Hello loyal readers. It has been brought to my attention that I have not been blogging enough lately. I do apologize. However, I am in the process of creating a new blogsite. Yep, a blog and website all in one! The process has taken quite a bit longer than I had hoped (I wanted to launch it on January 1st....) but things have since taken a new direction and I am excited about where it is going! I will be putting all of the finishing touches on in the next few weeks but would love your input. Other than photos, what would you like to see me blog? Any photography related topics you want me to discuss? Any non-photography related? Any personal things you want me to blog? I want to write what you want to read, so please leave a comment and let me know what you like most!
Until then, I am signing off. Check my twitter and facebook for updates on when the new site is ready!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
{joy} happy 27th my love
27 years ago the wonderful Janet Wilson gave birth to twin boys (which made her third and fourth child in two years....she is a superwoman in my book!). One of those baby boys is now my wonderful husband. I wanted to share some of the things I love oh so much about him...
his eyes. kids in middle school used to make fun of him and if i could find them now id surely give them a word or two. i love his eyes!
his passion. if you know brad you know he is a passionate person- about music, his friends, and the Lord.
his hands. he has the best man hands ive ever seen. seriously, i never see him manicure his fingernails but they are always perfectly smooth and clean and strong.
his voice. even though his voice has been known to disturb my slumber when he is on a phone call in the other room, I love his voice. it is strong, and full, and perfect for radio.
his affection for all things nostalgia. our future children will surely watch The Archies, Conjunction Junction, and old Charlie Brown...and I am perfectly ok with that.
his love for my family. he really loves my family and even enjoys when my mom comes to stay for a few days. im lucky!
his competetive nature. we have to be on the same team when we play games otherwise there will surely be a fight at the end of the night. (to his defense, i am just as competetive when it comes to games)
his encouragement for my business....he always pushes me and challenges me and wants me to succeed.
his fedora. i hope he still wears it when we are 80 years old.
him. i love him. i love all of him.
his eyes. kids in middle school used to make fun of him and if i could find them now id surely give them a word or two. i love his eyes!
his passion. if you know brad you know he is a passionate person- about music, his friends, and the Lord.
his hands. he has the best man hands ive ever seen. seriously, i never see him manicure his fingernails but they are always perfectly smooth and clean and strong.
his voice. even though his voice has been known to disturb my slumber when he is on a phone call in the other room, I love his voice. it is strong, and full, and perfect for radio.
his affection for all things nostalgia. our future children will surely watch The Archies, Conjunction Junction, and old Charlie Brown...and I am perfectly ok with that.
his love for my family. he really loves my family and even enjoys when my mom comes to stay for a few days. im lucky!
his competetive nature. we have to be on the same team when we play games otherwise there will surely be a fight at the end of the night. (to his defense, i am just as competetive when it comes to games)
his encouragement for my business....he always pushes me and challenges me and wants me to succeed.
his fedora. i hope he still wears it when we are 80 years old.
him. i love him. i love all of him.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
{beloved} Nashville Boudoir
Alright Ladies! My Nashville dates have been set for your Beloved boudoir portraits at the beautiful Hutton Hotel. You will see all the information below so please let me know if you have any questions or if you are interested in scheduling your hour session.
I am teaming with Marie McKinney-Oates of the Nashville Marriage Studio to host this boudoir event. We are both young marrieds and understand the importance of intimacy in marriage. While having consistent intimacy in today's busy world might not be the easiest thing to accomplish, these photos will surely give a boost to your marriage in ways you never expected. I have done over 30 of these sessions and every single time I get similar comments from my clients. They always tell me that their husband was floored, he had no idea she would do something like that but loved it, his mouth hung open and he was nothing but smiles all night, etc. Not only will these photos make your husband happy (obviously) they will make you feel beautiful as well. My clients tell me that they ended up having so much fun at the session, regardless of how nervous they were to start with (which I completely undertstand). I think it helps that I am a woman, a married woman, a romantic woman, and an insecure woman. I take all of those things into account when I am photographing you. I want to find the most flattering angles and lighting and want to build you up with sincere encouragement. I am a vocal photographer...if something looks good in my camera I will tell you....and I will tell you often. So be prepared to be gushed over! :) I personally think that laughter is one of the sexiest things a woman can do, and friends always make us laugh like no other. So feel free to share your hour with a girlfriend and we will take $25 off the session price for each of you!
Marie McKinney-Oates is a premarital counselor here in Nashville and has very quickly become a dear friend of mine. We met via twitter....oh how I love twitter. She saw that I was offering boudoir portraits and was curious about them for her clients so she sent me a message and we instantly hit it off. We met for lunch and talked and laughed and planned and dreamed....you will love her too! If you are newly engaged and are looking for quality premarital counseling she is your girl. You can check out her information here at her blog. I find her posts super witty, insightful, and encouraging. I pray that you do too! She will also be offering a discount as well: $25 off the Bound Together Workshop or 10% off of premarital counseling. Gotta love discounts!
The most romantic book in the Bible describes it best..."my beloved is mine and I am his..."
