CORTNEY DANI SNAPSHOTS - DFW PHOTOGRAPHER

ENGAGEMENT | DAN & ASHLEY

cortney dani — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:45:38 +0000

DAN & ASHLEY | ENGAGED!
I MET ASHLEY AT HER WORK, SHE IS THE WOMAN I TRUST WITH ALL Y’ALLS PACKAGES! SHE DOES THE WONDROUS JOB OF ENSURING THEY ARRIVE SAFELY AT YOUR DOORSTEP. ALSO, SHE MAKES CHILDREN’S CLOTHING! I CAN’T WAIT TIL I HAVE KIDS!! SHE’LL BE BUSY, I’LL MAKE SURE OF THAT. :)
AFTER ASKING ABOUT A SESSION SHE MENTIONED “HOLI POWDER” AND I WAS HOOKED, I’VE BEEN WANTING TO TAKE PHOTOS OF THIS FOR SO LONG! THANK YOU BOTH FOR GOING CRAZY AND THROWING STUFF AT EACH OTHER, IT WAS A BLAST! I’D DO A SESSION LIKE THIS AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT. CONGRATS DAN & ASHLEY – MAY 25TH WILL BE JUST AS AWESOME AS WHAT’S SEEN BELOW.

WEDDING | JACOB & HOLLY

cortney dani — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:21:32 +0000

JACOB AND HOLLY | TWO PEOPLE YOU’LL NEVER REGRET MEETING!

FIRST OFF, MEETING HOLLY WAS A PLEASURE. SHE’S SO NICE, HAPPY AND SWEET! WHEN THE WEDDING DAY ARRIVED HER COUNTENANCE DIDN’T CHANGE A BIT! HER SMILE, AS BIG AS CAN BE AND HER DRESS AS BEAUTIFUL AS HER. NOT TO MENTION, HER BRIDESMAIDS WERE A MIRROR REFLECTION OF HER, THEY SURROUNDED HER WITH HAPPINESS. THEN WE MET JACOB. ONE WORD, HILARIOUS. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS HE ASKED ME, ‘WHAT DO I DO WITH MY HANDS?!’ AS YOU’LL SEE HE DID GREAT WITH A CAMERA FOLLOWING HIM AROUND. PAIR THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER AND THERE’S NOTHING BUT SMILES. CONGRATULATIONS JACOB AND HOLLY! WE’RE SO GLAD TO HAVE BEEN PART OF YOUR SPECIAL DAY!

PORTRAITS | ELIZABETH

cortney dani — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:00:41 +0000

WHEN I MOVED TO TEXAS, I LEFT MY FAMILY IN ARIZONA… AFTER JUST A COUPLE WEEKS IN TEXAS MY HUSBAND’S BEST FRIEND’S FAMILY BECAME MY SUEDO FAMILY! THEY’RE WONDERFUL. WE’RE EVEN PART OF FAMILY FIESTA (WHICH IS A BIG DEAL ‘ROUND HERE)! ELIZABETH, MY HUSBAND’S BEST FRIEND’S COUSIN! CONFUSING? EITHER WAY, SHE’S COMPLETELY PASSIONATE ABOUT GOD, LIFE AND LOVE AND HAS BEAUTY DEEP DOWN AND RIGHT ON HER FACE | MEET ELIZABETH.

BRIDALS | HOLLY

cortney dani — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:39:26 +0000

I’M SO GLAD I FINALLY GET TO INTRODUCE YOU TO HOLLY!
HOLLY CONTACTED ME AFTER SEEING SARA & BRENT’S ENGAGEMENT SESSION, WE WERE THRILLED WHEN SHE INQUIRED ABOUT A WEDDING! JUST AFTER CHRISTMAS, (BRAVING THE FRIGID COLD!) WE SET OUT TO GRAPEVINE BOTANICAL GARDENS AND CAPTURED HOLLY IN HER GORGEOUS WEDDING GOWN. SHE LOOKED DROP DEAD BEAUTIFUL AND SHE TOUGHED OUT THE COLD BETTER THAN ANY OF US! WITH BLANKET IN HAND, HOLLY, SASCHA (HER BFF) AND APRIL (SISTER) MADE THIS SESSION ONE TO REMEMBER. BRITTANY AND I ARE SO GLAD TO HAVE MET THEM, WE LOVE GETTING TO MEET ALL THESE AWESOME PEOPLE! NOW IT’S YOUR TURN, MEET HOLLY.

WEDDING | JACOB & LAUREN

cortney dani — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:58:11 +0000

ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2013 LAUREN JONES BECAME, WELL, LAUREN JONES! HER AND JACOB HAVE A WONDERFUL WEDDING STORY, THEY WED SEVERAL MONTHS EARLIER IN A COURTHOUSE (JACOB IN THE MARINE CORPS) AND NOW WAS THEIR TIME TO CELEBRATE BIG! THEY PLANNED IT OUT FOR FEBRUARY, A HUGE BARN, SOFT NEUTRALS AND BURLAP INSPIRED DECOR. IT CAME TOGETHER WITHOUT A HITCH! SAY HELLO TO CLEBURNE, TX AND THE JONES.’

BRIDALS | LAUREN

cortney dani — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:25:10 +0000

LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO I WAS EMAILED BY LAUREN ABOUT WEDDING AND BRIDAL PHOTOGRAPHY. HER WEDDING WAS JUST OVER A MONTH AWAY AND AT FIRST, HONESTLY, WE WERE HESITANT IN TAKING ON SUCH A BIG EVENT WITH SUCH A LITTLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PREP, ETC.

