The Seals family left Texas just a few months ago and are now Georgia Peaches! I am so glad they found us because is this family not adorbs?! Little sister Anabelle clearly runs the show in this little fam and it kept me laughing the whole time! Don’t take my word for it, scroll down and take a little peek for yourselves! Welcome to GA, Seals family!!!
I had so much fun shooting this last fall photo session! Christine and I met years and years ago while working a Christmas time wedding. She was on hair and I was on makeup. There we were, two loud mouth New Yorkers cracking jokes and making the bridal party laugh as if we knew each other for years. We were both dressed in all black, had long dark hair and had both moved from Long Island to the south. Needless to say, we stood out in the crowd amongst all the sweet soft southern accents that surrounded us. I remember everyone being pretty surprised to learn that we had never met before lol! Although we went on to do many weddings together over the years that followed, we have also forged a personal friendship that I truly cherish. She is one of the most positive, light hearted and silliest people you could ever meet! She is always smiling despite any hardship or rough road that she has encountered and somehow always has a ridiculous joke or picture to send at random! She is one tough cookie and a fellow kick ass entrepreneur! That said, I know that if I asked her what she is most proud of that her answer would be being Mr. Luke’s mommy!
It’s always beautiful to watch your friends grow in life and become parents. Little Luke is and always has been, such a special child and let me tell ya he loves his momma! And just like his mommy, Luke is super silly and cracks me up! He is 100% boy and LOVES all things cars! I’ve been taking his pictures since he was born and I’m always in awe at how much the camera loves him! I was a little afraid that we would never top the sessions we did with antique trains and at an old school gas station, but I’m thinking these most recent ones at the skate park may give those a run for their money!
Check out my little friend…
* Warning: This post is longer than normal and may be a trigger for some*
I have so many emotions and words swirling through my mind so forgive me for the length of this entry. I’ll be honest, I originally hadn’t really considered blogging this recent pregnancy announcement/gender reveal session. Not because I didn’t feel they were beautiful and moving because they totally are. And it certainly wasn’t due to the fact that I have featured this family on the blog several times already. I just knew how intimate and special this session was to an already vulnerable & emotionally rocked family, that it never crossed my mind to share their story on a public platform. I’m sure you are asking yourself “what changed ?”. I get it and here is what compelled me. I’m writing today because my dear friend asked me to. This will all make sense soon I promise.
Many who follow our blog religiously have seen several posts over the years of Allison and Dane along with their growing family. The last one being the delivery of baby Oliver back in December. It saddens me to relay that on May 28th of this year, Dane lost his battle with depression and this sweet family’s world was turned upside down. Allison found herself planning a funeral instead of spilling the beans to all her friends and family that they were expecting their 3rd baby. Dane’s passing was unexpected and as you can imagine, devastating to so many. Through all of this, Allie has tried to be strong for her children and has been making strides as she struggles through her grief. With the amazing support from her family and close friends, she has handled herself such dignity and grace through some very hard times. She has recently decided that she wants to share her story by blogging her experiences and all that she hopes to learn along the way. Hence the request to share her latest images as well as her story here with all of you today. She felt so strongly that this came up 2 hours after the shoot and before she even saw one shot! Her hope is that telling her story will help bring comfort and hope to someone in need. #courageous
The Session:
Was I surprised when Allie mentioned wanting to shoot a special set of photos to “officially ” announce her pregnancy? Absolutely not! It was always important to her and Dane to document their milestones so all I could do was smile at her bravery considering I knew it would be hard. I could spend all types of time telling you how quickly the idea came for Allison or tell antidotal stories about how the perfect location came to be, or what it was like seeing the crazy dreamy fog lifting at sunrise when we pulled in…. or even how uncharacteristic it is for balloons to float away as slowly as they did. But all of that doesn’t compare to the strength, gratitude and love displayed that day. As the shoot got closer, Allison wanted to invite her parents to join since they have been so instrumental to navigating her new reality and expressed how thankful she is for their love & support. Along with her sisters, they have been her rocks day in and day out.
