{ We love to see it✨ } Big congratulations to @cureforparanoia on winning the @nprmusic Tiny Desk competition‼️👏 We’ve been lucky to have them perform at Kessler Studios three times for Music Safari plus filming their last three submissions, one of them shot at Kessler Studios. We love watching artists we believe in continue to grow and get the recognition they deserve! Thank you for sharing your art, energy, and talent with our space. We can’t wait to see what’s next ❤️ 📸 @kathytran.creatives | @kathytranx 📍 @kesslerstudios

{ Development } Hosted one of @dfwjunkjournalclub meetups at @kesslerstudios last week and our theme was: Development 📸 We spent the evening collaging, sharing stories, and being around other people who understand the comfort of making things with your hands If you didn’t know, collage was actually my first form of art before photography. Coming back to it as an adult feels very full circle. My life kept getting bigger and louder, and eventually I realized I needed a place for all the fragments to go. Collage became one of the few ways I can actually metabolize my experiences instead of just carrying them. Honestly, this was also my first time ever sitting beside other people who collage. It felt weirdly emotional to realize something that has quietly lived inside me for years also lives inside other people too. - @kathytranx (first image is mine!) Huge thank you to @ube_addict for making it extra special with the matcha drinks 💚 Our next meetup will be in August. Theme: Peacock 🦚 An ode to our unofficial neighborhood pet that keeps blessing us with appearances around Kessler Park. If you want to join the next one, send me a DM ✂️📓

{A Brand New Season 🌼 } Bright and airy maternity portrait at Kessler Studios. Celebrating all the moms to be and the beautiful new chapter ahead ✨ 📸 @kathytranx 📍@kesslerstudios

Now, that’s development. What a fun evening at @kesslerstudios being surrounded by friends and photography. Some of our favorite things about journal club are getting to experience different parts of our incredible city, support local businesses, and connect with the people that make our DFW culture so special. We’re so grateful to @kathytranx for the invitation to share her space and our art with you! Thank you for sharing your studio with us and showing us some of the beauty of Kessler Park. #dallas #junkjournalclub #journaling #kesslerpark #junkjournaling

Photos by Kathy Tran

New season, new branding, new photos to match. If your website still has photos from years ago, this is your sign to update them. DM Headshots for more info 📸✨

{ the bride wore thrift } Three years ago I spent $1,600 on a custom dress for our engagement party. (last slide is the dress) this year I found a white suit at 2nd street between photoshoots.. 20 minutes to kill, tried it on in that fitting room (second to last slide), pants fit perfectly. $32 for the whole set. cropped the top. that was it. vintage belt from a murder mystery party. pendant and tassel from our first Round Top last month. corset gifted by Vivian at my bachelorette. feather clip from Ashley. I mentioned once that I wanted a bouquet purse. Daniel remembered. Ashley helped him make it happen. I love how it turned out. 🤍both felt right. both were me. 📸 @severus_snapshot @kesslerstudios

This is what 40 looks like 🔥 Bold, beautiful, and worth celebrating out loud. Birthday sessions are open and ready for you! Schedule your session in advanced to snag the 15% off before April is over! Payment plans are accepted 💅

{ three year engagement } We’ve gotten a lot of “wait, aren’t you already married?” and the honest answer is: it’s complicated. In 2023 we rushed our engagement and planned a whole at-home wedding because my dad was nearing the end of his life. He passed a month before. With plans already in place and grief very much present, we renamed it an engagement party and let ourselves just be in it. We had a venue booked for 2024, but the timing didn’t feel right, a lot of family couldn’t make it, so we turned it into an immediate family + joint bach weekend at a 40 person cabin, which was actually really fun and maybe exactly what we needed. and then we paused. Not on us. on the wedding. because we wanted to do the internal work first.. to show up as our best selves before making that commitment in front of people. For 18 months we worked really hard. Daniel lost 60 lbs. i lost about 15. We untangled our relationship from our business, which had been one long hustle from the beginning. We had to figure out who we were when we weren’t building something together. Turns out we still really like each other. 😉 Because what’s the dream home and the dream studio if love isn’t the biggest thing living inside it. When the day finally came it felt obvious. Courthouse ceremony with immediate family - small intimate reception at our house right after with childhood friends, besties and close neighbors. The least stressful thing we’ve ever put together, which says a lot. It felt like us. Finally, just us. This is how I want to remember it. 📸 @ashgphoto @severus_snapshot 💄 @leveluplana @laura_oliver_dallas 🌹 @ashgongora 🎈 @partygeenius 🎶 @fakeinternetpersona

Another successful Music Safari in the bag! Always gonna show up n show out ✨🎶🦒 @shirasketch 's overalls upcycled by us ♻️ @nulyfeupcycle #twins #twinsisters #identicaltwins #ootd #dallascreatives

Music Safari. Glad we all held out for better weather! @chloee.hart �@yochefdee @scuttinoo

☔️ RAIN RESCHEDULE ☔️ Mother Nature had other plans — we’re moving the event to TOMORROW! 📅 Sunday, April 19th 🕓 4:00 – 7:00 PM 🎶 Same artists, same set times @kesslerstudios Already RSVP’d or bought a VIP ticket? You’re all set — it carries over to tomorrow, no action needed ✅ Couldn’t make it today? You can still catch it tomorrow — just RSVP and we’ll see you there. RSVP link in bio 🔗