Oh my gosh! I am so excited to post these photos from Nicole and Dale’s trash the dress session. Trash the dress or day after sessions are probably my favorite sessions to shoot. I love that the couple wears their wedding attire, but we are free to go anywhere and do anything! Two days after Nicole and Dale’s wedding at the Paris Hotel, my good friend and fellow photographer, Jessie of Speckled Bird Art, picked us all up and we headed up into the gorgeous mountains outside of Las Vegas. A lot of people don’t get to see this part of Las Vegas and it is so beautiful! I am so glad Nicole and Dale were up to braving the 100+ degree heat for this session!
Let me just say, I had SO many favorites from this session. I starred about half of the session as my favorite! Nicole, you looked freakin’ amazing! Dale, thanks for looking great in that gray suit although it was so hot. Ya’ll totally rocked it! Thank you so much for having us take these photos for you!
***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Nicole and Dale’s wedding when they go online.***
***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Nicole and Dale’s wedding when they go online.***
And the best way to end a photo session? Taking your clients to In ‘n’ Out Burger for the first time! Cheeseburger animal style with a chocolate shake for me! Soooo yummmmy! Here they are sporting their hats!
September 6, 2010 - 6:22 PMKim Lookabaugh - Great Pictures! Ya'll look like real models! The dress was gorgeous! Thanks for posting those. Congratulations!
September 6, 2010 - 3:39 PMStacy Cross - LOVE.THESE.SO.MUCH! :)
September 6, 2010 - 3:25 PMNicole Lookabaugh - Yay Kayla these looks awesome!!! SO glad we made the trip to get these!!! Dinner was AMAZING too!
Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 2:21pm Posted in personal
Oh my gosh! I was looking through all my previous posts yesterday and realized it’s been forever since I posted anything about me and Clint! I know! You guys have to keep me in check and make sure I actually post some personal stuff. This is kaylabarker.com!
Since we bought our 7D camera earlier this year, we have recorded lots of little video clips and I don’t think I have shared any of them! One of the funniest is this clip from our trip in May up to Ohio.
After several nights in a row working super late, Clint and I loaded up our car and headed up to Ohio. We decided that we would go ahead and make the trip from Midland, Texas to Dayton, Ohio in one day. We woke up 3:30am and started making the long drive up.
Clint drives and I navigate. Which means I use my iPhone to locate where we are going, determine the best route, then attempt to tell Clint where to go all while trying to get my iPhone to refresh fast enough. For quite awhile, this method had been working. Well, at least for me anyway! Of course, we would be in the middle of some crazy traffic in a big city and then my iPhone wouldn’t update and we would miss our exit. Or Clint would ask me how much longer, I would estimate some many centimeters there were and give Clint a vague time estimate. Let’s just say it was good marriage building. Hehe.
On this trip, we were almost out of crazy Oklahoma. Only about an hour left to the border. I told Clint that he needed to change highways, but somehow we both never saw an exit and we ended up on some crazy backroad that twisted around rivers and towns. We should have just turned around, but being the good navigator that I am, we pressed on. After 30 minutes+ of driving this crazy, curvy road and going through the most hillbilly towns, we finally made it to the right highway and the following video was recorded.
A few days laters…a trip to Best Buy was made, a GPS was purchased and Kayla the Navigator is no more.
September 5, 2010 - 11:17 PMKristi Schwisow - Silly. You know how I feel about getting lost! I get to see something I have never seen before . . . always a good educational experience!
September 1, 2010 - 3:55 PMKim - Yep, leaving at 3:30 in the morning will do that to ya! :) I'm sure Clint was itching to get a gps anyway and now had the perfect reason.
