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When my youngest sister was a senior in high school I chaperoned her senior trip to the beach.  This cute girl on the trip, Cameron, didn’t say a word to me the whole time.  I didn’t know what was going on.  It turns out she was just quiet and shy.  And now, as she’s grown […]

Some people go out on Friday nights, some relax and take a break.  Not me.  After being bed ridden and feverish for two days, I’m blogging.  I bet these new parents aren’t out either.  I bet you they’re holding their sweet, new baby girl Alice.  Katie and Cameron were two of the most smitten parents […]

This girl makes me look good.  And I loved the session for so many reasons.  1- she’s done some modeling.  So she’s easy in front of the camera.  Even beautiful people get awkward and she just didn’t.  2- Her sister is married to my brother.  So I know her family pretty well.  One of my […]

I love a fast-moving process.  I got a text from a mom last Thursday afternoon and we ended up setting up the photo session for her three kids at 8 am the very next day!  She said she had bee procrastinating their portraits and had to get them done.  So we did! These two boys […]

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 […]

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 […]

This blog has become a full circle of life.  Magen was one of my first brides and now I’m taking pictures of her baby boy!  She and her handsome husband Trey are some of the nicest people you’ll meet.  It is going to be really fun to watch them parent.  When Braxton was one week […]

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, […]