I for one look forward to meeting the newest member of the family (see pics for the gender wink,wink) and continuing to watch little Ava and baby Oliver ( who is the spitting image of his daddy) grow up. I know Dane was with us in spirit as Allison and her family celebrated the last and most precious gift Dane could have given her. Another child to love and carry on his memory. If you would like to stay up to date with Allison and the kids or if you know someone who is currently dealing with a loss, please visit and save her blog at  www.feathersanddragonflies.comÂ
Alright you guys, this one is going to be a little different. This one is going to be double everything. Double cuteness, sweetness, love, and TWO baby girls. Not twins but best friends!!! Brandon and Taylor are the proud parents of Jones Haven (JoJo) and Jake and Callie are sweet Emery James’ Mommy and Daddy! The special thing here is all four parents went to Lassiter High School together and have been best friends ever since. How amazing is it to be pregnant with your bestie?! The cravings, aches and pains, fun milestones…they got to share it all! Now their sweet girls get to grow up together! How fun!! Ok, I’ll stop talking because these girls are just beautiful and I can’t wait for you to see!!! Little Miss JoJo is up first and don’t stop scrolling because Emery is right after her!!! Enjoy!! 🙂
Introducing ……baby Peyton! Oh this little lady is already a character and man, such a beauty! She is the spitting image of her momma! That said, I am sensing she will be tall like her daddy! You may remember Blake and Mark from their gender reveal session featured on the blog a few months back. I’ll give you a hint… ginormous pink balloons! Their excitement over their growing family was contagious when I first met them, but the love they have for each other and their little girl can only be described as infinite! Their joy and giddiness was so evident that shooting this new little family together was a breeze. Peyton on her own… that was slightly a different story lol! I can’t say I blame her. Who wants to be changed and re-swaddled multiple times while trying to sleep? Now once she did fall asleep, it was clear sailing baby! And worth every single minute! How gorgeous is she???
Congratulations Blake and Mark! Peyton is simply delish!
This summer has been the summer of babies! In the last 3 weeks I believe we have had 8 new little squishy clients born! Throw in Stephanie and I both taking separate vacations and it’s been exciting times! This gorgeous expecting couple was sprinkled in the mix just 2 weeks ago. Christy is due any day now! These guys rocked their session and I think you’ll agree when you see some of their images that love was in the air! Talk about being naturals in front of the camera!
We say it all of the time, we LOVE referrals! Send us your people! Next to hanging our images in your home, it is one of the biggest compliments that you can give us! I was recently sent an amazing (and stunning) new family from a client that I actually met back in my days as a makeup artist. Angelica is an absolute blast so I had a pretty good feeling that the Perez family was going to be just as much fun! Especially when I heard what momma Maria’s idea was for the session! When Maria was a little girl, her mother dressed her up as a princess and hired a photographer to photograph her with her prince of a brother. Both her brother and the resulting images are extremely near & dear to her heart. Now that she has a son and daughter of her own, she wanted to capture a similar memory for them to share. If you know me, you know I get carried away easily lol! I can’t tell you how excited I get when I meet people who are like minded! Maria new exactly where she wanted to shoot, nailed the family’s outfits and it was sheer fairytale perfection! So without further ado, I present to you the Oscars (Sr. & Jr.), Maria and little princess Airam (Maria spelled backwards!!! Love it)!
Oh and Angelica… tick tock on the engagement pictures lady : )
I want to start out by apologizing for the lack of blog posts and social media updates recently! For the last several months both Stephanie and I have been shooting our little hearts out lol. Now with summer in full swing , we have fallen even more behind on our blogging!!! Oppsies! While we hope to be able to share images from both our 2017 spring & summer sessions, I can’t make you any promises lol. Just kidding- we will do our best for sure! We would both just rather be available to shoot and accommodate everyone’s requests over writing about them any day!
Ok, enough with of that -Here are some images from a recent in -home 3 month old session with little Parker and his awesome parents. I loved Parker’s newborn session but man… I’m really obsessing over these most recent ones! Thank goodness they are taking advantage of our baby’s first year package because I simply adore this family and their little man’s sweet giggles! He is simply delish!!
I am always blown away by the spectacular view of the sunset on West Milford Farm. It’s simply stunning and never lets me down! You can imagine my excitement when I found myself discussing the details of an intimate evening elopement at one of my favorite locations! I may or may not have done a little happy dance lol! After a few months of planning, Nikki and Tate tied the knot this past Friday during a sweet and private ceremony. A perfect little picnic followed and the evening ended with a romantic stroll through the fields as the sunset! I just loved all of the personal touches and details they put into making their day special. My favorite part though had to be Tate grabbing his bride and kissing her right before the officiant could even tell him to! From that moment on, I don’t think they went 60 seconds in-between smooches : )
To Nikki & Tate: Thank you for allowing me to witness your love and commitment to one another! I wish you all the happiness in the world as you start your new journey together as husband and wife! Enjoy every minute of Italy!
