Paris, Texas based wedding photojournalism and lifestyle portrait photographer
Today our baby is 1 week old. I can already tell that her hands are bigger than they were while we were in the hospital! I already want her to stop growing! :( I have been planning this newborn shoot for a VERY long time. A HUGE thank you to Tiff for letting me borrow...
SHE IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!! :) you amaze me girl; these pictures are sooo stunning!! :) congrats on having the prettiest baby girl ever!!
THEY ARE WONDERFUL..!!!
Oh My God! Briley is beautiful and amazing! I love all of the little props you had, I SO want newborn photos like these when I have my little one! AHHH.
I’m do glad I got a sneak peek!!!! She’s perfect, beautiful and did I mention perfect!!! I can’t wait to hold her and kiss her and love her!!!
These are soooo cute. She is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!
Tara, absolutely beautiful. As usual…she’s perfect!
I can’t tell you enough how beautiful she is! You have done a wonderful job! Congrats! And I want a new post every week of this amazing little girl!
Awww….she is so sweet congrats Tara!!!
beautiful baby, tara:) these pics are stunning!
She is GORGOUS! Love Love Love her! so happy for u =)
Tara she is beautiful! I can’t wait to meet her in person! Congratulations!!!
I love the natural ones without any bows, etc AND the suitcase with the pearls. PRECIOUS!! She’d better get used to that camera flash. She’s going to be so immune to it, that after a while she won’t even blink lol. She’s so angelic and I can’t wait to meet her!! When you take my sisters next photo shoot in March you’ll have to bring her so I can babysit. : ) ) ) )
she is stunning! absolutely amazing! you are making me want a baby so bad lol Cole is going to be so upset with you :P
She is Beautiful!!! I love the pictures!
omg, tara! your baby is gorgeous! i hope she grows up to be as lovely and amazing as her mother. maybe even be a model or photographer.. :D best wishes!
Briley is a little goddess!! These are adorable. I love the colors they are so vibrant. I am so happy for you and your family. I guess I might see her at my bridals which are not getting here fast enough!!!
She is the most precious thing I have ever seen!! :)
LOVE the pictures!! Congratulations to a very beautiful baby girl!!!
First of all, I am in love with Briley. Second, be still my heart…a baby ON damask? ADORABLE. I also love the suitcase and the pearl idea!!!! I love ALL of it! She is so amazing. I think in the pictures with the pink tutu she is doing the face palm and saying to herself “Oh, bother”. Get ready Briley, you will have a lifetime of fancy photos!!!!!
OMGSH!!!! She’s just PERFECT!!! Aww!! Congrats doll!! I’m SO happy for you guys! She’s the perfect little model! What a doll! Loved EVERY picture! Can’t wait to see so much more of her, and hopefully meet her in person soon! :) Hugs!!!
Very cute, she is precious. Love your work always a joy to see.
She is so Precious and of course these pictures of her are AWESOME. You just about made me cry this morning reading about the whole experience. I’ll have to get Aunt Lisa to come up and look at your blog. I think we are gonna have to talk her into getting a computer.
OMG what a perfect little baby. I am a long time blog watcher who just had to comment on your little Miss Briley. I am already jeaolous of her wardrobe! The suitcase pictures are so very cute! Best wishes to Mom and Dad.
AWW!!! I love the one with her arms crossed. I can’t believe you got her to stay like that. They are too cute!
absolutely AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!! welcome briley!!
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!! She is so precious…these are amazing pictures!
She is precious and the pics are amazing!! You did such a great job on them! Congrats!!
OMG Tara! She’s absolutely beautiful!! These pictures brought tears to my eyes! I’m so excited for you!! She is precious! I’m so ready for my experience…My heart is full of happiness for you!
She is soooo sweet!! Beautiful baby girl! Congrats!
TARA! This pictures are all so great! Briley is one very cute baby.
Tara- She is absolutely precious & beautiful. Love these pictures. Can’t believe she is already so photogenic. So glad you are both doing good. Thanks for sharing. Hope to get to see her soon.. Love You
She is so beautiful!! I want another one NOW! haha.. The pictures are AmAzInG!! I am also loving the fact she is getting to wear all of her bows! ;)
OMG Tara….she’s just PERFECT. LOVE all of her headbands! :) Once again….CONGRATS to you both!
Tara she is so cute! It seems like just yesterday you were taking Makenna’s newborn pictures! It goes by faster than you can imagine so take advantage of every moment!!
