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We're illuminare photography + cinematography and this blog/website serves as our initial meeting ground, allowing you to get to know us and our work a little better.  While we have a portfolio section and frequently post blog highlights from our weddings and portrait shoots, we also keep the blog rolling with a bunch of various photos and videos that we do for ourselves when we're out just having a good time.  We feel that it's important to share this side of ourselves and allow you to see who we are, how we work, and what we think is cool. 

So sit back, relax and have fun browsing around!  And if you feel that we'd be a good match for you, we'd love to hear from you!

Author Archives: Bret

Kristin + Austin Highlight Video

In addition to shooting the still photography and crazybooth at Kristin and Austin’s wedding, we also shot video throughout the day.  Following their ceremony, the wedding party loaded up into a bright green bus and toured throughout St. Louis, stopping for a few photo locations along the way.  It was way fun and quite nostalgic...

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bmw 328i

My friend Kevin recently went through a series of unfortunate events:  An ice storm + an eighteen wheeler = a totaled car and a missed Christmas with the family.  From all of that chaos and misfortune he was able to turn years of hard work and an end of year close-out into the car of...

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the modern

Last week at the office I was able to catch a viewing of a documentary about Tadao Ando’s Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth.  It was simply amazing to learn about, and inspired me to take Ann out there on Friday afternoon.  It was bloody cold, but still an absolutely beautiful day.  I can’t believe...

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a white christmas

Last weekend, we got snow here in Dallas on Christmas Eve.  Enough of it that we still had it hanging around when we woke up on Christmas morning.  While Ann wasn’t as wide eyed as I was (she’s had her fair share of snow and more), she put up with Cash and I wanting to...

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a place to call home

Like most, this month has been filled with as many visits to all of our family and friends as possible.  Though we love every minute we spend with those close to us,  it’s a truly great feeling every time you come back to the place you call home.  For us, it’s simple, quaint and familiar. ...

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The Johnston Family

The Johnstons are one energy filled family!  Their little girls move a mile a minute and are super sweet.  We had such a good time, and I have to admit that soon after leaving I was already missing them.  Ann will soon be finished wrapping up all the photos, so keep an eye out for...

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