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Dallas Newborn Photographer: Matt and Ivy Photography Feature

Photographing newborns is one of our favorite types of sessions!  There’s nothing as adorable as a brand new baby….and really, how precious is this beauty?!

Meet baby Jocelyn…

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Fall has arrived, and with it, the holiday season! So, we thought it was adorable to see this little bit of Christmas cheer. : )

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Newborn Photos by Matt and Ivy Photography - Dallas Family Photographers - Mckinney Newborn Photographers

It was such a treat to get to do Jocelyn’s newborn photos, and we hope you enjoyed this sneak peek! Congratulations to the happy parents!!!

-Matt and Ivy

Matt  and Ivy Photography is the newborn & family branch of Ivy Weddings. To see more, please visit www.mattandivy.com
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Matt and Ivy Photography Feature: Dallas Maternity Photographers

We had such a great time on this session, we thought it would be perfect for a family feature!

Meet Beth and Bill.

We photographed their maternity session just a few days before the baby was due. We’d planned for an outdoor session, but the rain moved us indoors, and we love that our couple rolled with it and created some amazing moments! Plus, you would just die if you saw how cute their nursery is!! I fell in love with all the adorable details. We hope you enjoy this little preview, and we are so excited to be photographing their special little arrival! So be sure to check back soon for baby Jocelyn’s newborn session!

Congratulations to the happy parents. : )

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Check back again for other Matt and Ivy Photography features, and stay tuned to the blog for more exciting wedding, engagement, and bridal photos!

Cheers!

Matt and Ivy

Matt and Ivy Photography is the newborn & family branch of Ivy Weddings. To see more, please visit www.mattandivy.com

Dallas Family Photographers: Matt and Ivy Feature Friday

Love Fridays….and Family features! If you’ve followed our wedding/workshop images, you’ve seen the beautiful makeup worn by many of our clients. So, when the amazing, Jenny, who we love to work with, mentioned having us photograph her sister’s family, we were super excited. We thought we’d share a small sneak peek with you from their family session. I think the sunlight came out perfectly for Vandi’s family…they are such a sweet family, how could it not?! : )

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Check back again for other Matt and Ivy Photography features, and stay tuned for the next upcoming wedding!

Cheers!

Matt and Ivy

Matt and Ivy Photography is the newborn & family branch of Ivy Weddings. To see more, please visit www.mattandivy.com

Dallas Photography Workshop – the Morning Recap!

Just a couple weeks ago we had the amazing experience of getting to host a pair of workshops. We had such a great time, and we’re really excited to be giving ya’ll a small recap. We’ll start with the recap of the morning, beginners’ workshop.

We met our group early, and we covered a lot of information, so time really flew! We enjoyed talking with everyone and spending time with all of the workshop photographers, so much so that we decided to have our next set of workshops on separate days – meaning we get to spend the whole day with each group! We had a blast getting to know all the attendees, and we are so glad that they all made the effort to come out and have some fun with photography. : )

We promised models for the Advanced Workshop, but we thought it would be fun to surprise our morning attendees with some models also. : ) We enlisted two pre-teen/teen models, Miriam and Joseph, to help us on the workshop and – we just have to say- they were AMAZING!!

Here’s a behind the scenes of one of the workshop attendees, Melissa, rocking some photos with model Miriam. You know it’s going well when your model is this happy seeing the back of your camera!

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When we teach a workshop with models, we mainly focus on allowing the attendees to photograph so everyone coming to the workshop has a chance rock their cameras and create some fun images. We got to blend a little of the time with some examples of how we work together and let everyone see how we shoot, and interact with our teen models. We promised everyone we’d post a few of our favorites from the frames we shot, so here they are!

Ivy Weddings and Matt and Ivy Photography - Morning Workshop Samples

Ivy Weddings and Matt and Ivy Photography - Morning Workshop Samples

Ivy Weddings and Matt and Ivy Photography - Morning Workshop Samples

Ivy Weddings and Matt and Ivy Photography - Morning Workshop Samples

Ivy Weddings and Matt and Ivy Photography - Morning Workshop Samples

 Ivy Weddings and Matt and Ivy Photography - Morning Workshop Samples

Ivy Weddings and Matt and Ivy Photography - Morning Workshop Samples

Thank you to Greg, Rebecca, Melissa, LaShonda, and Barbara for making it out to the Beginners’ workshop! We had so much fun spending the morning with you all!

