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Over the past year, I’ve been able to spend many hours with Janie Medley of Janie Medley Flora Design and The Bride’s Cafe helping with some of her smaller projects. For her 56th birthday, Janie asked if I could take a few portraits for her… just for fun! What a great way to celebrate, I thought! […]

I arrived early to get set up and start the Frank Sinatra Pandora Station. I wanted to set the mood for this “Old Hollywood” influenced shoot. Whitney’s wedding was one of my favorites from this year and I was so excited when she opted to use her engagement session for a bridal session after the […]

Although Ali and I have only met once before, we keep up a really great friendship via facebook and instagram. She is the owner of Perchshop [and maker of those fabulous rope knots you saw in my nautical session from this summer!] and has such great style and taste. The two were up for anything, […]

Catherine is one of the sweetest people I’ve photographed. She is a musician working for International Cooperating Ministries and uses her gifts and talents to serve the Lord – how cool is that?! Contacting me about some portraits, she told me about her most recent project. Catherine has been recording in Nashville, preparing for her upcoming EP, […]

I never thought I’d be a school photographer. My memories of school photographers are cloudy. I hated sitting on that box, hoping I didn’t blink while I stare nervously into the camera lens. One shot. The same set up for each kid, unless you requested a colored gel over the lights. And the results? NEVER […]

Although I used the, “What do I do with my hands,” as a cute blog post title, it is actually a commonly stated concern for people when they are being photographed! Not only their hands, but, “Do you want me to smile?” “My hair is in my face; can I move it?” “What am I […]

Hi blog reader! Yes you, the one who comments sometimes. And you who THINKS about commenting sometimes. I hope you’re doing well today! Did you know that Autumn is almost here? Yep. Time for Pumpkin Spice Lattes, boots, football, holidays… the summer has come and is headed toward the door. Did you know that this […]

I microwaved Friday’s left over curried chicken. Chad might be upset when he gets home because the house will, yet again, smell like curry. Sitting on the couch under my fleece Redskins blanket, I went back and forth between blogging Marriage Monday or blogging Brian and Marcy. I think because I miss them already, I […]

The girls I met at CDIA are such an encouragement. I don’t know how to appropriately express my love for them, how much I love their work, and how much I want to keep them in my pocket so that we can share jokes, photography stuff, and, because we’re girls, clothes. We’re so different in […]