These are so cute…it hurts. We’re trying to get pg, and I want a girl so bad it hurts…and these don’t make it any better. LOL! OMGOSH…who am I kidding…THESE make it so much better bc I know that we will get an amazingly GORGEOUS baby girl like BRILEY. OMGOSH…she is amazing.
I love her lil beanie, and the close ups of her face, and the one with her name the most. She’s gorgeous! Awesome session!
She is completely and utterly gorgeous!!! Treasure these moments! They go by all too fast.
Very cute!! She’s the cutest model you’ve EVER had! Can’t wait to see more!
She is ABSOLUTELY adorable!! She has lots of beautiful hair! I loved reading your blog too. I actually cried reading it. I know exactly what you are talking about when you first bring your sweet new baby home…and that was 5 months ago!!It goes by so fast!!
Hey tara lue! Shes the cutest lil llamadillo ever!! she looks so sweet! you truly are blessed missy! congrats!
She is absolutely beautiful!! Great pics…as always!
gurl she couldnt be more perfect…..now your going to realize the more pics you take of her the harder it is to decide what is your fav…they all will be……….congrats and have fun:) She is spoiled already…………………oh hey where did you get her letters for her name??? i collect them mainly “L”s
Tara, She is beautiful!!! I love the pictutes!!! I know you are a very happy MOM!!!!
She is adorable! God bless your new addition!
absolutely to DIE FOR!! She is gorgeous. Congratulations and may God bless your sweet family!!
Congratulations! And where did you get the guitar hat? I love it and would like to get one for a freind expecting a baby girl.
The guitar beanie came from Paris Baby! They have SOOO many cute things!! They have several more beanies with different designs AND they can customize them too! http://www.parisbaby.org
We are the proudest grandparents EVER! Just ask me about my grandaughter…..brag book will amazingly appear out of my oversize purse! Such a blessing! God’s greatest miracle! We are so blessed!
OMG TARA shes is ADORABLE:):) I wanna hold her like ASAP:):):):) Holy cow she is precious and I can’t wait to watch her grow and turn into a little DiVa:):)
Well I was just taking yet ANOTHER look at the blog and Briley Grace’s debut to her mama’s world of photography. She is definitely a quick study! She came here knowing how to pose….seeing as how it is going to be required of her NUMEROUS times! She’s a natural and so photogenic. Pictures don’t lie…she truly is beautiful! We love you baby Briley!
P.S. I know I commented previously, but I saw there were already 49 comments and I wanted to round it out to 50. :)
my my… the preciousness of her.
Tara she is absolutely beautiful and these pics are too. I’m so happy for you :)
She is BEAUTIFUL! OMG! I know she will be the most photographed baby ever. Can’t wait to see more of this gorgeous baby girl.
This entire week has felt like a dream and I still don’t think it’s completely set in. This has been the most emotionally-exhausting-insane-AMAZING experience of my life. Briley Grace was born Tuesday, December 22nd at 9:48 pm. She was 6 lbs. 13 oz. and 20 in. long. She was born with a FULL head and...
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She’s beautiful! & has such a pretty color. Congrats!!!!
She is so pretty!! Those first few days are so hard but so worth it. Things get easier. It seems like yesterday that we were doing what you are doing. Time goes by SOOOO fast. Enjoy it.
What a beautiful family! I am so glad that everything is going good. Yall look like the prouded parents and you should be. What a beautiful baby girl. I can’t wait for the new born pics!
Omgsh! I mean I knew you had her and everything. I knew you guys were SO happy and just fine… but actually reading the days events and just your explanation and view on everything, just made me LOSE it!! I am bawling, just picturing you guys laying in the hospital room with the snow falling outside, and being home looking at your nb baby girl on Christmas night… how much more could you ask for!?! GOD is SOOO GOOD, you guys are truely blessed and I wish you three the best LIFE and parenting have to offer!! I am SO happy you’re a mommy now, and you know what it feels like to love something to deep and so pure. More than your husband and more than your photography, more than yourself. I am SO happy for you, and can NOT wait to meet her!! Keep us posted on how your transformation into SUPERWOMAN is going… b/c as of next year, that is who you are going to feel like!! Haha running this business, crazy life, all with her by your side… my wish for you is the most amazing, peaceful, fruitful year of your life!! Hugs!!
