Author Archives: sweetcarolinephoto

I am a wedding photographer living and working in Austin, Texas. Originally from Houston, I received my degree in Digital and Photographic Imaging from Texas State University. I became a photographer the first moment I picked up a camera. I began in high school with a Canon AE-1 taking pictures of friends, and developing film "old school" in the darkroom during my lunch break. My wonderful photography teacher, Mrs. Crocker, ensured that my love for the craft continued into college, where I spent four years shooting film and becoming intimate with chemistry. Weddings are my favorite to shoot - capturing the people, the celebrations, their love; making a living from this passion is my passion.

Austin Wedding Photography Slideshow | Lisa+Cameron

This past Saturday I shot Lisa & Cameron’s Austin wedding at the Salt Lick Pavilion … which is actually out in Driftwood. Lisa and Cameron were pretty awesome and didn’t really want to do things the good old fashion traditional way. Instead of flower girls, there were their dogs, instead of cake, smores and cobbler(the most amazing cobbler ever), and (my favorite) instead of a DJ, KARAOKE! Selby Entertainment does Karaoke for weddings, and I highly recommend it! It was so fun to watch everyone sing on the stage, from a couple of guys singing Taylor Swift to a quartet singing Queen… awesome.

Lisa & Cameron did an awesome job of making their wedding about what they enjoyed in weddings. <3

Enjoy my favorite photos below as well as a slideshow at the bottom! Make sure to turn up the volume for the slideshow because at the beginning I include some of Lisa’s grandpas tear-jerking speech as well as a little bit of Cameron’s, not at all tone-deaf, singing.

bride looking into mirror at Austin wedding

groom putting on tux jacket at Salt Lick Pavilion

ceremony site at Salt Lick Pavilion

bride looking into groom's eyes, about to cry during ceremony

weddings bands being balanced on dogs noseLisa trained one of their dogs to balance the rings on its nose!! 

bride and groom's first dance, swing dancingFirst dance consisted of swing dancing learned from you tube videos :)

bride's grandpa giving heart-warming speech during toastsLisa’s 80-year-old grandpa giving a speech, mentioning how he still loves his wife after 59 years of marriage… awww!

bride laughing at groomsman's speech

bride laughing at groom singing to karaokeDuring Cameron’s dedication karaoke song, “Crazy Love” by Van Morison… Lisa sang “Till Kindgom Come” by Coldplay, which is also the slideshow song.

bride and groom singing and dancing to 'sweet caroline' by Neil DiamondBride and Groom jamming to the first Karaoke song of the night “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond, it got me totally pumped for the rest of the reception!

bride and groom about to eat smores on fireSMORES!

groom singing to guests with backlighting

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Sincerely,
your friendly fine art Austin wedding photographer- Sweet Caroline Photo

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My God-daughter Emma

On November 11th, 2009 my God-sister Kirstin gave birth to Emma and a few weeks ago I got to take her first professional portraits… What can I say, she’s a natural.





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San Antonio Wedding Photography Slideshow | Ashley + Holt

This past Saturday I shot Ashley & Holt’s wedding in San Antonio at the Witte Museum. They were a fun crowd to be around and the kind of people you want to dance with ;)
Here are some of my favorites from the day as well as a slideshow at the bottom!

bridesmaid getting ready at witte museum

mother of bride putting mascara on at vintage wedding

ring bearer sitting at ceremony in san antonio

bride and groom kissing with christmas lights in background

groom sticking out tongue during mother son dance

little girl playing video game at san antonio wedding reception

bridesmaid and boyfriend kissing during wedding reception

garter being taken off by groom backwards

bride and her friends dancing

bride and groom changing facebook status to 'married' at wedding reception in San Antonio

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Sincerely,
your friendly fine art Austin wedding photographer- Sweet Caroline Photo

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Austin Wedding Photography @ House on the Hill

This one is an old one but a good one- these photos are my favorites from a wedding I 2nd shot with Ben Godkin back in November at House on the Hill in west Austin. I haven’t had many weddings the last month or so but starting tomorrow, wedding season begins! Expect new weddings every week on my blog for the next 6 months!




very awesome, very chill band: Austin Family Jewels






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{Austin Engagement Session} Andrea+Chris

I’m still feeling under the weather but I really wanted to get this blog post up from Andrea & Chris’ e-session that I shot last week. An awesome couple that loves food and LOST just as much as I do, what can I say, my clients ARE awesome.














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{Austin Engagement Photography} | Cacey+Jason

I write from my laptop on my couch because I have gotten the flu. I’ve never had the flu but I have to admit I was expecting it to be worse than this, hopefully I should be better by the weekend. Luckily my next wedding isn’t until the 20th, which is great timing to get sick because after that I won’t have a weekend off until June!

Just over a week ago I shot Cacey & Jason’s engagements around Progress Cafe, you may (but probably won’t) recognize Jason from Loren & Derek’s Austin wedding from August. I love getting to shoot the bridesmaids and groomsmen’s weddings from former weddings! It’s as good of a ‘repeat client’ as a wedding photographer can get :) This is probably the coldest engagement session I have ever done! Not refering to the couple of course!! .. but seriously, it was cold. Despite my frozen hands we produced some great pictures and to keep warm I made sure that they got to hug and kiss plenty :)

Enjoy!

couple's reflection by dead tree

couple kissing and smiling

couple looking off against tin wall

couple looking 'hardcore' next to graffiti

couple kissing in front of hardcore graffiti

couple in front of skyline with back light strobe

couple kissing under tree

couple looking off holding hands against white brick wall

couple smiling between two 18-wheelers

couple sweetly looking down

girl looking up while held by fiance at engagement session

couple looking at held hands sitting and smiling

couple kissing in field at Austin engagement photography session

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