THE DAY THAT WE MET LAUREN IN PERSON, ALL OF OUR WORRIES AND APPREHENSIONS WERE ERASED. HER SMILE, RELAXED ATTITUDE AND WEDDING PLANS MADE US EXCITED AND READY TO GET THINGS ROLLING! HER WEDDING PLANS WITH RUSTIC FLAIR, LIGHT BROWNS AND PINKS THAT MADE OUR INNER PINTEREST GO WILD. AS TO BE EXPECTED, BRITTANY AND I DID A HAPPY DANCE WHEN WE GOT THE JOB.

WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT THE SESSION WITH HER DRESS ON, OUR MOUTHS DROPPED OPEN. BRITTANY AND I HEAVILY CONTEMPLATED GOING HOME AND GRABBING OUR DRESSES AS WELL, SHE MADE US WISH WE WERE GETTING MARRIED AGAIN!

EVERYONE | MEET LAUREN.

PORTRAITS | NATALIE

cortney dani — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:05:57 +0000

JUST BECAUSE PORTRAITS | NATALIE

NATALIE’S MOTHER, CINDY, HAD A WONDERFUL IDEA, SHE GAVE HER DAUGHTER A PORTRAIT SESSION AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT! I LOVE GIFTING PHOTOS, THEY BRING SO MANY SMILES. PLUS, WHAT GIRL DOESN’T LIKE THEIR PICTURE TAKEN???

WE WENT OUT TO MY FAVORITE FIELD, NATALIE BROUGHT HER FRIEND SAVANNAH AND A BAG FULL OF CLOTHES. WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND I JUST LOVE HER OUTFITS!

SHELBY ANN TOLAR : MAKEUP ARTIST.

ANNIVERSARY | JIMMY & ASHLEY

cortney dani — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:54:07 +0000

2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY | THE CONE’S

MY FAMILY IS GIGANTIC. NO, I DON’T HAVE A DUGGAR TYPE FAMILY. WE HAVE A ‘COME OVER AND HANG’ THEN ‘JUMP IN THE FAMILY PHOTO!’ TYPE FAMILY. ASHLEY WAS THIS WAY, SHE WAS MY BEST FRIEND. SHE CAME TO ALL OUR DINNERS, SCIENCE FAIRS AND HOLIDAYS. THEN, ONE DAY, MY OLDER BROTHER CAME TO TOWN (HE WAS ADOPTED OUT OF THE FAMILY WHEN HE WAS A BABY AND CAME BACK WHEN HE TURNED 21!) AND ASHLEY TURNED TO MUSH. A GOOD KIND OF MUSH. NOW, SHE’S REQUIRED TO COME TO EACH DINNER, SCIENCE FAIR, ETC. BECAUSE SHE’S PART OF THE FAMILY!! :)
SAY HELLO TO THEIR ANNIVERSARY, YEAR 2.

JUST FOR FUN | TYLER & CORTNEY

cortney dani — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:48:27 +0000

BRITTANY (my irreplaceable assistant) HAS BEEN INITIATED! SHE’S OFFICIALLY BECOME THE BEST SECOND SHOOTER I COULD ASK FOR!
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, ON HER ANNIVERSARY NO LESS, SHE TOOK MY HUSBAND AND I OUT FOR A LITTLE PHOTO-ING. SHE GAVE HER ALL AND DID SPECTACULAR. BRITTANY, THANK YOU, I LOVE THESE PICTURES SO MUCH, I’M PLEASED TO SAY THEY’LL BE HANGING IN MY HOME!
THIS DR.PEPPER SIGN IS PERFECT, AS YOU MAY KNOW, I’M SLIGHTLY ADDICTED. WHEN I DROVE PAST THIS SIGN I ABOUT HAD A HEART ATTACK, NOT ONLY IS IT DR.P, IT’S ALSO RED AND YELLOW! THEY PRIMARY COLORS OF MY KITCHEN! WHO COULD ASK FOR BETTER…. I’VE PRE-ORDERED A SPLIT IMAGE 3-CANVAS GALLERY SET! I’LL BE POSTING PICTURES OF IT ONCE I GET IT HUNG (warning, could be a couple months…;)!
ENJOY THE PICTURES AND KNOW THAT WHEN BRITTANY’S SECOND SHOOTING, YOU’RE IN VERY CAPABLE AND SKILLED HANDS!

Hair and Makeup by Mollie Laurenzo.

ANNIVERSARY | MATTHEW & SHELBY

cortney dani — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:00:40 +0000

MEET MY DEAR FRIENDS, MATTHEW AND SHELBY.

SHE’S A TEACHER, ARTIST AND FRIEND, FILLED WITH CARE AND A HUGE HEART! MATTHEW IS A YOUTH PASTOR WITH A KNACK FOR CABINETRY AND A HEART FOR TEENS! MATT AND SHELBY GOT MARRIED ON 8/5/11 AND A COUPLE MONTHS AGO I WAS GIVEN THE HONOR OF NOT ONLY PHOTOGRAPHING THEIR ANNIVERSARY PHOTOS, BUT ALSO THEIR BEAUTIFUL KITCHEN REMODEL! MATT’S CABINETRY SKILLS ARE REFLECTED IN THESE LOVELY CABINETS AND MANY OTHER HOMES IN NORTH TEXAS! HE WORKS FOR J.I.L, CHECK OUT SOME OF THEIR WORK HERE!

ON A SIDE NOTE, A FAVORITE SIDE NOTE, THESE PHOTOS WERE CAPTURED IN THEIR HOME, MY FAVORITE PLACE TO TAKE PHOTOS. HERE’S MY REASONING: YOUR HOME IS A REFLECTION OF YOU, YOU’RE COMFORTABLE IN YOUR HOME AND THAT REFLECTS HEAVILY IN THE PHOTO! IT’S LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY, IT’S EVERYDAY LIFE MADE INTO AN EVERLASTING MEMORY.

SAY HELLO TO MATT, SHELBY AND THEIR KITCHEN.