Saturday, August 31, 2013

oh, hey there! it's me :)

i'm so SO surprised, thankful and just amazed at how fast my fan base has been growing on my photography page. it's such a huge blessing, and i'm thankful for each and every one of you! as an amateur photographer, i follow a lot of really big names in photography on facebook and pinterest, and one thing i've noticed is how well they seem to try and keep their fans connected with their personal lives - like, sharing photos of their family, tidbits about their life, telling them about their day...and i admire that so much. i think it's such a good thing to do, because in all honesty, i would be very wary of choosing a photographer i knew nothing about. so that's why i choose to share photos of my little girl and husband, and now - thanks to katie! - of myself! these are our family photos for this year and i'm 100% in love with each one of them. along with these photos though, i figured i'd share a little bit more about me. :)


kyle and i have been married for about a year and a half now. and it's been beautiful.

my favorite sport to watch is football - but i'm way more of a college football fan than NFL. anddd since i'm from texas, of course my favorite team is a texas one - red raiders! unfortunately, they're not the best, but i'll always be loyal <3 since i've moved to the east coast, i'm probably going to have to pick an SEC team to watch since that's all that show over here. go gamecocks?


it might be old fashioned, but i'm a huge fan of planners, NOT phone calendars. i have 4 calendars in my house, AND a planner. is that weird?

i can honestly say i don't know what we would do in our house without our puppy gunner. he's the biggest turd you'll ever meet, but when i wake up in the mornings to him cuddling up to me, i melt.


emma's 6 month birthday falls exactly on my birthday! 
and i'm not ashamed to say, this year i'll be turning 26. :)

my favorite word is BELIEVE. who has a favorite word?


being a mom is the greatest joy i've ever experienced in my life.

i'm kind of obsessed with taylor swift. like, we would be bff's. seriously.


most of you know, i'm from texas. and i miss it daily, but i have started to love north carolina more and more. it's very beautiful here - especially in the fall. but i'll always miss the mexican food!

my favorite color changes like every single day. seriously, one day it's green, the next it's bright blue. oh, and coral. love me some coral. and yellow.


i met my husband in a bar where i was a waitress. yeah, i know. classy. haha

his chuck norris jokes won me over.


i am addicted to post-it notes and sweet tea. seriously, i put post-its on EVERYTHING. and i drink more tea than i do water. which, in retrospect, probably isn't good for me.

i wish i could paint masterpieces. but since i can't, i'm perfectly content trying to create masterpieces out of my photographs. <3


i'm absolutely terrified of heights, spiders, and basically all creepy-crawly things. no thank you.

i love fishing, but other than that i'd rather be indoors. except for photo sessions of course :)


i ALWAYS try to catch the clock at 11:11, but the AM time is usually when emma finally lays down for a nap so i have time to clean, so i'm super busy. and more often than not, i'm passed out by the time the PM one rolls around. i'll get it eventually...<3


tiffany + broderick {family}

these two have been together for years, and they're adding to their beautiful family here soon! cutest little girl ever, to boot. oh, and this isn't the last you'll see of these beautiful people - their wedding is coming up next month, AND a maternity sesh at the end of september! can you handle it?! :)




michon + drew {lovies}

these two were SO much fun, not only to photograph, but to talk to while we were shooting! anddd, drew didn't even complain when he got his pants wet for the last few photos we took ;) this is definitely in my top 3 most fun shoots, for sure. i loved everything about this session, especially how much it felt like that wasn't the first time i'd met these two. favorite ever. love!






Monday, August 12, 2013

katie + travis {beach mini}

first ever beach session, and it was a hit. i was so so excited to get to see katie & travis, anddd for it to be my little girl's first experience with a beach and an ocean. she wasn't so fond of it. but she absolutely loved these two people, and who can blame her? not only are they absolutely beautiful on the outside, they're both such lovely people on the inside as well. katie is, as i've said before, pretty much the reason i began photography in the first place. and she's always such an inspiration. love these two. enjoy!





Monday, August 5, 2013

joshua + robyn {maternity}

i don't even know what to say about these photos. they truly speak for themselves, and that's something i'm kind of proud of :) robyn is one of the most beautiful, glowing pregnant women i've ever seen and i'm SO thankful she and her husband chose me to take their photos. seriously, even as i sit here at the keyboard trying to come up with more words to say about their session, i'm speechless. just speechless. y'all enjoy :)