Congratulations Jessica & Joe!

What a fun wedding this was! The ceremony was beautiful, the bride radiant and they were surrounded by all of their friends and family. I can honestly say I have never, ever seen such a long conga line! I really believe all 200+ guests joined in with it. It rained (and "rained" might be putting it lightly - it poured and that combined with the wind made for some nasty weather), but that was ok too because it became part of the day. The umbrellas became props and the rain soaked windows added atmosphere. Jessica & Joe had a beautiful day despite the weather - they made it beautiful with their smiles and laughter.

One really special touch was the fact that Adrienne, Jessica's sister, hired out the Roberson Mansion for pictures after the ceremony. We had a ball going from room to room and picking out different scenes to play. It was a perfect indoor place to shoot!

Here's a few of my favorites from the day. Enjoy!

CONGRATULAIONS TARA!!!

I just got an e-mail from Tara's mom telling me that is the 2008 Homecoming Queen! Congraulations Tara! I'm so excited for you!! (And look for a little something special in your order!) :)

Here's beautiful Tara from her senior session...

Abbie & Tim

This couple was truly made for each other! Add to that the fact that they were cracking each other (and me!) up during the entire shoot and you can imagine how much fun we had! We walked around town a bit before deciding to take the session into the woods. They are getting married next fall and I'm so excited about it! If the e-session was this much fun - imagine what the wedding will be like!

Here's a couple of shots for you!





And my favorite!

Beautiful Brooke...

Remember Tara, who I had the pleasure of photographing about 6 weeks ago? This is her neice, Brooke. In her senior pictures, Tara had an orange bracelet on in support of her sister's little girl. When we started talking, Tara told me how Brooke had been in and out of the hospital since birth, due to heart, lung and digestive issues.

Since our kids were all preemies (and then Teagan was rehospitalized at 3 months with meningitis) talking about hospitals, procedures, and terms all brought it back and I knew I wanted to do something to help. Even with great insurance, having a child in the hospital usually means that you're spending every penny you have driving back and forth to doctor appointments, visiting the hospital, eating out - there's not much left at the end of the week for luxury items like photography. So I asked Lisa if she'd like to bring Brooke over for a free session. She was thrilled and I am so happy to give this family something to treasure.

And without further ado... here's your sneak peek, Lisa and Jay! Hope you love them! It was wonderful to meet you and your precious little girl. She really is a little miracle!

Meghan & Justin

What a sweet couple! They are expecting their first baby - a little girl - and are SO excited about her! With just a little over 3 weeks to go, they came over for a maternity session. Just a couple of my favorites so far!

Little Miss Unnamed...

We happened to be down on the island for a wedding when we got the call that good friends of ours had just had a little girl! They already have 2 boys and hadn't found out what they were having before she was born. So we were thrilled to hear that the baby was a girl and that both mom and baby were doing great! This morning on our way home, we stopped at the hospital quick to say Hi and meet little girl (she doesn't have a name yet!)

Introducing Miss V.

Meeting her cousin

Snuggling with Grandma

K & R are thrilled to have a little sister! They can't wait for her to come home with mommy!

Grandma with the big brothers

A Pirate Looks at Four...

We had a pirate themed birthday planned for all our family yesterday. We all had fun watching the cousins play together - they are riots! Colin got a Pirate Ship, which was a huge hit (Colin was the captain, so he made sure we all stayed in our seats in the "ship").

Anyway, the party went great. The rain held off (thank goodness) and we had fun! I'm glad to have the planning over with! So here's a few pictures of Pirate Colin turning 4!

Colin's mean pirate face

The girls finally got to play with the pirate ship - Meg even got to wear the hat!

Kissing Cousins!

Colin's pirate cake (I made it myself!)

And finally everyone got to take home a carmel apple. We went apple picking Friday so that we'd have fresh apples for the favors!