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June 29, 2017

One of the first things Josh and Courtney told me when we met was that they NEVER take photos of themselves. “Seriously!” They said, when I looked at them like they were crazy. “It’s not uncommon for us to come back from a vacation and have one MAYBE two photos of each other.” They proceeded […]

It’s always so special for me to photograph a wedding in Crystal River – my hometown, and even more so when the couple are two people I grew up with. It was so fun to see so many familiar faces and to catch up with people I haven’t seen in a long time. Work sure […]

Summer in Tallahassee has officially arrived. It’s hot. It’s humid, and it rains almost every day. Last week, I walked out my door to meet the Mica family for their morning family session, and it was raining.. just as it had every morning for a week. I was bummed. According to the weatherman, this was […]

Posts like this usually start with, “Repeat clients are the best clients!” That is true. But it’s more with these folks. Tony and Ashley have trusted me 4 times to document their family’s life. Starting when I was a very new photographer, I photographed them with their first (and only at the time) son Reid. […]

It is truly a privilege when clients (eh-hem, friends) invite me to document multiple stages in their lives. From engagement to wedding and now to maternity, I have loved watching the Whitchurch family grow! Sweet baby Ada, you’re up next! Here’s what I saw on a sunny afternoon at Pebble Hill Plantation in Thomasville, Georgia: