Greg & Kelly

Gosh I love these two people. They are the kindest people you might ever meet. It meant so much to Joe and I that they drove 16 hours (one-way) to spend their vacation with us! Totally not planned, they decided to come with me for some back-to-back mini-sessions and snagged the first slot. :) Greg and Kelly are so in love (coming up on 4 years of marriage) and it's adorable. We had a blast taking their pictures, then they hiked while I had my other sessions. :)

Here are some of my favorites!

Kale & Angela : 5 Years

I am so honored to have been able to take Angela and Kale's anniversary pictures every year that they've been married! Here are links to their 1 year, 2 year, 3 year, and 4 year pictures.
Like they did last year, Kale and Angela came to visit us in Atlanta! We love having them come, and it works out nicely to do their session while they're here. Now they can't ever NOT come in October... ha! :) We had a gorgeous evening - and the park we went to even had these awesome stick numbers hanging from a branch! I laughed until my sides hurt, but we managed to get a few good shots. ;)

Happy 5th Anniversary, you two!

Greg & Kelly - Sneak Peek

Kale & Angela : 5 years - Sneak Peek

Joshua & Erin : 10 years

Joshua and Erin are some dear dear friends. Erin and I have known each other literally our entire lives. I remember when these two met, got engaged, and got married. It's SO hard to believe it's been 10 years! :) I loved being able to do a quick session with Joshua and Erin while I was visiting in Kansas this month. They are easy to photograph - they sweetly interact so naturally. It was fun to catch up with them and we had a beautiful evening for their session!

Happy 10 years, Joshua & Erin!

Joshua & Erin - Sneak Peek

Chris, Ginny, Emmalyn, Barret, Nell, & Groot

I know, I said I wasn't doing any photo shoots over Thanksgiving break in Kansas. Buuuuut... I did one. :) It was kind of last minute and it just worked perfectly, so we went for it. I'm sorry to those of you who inquired and I told you no. I knew our visit would be brief, and it was filled with as much family time as we could squeeze in. There may be times when I'll offer a mini-session (or a few) when I'm in KS, so watch my Facebook page for those type of announcements.

Anywho, back to this session. I have taken pictures of this family since their first child was brand new. Now they have 3 sweet littles and one furry addition. I was pretty excited when they decided to bring Groot! He is a puppy (just a bit younger than our puppies) but he's HUGE! He did pretty well for being so young and so big! :)
Emmalyn was so sweet. As soon as she got out of the car she asked if I would be in their family pictures with them. Barret liked to scowl at me, then break into the biggest littlest smile (his cute little mouth!!!). Nell is SO adorable. She didn't love smiling at me, but she was SO chill and content! Oh yeah, Chris and Ginny did great, too. ;)

Here are a few of my favorites from their session!

Cameron, Shannon, Jack, Palmer, & Mac

This session was fun for a number of reasons. First, I got to meet Shannon. :) She was the winner of a mini-session that I donated to a Children's Healthcare of Atlanta fundraiser. We found out we both go to the same MOPS group (yet we'd never met)! Our MOPS is huge. Second, I got to explore a new area and trail. I'm thankful Cameron and Shannon were so laid back - we ended up walking much further than I anticipated! It was beautiful though. Last, I just enjoyed taking pictures of their three sweet kids! Jack was helpful, Palmer and I bonded over owl jammies, and Mac was chill the entire time. :)

Here are a few of my favorites from their session:

Andy, Raechel, Luke, & Reece

I just have to say it - Atlanta is BEAUTIFUL. I mean... sheesh. I will never run out of locations for photo shoots here! This spot is just 10 minutes from my house! The light was beautiful, and so was this family. We had fun exploring, and the kids were great about stopping for pictures along the way. :) Raechel and Andy are so fun (we ended with a leaf-throwing party!), and Andy deserves ice cream for how well he did. ;)

It was hard to pick my favorites from this session, but here you go! :)

Chris, Amanda, Molly, Cooper, & Rosemary

It has been raining for days and DAYS... I mean I'm kind of over it. We had to keep bumping this shoot because of it. Amanda was smart in checking the forecast - finally there was one day with a promise of sunshine, so we crossed our fingers and went for it. Thankfully - it didn't rain! :) This family is fun and their bright colors represented that (have I mentioned I LOVE bright colors?). The kids did great (even doing their own poses for me :)) and I hope they got lots of ice cream for it! ;)

Here are just a few of my favorites from their session!

Angela & Kale : 4 years

With the move, I was afraid I wouldn't get to do this session. It had become a tradition! I looked forward to this session every year - and when Angela and Kale (our next door neighbors and dear friends in KS) told us they were coming to visit us in Atlanta, I KNEW we had to make this happen. The timing was perfect, as they had just celebrated their 4-year anniversary. :) Kale was super stoked that I asked them to hike a bit for these photos - he just loves the outdoors. :) We had a beautiful evening and my family tagged along, too! I love taking photos of these two because they constantly make each other laugh - which means I get shots of genuine smiles and true joy. These two were made for each other... some might even say they go together like chips & salsa. ;)

Here are a few of my favorites from their session!