Elizabeth and Carlos Castro's Engagement Pictures - March 2005

Elizabeth and Carlos were the first couple that requested me to take their Engagement pictures. Needless to say I felt honored, privileged, and even a little overwhelmed. I think mostly I felt excited.

To me, photography was a hobby that I enjoyed and while I occasionally daydreamed about one day doing it professionally, I never once thought that it would actually happen.

Elizabeth (or Lizi to me) is my youngest sister and is very dear to me. Since taking these pictures she has moved to San Antonio and then to Hawaii. As you can imagine because of the distance we don't get to see each other very often. Looking at these pictures helps me to feel just a little but closer to her.

So with out further ado, I share these pictures with you and hope that you enjoy viewing them as much as I did taking them.

Claudette Yolanda Hyde

Jacob Rittenhouse and Jessica Hodge

Having known Jacob and his family since before his return from his mission, I was overjoyed at the news of his engagement. I was further honored to have been asked to capture their announcement photos. It was an amazing experience having the fortune of memorializing Jacob and Jessica's commitment to one another. The spark and energy that they exude when around each other is infectious and made each frame surreal. Jacob has really found himself a jewel in his future bride, and having such a natural beauty as Jessica to work with made my job (if you can call having so much fun a job) easy.