-kim
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 4:30pm Posted in weddings
Vegas!!! When I tell people that I have shot weddings in Vegas, they look at me with that, “Are you serious?” face. I know, I know, when you think of Vegas you think of all those movies with the super, scary Wedding Chapels and they are a little shocked when I tell them I have couples getting married in Vegas. No, people! It’s not like that! When Nicole first called me and told me she was planning on getting married in Vegas, I was super excited for her! I sat down with her and told her about the weddings I had shot in Vegas and how beautiful the Paris Hotel was and how wonderful it would be! I was SO excited that she wanted us to go with her and document her wedding day! Loved it! The Paris Hotel is such a great hotel with lots of neat spots. I was SO sad when I saw that their beautiful fountain on the front was under construction, but I knew it would force me to be even more creative. Especially on this crazy, 110 degree day! Some of my favorite photos were taken in their hotel room, just relaxing right after the ceremony. So fun! Nicole and Dale are so sweet together! I have LOVED photographing them and they are so comfortable in front of the camera! Makes my job easy!
I have more photos from their AWESOME trash the dress session that we did up in the mountains of Las Vegas which I will post soon! But first, their wedding at the Paris Hotel!
***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Nicole and Dale’s wedding when they go online.***
***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Nicole and Dale’s wedding when they go online.***
August 29, 2010 - 9:30 PMDebbie Hammond - Wonderful pics! Beautiful couple starting a beautiful life together.
August 29, 2010 - 8:19 PMJackie Beaugh - Great pictures....Liked them all
August 29, 2010 - 4:53 PMJoan Rice - Beautiful couple. Good job. Looking forward to the rest
August 29, 2010 - 4:34 PMWanda - Great pictures. Can't wait to see the rest. Wish I could have been there in person. This is the second best thing.
August 29, 2010 - 4:33 PMGayle - Great pix! Thanks for sharing with those of us who couldn't be there. G
August 28, 2010 - 9:55 PMJustin Lookabaugh - i like them all
August 28, 2010 - 9:51 PMPam Lookabaugh - My favorite is the black and white infront of the arch. Their eyes just pop and they look so in love. You capture the essence on camera.
August 28, 2010 - 9:46 PMAndrew Lookabaugh - Love the pictures you took of Dale and Nicole in Las Vegas. Can't wait to see them all!
August 28, 2010 - 11:39 AMkat stevens - Kayla! You get better and better all the time! Love the photos and how great was that houndstooth carpet?
August 26, 2010 - 5:22 PMTori massey - You did a great job Kayla!!!! So glad you could come with us and can't wait to see the rest of the pictures!!! You and Clint are amazing!!!
August 26, 2010 - 3:48 PMPatti Peters - Wonderful Pictures! The Venue was great, of course, and the Bride & Groom are both very photogenic but your photographer did a GREAT JOB catching the mood & the love in those moments between those two main participants but also Mom & Daughter! Thank you very much for sharing all of them.
August 26, 2010 - 10:40 AMVicky Ginanni - Love all these pictures - you did a great job, Kayla! I can't wait to see the others you and Clint took.
August 26, 2010 - 10:29 AMBrown Girl - I love the picture of the necklace on the champagne bottle, so pretty!
August 26, 2010 - 8:43 AMNicole Lookabaugh - Kayla these turned out soooo great! You have such an awesome gift I am so thankful we will have these to look back on when remembering our special day!! Thank you!
August 26, 2010 - 8:17 AMKristi Schwisow - Very cute, young couple!
Love the photo of the Paris hotel!
Monday, August 23, 2010 at 11:43pm Posted in weddings
Yay! I am so excited that I am finally posting these photos! I meet Heather earlier this year and I was so excited when she wanted to book us for her destination wedding at the infamous El Dorado Royale Resort in Riveria Maya outside of Cancun! Woohoo! Clint and I were so excited to go back to Mexico and super excited to capture Heather and Josh’s wedding! It may have been crazy hot, but Heather looked gorgeous and these two were SO happy together! I mean, seriously! It’s not hard to get amazing photos at a resort like this! It was so wonderful to be a part of their gorgeous wedding!
Heather, Josh and family, thank you SO much for taking us with you to photograph your wedding!
***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Heather and Joshua’s wedding when they go online.***
***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Heather and Joshua’s wedding when they go online.***
August 31, 2010 - 1:52 AMMarielle Hayes - Another gorgeous wedding!!! I love how you get the emotion of each wedding. And the bride's blue Manolos? Fabulous.
August 25, 2010 - 4:35 PMashley rodgers - LOVE these! The Eldorado Royale is where my husband and I went for our honeymoon! So pretty!
