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59.  Spring time60.  afternoons spent with my girls and not in an office.61.  playing with long-time friends62.  Dawson Ballet- the perfect combination of my gifts! 63.  her first ballet recital 64.  that it’s over!!!

An old family friend called a few months ago to get her adorable son’s one-year portrait session scheduled.  Sadly, I hadn’t met John Turner yet.  Both his mom and dad are calm, easy-going, reasonably quiet people, so I expected similar traits in him.  But no, no, no… this little man is on the move, expressive, […]

When I start thinking about what I’ll write as I blog a wedding I plan to say “This was my favorite part…”  But within each wedding I have around 4 or 5 “favorite” parts.  Instead of telling you all dozen of my favorite moments Jen and Tommy’s wedding, I’ll just warn you ahead of time- […]

Back in November I met with this beautiful girl that I really liked.  Her wedding was in March and I wanted to be the photographer.  Our personalities clicked, her plans sounded gorgeous and I just knew her bright blue eyes and rosy cheeks would make a beautiful bride.  What I didn’t know is that Anna […]

In my last post, I showed what a difference 20 months makes in the life of a baby girl.  NOW we’ll look at what a difference just 3 months makes!  Little Olivia and I met 3 months ago, at her 3-month portrait session.  She was so cute, just figuring out how to push up with […]

One of the most delightful people I know had a baby.  Anna is this beautiful, contagiously happy, full-of-life girl who I don’t see enough of.  Her fun-loving husband and mine get along great too, so they’re one of very few couples that we both really click with (you know how that goes!!)  Last summer they […]

I met this really adorable girl, Colleen, at a mutual friend’s Halloween Party 3 1/2 years ago.  The few times we have hung out, I’ve found myself talking only to her instead of others.  She’s delightful.  She’s beautiful inside and out… confident without being arrogant, athletic yet feminine, loves the Lord and lives her life […]

Photographers say it all the time… we don’t take pictures of our own life because we’re so busy taking pictures of others.  I did really well taking pictures at milestones, until about 10 months ago. But today, me and my girls took a trip to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and enjoyed this spring day right […]

A really cool thing about being a wedding photographer at this time is that my youngest sister’s friends are getting married!  Maria was one of her childhood friends and this weekend I got to do an engagement session with Allison, another childhood and still very close friend.  It’s really cool to see these little girls […]

“God is always good and I am always loved. Everything is eucharisteo. Because eucharisteo is how Jesus, at the Last Supper, showed us to transfigure things- take the pain that is given, give thanks for it and transform it into a joy that fulfills all emptiness.  I have glimpsed it: This, the hard eucharisteo.  The  […]

Are you sick of family Christmas card pics?  I am.  But I love this little family so much that I can’t help but post it.  About halfway through the session, Rachel (mom) and I decided that 18-months is the hardest age for photos.  Charlotte was not going to sit still for more than 15 seconds.  […]

I am always planning the next step.  If I have 10 weddings booked, I’m thinking about where #11 will come from.  If I’m happily watching tv with my daughters, I’m figuring out what time I need to start cooking dinner.  If I’m eating dinner, I’m planning what I’ll have for dessert.  It’s not good.  I […]

I’m so pleased to introduce you to little Mims.  I got to meet her just before her two week birthday and I just can’t believe how tiny and beautiful she is.  Her mom, Ann Yates, emailed me a few weeks before her due date, knowing she wanted infant portraits done.  She was supposed to keep […]

I have so many things to say about this wedding.  From the amazing style and smile of the bride to the easy-going, comfortable demeanor of the groom… the laughter-filled bridesmaids to the fun-loving, dance-loving groomsmen… the amazing band, food, bride’s dress… the perfect day both schedule and weather-wise.  All of it was better than I […]

I’m certain that you’re just as eager to see how gorgeous Maria and Zach were as I am to show you!  So here are a few early favorites.