Bride in floral white gown holds bouquet by rocky riverside with lush green trees and clear sky backdrop.
Bride in white floral embroidered gown twirling near a serene river, holding a bouquet outdoors.

McKinney Falls State Parks provides the most beautiful background for bridal portraits.


And okay, I'll admit that I did have to do some extra editing to get all the people who were swimming and enjoying the cool water out of the background of the photo. But it was worth it to get these shots for my bride, Becca!

Smiling bride in floral embroidered wedding dress with veil, showcasing back tattoos outdoors in golden hour light.

Can you tell that she's as whimsical and fun loving as they come? Becca liked McKinney Falls for her bridals because it offers so much variety. There are places that make you feel like you're deep in the woods or adventuring on cliffs! Becca chose to have her bridal portraits done after the wedding, so she wasn't worried about taking her bridals outdoors.


Her wedding is featured in my galleries, and you're welcome to see what her day looked like!

Bride in floral embroidered white gown holding bouquet on a forked path in sunlit forest at McKinney Falls State Park.
Smiling bride in floral gown with veil and floral tattoo, posing outdoors taken by bridals photographer Nicole Parker Photography.
Smiling bride in floral wedding dress and veil holds bouquet of burgundy and white flowers outdoors.

Something that I aim to do as a photographer is capture people's natural smile - not the forced, cheesy one that comes out at the obligatory posed Christmas card, but the real deal! This was too easy to do with Becca. You can really see in the photos that she was actually laughing.

Bride in white wedding dress and veil twirling on a sunlit forest path, arms outstretched, motion blur capturing joyful movement.
Bride in white floral embroidered off-shoulder gown walks sunlit forest path holding bouquet taken at McKinney Falls State Park.
Bride in white floral embroidered off-shoulder gown holding bouquet, walking on park path among trees.
Smiling woman with short hair holding red and white chrysanthemum bouquet close to her face, wearing dark lipstick.
Woman in floral white off-shoulder dress sitting among bluebonnets and wildflowers in a sunlit garden setting.

We found this patch of bluebonnets deep in McKinney Falls, and from them came some of my favorite photos from the whole shoot! When taking bridal portraits in Austin, I'm also looking to get as much variety in your final gallery as possible. :)

Woman in floral white off-shoulder gown sitting among bluebonnets in a wildflower field, smiling warmly at McKinney Falls State Park.
Woman in white floral off-shoulder gown twirling near tree roots by a river in a dreamy outdoor portrait in Austin, Texas.
Black and white photo of a bride in a floral embroidered gown holding her skirt outdoors.

As we wrapped up the shoot and headed towards our cars, the last bit of sunset light caught just right, and I paused Becca for a couple more photos. She took off her heels and what came were the sweetest, most whimsical bridal shots.

Woman in white floral embroidered boho wedding dress twirling on sandy terrain at sunset with trees in background.
Bride in white floral embroidered off-shoulder gown twirling outdoors at sunset with trees in background at McKinney Falls.
Woman in white floral embroidered off-shoulder gown poses on sandy terrain at golden hour with trees in background.

Looking to take unique bridal portraits in Austin?


I'd love to show you McKinney Falls and take yours next! Reach out to me and we'll get something going.