Happily Ever After…

I want to wish my clients, turned good friends, Allison & Dane a very happy one year anniversary! So much can be said about these two and their amazing love story, but at the end of the day, the best way I can describe them is intensely connected and utterly in tune with one another! I mean truly made for each other! It was my very first impression of them and after several years of documenting their lives together, it is still something I greatly admire. So when they came to me to see if I would consider capturing their wedding day, I was humbled and overwhelmed by their trust in me. Stephanie and I were in the early stages of joining forces so it was a no brainer that we would shoot the event together! Now as many of you know, Coco Alley doesn’t typically shoot weddings due to our heavy portrait schedule. However, when we do, we apparently kill it lol! It was so much fun and certainly didn’t hurt that Allison & Dane have gorgeous families & friends! I mean we are talking seriously good genetics here people! They got married at the Payne Corley house which is an amazing venue that I happened to get married at as well and it was perfection! As always, they were totally in the moment from start to finish. This enthralled pair never left each other’s side, and their authentic love for each other and that of their beautiful baby girl was evident in every image!

From the bottom of our hearts we want to thank them for allowing us to witness and be a small part of the biggest and the most intimate day of their lives! Happy Anniversary love birds! We can’t wait to see what this next year has in store for you!

Love ,

Lindsey & Stephanie

Here are some of our favorite moments from their wedding day!

Congratulations Class of 2005!

Another fun ride on the high school reunion train for me! Two weeks ago I had the chance to shoot some old school friends but I also walked the halls with this adorable couple! Class of 2005, baby! Ashley and Ryan were (and still are) that sweet couple that started dating while we were high school and never looked back. They have lived the fairytale of marrying their high school sweetheart and starting a family. Their children, Caitlyn and Lucas are absolutely beautiful! Caitlyn is my newest little friend and absolutely LOVED being with me behind the camera to take pictures of her mommy and daddy! That said, blueberries and “pirate booty” were the ultimate ~~bribery~~ snack for this girl! Little Lucas is a handsome 3 month old who just wants to see the world. Sitting up with the ability to look at everything around him is his ultimate favorite spot to be in! These siblings are simply precious! I loved getting to know them and seeing where life has taken my lovebird classmates! Don’t take my word for it, scroll down to see how adorbs this crew is together!

Happy Mother’s Day!

Though we are often pretty silly and like to keep it light we are about to get deep on ya for a few minutes! We want to wish all our mommy clients a Happy Mother’s Day and we mean business! We hope you are all spoiled rotten today with the same level of love and affection we have witnessed you showering on your families! We have not only been inspired by all of you, but we’re forever grateful for the trust you have placed in us to capture the essence of both your children and family which we know is your heart and soul! Many have allowed us to be present during the first hours of their baby’s life or those leading up to it, to later confidently handing over those adorable little bundles as early as just 3 days old for their newborn portraits. Others have allowed us to plan fun concepts for everything from awesome cake smashes, perfect senior sessions for their kiddos as well as annual family photos. You have invited us into your homes for various celebrations, surprises, first year milestones or simply to document everyday life and childhood past times and we always walk away feeling like a friend of the family. Like all of you, we are momma bears ourselves so we thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We have been so honored to be part of so many special memories that we have gotten to play a small part of in this past year! We also can’t forget the gratitude we feel for the sense of community we have felt while getting to know all of you, the advice and tips you have shared with us as well as the hospitality you have all shown us! So thank you, mommy to mommy, for helping us follow our dreams by allowing us to be part of your lives!

Enjoy your special day making memories with your beautiful families!

With love,

Stephanie & Lindsey

Keaton Marie {Cumming, GA newborn photographer}

Let’s take it back 16 years…to the halls and classrooms of (the old) Milton High School. Becca and I met and became fast friends. We cheered together, went through boy troubles together, and grew together. College took us in completely separate directions, but we kept in touch. We would see each other whenever we were both home from school and Becca even made a special trip to see me at Valdosta! Although the stories we have and memories we’ve made over the years are pretty darn good ones, nothing is better than this amazing chance we now have to go through motherhood together! Both Matt and Becca have watched my babies grow since the day they were born and I’m thrilled to have the chance to be part of Miss Keaton’s life!!

A few years back, I introduced Becca and Lindsey and they’ve developed their own friendship which is awesome to see! It’s been so nice that two of my closest friends are not only my biggest cheerleaders but support each other too! Lindsey, of course, wanted to celebrate Keaton’s birth just as much as I did. I’m not going to lie, there easily could have been an arm wrestling competition over who would shoot this beautiful baby girl upon her arrival! Since Lindsey and I love shooting together and calibrating on concepts, that is exactly what we did here and it was extremely special for us to have the oppurtunity to do this for the Lipp fam!

Congratulations once again Matt and Becca! Keaton Marie is beautiful and you two have already become amazing parents! The pictures below are just a few for a little sneak peek into this breathtaking session, but we couldn’t wait any longer to introduce this sweet girl to the Coco Alley fans!

ONE Girl {Ball Ground, GA family portraits}

I was so honored to have the opportunity to participate in the Cheyenne Heard 2016 Memorial Fund Photo Shoot and given the chance to honor the memory of a very special and exceptional young lady who was called home way too soon. Though I didn’t know Cheyenne, I have learned so much about her fun loving, kind and giving spirit from so many of her loved ones. Donating my time and talent to photograph so many caring families that unite once a year to raise money and pay tribute to Cheyenne was just as humbling this year as it was last year. I not only met wonderful new families and got to shoot some familiar faces but it was also an amazing reminder of what a terrific community I live in! I wish that I could post more of the images I shot but here are a few to give you an idea of how much fun we all had celebrating the life and legacy of Miss Cheyenne!