Make sure to visit the blog later for a recap on the oh-so-fun advanced Afternoon Workshop.  Oh, and YES. We will be offering more workshops in the future. We’ve had lots of inquiries about the next available workshop date, so we’ve started thinking of one! We don’t have a date set yet, and wedding season is in full swing, but we’ll be sure to announce it just as soon as it’s ready.

Be sure to keep up with the Ivy Weddings fanpage on Facebook so you can be the first to find out about future workshop openings!

-Matt and Ivy

Matt and Ivy Photography: Dallas Family Photographers

We are so excited to share this “styled” family session with you!

Meet Kate and James, plus handsome little Owen and the gorgeous Eliza. This precious family is close to us~ they’re fabulous friends, and some of our most loyal clients (really! If you look, you’ll find the kiddos photos sprinkled throughout the website and you’ll be able to see them grow up before your eyes- totally fun time travel! : ). Kate had some great ideas for her family session- from antique props to a family game of croquet, it was all so fun!

We started the day with some photos of Owen.

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His mama and papa brought a fancy little rocking horse for him to ride, but he decided it was much more fun to drag it around ; )

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The gorgeous Eliza…she was all smiles. And how sweet is this vintage carriage Kate found?!

Dallas Outdoor Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Outdoor Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

If I had a series like this of me with my big brothers, I would just die. I LOVE it! Owen decided he was going to push his sister around, and after being told “no”, he found the lock lever and proceeded to try to unlock it. His expressions through the whole process are too cute!!!

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Dallas Outdoor Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Outdoor Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Outdoor Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Outdoor Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Outdoor Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Outdoor Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

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Owen saw a butterfly. He was seriously dismayed when it flew off, but we couldn’t part with the cute photo. It’s one of our favorite black and whites.

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Eliza having some fun!

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Smiles were back, and he’s just the cutest kiddo! He even rode the little antique horse for one photo. : )

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Dallas Modern Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Some family photos, and some fun with croquet!

Dallas Modern Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Modern Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Modern Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Modern Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Modern Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Modern Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Vintage Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Vintage Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Vintage Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Vintage Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

We love Owen’s professional PGA stance, and his powerful follow through with the swing…

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…and then his reaction to the ball still being there!  ; )

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Some last solo shots of the kiddos.

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Dallas Vintage Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Vintage Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

So if you know me, you know I LOVE shoe shots. I think they tell a story all on their own…. and Kate and James have a really really beautiful story. : )

Dallas Vintage Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Vintage Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Vintage Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Vintage Family Photographers - by Matt and Ivy Photography

We hope you enjoyed this Matt and Ivy Photography feature. To Kate and James, thank you for choosing us to photograph your family. We’re honored to call you friends! We love ya’ll. xoxo

-Matt & Ivy

Matt and Ivy Photography is the newborn & family branch of Ivy Weddings. To see more, please visit www.mattandivy.com

Matt and Ivy Photography: Dallas Newborn Photographers

It’s been a busy year for babies! We don’t always get a chance to share the most recent newborn sessions with you, but we couldn’t resist sharing a couple of these.

So, for this week’s Matt and Ivy Photography feature, we present you with… the precious Sierra. How cute is she?

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Dallas Newborn Photographer - Matt and Ivy Photography

Dallas Newborn Photographer - Matt and Ivy Photography

Congratulations to the proud parents, Beth and Charles! She’s a beauty! : )

-Matt and Ivy

Matt and Ivy Photography is the newborn & family branch of Ivy Weddings. To see more, please visit www.mattandivy.com.

Matt and Ivy Photography: Dallas Newborn Photographers

It’s Friday, so we thought we’d do another Matt and Ivy Photography feature. There’s no better way to end the week than to post an adorable little boy’s grand debut, is there!?

Meet Charlie.

