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Sadie: 2 year old

September 9, 2010 – 9:06 am

Oooooh this baby is too sweet for words. :) Her mom and dad are two of our best friends and our lives would NOT.BE.THE.SAME without them. :) We shot Sadies 2 year pictures a liiiiiiitttllllleee past her birthday but at least we got them this year! Sadie was wonderful and was proud to show off her fresh “nanacure” for my camera. At the end of the session she decided to stop our shoot until I called her friend….my on Riley…and asked him to come visit us and go out for cup cakes at Ike and Janes after her session. This little miss knows what she wants thats for sure! They are so sweet together. :) Here are some of my favorites from Sadie’s session!

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Michelle & Michael: Married in Toledo,OH.

September 8, 2010 – 3:58 pm

Long time no post right?! Shesh….sorry guys, its been crazy the last month and a half. Im FINALLY ready to play catch up so you are going to get bombarded with blog posts in the next week…like 5 or 6 in a row. :)  So…lets get started shall we?!

I hate that Im JUST NOW posting this, but Michelle, aka Mikki, and Michael, aka PJ, got married at the end of June in Toledo, Ohio and it was AWESOME! These two are so in love and their big day went off without a hitch! The weather was beautiful…the bride was STUNNING…and PJ wasnt too shabby either. :) The amazing, lovely, WONDERFUL Laurie Crutchfield flew to Ohio with me to shoot their wedding and we had a blast. I’ll let the pictures do the rest of the talking for you guys…enjoy!

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Tessa & Sam: Engaged

July 15, 2010 – 9:26 am

These two have our heart too. Even though it was TOTALLY weird watching Anthonys 17 year old little sister make out with her boyfriend in front of my camera…it wasnt until I saw a big ole smile stretch across Tessa’s face that I realized, “Hey wait! She’s 23…not 17! And thats her fiance..not just her boyfriend!” ugh…where has time gone!?? Shooting an engagement session is always a lot of fun and super insightful as to how the couple works. But more importantly its a chance to ME to get to fall in love with them…to get REALLY excited about their big day…to understand why the love like they do. This was no exception. I watched Tessa and Sam together and I got pretty giddy just thinking about their wedding this fall. She protects him. He takes care of her. Its going to be perfect…and we cant wait! Tessa & Sam…we love you both SOOOO much! And Sam…I promise I wont call you a leprechaun on your wedding day…at least more than once. :) Here are just a few pictures from their quick engagement session in downtown Charleston.

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The Mays: Family (Charleston, SC)

July 14, 2010 – 11:44 am

This past weekend we went up to Charleston, SC to shoot family pictures and engagement session! I love that city and so does Anthony…so needless to say we had a great time! The best part of the whole deal was that we got to spend some much needed quality time with my sis-in-law and her crew. Margie feels like a sister. Like the REAL kind. Most of you know that Im an only child…and I have always wanted siblings that I could hang out with and laugh with and cry with…Margie is that kind of sister to me. All of Anthony’s siblings have taken me in as their own and I love when we get to spend one on one time with each of them. (*Tessa…if youre reading this I love YOU TOO…you’ll get your bum fluffed tomorrow when I post your engagement session. :) heheheh)

Margie and her hubs, Derek have the best kids. Seriously…the best. They are kind and sweet and just all around great children. Their lil miss, Sydney was Riley’s personal assistant all weekend so I didnt have to do ANYTHING! **I think I might adopt a 7 year old…it was a HUGE help. :)  Kyle and Nick were wonderful older cousins to my little chubs too and we had a wonderful time catching up and spending time together. Without further ado…here are some pictures from their session! ***And a few of Riley at the park with everyone too!

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Suzanne & Chuck

July 14, 2010 – 11:24 am

Oops! I just realized I never posted this super fun session a few months back! This is Suzanne and Chuck and they are SOOOOO much fun! And SOOOOO much in love! We just shot their wedding last weekend and I cant tell you how perfect it was….wait for that post a little later. :) They met at the Grit and fell in love there….so thats where we went! We made our way down to The Daily Co-op for a little grocery shopping…and finished our session in a cute little nook on Prince Avenue…gosh…I just LOVE Athens. :) I’ve got much more to post today so…I’ll leave you guys with pictures for now!

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Mary & Sam: Engaged

July 2, 2010 – 12:45 pm

Happy Friday!!!!

This is Sam & Mary! We are going to have a BLAST with this couple at their wedding! I met with Mary and here mom several months ago to discuss Mary’s December wedding and when they left I just got so excited about the fun stuff that was going into the details of their day. Mary is really REALLY sweet and Sam is…literally…her perfect compliment. They laugh….a lot. And to me, thats HUGE in a relationship. They were quick to sneak in kisses, even when I wasnt looking, and its easy to see that they are best friends…couples like this make my job super easy. :) Have a great weekend everyone!!!