It’s a …..boy! {Roswell Family Photographer}

Where do I even start? I’m going to go with a congratulations and a BIG thank you to Sam & Niraj! I am so honored that they trusted me to capture their unfiltered reactions and play a small role in this memory by documenting one of the many exciting moments of pregnancy! In this case it was finding out their baby’s gender! YAY!!! For everyone that follows this blog or knows me personally, you know I tend to be a little long winded but these photos tell the story better than any words I could choose to describe this session! I mean the excitement and anticipation was overwhelming and I think you will find that everyone involved was overcome with joy! So I will leave it with the words of these sweet parents written to their second child they so eagerly await…..

Ten little fingers, Ten little toes

Two little eyes, One little nose

Two excited parents and one big sister

waiting to see,

Will you be a misses or a mister?

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gender reveal paint fight photo session in Roswell GA

Kennesaw Bound… {Cumming, GA Photographer}

I was so excited when Lisa purchased one of our Black Friday gift certificates back in November for her son’s senior photos! As a happy bonus, it turns out, Lisa and her family live in my neighborhood! Senior shoots are one of my favorites, knowing they have so much going for them as they are finishing up one of the best years of their life and entering a new chapter…COLLEGE!!! Max grew up in Cumming, so I thought we would start the shoot in the downtown area. He ROCKED it! Then we headed to Max’s home away from home, the track at Forsyth Central High School. Max is a track STAR! So much so, he is heading to Kennesaw State University on a scholarship!! This was probably my favorite part of the shoot. I was thrilled to capture Max in his element. He is already a easy going young man, but he made my job so easy the moment we hit that pavement. Just look for yourself! His passion for the sport really shows. Congratulations Max on not only getting accepted to Kennesaw, but earning a scholarship! I wish you all the best in what life has in store for you. Hang in there Mom and Dad, as your baby leaves the nest!

Coco Currado Littles

Everyone warns you how fast your kids grow up but as I sit here and watch my little guy chase one of our dogs around the playroom, I can’t help but wonder how in the world is he is already TWO?!! Both Grayson and Gabriella have old sweet souls with a dash of silly. Throw in a developing wild streak for the boy and life is never boring! I certainly don’t want to forget a minute so even if it’s a snap here and there with hair sticking all over the place, I try to capture their everyday lives to hold onto these sacred moments of their childhood. You know the photographs … the ones that feel like a hug and bring you right back to that day! Ahhhh….

Annually (sometimes semi-annually) I do like to do an “official” birthday portrait session to mark their age and have to share friends and family. This year I decided to do Gabby’s 6yr and Gray’s 2yr old photos at the same time at a cool old train museum a great friend told me about. Holy cow!!!! Between the gorgeous available light pouring through the trains and these two beautiful faces, the pictures couldn’t make me any happier! Be sure to check out the end of the post for the hilarious outtakes!

Keeping it real !

Of course I blogged my favs but don’t let them fool you! I do not have perfect robot children who know what to do and willing wanted to have their photos taken rather than play and explore old trains lol! Below are some of the raw doggy, real deal in between shots that give an inside view to how most of the session actually went lol ! Oy vey! Mommy needed an extra large cocktail when we got home! Shout out to my friend Christine who helped distract, entertain and kept everyone safe while I chased them around! Her little guy’s pictures will be featured on the blog soon so stand by! *Please note these images below aren’t edited much so be kind ; )

Baby Jag

I’m so excited to share these images from a very special lifestyle newborn session that I recently had the honor to shoot! Anyone remember the adorable gender reveal party I documented for my cousin Christina and her husband Neil back in September? Well SURPRISE!!! They just had their baby boy, Jagan Neil Patel, on February 26! I’m so overjoyed that my cousin gets to experience the amazing journey that motherhood brings and better yet, that we get to do it together! Well 6 hours apart, but that’s ok! Ideally, I would have loved to have done a Fresh 48 as well as a newborn session of little Jag but schedules and distance just wouldn’t permit. Luckily I was able to go visit just 3 short weeks after he was born! Hubby held down the fort and I took off solo mission style for the weekend to meet my newest family member! I, of course, brought my camera so I could snap some special memories of these 3…I mean 4. Albert, their furbaby, was a great sport but he was definitely confused and so over me by the end. I had to keep tricking him in order to perk up but hey I got shots with him looking at my camera! Bam! I win!

I was so happy to have the opportunity to capture these sweet moments for my family. It really meant so much to me and I hope you enjoy them!

The Adventures of Logan! {Family Photography, Norcross }

Oh how I love these images let me count the ways…

Little Logan appeared on the blog when we featured his 4 month, in home lifestyle session back in November. Documenting a baby’s first year is so exciting for me. I love continuing the theme of shooting in their natural environment to show their growth and to mark new milestones while still mixing in a new location to keep everything fresh. We were able to accomplish both this past weekend and I’m just obsessed with the results! I want to give a big shout out to momma and poppa bear who were not above running, jumping, and being as silly as needed to keep their little guy entertained and full of those heart melting smiles!

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