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He was the perfect model for his session, and we couldn’t resist his cuteness so we had to share one photo with you all. We hope you enjoy, and have a great weekend everyone!

Cheers!

Matt & Ivy

Matt and Ivy Photography: Dallas Newborn Photographers

We thought it was time for another Matt and Ivy Photography Feature on the blog. Plus, we know her momma is probably dying to see a sneak peek from the session, so we couldn’t resist! ; )

Meet the beautiful Morgan.

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She’s beyond precious! Her parent’s brought her to our studio loft for some photos while she was still a little one (the best time to photograph newborns is within a couple of weeks of their birth). Morgan was the perfect angel through her first photo shoot…and we can’t wait to finish going through all the gorgeousness from her newborn session!

Congratulations to the proud parents! : )

-Matt and Ivy

Delaney Vineyards: Darlene + Roger |Married 25 Years|

We were contacted by Darlene and Roger’s daughters. They wanted to give their parents a special anniversary gift- a photo session for just the two of them. We knew right off that these must be special parents, so we couldn’t wait to meet them! I got to speak with Darlene before the session and when she told us that they loved going to the vineyards in Irving, it got us thinking…how great would it be to do their photo session in one of their favorite vineyards?! We’re glad we found the perfect place to go to! Delaney Vineyards is a gorgeous and romantic setting that fit perfectly with what Darlene and Roger were celebrating: 25 years of love.

There’s an old English toast that says, “May our love be like good wine, grow stronger as it grows older.”  When you’re celebrating 25 years of marriage, you’re celebrating a marriage that is full of love and strength. We could tell our couple was in love when we met them, and they made the camera love them, too! We didn’t need to prompt them much, they had so many natural laughs and shared moments throughout the session. It was one of our favorite photo shoots this year!

Before we ended the shoot, we asked Darlene and Roger for advice for us newlyweds, and they told us…

“Be patient.”

It’ll all work out if you’re patient with each other. Oh, and if you “let her know she’s right.” : )

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A sunset kiss in the vineyards. A favorite.  02 Ivy Weddings - Delaney Vineyards

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Roger liked this door because it reminded him of the doors they exited from on their wedding day. That’s enough to make us love the doors, too! : ) 05 Ivy Weddings - Delaney Vineyards

We waited a little for the sun to go down some, and we’re glad our couple was so flexible. These sun kissed photos were totally worth the wait!! 06 Ivy Weddings - Delaney Vineyards

Our good looking couple. Rockin’ the individual portraits. We loved the way they looked at each other from off camera while the other was being photographed. They’re clearly hopelessly in love! : )

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I love the way Roger looks at Darlene. We think they should come and model for our engaged couples. ; )  09 Ivy Weddings - Delaney Vineyards

Darlene, you’re gorgeous…love your eyes! 10 Ivy Weddings - Delaney Vineyards

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14 Ivy Weddings - Delaney Vineyards Darlene and Roger, thank you for being yourselves on your photo session and letting us tag along. We had a fabulous time meeting you both, and we wish you all the best on the next 25 years!

-Matt & Ivy

Matt and Ivy Photography: Jenny & Jason + 1

We usually don’t blog images from Matt and Ivy Photography, but when we met Jenny and Jason, we knew their photos would be gorgeous….because, well…they’re so great together!! So, we talked about it, and decided we’d do a sneak peek for them on the Ivy Weddings Blog.

Which got us thinking…

We have some amazing couples and families, and lots of sessions booked for the coming months, so we’ve decided to start doing an occasional “Matt and Ivy” post for ya’ll. Every once in a while, we’ll blog a few images from our Family business, so you can see some of the lovely families we get to photograph.

Jenny and Jason came to us for their maternity photos. We were able to get some fun images at SMU, and they let me be a little creative and try a different type of silhouette photo- love when clients let us experiment! : )  We also think Jenny and Jason have some great style- check out the cool vintage blocks they brought with them, to spell out their son’s name-  how cute are they!?

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We’re excited about getting to photograph little Charlie when he makes his debut! Congrats, guys!!

-Matt and Ivy