Today was awesome. I am pooped!
For some reason all week I was super excited about these bridals, even on the way the anticipation grew and I had a good feeling. The McNay Art Museum was beautiful, even driving in I was seeing spots I wanted to shoot. The only thing more beautiful than the McNay was Crystal! Take a look….
Here are some of my favs from the day, but it was so hard to choose!!
Be sure to check out all the photos in the gallery below!! :) I recommend full screen!

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Shy, these are bloody superb. The sun through the clouds is exceptional!
These are awesome Shy!
the 5th ‘sunset’ photo – wow. loving the light!
Love them! she’s got gorgeous eyes
Fantastic work Shyann. Number 19 in the gallery is nothing short of a work of art!
Beautiful bride, beautiful photos.
Oh my goodness! These are beautiful!
Wow wow wow.. those first two images are breath taking!
Yup. You outdid yourself on this one, Shy. My favorite work to date of yours… Can’t wait to see what you do next!
What a great job! The bride looks gorgeous! Absolutely stunning! Sooo beautiful!!!
I absolutely love the very first photograph, next to that single image I don’t think that the other previews really belong.
The slide show is captivating.
Wonderful job, you controlled the photo’s perfectly.
I would like to switch eyeballs with her. Is that weird? AWESOME pictures. The black and whites are done really well :)
love the way you brought out the vibrant colors and made such great use of shapes and textures… VERY impressive!
Beautiful images, great colors, great work!
I so love the poses.
The last one has a lovely dreamy quality. Very nice.
Shy, these are just gorgeous. Love the modern romance feel!
Wonderful! I love the high key image. Those eyes are awesome.
ooh~ I love these! the first one really caught my eye… cuz of HER eyes! beautiful blog, too! :)
Great job, Shyann! My favorite is the second one in the slideshow, but her eyes and eye lashes are so amazing in every shot.
Wonderful the first one is my fav!
You are amazing… what an artist!! I love the sunset silhouette… just stunning!
A modern work of art. Stunning photos
Holy Crap!! These are simply stunning!!
wow, I can’t even pick a favorite, all of them have awesome light and posing, and the variety is really great!
Shy–It was so fun being being there and watching your skills. You are exceptional and I will totally tell people about you. I can’t wait to see your work at the wedding.
Thanks MaryAnn!!! Also thanks for being my impromptu assistant as well! Can’t wait for the wedding, see you soon! :)
Thank you everyone else for your awesome comments too.
These are gorgeous, Shy! The sunset shot is incredible and I love the lines in the third one.
The 1st 2 images of this set are AMAZING! I love the high key look in those shots.
Awesome work as always!! Loving the sunset images especially!!
The images are amazing!
What a gorgeous portrait session! I absolutely love the first one in this post. Also your blog is so pretty. :)
these are just to good Shy! I love the second one most though
Gorgeous bridal session. The eyes in the first shot are amazing and the textures in the third shot are really so beautiful, perfect for black and white.
Drooling! Love this set!! Great job. =)
The haze in there first image does it for me, great composition. The whole session is very beautiful
I like this set a lot. She’s really pretty and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a dress like that. On a side note…. is that “Sharing is Sexy” thing a plugin?
Wow, your photography is gorgeous Crystal! Love how you use light and your poses rock.
Oh my those eyes are captivating. Great process for the first image…those eyes just pop right out of the screen and scream for you to look. Beautiful capture of such a wonderfully beautiful young woman.
The bride in the fog is just awesome.
Great work Shy! Love her eyes in the first shot…
love them. that silhouette shot is ART.
Girl you have some mad skills.
I love them all, I can’t pick a favorite.
What a stunner! (Great photos too) :)
Superb location and beautiful work, Shy. My favourites are the 2nd, 3rd and 5th.
Shy, these are great! I love the first one best because of her eyes.
Wow! What a great site you have. Those images are amazing! I especially LOVE the very first one.
Wonderful images! Your work is absolutely amazing!
Yep, these are amazing too!
mmm, these are incredible Shy! Love that fog!
Gorgeous! Love the soft hazy processing.
Great first photo to wow your visitors. Beautiful work.
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Hi just thought we would explain something.. This can be twice now i’ve landed on your own blog within the last few 3 weeks hunting for totally unrelated things. Spooky or what?
The first two are my favs. Her eyes. The flare. Superb!
Amazing! really nice photography here :-)
You capture her beauty along with the sunset is amazing. Good job!
Amazing session with the bride. Great variety of shots. I love it! I’ll continue to watch your blog. :-)