I am teaming with Marie McKinney-Oates of the Nashville Marriage Studio to host this boudoir event. We are both young marrieds and understand the importance of intimacy in marriage. While having consistent intimacy in today's busy world might not be the easiest thing to accomplish, these photos will surely give a boost to your marriage in ways you never expected. I have done over 30 of these sessions and every single time I get similar comments from my clients. They always tell me that their husband was floored, he had no idea she would do something like that but loved it, his mouth hung open and he was nothing but smiles all night, etc. Not only will these photos make your husband happy (obviously) they will make you feel beautiful as well. My clients tell me that they ended up having so much fun at the session, regardless of how nervous they were to start with (which I completely undertstand). I think it helps that I am a woman, a married woman, a romantic woman, and an insecure woman. I take all of those things into account when I am photographing you. I want to find the most flattering angles and lighting and want to build you up with sincere encouragement. I am a vocal photographer...if something looks good in my camera I will tell you....and I will tell you often. So be prepared to be gushed over! :) I personally think that laughter is one of the sexiest things a woman can do, and friends always make us laugh like no other. So feel free to share your hour with a girlfriend and we will take $25 off the session price for each of you!
Marie McKinney-Oates is a premarital counselor here in Nashville and has very quickly become a dear friend of mine. We met via twitter....oh how I love twitter. She saw that I was offering boudoir portraits and was curious about them for her clients so she sent me a message and we instantly hit it off. We met for lunch and talked and laughed and planned and dreamed....you will love her too! If you are newly engaged and are looking for quality premarital counseling she is your girl. You can check out her information here at her blog. I find her posts super witty, insightful, and encouraging. I pray that you do too! She will also be offering a discount as well: $25 off the Bound Together Workshop or 10% off of premarital counseling. Gotta love discounts!
The most romantic book in the Bible describes it best..."my beloved is mine and I am his..."
Sunday, February 14, 2010
{joy} Valentines Day
I am a self proclaimed hopeful romantic. However, Valentines Day is not one of my favorite holidays. I personally cannot enjoy anything when I feel like my husband is obligated or guilted into doing something. I like to think of myself as a very low maintenance wife, so my husband should consider himself very lucky (I can't say he would always see it that way though!) :) I don't like the thought of him doing something sweet and romantic for me JUST because it is Valentines Day. I much prefer those random acts of sweetness on any other random day of any other random month. It means more to me that way, like he thinks of me because he loves me not because the entire American culture is telling him to. To be fair, I do like the fact that Valentines Day causes many men to think outside of their comfort zone of romanticism and actually make some effort to please their wife. I am grateful for anything that can increase romance in a marriage. I just am not a fan of the "expectations" that come along with this holiday. All of that being said, use this day as a good excuse to do something extra, but do not let this count as a good deed you can check off your list of things to do for your spouse. This should be extra, a bonus love notion, a special something out of the norm, but should not replace any of the normal things you do to love your spouse. Because men, loving your wife consistently is the best gift you can ever give her. It doesn't always mean buying gifts, and flowers, and diamonds, and romantic getaways (while those are all nice, and my husband did buy me flowers a few days ago that made me smile big time!). Women love to feel loved. And trust me, when SHE is loved, YOU will be too ;)
Happy Valentines Day! (celebrate tomorrow too, and the next day, and the next....)
Happy Valentines Day! (celebrate tomorrow too, and the next day, and the next....)
Friday, February 12, 2010
{babies} Camden 6 months
This little cutie is growing way too fast. Before this session I asked Kerry if Camden was sitting up on his own, a very typical question I ask before any photo shoot of this age. She laughed, and said yes...he sits up on his own, pulls up on his own, crawls around, etc. He is a super mobile baby! I guess it is because he has his big brother Coleman to keep up with, but I was not expecting him to move around so much until the next session! I adore this family and these precious boys. They definitely got their mama's blue eyes. I have a feeling their next baby will be a little girl with daddy's brown eyes. :)
here are a few of my favorites
here are a few of my favorites
Kerry you are stunning.
Look at all those teeth!
I looooove little boys in overalls!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
{family} Sapp
I honestly did not know what to expect when I scheduled this session for a family of 11. Yes, you read that correctly: 11! I must tell you that my mind was racing with possibilities of how it could go. But Oh my goodness, was I ever blessed by this family! This ended up being, by far, my most fun family session EVER. Sapps, you rock! From groups of people dancing behind me, to everyone singing "pants on the ground", I was doing everything I could to keep my camera in my hand and not just stop and start dancing with them. I had so much fun and am grateful for a fun family that was willing to brave the cold morning air for some fun photos. Here are a few of my favorites.
and here is a slideshow if you want to see more!
and here is a slideshow if you want to see more!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
{babies} Major newborn
You might recognize this sweet family from a post last year. They welcomed little Major into their family and I was so excited to go meet him and photograph this family of four. Major has the sweetest personality, he was the calmest newborn I have ever photographed. And by far has the coolest hair around! :) Here are a few of my favorites from the Bultman Family.
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