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July 23, 2018

I first photographed the Woodburn family last December when they were a family of three, and I must say it was the most memorable of all of my Christmas Mini Sessions. When it comes to family sessions, I always go into it prepared for anything. Crying babies, unhappy toddlers, high energy kiddos… you just never […]

After my recent weekend girls trip to Treasure Island, I made my way up to Crystal River to visit my parents and to take photos of Haley and Lilly (who you’ve seen on the pages of this blog a few times!). Lilly recently turned two, and Haley wanted to document her growing little “squirrel,” as […]

Honestly, I didn’t think it was possible for Meredith to be as beautiful as she was while pregnant with her first babe. Remember, when I captured these photos of she and Jim almost two years ago?! But, alas, she has proved me wrong. Two weekends ago, while on a girls weekend trip to Treasure Island, […]

Y’all already know how special this family is to me. And if you need a reminder, just head to this post. Last week, I travelled to Atlanta and got to spend the evening and following morning with my dear friends and their new babe. Amanda is now the second of my closest friends to have […]

It is always such an honor when other photographers choose me to photograph their family. An honor, and maybe a bit nerve-wracking… 😉 These three are special. Tim and Kristin Joy welcomed their sweet daughter Maia Pearl (or Pearl for short) from China early last year. You can read more about their adoption process here – […]