I would be so excited if I had some baby news to share! We are still waiting for baby boy to make his arrival in the world. The doctor tells us that should be any day now but as many of you know, he has been saying that to me for three weeks now! After waking up still pregnant every day, I have finally figured out that baby is going to come when it is time and not one minute sooner.
Here are a few pictures from a session I did a few weeks ago with some of our good friends.
I will never get tired of meeting new people and hearing their stories as a result of photography. What a tremendous gift to have the opportunity to capture people’s lives. A lot of people don’t know that I participate in a website called Celebrating Adoption that links adoptive families with photographers willing to offer a free photo session. I think it is an awesome way for adoptive families to make sure they capture their story in photographs. Adoption is one of the most important things in our lives and we will gladly give whatever we can to helping other families celebrate such an amazing journey. I was honored to meet this family below and spend a little bit of time with them last week. What a beautiful and brave girl she is! For more information on Celebrating Adoption, click here.
Rusty and Natalie were married on a classic July afternoon. The day was filled with so much love and laughter. It was also filled with pregnant women as two of the bridesmaids as well as half of the photography team (me) were all about seven months pregnant! Natalie wanted her day to be filled with bright colors and it was a perfect way to show her joyful and sweet spirit. We are always so grateful to photograph such happy days! As always, Altadena Valley is one of our favorite churches to shoot in Birmingham. I get asked about this church all the time and it truly is a wonderful venue for a wedding.
Natalie’s uncle had a liver transplant the week of the wedding and wasn’t able to attend the big day. Though the family was overjoyed that the transplant had happened, they were so sad that he couldn’t be there. One of the most special parts of the wedding day was when her uncle called while she was getting ready to give his love. There was not a dry eye anywhere!
We all know how hot it is and has been all summer long. I have to say that I really think this was the hottest shoot (so far) of the summer. I know it’s quite a coveted award! Still if you had a shoot or wedding with us this summer and you were really hot, you can be thankful to know that you did not have the absolute most humid and scorching day! They were all great about it and I truly love the pictures that we got. I had the hardest time narrowing down what to post for the blog so if you want to watch their slideshow, click here.
Since we’re waiting for baby around here, I thought I’d post a newborn shoot from this summer. These sweet girls were precious in every way. Here are a few pictures we got during our time together…
My goal for today was to do blog posts of all the sessions that I edited today. That included these cute brothers, one adorable red-headed one-year-old, a newborn baby girl, a senior shoot, an engagement session and a fun shoot with a college sophomore. It was a busy day! After shooting an amazing but late night wedding yesterday, I just don’t think I can keep my eyes open long enough to get all the posts up that I’d love to share. So for now, enjoy these sweet boys. As we anticipate our own little brother around here, it brought me so much joy to do this photo shoot and see these boys love one another! Here is their slideshow if you’d like to see it!
This is one of those weddings when I really should just be quiet and let the pictures speak for themselves. Everything about Steven and Amy’s wedding was beautiful. Every detail was thought through, from the smallest (a personalized hanger for the wedding dress!) to the largest. Not to mention that the location of the Alabama Theater was amazing! All day I kept feeling like Amy and Steven were movie stars–just so gorgeous and classic looking in the most perfect location. Here is the best part about all of this–Steven and Amy are completely down to earth and so much fun to be with. Not to mention madly in love. I could go on and on…but instead I’ll let you see the pictures…
To see the entire slideshow, click here.
Amazing spot for a first look…
Movie stars, I promise…
It is totally crazy but I have only about 5 weeks until my due date! We cannot believe that there will be another baby in our family in just a few short weeks. We have tons to do before then but we are also excited about making plans for the fall. As most of you know, fall is one of our favorite times as photographers. I love it because it means that I get to see so many of the families that I only see once a year–I love reconnecting and seeing how all the kiddos have grown and changed. I just wanted to give a couple of updates about our fall schedule. We’ve decided to allow more Saturdays for portrait sessions than we’ve been able to the last few years. I hope that will be helpful for lots of you who need weekend dates. Also, Christmas card samples will be up before you know it! I’m already excited to show you this year’s designs. For those of you newsletter subscribers (if you’re not, you totally SHOULD be!), remember that there are a few more days to take advantage of this month’s awesome deal!
Last spring we photographed Laurie and Robert’s beautiful wedding. While we were there, we met some close family friends of theirs who were also planning a wedding and looking for a photographer (more on that wedding to come). Those friends had some close family friends who were ALSO planning a wedding and looking for a photographer. All of which led me to meeting with two brides and two mamas-of-the-brides one chilly day last spring. Since that day, I have been looking forward to photographing both of these weddings (scheduled just three weeks apart) but even more so as I have gotten to know these couples over the past year. Ashley and Thomas’ wedding finally arrived in May and I could not have been more excited.
I wrote some about Ashley and Thom when I posted their engagement shoot and I really could just go on and on. One of the best parts of their wedding day was getting to know their families as well and to see the sweet and enduring relationships they each share with them. Here are a few (okay, a lot) of images from their beautiful wedding day. To see the slideshow of their day, click here.
Once again, a first look that made me cry…
Thomas and Ashley had a church reception followed by a more intimate gathering at her sister’s home. It was such a special way to really celebrate with their closest family and friends. It also meant we had some time for some more portraits of the two of them. These are some of my favorite pictures of the day…the light was so pretty and Ashley totally rocks the birdcage veil.
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