Steph and Lady Photography

“Like God decided to light this day with candles, I could see all of Texas. It was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.”-Elsa Dutton 1883

“Love is the one thing we’re capable of perceiving that transcends time and space. Maybe we should trust that, even if we can’t understand it” -Interstellar

“thank you for showing me patience.
for meeting my insecurities with kindness.
for looking into my tired eyes
and offering me a place to rest.
thank you for keeping me warm,
and holding me when things get
too heavy.
thank you for supporting me
and hearing me
and seeing me.
thank you for loving me
and teaching me how to love me too.” karlee rose 🥀

“wolves and lovers,
restless and running wild,
we need more than an
ordinary love and a tamed life
because some aches are
made of everything, craving, everything,
from the soul-deep to being
tangled up in heartbeats
and bite marks and body heat…
driven by instincts and
drunk on moonlight,
we need a life made of things
we can chew on,
and nights where we find
ourselves when we lose a little sleep
and we feel the blood in our veins
and the passion in our chests
like kerosene…
so I’ll go with you, if you’ll come with me…
and we’ll burn…we’ll run…we’ll love.”

-butterflies rising

"I want to tell you everything I know
carry you and guide you.
Yet somehow,
as your tiny finger points to things in wonder
and your eyes meet mine,
the paradigm shifts.
I once thought I was to show you the world,
when all along you came to show me.”
-Jessica Urlichs

"We are mosaics-
pieces of light,
love, history,
stars— glued
together with
magic and music
and words.”
-Anita Krishan

“The happiest people romanticize their life because they know magics exists where they choose to find it.” -case kenny

“She cleared out all of
her old ideas of
things, until she
could hear her own
joy with almost no
effort at all”

"An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.” —Ancient Chinese Proverb.

When this couple asked me if I had ever heard of the Red String theory, I was intrigued. I’d never come across this beautiful concept before, but as they explained it, something about it resonated deeply with me. The idea that invisible threads connect us to those we’re meant to meet—regardless of time or circumstance—is such a powerful notion. It’s comforting, almost magical, to think that no matter how far apart we might drift, those connections will always pull us back together when the time is right.

Their story is a living testament to this. They first met in high school, shared moments of young friendship, but eventually lost touch as life took them down different paths. For nearly a decade, their thread was stretched across time and distance. Yet, even though they were living separate lives, that invisible connection never broke. When they finally reconnected, it felt as if they were meant to pick up right where they had left off. And now, here they are, ready to tie another knot in that red string.

I can’t help but smile when I think about how the universe works in ways we can’t always see or understand.

“she might be down to earth
and rooted in reality
by her responsibilities
but her soul is a wild one;
always set on finding magic
in sunsets and sunrises
that others take for granted.” -Daniel Mercury

"I had to find you, tell you I need you
Tell you I set you apart“- Coldplay

"i said, “i love you.”
but what i meant was—

i’ve never felt so much peace
with another person. i can rest
my mind and speak my heart for
the first time without feeling
judged or unwanted. i feel safe with you. i feel known. and for the first time i understand
what real love is.” - topher kearby

“You will get there.
But right now you are here.
(and here is wonderful)“
- Walk the Earth

"At the end of the day- I want to leave this world with a heart that is worn out and tender all over, with a heart that aches from loving, and feeling, and caring in the best way possible. I want to leave this world knowing that I poured love into everything I did, that I crahed my soul into each and every single day, that I tried for something while I was here, that I risked. At the end of the day I just want to be proud of the way that I turned every loss into a lesson, of the way I believed in the light even when I could not see it. At the end of the day, I just want to be proud of the way I connected, I just want to be proud of the person I have become."

"Give yourself time to bloom"🌸

“It is quite simple- nothing that is meant for you will ever get away. Love deeply and without the need to possess or own; let beautiful connections pass through you without attachment, slam your heart into the people and places and the things that ignite something deep inside of your soul, and I promise, I promise- the right things will stay. You will never lose what is for you. Please don’t ever forget that.”