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June 16, 2017

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: 

Amanda and Ayinde’s wedding at La Casa of Mason Creek was one of the most fun weddings I’ve had the privilege of photographing! Besides the beautiful venue and details that they put so much thought into, the party at the end was truly unforgettable! This post may take the cake for being the longest in Carolyn […]

I grew up on the coast of central Florida, in a small town that most people only know of because they’ve driven through it. There’s not much to do there. There’s no Starbucks or Target, Chipotle or even a shopping mall! But there are rivers to fish, springs to swim and float down. There are […]