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Welcome to the New Blogsite

I'm so happy to welcome you to the brand new blog!! If you are a blog follower, take a look around and let me know what you think! If your new- this is where I'll post some of my most recent weddings and sessions, as well as things that are going on in my life. You can also check my website- taraswain.com for pricing and info about what I do, but be sure to check back to the blog regularly and hopefully you'll become a blog stalker! :)
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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!!


I shot Kylee and Kyle’s BEAUTIFUL wedding this past weekend in Parker. Everything was gorgeous! This is such a sweet couple and I’ve been so excited to blog her bridals we took a few months ago. Wedding blog coming soon!!!

  • Brenda: GORGEOUS!!!!!! (01.11.11, 03:06AM)
  • Kristy: LOVE THESE!!!!! She is such a beautiful bride and her dress is to die for! OHEMGEE! (01.11.11, 09:47AM)
  • Mindy: Stunning!! (03.11.11, 07:42PM)
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Amanda and Corby tied the knot a couple of weeks ago so now I can show off some of her bridals. :) She made a beautiful bride and as always, Tiff did an awesome job with her hair and makeup. Congratulations Amanda and Corby!

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I’ve been counting down the days until I could post these bridals!! Autumn and I went back and forth on ideas for her session and finally landed on this. Then I mentioned to Autumn about collaborating with a friend of mine who had talked to me about the idea of launching a business idea. From that point on everything just took off. When I drove up on this little set up, my jaw literally dropped. Obviously. I was in Heaven.

If your a blog stalker, you remember Jessica. Jessica is amazingly talented and recently found a need for her talent once requests came in after her wedding this summer. I could not love Jessica or her family more. After working with them throughout Jessica’s wedding planning, we just clicked and became fast friends. This is a perfect outlet for Jessica’s passion and allows her to share her creativity. When she came to me with this idea, I flipped.. and I cannot WAIT to see where this business takes Jessica and her mom, Denise. I except nothing but AMAZING things for them and CANNOT wait to work with them more and more.

For more information about The Cotton Exchange, check our their website and their facebook fanpage. Make sure to SPREAD THE WORD!

Hair: Necah Posey, Treasured Moments Studio- Pittsburg, Texas
Makeup: Tiffany Pusateri, Smoking Hot Makeup
Styling: Jessica Avery, The Cotton Exchange (Houston AND Paris, Texas based vintage rentals) Facebook Fanpage

  • Haleen Parrish: Tara these are so SOOOOO beautiful!! The props are so neat. I love the vintage look! Her dress is perfect! And she is so beautiful!! Such great pictures :) You're so talented!! (24.10.11, 03:49PM)
  • Sara: BEAUTIFUL!!! (26.10.11, 02:01AM)
  • Mandy: I love her dress. The props and the set up are amazing. LOVE these. (26.10.11, 04:14AM)
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    Pricing + Info
    Wedding + portrait session pricing and information.