You look like...

yummy sherbet! That is what a very proud nana said to her precious little granddaughter visiting from Colorado during a session. It is not hard to see the love that this family shares. They are spread out a bit and so family reunions are looked forward to and then jam-packed with fun activities. And of course a photo-shoot is necessary to hold on to those memories long enough to last until the next time all are together. I had such a blast with this family and I look forward to many more family reunions.

Here are a few...

Not-So-Little Owen

On Monday I went to visit Owen and his mommy and big brother. Owen is only 3 months old and quite the chunky monkey! He has the cutest chubby legs and buddha belly. He is such a good baby...never even started to cry! And big brother was there to give his support and even take a few pictures of me! Cute, cute boys!

Gettin' Trashy!

We trashed a dress! And it was so much fun! Jamie and I went to a rock quarry that has filled with water and it had the clearest water...a beautiful location! She swam around with the dress and sneakers on! It was funny to see her shoes pop up every once in a while. We had such a great time until Jamie spotted a snake...we are both terrified of them so we freaked out for a good couple of minutes! Once we were both safe, we laughed the entire way back to the car.

Thanks for a great time, Jamie! Looking forward to football games this fall!

Happy Father's Day!

In honor of father's day I thought I would put up a few really sweet images of father's with their kids! I have been so blessed to meet some really wonderful and devoted dads!
Above is a picture of my dad (and mom). I have been so lucky to have a supportive, and positive dad. He has always encouraged me to chase my dreams. So thanks, dad!

It's official!

The "Trash the Dress" was on Good Morning America! I am so excited for my friend and colleague Mark Eric. You can view it HERE

Watch ET Insider tonight!

I am so excited to announce that a friend of mine will be featured on ET Insider and Good Morning America! His name is Mark Eric and he is the founder of a website called
Trash the Dress

The show will be on tonight (Friday) at 7 pm on WBTV. Check it out! And please, if you are interested in doing this, let me know! I have been looking for volunteers for months!

The Moments

As a photographer I would have to say my strongest ability would be capturing the moment. There are so many great moments that happen during the wedding day and that is what I most want to capture. I was looking through some wedding pictures I did a couple of weeks ago at Hilton Head and I remembered the special moment that occurred at the beginning of the wedding ceremony. The bride's face streamed with tears of joy when she faced the man she was going to marry. Those tears of joy turned into smiles and laughter and it was such a great beginning to the ceremony. It was obvious to everyone that she was totally in love with this man.

This is why I love my job.

Kyle + Lauren

I am so behind on posting! There is so much to share and I promise to do my best to catch up! I thought I would follow my cliff bride with her wedding from last weekend. These two are so sweet! They are genuinely caring and kind and just so much fun to be around. I had such a great time spending the day with them and their family and friends.

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Here are a few favorites from the day:


Possibly the youngest ring bearer I have ever seen. What a cutie!





These two have been friends for a VERY long time. I just love the expressions they are sharing with one another.



Off to the party!




This sums up how happy they looked all day.

Bridal on a Cliff

Finally I get to share these pictures!

When Lauren told me she wanted a bridal session, I knew exactly where we needed to go. She is such a natural beauty, I knew anything we did would be great. But I also knew that she trusted me enough to follow my lead. That is why we did something a bit daring. I knew of the perfect rock on the Blue Ridge Parkway that she could stand on and the backdrop would be nothing but the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. So that is what we did! We hiked with a couple of her friends up the mountain. I am very happy with the results and have been wanting to share these since! Lauren and Kyle were married Saturday...an absolutely perfect day! And I am not wasting any time showing these off! Pics from the wedding are on the way as well!

E-Sessions on the beach

I have spent the past two weekends at the beach not only shooting weddings, but engagement and bridal sessions. Unfortunately, I can't show the bridal sessions yet, but I can share the engagement sessions. I had a great time with both couples! We had rain the for the first session, which only seemed appropriate because they say it rains for every special event in their life. Hopefully the rain will hold off in August! No rain for the second session...just sunshine and smiles! The sun was so orange and beautiful I just had to use it as part of the pictures. Here are a couple of the images..more to come of these couples in the fall!