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Stevie & Matt: Engaged

July 1, 2010 – 9:30 am

Everyone, this is Stevie and Matt! I met Stevie at the Athens Wedding Professionals Ultimate Bridal Show in January and from the second I saw her I KNEW she had to book us! She came off so personable and sweet but funky and fun at the same time and it wasn’t hard to visual her amazing wedding after she and I talked details for a little bit. She and Matt are having a black tie wedding on Halloween evening this year and we are soooo excited we can barely contain it! This is going to be a party not to miss, thats for sure!!!

When we set up their session, Stevie and Matt were both awesome about being flexible with me as far as the location went. We knew that they loved their sweet pups and that we would end their session at a dog park, but months before their session I had stumbled upon an old abandoned airplane…out in the middle of this beautiful field…behind a junkyard…behind a body shop. I waited….and I waited…and I waited. I wanted to find the right couple that would fit this setting and when we met S&M…I knew it was them! Well…we get to the body shop and almost didnt make it to the back field. Once we got there, that plane was COVERED and I mean COVERED in briars and ivy like it had NOT been several months ago. Internally, I was a little bummed, but this couple was so willing to climb and step their way through all the crud so that I could get some really fun pictures of them doing what they do best in a really cool place. Ive said it before and I will sat it again…my clients are rock stars. :)

Stevie and Matt, we had the best time with you guys! I LOVE your relationship. You guys make each other laugh (oh..and me! hahaha) and its so sweet to see how you look out for one another. We cant wait for October to get here and feel so blessed to be a part of your day!

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Nicole & Andrew: Married

May 27, 2010 – 11:38 am

Oooooh! Who’s on top of it…thats ME! 2 blog posts in one week, Im on a roll! :)

Nicole and Andrew were married last month at Reunion Golf Club in Brasleton and their day could not have been better! These two are such a special couple and we were so blessed to spend the day with them as they celebrated with all of their friends and family. Ive known Nicole for 3 years or so and when I met Andrew I KNEW this boy was made for her. They way they look at each other….the way they speak of each other…it was meant to be. :) Here are some of our favorites from their day!


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Get your VOTE on!

April 14, 2010 – 11:09 am

Hey everyone!

Last month we were approached by some really cool kids at BACON Handmade neck wear about participating in a little photo contest they put together. Well…once the photographers were selected and the entires were in, they released the voting! So…click HERE to go vote for us! And check out Bacon while you are there…there ties are funky and a lot of fun!

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Catching up on the good stuff

April 12, 2010 – 10:34 am

Happy Monday everyone! I hope your weekend was awesome and that everyone was able to play outside in the wonderful weather! We shot Leslie & Mark’s BEAUTIFUL wedding Saturday and I will say that the weather could NOT have been better. It rained the day before, desolving a lot of the built up pollen and leaving beautiful clear skies behind…it was wonderful. :)

So….Im going to double up today to make up for falling behind with our monthly charities. So, Im posting TWO of our charites this morning! No fear, I have made our donation but just never got the chance to sit and blog it.

So….that being said, I am happy to announce that the charity selected for April was the International Justice Misson or IJM as its better known. This organization fights against injustice for victims of abuse…especially children that are forced in to the sex trade industry in LOTS of countries. This is a much more real and prevelant problem that most people would expect and having seen documentaries that IJM has put together and spoken first hand with someone who has worked for them, this organization has my heart. Having riley completely changed my heart for children and I realized that they are so delicate (both emotionally and physically) and that they are to be protected and cherished and loved on…not beaten, abused, used for sex, and left feeling hopeless and alone. The real truth is that Jesus is Hope…and IJM offers Jesus. And they do an amazing job saving these kids and (more importantly) following up with them…making sure that they arent left asking “okay..whats next?” If you are interested in learning more about IJM or want to donate to this organization go HERE or straight ot their website at www.ijm.org. :)

Knowing how busy we are going to be in the next month, Im going to go ahead and post our next charity! The charity for May is an organization called Thirst Relief! Thirst Relief responds to the worlds water crisis. They focus primarily in Africa and South America (and more recently on Haiti) providing clean water for drinking to those in need. Water is something we all take for granted and Im so excited about being able to help spread awareness about this organization! You can check them out or donate HERE…or by going to their website at www.thirstrelief.org.

NOW…on to pictures… :)

THIS is Halston! Halston is our intern, Hannah, boyfriend. We had a blast shooting his senior pictures right here at my house. Hannah did great shooting too and although I’d never met Halston before, he was super easy going and was a great sport about us taking our time with him. Here are some of our favorites…and of course I HAD to grab some pictures of he and Hannah together… :)

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