Emily & Keith...sittin in a tree...

K-I-S-S-I-N-G

I've known Emily pretty much her whole life so I was beyond honored and excited when she asked me to photograph her upcoming wedding. We recently shot some engagement photos of the happy couple and had a blast. I just love engagement sessions. All that love in the air makes for a fun time. Oh, and I really love kissing shots. I mean REALLY. When I pick my favorites from a session I have to go back and plug in a few that the couple are actually looking at the camera because I just love the kissing ones so much. Here are some of my favorites from the day (and a couple of others just to give you some non-kissing ones)

Miss Cole

Nicole is one of the sweetest people you could ever meet. She just oozes goodness. Always cheery & upbeat, singing & smiling. She adores kids and is so good with them. She used to take the kids home between church services to play and she even called one weekday to ask if she could come pick Bryson up and take him to the park to play. I mean really, who does that? Well Nicole or "Miss Cole" as my kids call her, that's who. Well, Nicole just had her one year anniversary but a few months ago we did some post-wedding bridal formals. We meant to do them before the ceremony but the craziness of life got in the way so we had to wait a while. It turned out perfectly since we didn't have to worry about keeping the dress neat & clean and she got to let loose and have some fun.

Oh...and one thing I forgot to mention about Nicole...she's drop-dead gorgeous. I mean really stunningly beautiful. If her inside beauty didn't match the exterior then it would be hard not to hate her. Congratulations Nicole! We love you:)

James is Graduating...wait that can't be right!

Only 11 short years ago, I was a Junior at Athens Bible School. There were 6 or 7 of us who had a completely empty period in the day so in true ABS fashion, they just invented a class for us to take and named it "Peer Reading". We went to the various elementary classes and read to the kids and acted out stories, basically just goofed off and played with kids. Well one of my absolute FAVORITE little kindergarteners was a sweet little boy named James. He always wore a black cowboy hat and was just the cutest thing. So, flashforward and that sweet little cowboy has grown up into a sweet big cowboy! Where does the time go? Thanks so much for letting me be a part of it!

Rachael & Spencer

On August 28th it was off to Monte Sano to photograph Rachael & Spencer's wedding. Another sweet couple & family! I really have the best luck with my clients. This family welcomed me like I was one of their own. I had the best time and really felt like I was taking pictures at a friend's wedding. Oh, and the best part? They were the biggest Alabama fans I've ever met. All the guests had shaker's as the bride & groom ran out to the fight song. 

I can't take credit for this beautiful setup. Rachael's good friend had this idea and I completely fell in love with and ran with it!

Whitney & Grant

On August 8th I headed to Rogersville to the Longing for Home Bed  Breakfast to photograph Whitney & Grant's big day. I knew Grant from my old Bible School days although he was quite a bit younger than me. I met Whitney and her sweet family when I did her sister Chelsea's Senior portraits last year. I had such a great time working with this family! They are some of the sweetest people I've ever met. While I was uploading these I realized how many kissing shots I have. I'm just a sucker for the romantic I guess. Here are a few of my favorites from the day:

Kim & Scott

Okay...so I'm a little behind. Or a lot behind actually but I guess its never too late to catch up! On August 1st I had the pleasure of joining Kim and Scott to photograph their beautiful wedding. They were married at one of my favorite locations, the brick church in Mooresville. The downside? It POURED rain. So all of the gorgeous could-have-been outdoor shots were out. Luckily the inside of the church is beautiful as well so we managed anyway!