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a Huntsville, Al wedding photographer , adventurer, foodie, coffee-drinker, and lover of light.

My secret superpower: spotting a Kate Spade bag from across the room. ♠️

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SO YOU'RE ENGAGED

WATERFALL ADVENTURE SESSION

The Book House

I’ve always lived in a book house. I remember staying up to read late into the night.  I’d sneak over to the corner of my room and hunch over the night-light, desperate to uncover the next great adventure hiding between the pages. It was my release. We lived in the country, pretty far out from […]

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Girls in white DRESSES…

There’s something magical about a wedding dress—and the transformative quality it holds. I love the way a bride’s face lights up when she puts it on for the first time. The tears well in her eyes and she blinks rapidly to hold them back, beaming into the mirror. Her day is here. Today’s post is […]

Personal, Weddings

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Post-its and magic tricks…

There are days when your to-do list is frightening, an intimidating tower of post-its and notebook papers looming at the end of your desk. Today was that day. I’m a planner. Big time. And sometimes I get ahead of myself. Pre-writing blogs, editing, print orders, album design, client meetings, future-planning, phone calls, email responses…tuck that […]

Engagements, Personal

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These are a few of my favorite—RINGS

I thought I’d keep today’s post simple. Post what I love. As a photographer, one of my favorite things on the wedding day to photograph is the rings. I’m constantly pushing myself to do something different, beautiful, and creative with ring shots and I make a game out of scouting for interesting locations and backgrounds. […]

Engagements, Personal, Weddings

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Keeping Motivated: Client thank-you cards

I’m a little bit of a hoarder. Oh, no. Not the scary, reality-tv-show kind. The kind that keeps notes from 7th grade on. From every friend, every boyfriend, every person…ever. Call me sentimental, I just can’t seem to toss a handwritten piece of paper with nice words made just for me. I love it. Letters, […]

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