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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! :)
About

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!!


The day after their wedding, I met up with Emily and Antonio for their Trash the Dress session. We wandered around the streets of Puerto Vallarta for awhile and then ended back up on the private beach at the resort as the sun set. It was amazing. Just a few favorites from their session..

  • Amanda C: Ummm... WOW. All I can say. YOU are amazing. (19.07.11, 07:13AM)
  • Rach: BEAUTIFUL bride.. these are amazing! (19.07.11, 01:58PM)
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Elise + Carsen’s Galveston Trash the (reception) Dress

Finally to the end of Elise and Carsen’s wedding week. ;) We finished the trip with an amazing trash the (reception) dress, on the beach the morning after the wedding. The light was beautiful.. the beach was almost completely empty.. and we had a lot of fun. :)

  • velvetowlphotography: BEAUTIMOUS!! Love them all. Great work girl! (15.07.10, 12:40AM)
  • Reagan: love these! and the ones at the dock are gorgeous!! (15.07.10, 12:45AM)
  • meegan: LOVE IT!!! gorgeous as always Tara!! (15.07.10, 01:03AM)
  • Nykie Grove-Eades: So cute!!! I love how it ended with the sunbathing.. all warm and drying out.. and the rest.. very sexy! (15.07.10, 01:05AM)
  • Mindy: These are amazing! My all time favorite!! I can only pray to be half as good as you one day! (15.07.10, 01:18AM)
  • Mindy: These are amazing! My all time favorite! I can only pray to be half as good as you one day! (15.07.10, 01:20AM)
  • James: I Love these images, they are sooo beautiful! (15.07.10, 02:53AM)
  • meagan: love love love love love!!!! these are awesome! there aren't even words to express how great they are! love the one of them with their backs to the camera in b&w leaning back on their elbows! (15.07.10, 06:01AM)
  • Melissa Gordon: sooooo beautiful!! LOVE these pics!! (15.07.10, 08:36AM)
  • Nicole: I love Trash the Dress Sessions! My faves are the looking over teh shoulder ones and the feet at the end! Amazing session! (15.07.10, 09:01AM)
  • Carsen & Elise Ellexson: We seriously dont know HOW you do it.. these are FABULOUS!!! :) looks like they came out of a magazine.. cant wait to display these ALL over our house.. we LOVE LOVE LOVE them all :) thanks so much girl!!!! you are the definition of AMAZING! (15.07.10, 10:50AM)
  • Jenny McNeal: This is the CUTEST couple! (15.07.10, 10:57AM)
  • Jessie B: Love all of them great job! (15.07.10, 10:59AM)
  • Lindsay: these are so beautiful! i love the towel too! can't wait to see ours! (15.07.10, 11:17AM)
  • Miranda Marrs: In LOVE with these! Favorite is by far the shot near the end of her sitting on top of him, grabbing the tie. LOVE it. What a great couple! Fantastic job capturing them. (15.07.10, 11:19AM)
  • dayna ballard: FANTASTIC! (15.07.10, 04:07PM)
  • Kaley: Some of my favorites I've ever seen from you! (19.07.10, 04:36PM)
  • Rachel Stewart: OMG! This is one of the BEST sessions I've ever seen you shoot. These pictures are breath taking. I don't know what else to say except OMG! <3 (20.07.10, 10:59AM)
  • heather sikes: My fav ever! Love them (24.07.10, 03:37PM)
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Erica + Cole’s Water Balloon Trash the Dress session

A past client of mine emailed me several months ago about doing a session with water balloons. I had just been waiting for the right session for the idea. Poor Erica and Cole… the water in those balloons was FREEZING and the wind was really blowing that day but they had SO much fun. I was laughing so hard. I think that they were able to relieve whatever stress they had during this session.. because they had WAY too much fun nailing each other with the balloons!! haha!

  • Ashley: SO AWESOME!!! (02.05.10, 06:53AM)
  • Erica Hignight: hahahaha! LOVE these! We were rolling when we looked at these! So much fun and they turned out so great! Thank you!!! (02.05.10, 12:46PM)
  • Elise: hahaha; SO cute! this was a GREAT idea :) (02.05.10, 10:47PM)
  • Bonny Jo: These are fun. Love how you can see the water splashing it looks awesome. I want to find a merry-go-round now. (03.05.10, 10:15PM)
  • Mandy: That is awesome!! You are amazing!!!!!!! (12.05.10, 12:06PM)
  • Sarah: AWESOME!! So much fun. =) (12.05.10, 01:21PM)
  • Lindsey: SOO COOL! Love the idea. (14.05.10, 03:59AM)
  • Randa: You ROCK!!!!!! (15.05.10, 09:10AM)
  • Gareth Robins (Auckland Wedding Photographer): This looks like so much fun. I'm thinking of one soon with paint balloons, heaps of colour and really messy :) (30.05.10, 08:27PM)
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