Kelly & Jon: McKinney Performing Arts Center Wedding

In May, I photographed this beautiful, fun, undeniably emotional wedding at St. Jude Catholic Church and at the McKinney Performing Arts Center. Almost every wedding is "emotional", but when the groom and father-of-the-bride both started tearing up during the processional (not to call them out, but you'll see it in the photos anyhow), the whole bridal party almost lost it. The same goes for the mother-son dance; I don't think there was a dry eye in the house, myself included. It certainly wasn't all tears though! There was so much laughter too, and while I finished shooting before the dance floor really opened up, it sounds like they danced into the night. And since this was an Aggie and Marine Corps wedding, Whoop-ing and Oorah-ing abounded all night long!

They're one of the most handsome couples I've photographed, which didn't make it any easier to narrow down my favorite photos for this blog post. Hopefully no one minds that I just didn't narrow it down that much after all. To Kelly and Jon, I wish you the best in your marriage and in life, and in light of Jon's military service, that you both always come home safely to one another. I admire and am thankful for the sacrifices that both of you are making.

Branching Out

I have approximately no experience with video (a fact that seems to surprise people given how often I get asked for camcorder recommendations) but I've been shooting some fun little videos for my day job lately to help customers go behind the scenes on our big product shoots. My Art Director Renee edited this one together from our most recent shoot and I *love* it. I consider this my video debut! :) Keep your eyes open for the split second cameo of a number of my coworkers shaking their respective groove thangs. I stayed safely behind the camera, so you won't see me, naturally.



Credits:
Photography/Video: Mary Cyrus
Art Direction/Editing: Renee Gick
Styling: Julie Buckner Lane
Hair/Makeup: Russell Rodriguez
Model: Breauna Velasquez | Wallflower
Music: Forever & Everest

My Work in Print

Though I see my photos in print all the time at my day job as Head of Photography for Earthbound Trading Company, I don't see my portrait and wedding work in print form (as it belongs!) nearly often enough. Seeing some of the images from Cullen and Sara's recent engagement session on display at their wedding last night reminded me just how warm and fuzzy it makes me feel to see my work become family heirlooms.



With that in mind, I'd love to see what other past clients have done with their photos! Feel free to post pictures of your photos on display on my facebook page wall or email them to me. Thanks! I can't wait to see my work (and your beautiful faces) out in the world!