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AboutTara Swain

Hi, I'm Tara! I'm a wedding and portrait photographer based in Paris, Texas. I love bright colors, a vintage, eclectic feel and whimsical ideas. My passions are weddings and child photography. My favorite color is green, my favorite movie is "The Man in the Moon," I'm NOT a morning person, I've been happily married for 6 years with a beautiful 1 year old little girl and I love to blog!!

Nicole + Chris – Las Vegas, Nevada Day After Session

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Anniversary/Day After

01.08.2011

I’ve been dying to blog these since the day we shot them. So thrilled with how they turned out.. Nicole and Chris are fabulous. A FEW of my favorites from their session…

crystal: wow. love em all. :) (01.08.11, 11:16AM)
Elise Ellexson: SIMPLY amazing.. these NEED to be in a magazine, on a billboard, shoot somewhere!!!!!!! :D (01.08.11, 12:24PM)
Sheryl: These are simply amazing! She was absolutely beautiful and the colors and contrast are awesome! Breathtaking! (01.08.11, 05:08PM)
Melanie: These are amazing!!! Love the location and the bride and groom look so cute. You are SO AWESOME (02.08.11, 09:46PM)
Lacey: LOOOVVEEE!!!! (02.08.11, 09:48PM)
Amanda: Love these pics! They are so fun! (04.08.11, 09:51PM)
Rachel Stewart: LOVE LOVE LOVE her bouquet! The neon signs look great as their backdrop and of course I love the bubble gum pictures. We had that in our e-session. ; ) (08.08.11, 10:12PM)

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Elise + Carsen

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Anniversary/Day After

25.07.2011

I think everyone probably remembers this sweet couple. :) They took me with them to Galveston last year to shoot their beautiful wedding and B, Briley and I could not love them anymore. They are such an amazing couple, with equally amazing families. I heart these people. :)

A few favorites from their 1 year anniversary session!!!!!! Thank you Tiff for your, as always, flawless work.

Haleen Parrish: LOVE THESE!! Awesome work as always miss Tara! Elise is absolutely beautiful!!!! I love the lipstick pictures. Such cute ideas! LOVE it! :) (25.07.11, 09:13PM)
Amanda: *dies* Okay first off, I love the idea of this shoot. Every couple needs the reminder that sometimes their relationship is about THEM. And everyone else is just added on as a bonus. Secondly,SS CHEVELLES! I DIED! Dee-EYE-eeeeeee-DA! Beautiful. Absolutely,beautiful. And lastly,what an adorable couple. It's nice when you have a guy so in love with you,he's willing to put on a bow-tie,and take a picture that you're grandbabies will see,and not mind. <3 (25.07.11, 10:00PM)
Casie: LOVE@@@ (25.07.11, 10:00PM)
Rachel Stewart: LOVE this session! I am speechless!!!! The End (25.07.11, 10:12PM)
Amanda: Absolutely love these pics! These cars are a great addition to the cute couple! (25.07.11, 10:12PM)
Elise & Carsen Ellexson: YOU always surprise me!!! These are AMAZING!! we love them and can not wait to get the dvd!!! :D thanks so much!!! :D can't wait until our next photo shoot ;);) (25.07.11, 10:16PM)
Debbie Dodson: tara u did such a wonderful job. As always!! We love u and Billy and Briley and ur just part Dodson/Ellexson too!!! Thanks for letting the love that Elise and Carsen have for each other just shine thru these pictures:) (25.07.11, 10:39PM)
Bre: AMAAAAZZINNGG!!! (26.07.11, 12:14AM)
Natalie: Greatest session ever. How cute are they! (26.07.11, 01:27AM)
Sara: I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS ENTIRE SESSION (26.07.11, 08:05AM)
Vanessa: This is perfect. You are AMAZING! (26.07.11, 08:38AM)
Rosa: I LOVE all of these, Elise you are GORGEOUS!! Such cute ideas!!! Awesome job as always Tara!!! Can't wait for our session!!! :)) (26.07.11, 09:17AM)
Carsen: Thanks so much for the pictures Tara. They look great as always, even the ones with the bow tie and glass haha! (26.07.11, 11:58PM)
Jennifer: fabulous! Loved all of it. (09.08.11, 11:11PM)

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Haleen + Josh

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Anniversary/Day After

22.07.2011

A little over a year ago I shot this sweet couple’s wedding. Last month I met them at their home for a 1st anniversary session. I love this little family and I was so excited when Haleen contacted me last year about booking their session. It was so nice to see them again.. and I loved getting to see their first home and especially all of their engagement, wedding and Haleen’s bridals framed and displayed all over the house. :) A few favorites from their anniversary session..

Haleen wanted to reenact the famous Gothic America painting by Grant Wood.

Haleen Parrish: Tara, thank you SOOOOO much! You did an awesome job capturing all my crazy ideas haha! I'm not sure where i'm going to hang all of these pictures but golly i'm gonna do it!! You rock Tara! Yet again i'm left in awe of your work. I can't thank you enough for everything you've done for us! We love you! And look forward to our next session! (22.07.11, 04:49PM)
Cassie: OMG! Speechless. These are unbelievable!! (22.07.11, 05:15PM)
Elise Ellexson: YAY!! These are so dang amazing!!!! :) LOOOOVE Haleen, soooo gorgeous!! HAPPY ONE YEAR GUYS :D:D GREAT work as ALWAYS tara!! (22.07.11, 05:21PM)
Kenda: OMG! There are no words. Your amazing. (22.07.11, 05:26PM)
Jamie: IN LOVE WITH THESE!!!! (22.07.11, 08:25PM)
Emily Noble: These are so awesome.. I love the theme!! So beautiful. (22.07.11, 11:22PM)
Rachel Stewart: She's absolutely GORGEOUS! Love the bottled Coke thrown in too. I might need these done when our new house is finished being built. (23.07.11, 01:06PM)

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