August 24, 2010 - 11:12 PMs h e r r y - :) Such a cute couple- and I LOVE her shoes :)
August 24, 2010 - 10:58 AMApril - Your photos are just flawless...I absolutely love them. Your work is really outstanding
Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 10:05pm Posted in weddings
Oh yes! Clint and I got back from shooting Nicole and Dale’s wedding in Las Vegas which was great! Two days after their wedding, we headed up into the gorgeous mountains of Las Vegas and did a trash the dress session! So fun! Here is a little teaser until the get the full posts up!
***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Nicole and Dale’s wedding when they go online.***
A couple weeks ago, my family came down from Colorado to visit us! We had a wonderful time seeing them and while they were here, I took my brother, Joshua out to take some updated photos of him! It’s hard to believe that he will be 21 in about two weeks! Crazy! I am so proud of him! He is a genius when it comes to the Bible and anything theology related and he is currently working on his bachelors and masters degree at the same time! Amazing!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 5:41pm Posted in weddings
We just flew home from Mexico last night after photographing Heather and Josh’s amazing and gorgeous wedding in Riviera Maya!! Loved it! It was so much fun and we were so glad they had us come to be a part of it! Here is a little sneak peek from their wedding. I will have more photos posted soon!
***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Heather and Joshua’s wedding when they go online.***
Monday, August 2, 2010 at 9:21pm Posted in weddings
I am really, really excited to share these photos with you! Most weddings, I get a little nervous and anxious, but not with this one! I was SO excited to be photographing Shannon and Zack’s wedding. I really believe that God brings me all my clients and Shannon and her family were SO amazing to work with! Shannon’s mom, Colleen gets sweetest mother-of-the-bride award! I love her! So sweet and I am so blessed that I was able to be a part of this special wedding! Everything was so beautiful and classy! I loved it!
Shannon, Zack, and family, congratulations! Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your day!
***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Shannon and Zack’s wedding when they go online.***
I loved these bouquets! So classic!Probably my favorite walking down the aisle shots ever! They are so cute!They had brownies instead of a groom’s cake and they were SO good! They made good ring props too!
***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Shannon and Zack’s wedding when they go online.***
August 26, 2010 - 7:47 PMBC - I only wish I could have been there to share in your joy. The pics are GREAT!!!
August 26, 2010 - 4:57 PMTamarah Brown - I love the pictures. The personality of the wedding is really captured in the photography--fun and classy.
August 25, 2010 - 4:41 PMRobin Wilson - Kayla,
You are so talented. These pics are wonderful. What a gift to
the bride and groom. So proud of you!!!!!!! Robin Wilson
August 25, 2010 - 4:39 PMRael Henson - So glad for you both, Shannon and Zach! :-) Lovely pictures, Kayla!
August 25, 2010 - 4:01 PMBrie - You are incredibly talented. You really captured the beauty of bride and the wedding!
August 25, 2010 - 3:57 PMNancy Eason - Lovely photos of a lovely wedding. Beautiful photography!!!
It was a very special occasion!!! I enjoyed seeing all the details, wedding cake, entire wedding party, etc!!!!
Well done!
nancy eason
August 25, 2010 - 3:53 PMHilary - These look great! Shannon looks beautiful in all of them!
August 25, 2010 - 2:57 PMAllison - Beautiful pictures!
August 20, 2010 - 2:33 PMCarrie Stallings - Wow, beautiful! Shannon looks like a model. The photography is incredible.
August 20, 2010 - 2:29 PMDave - Great shots. Thanks for posting these.
August 20, 2010 - 2:25 PMHannah Jacobs - the blushing bride!
August 18, 2010 - 3:20 PMAlice Rose - Kayla, I told my husband that Shannon and Zacks wedding was over the top beautiful. Your talent with your camera captured the beauty and the fun/fantastic time that all the guest enjoyed.
August 16, 2010 - 11:36 AMEmily - These are absolutely stunning!
August 15, 2010 - 11:13 PMCatherine DeShan - These pictures are beautiful! It is so amazing to be there and see the pictures be taken and then see the end result. They are gorgeous.
