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Remember a really long time ago when I said I wanted a bride to take me wedding dress shopping with her?  Well… she did! My sister Hagen got engaged on Friday.  With one extremely type-A sister and one extremely excitable sister, we found ourselves gown shopping the very next day.  It was partly a joke, […]

Talented people (that I LOVE) have just launched an etsy site.  My mom, sister (Hagen) and sister-in-law are all very handy and have been working almost ’round the clock to get their wares ready for purchase.  I have been so amazed by their products and so excited, that I had to interrupt my usual programming […]

When we met for their maternity session at the end of last month, Kristen and Michael expected it to be a couple of months before we would meet again for MJ’s infant session.  But, he had other plans!  He was a whole month early and was still well into the 6 lb range.  After one […]

My long-time friend Ashley Berkery, a marvelous wedding planner, told Craig about me last year as soon as Craig and Matt were engaged.  My initial meeting with her was lengthy because I just kept asking questions.  For such a young lady, she has already had quite an eventful life.  A supportive family, out-of-town college experience, […]

I have known Liesa and Chad since their wedding a year and a half ago.  It was beautiful, the church was beautiful, they were beautiful.  So I don’t know why it is any surprise at ALL that their baby girl, Emma, would also be beautiful.  She’s tiny.  With expressive eyebrows.  Just like her infant session […]

I must confess, I really love Lake Martin weddings.  Or maybe it’s just this particular group of people whose weddings I really like.  This was my fourth, I think, of this group and not a one has disappointed.  As I drove to Ali and Jackson’s wedding location, the sky did not look good.  But by […]

As Stanley and Kelly walked away from their perfect wedding ceremony, Stanley said, with a huge grin, “You finally took my name!” It was one of my favorite moments of this beautiful, and really hot, wedding day.  Kelly’s sister is a good friend of mine and I was excited when I talked to her last […]

A few weeks ago a girl I hadn’t seen since high school emailed me about doing a maternity session.  She’s a little younger than I am, but I had a few vivid memories of her.  She was so beautiful and fun and sweet, so I was excited she remembered me.  She and her husband Michael […]

I am too excited about Liz and Gardner’s wedding.  Liz won me over from the moment we met.  She’s just so gentle and sweet.  She listens well, but not at the expense of adding her own two cents.  The things she shared about Gardner made me sure I would like him too.  And sure enough, […]

Just before I left for my annual summer vacation, I had a flurry of portrait sessions.  I always love it when a session includes catching up with a friend.  So, Juliet’s session was a favorite since I got to visit with her wonderful mother, Annah.  You’ve all seen her beautiful daughter Claire and Juliet’s infant […]

I love this little family.  Sweet baby Hope is a blessed girl to be born to one like this.  Ben and Cally are in our small group and their first baby girl, Anna Grace, is precious.  So dainty and beautiful with some major spunk.  I’m sure sweet, roly poly, bright-eyed Hope will follow suit.  So […]

Sarah Elizabeth messaged me on May 20 of last year and said basically, “I’m calling the church tomorrow to set a date, but I want you to shoot my wedding.”  It made my month!  She and Alan started dating May 18, 2009.  On May 18, 2012 they got engaged and May 18, 2013 they got […]

Another year has gone by and it’s time again for Sadie’s birthday party.  This year it was an enchanted garden theme, since she is such a classy big girl.  I think it’s so special that she’ll have memories of celebrations of her birthday with each parent.  And, as usual, Dan and Hagen outdid themselves.  It […]

Amanda and Paul were married in Mexico.  Without me.  But they had a great, fun party here and invited me to be their Birmingham reception photographer.  It was really fun to watch them together.  I know I, and all wedding photographers, say that a lot.  But here’s what I mean.  Amanda is fairly confident… she […]

Remember the contest I had to help raise money for an almost-new-mom my friend Catie was helping?  Well one of the winners was a friend I’ve known since early childhood.  Natalie and I had our first daughters around the same time and I don’t think I’ve seen her since we were both pregnant.  Meeting her […]