Katie and Adam are such a sweet couple and they were a joy to photograph. I could not get over Katie’s style outfit of pop color, so cute! Looking forward to your April wedding, Katie and Adam. Thanks for such a great time!

As I mentioned in Part I, Ashley had the awesome idea of doing a Holi Powder shoot at the end of their session. It was SO fun and I LOVE the way the images turned out. It is always nice to do something a little different from the norm, so if you are one of my clients and ever have a new idea, please don’t hesitate to let me know!

Enjoy these fun images, and this adorable couple!

Ashely & Brian and completely adorable. There are so many reasons why this session is one of my favorites! The location and light was amazing, and how could anyone resist that awesome vintage truck? And on top of all that, Ashley had the wonderful idea of doing a Holi-Powder shoot at the end of the session. This was such a great time that I had to save it for a separate post, which will be revealed tomorrow so make sure to stay tuned!

Thanks, Ashely and Brian for such a great time! Can’t wait for your wedding next May!

Jeremy, Julie and sweet Maddex are such a precious family! I have had the opportunity to get to know them since she was pregnant by shoot Julie’s Baby Bump session and Maddex’s  Newborn session. I can’t beleive he is already 6 months old! It is so clear how close this family is by these images and I love it. Enjoy!

So you would think since I am a photographer, my family would get their picture taken all the time, have first dibs on sessions, and get all the benefits of beautiful prints around their home. Not. The. Case. My sister, Amy had been asking me for a session with her and her husband, Brian for a LONG time and I finally got around to it on our family vacation this year. This was perfect because I obviously had no other shoots to get to and I rarely get to shoot on the beach, which was amazing!

Amy is 5 years younger than me but we are commonly mistaken as twins. This is quite the compliment since I personally think she is beautiful. My husband would say that Brian is beautiful, they seems to love each other a lot too. These two are our BFF’s these days and we couldn’t be more thankful for them. Oli also LOVES his Auntie and Uncle B!

Enjoy!

I have been a busy bee editing in order to stay caught up in preparation for Tucker baby boy #2 to arrive the first week of November. Here is a sneak peek of what’s to come (hopefully!) before he make his debut!

Happy Family :: The LaCoursieres

Baby Love :: Maddex

Engaged! :: Ashley & Brian

Baby Love :: Lanie Beth

Engaged! :: Katie & Adam

Baby Bump :: The McGinn Family

Engaged! :: Brittany & Tyler

Engaged! :: Ashley & Tyler

It has been forever since I posted about anything personal, mostly because I have been swamped with work. I am going to try to get better about it, promise! So what better place to start than my little monkey’s first birthday? Oli actually had 2 birthday parties this year. If you know me, you know that this is not uncommon at all, birthdays are a pretty big deal in our home. His first party was for him and his little friend, Adelai. You may remember that they were born on the same day and are pretty good buddies. Here is a little mini-session I did with the two of them when they were much smaller. Heather and I put a lot of work into this party and we had another photographer shoot the party. We should have those images back any time now and I will get them posted.

Oli’s second party was a really just a small get together for immediately family  to celebrate. My grandmother had already bought Oliver a little Thomas the Train and he LOVES it, so we decided to gear the party around that. It was an awesome weekend celebrating our little man, the only downside was that unfortunately he was feeling pretty under the weather for both parties. He was not his outgoing self that he usually is, but I think he had a lot of fun anyway.

We love you little man! We are more thankful for you than you can ever know. I have smiled more this first year of your life than I have in all my previous 28 years combined. The Lord has used you to bring so much joy to mine and your daddy’s life.

When Oli woke from his afternoon nap, everyone was waiting for him to make his grand entrance, which he did of course on Thomas the Train. As you can see, he was pretty surprised to see everyone there. 🙂

This next moment was the most memorable part of Oliver’s birthday. I got him off Thomas and he just stood there and started walking toward me! He had never taken a step before this and had barley stood on his own. I think he was so overwhelmed by the people that he just started walking without even noticing. Within a week he was doing circles around our house. I love that I got this on camera!

A little unsure about the cake at first, but it didn’t take him long to discover how yummy it was!

I love this sweet smile.

Saying, ‘all done’!

Amanda and Kerry’s reception was just as awesome as the ceremony! Such fun people and details to capture. I particularly had such much fun with the ring shots which is why there are 3 posted. 🙂

Make sure you check out Part One here!

Happy October! This is my favorite month for so many reasons and I am so excited to share Amanda & Kerry’s gorgeous wedding on this day because, although it was in August, it reminds me of all things fall. Set smack in the middle of the beautiful mountains of Blowing Rock at the Inn at Crestwood, from the colors to the weather, this turned out to be the perfect day for a perfect wedding. Every time I have photographed this couple (engagements twice, bridals…) rain has threatened to ruin our plans so I just knew there was NO way it could happen for a 3rd time. Well, rain did threaten us and it even showered a couple of times, but thankfully it held off for the ceremony and gave us some amazing temperatures and overcast light.

Amanda and Kerry, I am so happy for you and wish you so many blessings in your marriage. You two were a joy to work with!

Stay tuned for Part II tomorrow!

Jaime and Chris are such a special couple to Matt and I. They are apart of our church family, in our weekly small group and just all-around awesome. They are getting married Nov. 10th of this year which just happens to be my due date, so I am obviously not able be apart of photographing the wedding. But I am praying that our sweet little one arrives just early or late enough for us to at least attend. Either way I know that the day is going to be so special. It is clear in these images how much Chris loves Jaime and vice-versa and I am so excited to see them start their life together.

Congrats, you guys! We love you!

Beautiful bride and handsome groom… I love it!

Jaime you are just stunning!

I had such a hard time to get these two to do any kind of serious face… They always burst out laughing. It is so sweet to see how giddy they are together!