August 15, 2010 - 9:05 PMSusan Abbott - Great pictures!!! You captured the moments!
August 15, 2010 - 8:50 PMDenise White - These are awesome! Such fun angles and shots
August 14, 2010 - 11:27 AMKat - The pictures look amazing! Kayla, you did an amazing job!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE them!!
August 13, 2010 - 8:54 AMCheryl Barker - Wow! Your day way beautiful in every way and your pictures are fantastic. I can't wait to see the rest of them.
August 12, 2010 - 10:34 PMJG - WOW!! What a beautiful couple. The Bridal pictures were stunning.
August 12, 2010 - 10:13 PMTD - Great job at capturing the moments! I loved your use of the natural light.
August 12, 2010 - 1:31 PMPatrick Appel - Love the story-telling a pproach of the pictures. Can't wiat to see Shannon's book and the rest of the family shots. Well done.
August 12, 2010 - 1:15 PMBrandon and Laura Shuman - Zack and Shannon, Your wedding was so beautiful and fun! Your pictures really capture that! Congratulations on starting this new adventure together.
August 12, 2010 - 9:59 AMPriscilla Plumb - These pictures are absolutely wonderful!! What a beautiful way to remember such a special beginning for Shannon and Zack!!
August 11, 2010 - 8:27 PMDeborah - Kayla, you are a fabulous photographer. You certainly captured everyone's personalities. Love your eye for the details, and know these photos will be cherished always!
August 11, 2010 - 8:23 PMMark - Wow - these pictures are amazing! Thank you, Kayla :)
August 11, 2010 - 7:14 PMKB - The pictures were beautiful. You did a super job!!
August 11, 2010 - 5:10 PMAmy Sims - Great pictures!
August 11, 2010 - 1:32 PMjackie Haynes - Thank you for the beautiful pictures you took of Shannon and Zack. The wedding pictures are outstanding. You did a super job photographing her beautiful dress.
August 11, 2010 - 10:35 AMTina Strickling - Shannon is so beautiful. I love how you added all the little extra touches to her pics! Very Unique!
August 11, 2010 - 10:27 AMJody McLane - Wonderful pictures They make me feel as if I am there again -- precious memories to savor over and over!!
August 7, 2010 - 10:11 PMgina - such a beautiful wedding....
such beautiful talent!
August 5, 2010 - 1:35 PMJulie - Gorgeous couple, great photos! Was sad we couldn't attend, but you seem to have captured the essence of the day, love your work, thanks!
August 5, 2010 - 1:31 PMSue Birdsall - This really is a classy looking affair...good pics!
August 5, 2010 - 1:09 PMAmy Leach - Kayla, You are amazing! You captured Shannon's personality perfectly. The pictures are absolutely wonderful! Shannon looks stunningly beautiful!
August 4, 2010 - 10:35 PMKathleen - The pictures are beautiful - but so is the couple - inside and out. I predict a enduring and Christ-honoring marriage.
August 4, 2010 - 10:34 PMWhitney Cortner - Congratulations! What a beautiful wedding and such lovely photos to remember your special day! You are both blessed to have such an amazing photographer capture this milestone moment.
August 4, 2010 - 10:15 PMCK - Absolutely amazing photography, Kayla. Your pictures tell the story and create life-time memories!
August 4, 2010 - 2:03 PMsondra - Kayla,
Love the beautiful pictures of Shannon and Zack's wedding. Your pictures certainly tell the story. Love your eye for the detail.
August 3, 2010 - 4:00 PMKim - Such a classy wedding! Beautiful couple!
August 3, 2010 - 11:00 AMBrown Girl - Beautiful work Kayla! I love the close up shots, you don't see a lot of close up wedding shots and the ones you take are always breath taking!
August 2, 2010 - 9:34 PMs h e r r y - Gorgeous! :) Love the reception/dancing photos. And Shannon resembles a mix of SJP and Meryl Streep (a much much younger version). :):)
I loved these bouquets! So classic!
Probably my favorite walking down the aisle shots ever! They are so cute!
They had brownies instead of a groom’s cake and they were SO good! They made good ring props too!
by Kayla
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