

Veronica - These photos are gorgeous! Thanks for being amazing, as usual. Chris and I had a blast taking photos will yall last Saturday. I suppose the benefit of a Catholic wedding is tons of time for fantastic pictures!!

megan & scott are engaged!

A little while back, I met up with Megan & Scott for their engagement session. We love when couples come up with fun ideas that fit their personality. Megan had the awesome idea to start the session with margaritas!! FUN! So we met up at Rosario’s in Southtown (thanks so much to the Rosario’s staff for allowing us to shoot there). Megan & Scott live in Southtown and frequent Rosario’s – way to make your session personal!!  Here are my faves from the session. Enjoy. :)
-Kaylinn

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The photo above and the photo below are really similar. And really different. And I couldn’t choose between them. Thoughts?


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I don’t think there’s anything better than bright red heels. :)

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Megan-and-Scott-1050I’ve been wanting to use sidewalk chalk in a session for quite a while now. I’m soooo excited about how these shots came out. They’re my favorites from the session. :)

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Megan-and-Scott-1086Margaritas, sidewalk chalk, and an umbrella… I heart props. :)

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Cali - The 2nd one of the 2 you couldn't decide on is my choice too

Megan - Kaylinn, I love them! We surprised ourselves and had a great time at the session. I especially love the spaceship mural. :-) Thanks for making it happen! -Megan

kathie - of the 2 you couldn't decide on - in cafe - definitely the 2nd one for me