Lauren + Adam!

Oh how I love photographing my bestest of friends... and oh how I love these two. :) Southern Living Magazine brought Lauren and I together over three years ago and we quickly became bffs, then roomies (she likes to tell folks how she lived on our porch), then sadly another long distance relationship in my life -sigh- when Lauren moved back to her home and her man (and an awesome job... can I brag that she's the editor of two local magazines?! We're so proud). Lauren and Adam have been together for years, thanks to boy scouts. Yes, Adam, boy scout, was led by Lauren's dad, boy scout leader. The rest is history.

We started the shoot in their hometown of Winston-Salem, NC. Then we ran all over Old Salem... I couldn't resist all the precious spots and stopped at pretty much every single one... including the bakery! yum.




Then we took a small break from our 2nd Annual Lakeapalooza trip at Smith Mountain Lake, VA to finish up the photo shoot... this spot couldn't be missed. For Adam's sweet proposal, Memorial Day Weekend, they boated out to a favorite cove. We just had to preform a re-enactment. :)



You can see how much they love and adore each other... and how perfectly God brought them together. This is why I love photography... I get to capture all the sweet moments of all these special people in my life... and then share! View more of their engagement session here.

The Kings...

When I first met with Mary Alice, I was amazed by the story of her relationship with Seth... How they met and the way God brought them together... I'm so excited to see what He has in store for them. The entire wedding day was beautiful... and even though it stormed during the ceremony, the sun came out just in time for a few photos on the golf course before the party began. Thanks for letting me photograph your wedding, Mary Alice & Seth. It was such a special day! View their wedding slideshow here... and stay tuned for Mary Alice's bridal session, to be posted soon.

The Fleenors

Congrats to Mary Catherine and Dustin!
Just wanted to share a few moments from their wedding in July...


I thought this was a precious shot of Mary Catherine and her MOH, Rebecca Weakley Nolan.

A visual of the benefits of a second photographer: As I was capturing this photo on the left, my awesome assistant, Margo Keene, caught this great angle of the same shot. Love when this happens!

A sweet moment when Mary Catherine and Dustin first saw each other...





A quick stop at the golf course for some fun shots before the reception...


And ending with a bang... fireworks as they head out for their honeymoon! Be sure to view their wedding slideshow here!

Engagements...

Whew. Okay, I know I've been waaaay behind lately. I've finally got caught up with my week o' photos back in July! Along with all the babies (and weddings to come!) I got to shoot two engagement sessions while home in Clarksville.

The first session was for Amanda... who I've watched grow up running around with my sister since they were little. Amanda & Brad seemed so excited about photography plans for their wedding and couldn't wait for the engagement session. We hopped all over downtown and then out to my favorite farm for some more. I'm so happy to be their wedding photographer in November! See all of their engagement session here.





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Next e-session was Sallie and Bill... I'm so excited to be shooting their wedding, and of course we had to do some engagement photos beforehand! We decided on Bill's parents' farm in Kentucky. I had no idea of what to expect and was so excited to see a gorgeous old home sitting in the middle of acres and acres of open fields. It was perfect. We ventured to the busy downtown Trenton and came across these great old gutted buildings, an old grocery and my favorite new spot: an old Coke advertisement painted on a brick wall. 'It's the real thing.' Very fitting. View more of Sallie and Bill's engagement session here.

Babies!

I've been photographing a lot of little ones lately...
and just have to share.

Little chunk #1: Harry Sessoms...the nephew of my buddy Laura Bonds Trillizio (shot her engagement photos this spring before her and Dominic jetted off to Vegas to get hitched!) I love Harry's smile and precious little old man expressions. He seemed to be in deep thought the whole time, until he fell asleep at the end. So funny. This photoshoot was at his grandma's house in Clarksville... she had the best props! I'll definitely be back for more. :) View all of Harry's photoshoot here.

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Little chunk #2: Avery Russell. She makes the funniest faces I have ever seen. She's such a happy little girl. I've photographed Avery before, at one month old, and came back for her 4 month photos... She wore the same little cross necklace and blue dress that her mama wore when she was a baby, and a gold bracelet from her grandma. We plan on doing several sessions and create an album for Avery's first year. I'm so excited! View more of 'fat & happy' Avery here.

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And a double shoot: My cousins Charlie Balthrop and Adalynn Head. We started with Charlie at the train station (what 2 year old doesnt love trains?)... he jumped around like crazy for the first 20 mins... so excited, he didn't know what to look at first! (but he knew that wasn't going to be a camera. haha) It's always a challenge chasing curious little boys around, but rewarding when you end up with a few great shots. :) The mamas, Brandy and Kelly, had great expectations of cute cuddly cousin photos at my grandmother's old farm. Charlie wouldn't have it. Just days ago he was kissing and hugging all over the new baby, but would have nothing to do with her when a camera was around. We did get a couple shots of him trying to feed the baby, and then a forced 'hold him down' shot at the end. You just never know what you'll end up capturing with kids...but that's the fun of it. View their session here.