You two have outdone yourselves, she is absolutely be-autiful! I must admit I wondered how myself and the rest of your blog stalkers would make it several days without a post from you, and it was tough… but seeing Baby B looking like a little angel makes it worth the wait. Congrats to you and the new Daddy!
Tara she is absolutely beautiful!!!! I agree with Melody I almost teared up a little!!! You have had the most amazing Christmas ever and your absolutely right nothing will ever be able to top it!!!!
congrats lady! isnt God amazing? to give you such a precious gift? enjoy every smile, poopy diaper and all the tantrums to come.. its all AMAZING
Congrats! i know she was a wonderful Christmas present!
OMG she is sooo precious! I am so happy and excited for ya’ll! I hope your recovery is quick and easy! Cannot wait for more pics! Congrats!!!!
she’s so gorgeous! ya’ll are so blessed! hope ya’ll are doing great!
Tara…. Congratulations!! She’s beautiful and you look amazing! Billy looks so natural holding her! I can’t wait to come back in a month or so and see how BIG she has gotten, ’cause you know she will be!! I’m so glad I got to see you and her in the hospital, such a special time for your family and I got to see it! Thank you! And good job Billy on the second band! Great idea!
Oh, I am crying now. She is beautiful and I am so happy for you!!
tara she is AMAZING :) soo beautiful!! im soo happy for yall and i wish yall the best :) CONGRATS!
I’m so glad you had a wonderful Christmas with a new baby girl! She’s beautiful and has some wonderful parents! Congrats again for like the 18th time! ha* God bless you and your new addition to the family! :)
Congrats to you and your hubby! Baby Briley is adorable =) Welcome to motherhood, its the best!
Your words up top made me cry! Just the thought of your spouse caring for something just as much as you do and coming down from there manlyness and watching them interact with a newborn will be priceless. :) How sweet.
Last weekend I shot Amanda and Bo’s wedding. Amanda and Bo have been one of my favorite couples since I first met them; they are so in love and truly bring out the best in one another. Their vintage, baseball inspired wedding was amazing- It was one of the most fun weddings I’ve ever shot!!...
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THese are fantastic! So glad your last wedding BB (before briley) was your funnest ever! Yeah…we blew it up! And yes I had several comments about you looking like you were going to pop! All the makeup/hair was done by my niece Jacklyn who caught the bouquet and is in Aveda Instatute. Garter was caught by Dave Scott, choreographer extrordinaire (So You Think You Can Dance…Stomp The Yard…You Got Served) who is also Kountry’s boss and my “son” on the west coast!! The backdrop for the ceremony was made by Sulphur Springs artist Leah Sparks. THE PLAN came together…thanks so much for saying yes last March and going the extra mile to make sure our special day was captured forever! you are da bomb!!!! love you!
You’re the hottest 38 weeks pregnant photographer I’ve ever seen!!! :) :)
Ooooh! I LOVE the vintage theme. She did such a great job with it making it authentic! The pictures are GORGEOUS!!!
This was the NEATEST wedding. I love the ballpark theme. So cool! Tara you look SO cute!! Is Briley turned sideways? :) I am extremely excited for you and Billy and can’t wait for Ms. Briley to get her!!
Jess- HAHAHA! Thank you! ;)
Jenny- She WAS sideways but she finally turned on her own at 37 weeks. :)
Maybe just leaning forward…lol. You are just tooo cute!
aww beautiful pictures and tara you look absolutely amazing you little hot mama ;) haha!!
Tara you look so cute at 38 weeks.. I’m happy you were still going… :)
These are great once again…..I can’t wait and you are so darn cute at 38 weeks! You rock being prego:)
How Fun…Awesome pics and what wonderful ideas for a wedding!! I think I recognize Patti from my Canton Days..and you look absolutely adorable at 38 weeks..and cheers to you for still being on your feet working..WOW! You rock!!
look at you!!!!!!!!!! You look to cute!!
omg, tara, that is the cutest picture of you ever!! i love your facial expression.. you are soo serious, like standing there with a full term baby in your baby is just “no biggie” :) haha.. too cute!
I was looking at these thinking about how much Ryan would LOVE this theme, then I started seeing people I knew! Very cool wedding! I didn’t realize till half way through them that there were a bunch of SS people!
[...] Amanda and Bo!! :) (The last wedding I shot, 5 DAYS before Briley was born.. AND some of my all time favorite couples.) :D [...]
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