We would be absolutely remiss if we didn't mention Camp Lucy as a favorite wedding venue of ours! Yes, this is outside of our home-based area here in Houston, but it is just too spectacular to not mention. Dripping Springs is the home of Camp Lucy, which I consider to be one of the best wedding venues in Texas! It's right in the heart of Texas Hill Country and very close to Austin, which is home to some of our best friends, so we love to go visit any time we can.

Check out this beautiful inspiration board of a few of our favorite Camp Lucy wedding photos we have taken!

So now you get it, huh? Camp Lucy is just magnificent.

Here's 3 things to love about Camp Lucy!

1. It's exquisitely designed.
I don't know who designed this venue, but they have outstanding taste. The bridal suite is a perfect little house, (see the dress hanging picture) the ceremony site is breathtaking, and the reception hall is perfect. There's also a separate place available for cocktail hour, and a separate area for the groom to hang out. And these buildings are beautiful... styled... no detail is left out.

2. It's a Photographers Dream.
Or at least it's THIS photographer's dream. You can see in the bride/groom portrait in the bottom left that the ceremony site is positioned where the sun sets just behind the couple. This is our absolute favorite lighting scenario and gives us the warm and glowy couples portraits that are a signature characteristic of our style.

3.) They *know* how to put on a grand event.
Wedding blogs go crazy over events at Camp Lucy, and it's easy to see why. Being so close to Austin, their brides are able to work with an amazing team of florists, event rental companies, stylists, and event designers to put on heavily styled weddings. Jana and Clint's wedding had a very long vendor list and I can honestly say it was the best team I've worked with.

Two nights ago I was HeyTelling with our 9-year-old niece Hunter Grace. Santa brought her a new iPod Touch for Christmas, and since texting isn't available (OK... confession. Apparently Hunter has figured it out even though none of us grown ups have a clue. I get random texts from some unknown area code that say "Hey Aunt Catherine, It's me Hunter" every once in a while and just shake my head) on that device, HeyTell is perfect.

I play games on my iPhone. I know I shouldn't. I know it's a time waster. Here's an even more embarrassing confession: some of those games aren't free. Yep, even though Luke told me when I got the phone that I shouldn't be wasting our money on iPhone apps and games, I still buy the $1.99 version of Spades instead of the free one. Ads annoy me. Ok... feel free to delete me from your contacts.

So I stumbled upon a really fun and free iPhone game the other day called Subway Surfers. After a few days of playing it I knew that my niece Hunter would like it too. Since it was free (since Hunts doesn't have a credit card yet...), I HeyTelled her and said, "Hey I know a fun and free iPhone game you should download. It's called Subway Surfers."

Instantly I get the notification that says "New HeyTell Message from Hunter."

"Are you talking about the original version or the Subway Surfers Rio?"

Well heck... I don't know. The name of it on my iPhone home screen just says Subway Surf. When I opened it up though, I did have Rio.

Hunter (apparent Subway Surfing Expert) enlightens me and says, "OK. Subway Surfers Rio is just like the original version but it has a Rio-based theme."

Two a-ha moments here. First, I don't know what a Rio-based theme is, but Hunter does.

Next... why am I downloading the same free games that my 9-year-old niece is? A feeling of shame washed over me. I mean, lets be honest. This feeling of shame wasn't anything serious enough to make me quit playing my game.

To tell you the truth, it took every bit of maturity and control I had to not immediately HeyTell back and say, "Ok. So what's YOOOOUUUUR score multiplier!"

But I just let it go. And went back to playing my game. :)

So, if you like to play iPhone games as well... I'd really recommend you try out Subway Surfers Rio. It's just like the original, but with a Rio-based theme. And by the way, at the current moment, my multiplier is 23. Beat that!

I'd venture a guess this isn't the type of magazine you're expecting to see one of our photos featured in!

The other day I got an e-mail asking for our permission to use one of our photos we'd taken during Emily and Justin's engagement session on the cover of a magazine.

That magazine happens to be a cattle breed specific magazine. These two Shorthorn heifers were 'still life' (or not-still life) that we photographed during our shoot this fall. We always take photos of the stuff around us during a shoot - sometimes it's a tree, or a fence post, or an ivy growing up a wall. And now this picture has ended up on the cover of the national publication. What a deal!

Side note that makes this even more exciting is that this is the breed of cattle that I used to show! I've actually been an avid reader and subscriber to this magazine for at least 20 years. Looks like this is one issue I'll be holding on to for a long time!