I met Shanah when she was a bridesmaid in Beth & Kyle's wedding last year - I was so pleased when she called our studio to book her wedding after she got engaged! Shanah & Jamie had some gorgeous sunshine spilling over The Poe House up until the edge of nightfall. Shanah wore her mother's wedding dress with such elegance, and Jamie spent most of his wedding day staring at his beautiful bride. Seriously. I also saw a number of unexpected familiar faces - of course

Just designed this too-fun print collage from my shoot with Kennedy and Jackson.... can't wait to see it big on canvas!

I met Sabrina and her family at a beautiful park in Wichita on a beautiful day. Ellie, Emery & Evan were cute, affectionate and silly with each other. A perfect recipe :) This is one of my very favorites. Look at Ellie's natural hairstyle....sigh. This is the Duncans in pure siliness mode :)

Just designed this too-fun print collage from my shoot with Kennedy and Jackson.... can't wait to see it big on canvas!

I met Sabrina and her family at a beautiful park in Wichita on a beautiful day. Ellie, Emery & Evan were cute, affectionate and silly with each other. A perfect recipe :) This is one of my very favorites. Look at Ellie's natural hairstyle....sigh. This is the Duncans in pure siliness mode :)

I met Kendall and her photogenic children when I traveled to Kansas for a whirlwind long weekend of portrait sessions and a commercial shoot. We were blessed with great weather, which made for some great outdoor shooting. The Drake Family has this fantastic playhouse in their backyard that not only shoots beautifully, but is fully furnished inside with the cutest designs... Little Kennedy loved looking in her personal guilded mirror :) Meet Jackson Their house has this

I met Kendall and her photogenic children when I traveled to Kansas for a whirlwind long weekend of portrait sessions and a commercial shoot. We were blessed with great weather, which made for some great outdoor shooting. The Drake Family has this fantastic playhouse in their backyard that not only shoots beautifully, but is fully furnished inside with the cutest designs... Little Kennedy loved looking in her personal guilded mirror :) Meet Jackson Their house has this

I am having lunch with a few photographer friends tomorrow, and since we don't have a lot of time to meet, much less eat (definitely in the thick of the Busy Season), I thought I might check out their blogs so that I could be more up to speed with their work, lives, etc. - y'know, cheat and pretend that I've been following their lives a bit more. Anyway, while perusing, I saw that I was tagged on James & Meredith Walters' blog. About 2 months ago. Oops. Blog Tag: to

I am having lunch with a few photographer friends tomorrow, and since we don't have a lot of time to meet, much less eat (definitely in the thick of the Busy Season), I thought I might check out their blogs so that I could be more up to speed with their work, lives, etc. - y'know, cheat and pretend that I've been following their lives a bit more. Anyway, while perusing, I saw that I was tagged on James & Meredith Walters' blog. About 2 months ago. Oops. Blog Tag: to

Emily & Andy were almost too easy to photograph. Highly expressive, gorgeous, and they love to snuggle with each other and with their mom - we spent a beautiful morning traipsing around the park... A new take on chess :) I'm pretty sure this type of climbing should not be encouraged... Did I mention highly expressive? ? ? Foreground...Arching Branches... and S-Curve Trails....Oh My! (otherwise known as a photographer geeking out on fun composition details)

Emily & Andy were almost too easy to photograph. Highly expressive, gorgeous, and they love to snuggle with each other and with their mom - we spent a beautiful morning traipsing around the park... A new take on chess :) I'm pretty sure this type of climbing should not be encouraged... Did I mention highly expressive? ? ? Foreground...Arching Branches... and S-Curve Trails....Oh My! (otherwise known as a photographer geeking out on fun composition details)

Sometimes connecting new clients is like playing the Kevin Bacon game - they can be referred in the most interesting ways. I had the pleasure of photographing Lyndsay's bridal portrait because her fiance's mother is also the mother of a the man who married the daughter of a woman who'd contacted me a couple years ago about photographing her daughter's wedding, a beautiful event that she managed to pull together in a matter of months. We got some beautiful portraits of Chri

Sometimes connecting new clients is like playing the Kevin Bacon game - they can be referred in the most interesting ways. I had the pleasure of photographing Lyndsay's bridal portrait because her fiance's mother is also the mother of a the man who married the daughter of a woman who'd contacted me a couple years ago about photographing her daughter's wedding, a beautiful event that she managed to pull together in a matter of months. We got some beautiful portraits of Chri

The McGrath twins look A LOT alike. Most of the time, I can tell twins apart quite quickly - I even pride myself on it in a dorky kind of way - but I kept having to look for that one little distinguishing mark every time I looked at each sweet baby! Even now, looking through the images, I'm only vaguely confident of which one is which. Kris McGrath commissioned a fun album from our shoot - she really liked the idea of pink polka dots, and we picked out a green to match it

The McGrath twins look A LOT alike. Most of the time, I can tell twins apart quite quickly - I even pride myself on it in a dorky kind of way - but I kept having to look for that one little distinguishing mark every time I looked at each sweet baby! Even now, looking through the images, I'm only vaguely confident of which one is which. Kris McGrath commissioned a fun album from our shoot - she really liked the idea of pink polka dots, and we picked out a green to match it

When I photographed Sarah & Paul Casey's wedding in Hawaii last year, I had a blast spending four days with not only them but also with their amazing friends and family. By the time I photographed their Chapel Hill wedding celebration weeks later, it was like greeting old friends. And Sarah & Paul have become dear friends since then. My husband and I are sincerely happy to have them in our life :) So when I learned that Susan, Paul's sister, got engaged, it was bi

When I photographed Sarah & Paul Casey's wedding in Hawaii last year, I had a blast spending four days with not only them but also with their amazing friends and family. By the time I photographed their Chapel Hill wedding celebration weeks later, it was like greeting old friends. And Sarah & Paul have become dear friends since then. My husband and I are sincerely happy to have them in our life :) So when I learned that Susan, Paul's sister, got engaged, it was bi

The Triangle Ramblin' Rose Triathlon was last week, and we're just now seeing all the photographs from it - what a blast this was!! It was put on by Endurance Magazine, my all-time favorite magazine - nothing at all to do with the fact that my hubby's the publisher :) - but this women's-only sprint triathlon is in its second year and is such an incredibly inspirational event. There was also a great race in Charlotte - both of these races sold out months in advance. I raced

I told my brother I'd be happy to take a few photographs at his wedding in Johnstown, Pennsylvania - and I ended up having so much fun, I shot the whole thing! That's the serious danger of loving your job. My sister-in-law with her boys, my sweet girl in full curtsy & Caleb with his favorite person ever, daddy... The cousins! The Groom, my brother, being as hot as he possibly can :) Since this was a second marriage for both of them, Andy & Mary Beth decided to b

The Triangle Ramblin' Rose Triathlon was last week, and we're just now seeing all the photographs from it - what a blast this was!! It was put on by Endurance Magazine, my all-time favorite magazine - nothing at all to do with the fact that my hubby's the publisher :) - but this women's-only sprint triathlon is in its second year and is such an incredibly inspirational event. There was also a great race in Charlotte - both of these races sold out months in advance. I raced