Adam, Michelle, & Addison

I still have lots of family portraits to share with you, but I wanted to change gears a little and start introducing you to some of my brides and grooms for '08 - wedding season will be here before we know it!


Over Christmas, I got to shoot a good friend of mine from college, Adam. We became good friends back when we both lived in Sweet Home Alabama and have stayed in touch ever since. I was so thrilled when I heard he had found his someone special and even more thrilled when they asked me to be there to capture their big day. I had never met his fiance Michelle or her daughter Addison, so I was really looking forward to spending a morning with them over the Christmas holidays! And, as I anticipated - I loved them!


Cute doesn't really even begin to describe Addison - she is just unbelievably precious and so fun and well-behaved! Her poodle, Ashley, also made it to the shoot so we were sure to include her in a few of the shots.

Adam and Michelle are such a great fit - it was so fun for me to see them together!

On the morning of their engagement shoot, we woke up to thunder and rain, so the first portion of their session was spent indoors and shooting under overhangs and awnings. But luckily we lucked out and it slowed enough for us to play in this great little alley that we found and to get these really fun shots!



I love this next shot of Michelle and Addison giving eskimo kisses!
Thanks so much for a great morning, guys! I'm so excited about your wedding in May!

Emily & Bauer

Adam and I were both really looking forward to this shoot - Emily is a longtime friend of both of ours, so we were excited to get to hang out for a while and meet her dog Bauer (as in Jack, not Eddie) for the first time! Bauer is a Puggle - Pug/Beagle mix and what a beautiful dog!
It was a little bit cold, but we still had a fun day playing with Bauer and running around in the park.
Thanks for a fun afternoon!

Back Again

I'm back! After a very busy end of '07 and an amazing Christmas break, we are back in 2008 and I'm so excited about everything that this year is going to bring. I have some really cool things planned for this year that I am so excited for. But first things first - I just checked my editing drive and I have 16 official shoots that I haven't blogged about in addition to some personal work, so I need to get to it!!

I thought I'd start out '08 with a fun one, though I admit to being a little partial since these are some of my best friends in the world! I got to spend some time with Katie and Shae Hinson and FINALLY got to meet their precious little Annabelle who is growing so quickly!


Katie's parents have a beautiful home and it's so fun to shoot there always, so we met up to get some shots of their family together. If you look through the weddings section of my website you can maybe find a couple of shots from their wedding held at the same spot - so cool!

Annabelle is so great - she has the best little laid-back personality and was super chill the whole time - what a cutie!

Can you believe the fall leaves? I promise this next shot isn't fake! The leaves, woodpile, lighting, etc. couldn't have been more perfect!

I'll close with a final shot - it's one of those that makes me tear up a little every time I look at it! We were standing there shooting and Annabelle just turned and buried herself into her mom's shoulder and snuggled in - I just love it!

What a great family that will be changing from a family of 3 to a family of 4 in '08! Congratulations!