je vois photography

I’ve lived in Birmingham almost my entire life, and until Julie and Matt asked me to shoot their wedding there, I had never set foot inside The Donnelly House.  It’s so beautiful, y’all!!!  And the owner and coordinator are so knowledgeable and so lovely to work with.  It was a perfect place for this fun, […]

Mariglenn and Peter were married on a steamy August day at Covenant Presbyterian Church.  Her smile speaks volumes about the tone of the day… just excitement.  They were very obviously so excited to be together forever from this day on.  It was a pleasure to be a part of!  From Mariglenn’s prep at her aunt’s […]

I long for beauty.  For love and passion and stories wrapped up in neat little bows.  One of the wonderful things about my job is that weddings contain all of these things!  Lauren and Charlie’s wedding was no different.  There was beauty and love and passion and a happy ending to the day.  My favorite […]

I know the holidays seem far away.  But in order for you to have images in time for your holiday cards to go out, we need to start thinking about it now.  Between my wedding schedule and holidays/life busy-ness, the available times fill up fast.  Let me know as soon as you know when you’d […]

On Sunday, a family that is so dear to me had two very big reasons to celebrate.  Their first two grandbabies were dedicated at the same church they dedicated their own two children years ago.  The granddaughters and their parents live in New York and California, with the doting grandparents here in Alabama.  So the […]

Ever wonder what these crazy people called photographers look like on a wedding day?  What we DO to get our brides and grooms to do what they do?  A few of my 2nd shooters (Thanks to Kelly Cummings and Natalie Spargo!) have slyly captured me doing my thing over the last year and here is […]

It was hot as blue blazes on Danielle and Trey’s wedding day.  It rained three times, but never where Danielle was.  We think that means this marriage has extra luck!  I started the day with Danielle at her parents home in Liberty Park.  All the women in the family had their hair done there, and make […]

My brother and his beautiful wife Brittany became beekeepers earlier this year. It was a pretty big deal.  They each had a colony to parent, each with a beautiful white bee box for the bees to inhabit and fill and create honey.  Of course, the honey is the main goal.  And last weekend was extraction […]

As the temperature gets hotter and hotter, spring’s passing is confirmed.  I was looking through some pictures and found these lovely springtime images.  Here’s a fun glimpse back and the very recent past…

“Man of God, in the Hebrew Bible, is a title of respect applied to prophets and beloved religious leaders” (Wikipedia.)  That phrase nearly perfectly suits Steve Whitner.  “Religious leader” doesn’t quite do it though.  Steve is more than that.  He is a devoted seeker of Christ, and that is what makes him a beloved religious […]

My elementary school PE Coach turned 60 this month.  And asked me to photograph her great big party!  Coach Robbins (Jane) had been planning this party for months.  Every detail.  The company that she hired the DJ from said that they had never seen such a detailed plan for a party.  And that was just […]

I’m not going to make my goal of two FULL posts this week.  I’m headed to the beach tomorrow, with no computer, so this is just a little sneak at the next post when I return.  No story or hints about what it is, just this one fantastical image!

Earlier in October, some very dear friends’ daughter turned 13.  Now, this is big because you’re entering your teens, surviving middle school, not to mention some other family stuff that she is handling so maturely.  Lauren has always seemed older than she is, but this year, being delightful and mature paid off- a great big […]

Well, let me say “and the winners are…”  There were so many comments and so many varieties of people that commented that I couldn’t do just one.  So, two of you are getting free couples sessions at Railroad Park.  They are: Erin Stephenson Heather Phillips Did you know that there’s a random number generator app?  […]

Not the singer, LADY Gaga, but a much classier Lady named GaGa, who bore the name long before we heard “Just Dance…” A longtime friend of our family asked me recently to photograph a service honoring her mother, Gaga, as she fights pancreatic cancer.  Sweet Gaga lost her husband just a few weeks ago and […]