Sneak Peeks...sorta.

I love what I do! I can barely believe I get paid to do this. I get to play with some of the most incredibly fun kids for a few hours and I don't have to worry about telling them no!!! Perfect job right? I think it is!

Here are a couple of really fun kids sessions:

Family Session:: The Morse's

Miss McKenzie::

{All these pictures have been compressed, sharpened, and prepped for Facebook. Please feel free to use them, all I ask is that you not to re-edit them without permission. Thanks & Enjoy!}

E-session: Aarin+Chris: Never Kiss Me Goodbye

 Aarin&Chris.....how to describe them? They are so incredibly adorable and their love story is way to cute! I smile every time I think about it...We met at Ruby Tuesday in Oak Ridge. I have worked there since the summer before my sr yr in high school (4 ½ yrs now). It was  April 7, 2007 at about ten o’clock on a Saturday night. He came in and I was his server. I actually forgot to ring in his order at first, and when I remembered I realized that we were out of what he had ordered so I had to go back and have him pick something else. We talked a lot, I kinda liked him and kinda just wanted a tip lol. But  we had a lot in common (we were both about to graduate, I had just been on sr trip to England and he was about to go, he played football I cheered, etc.) anyways at the end of it all he asked for my number and I gave it to him. That Monday we went on our first date to a movie, and we’ve been really close ever since...

 I've known Aarin pretty much my whole life, so when she emailed me about my shooting her wedding in December I was ecstatic! Aarin&Chris are perfect for each other in every way. You can almost see the love when you are around them which makes you want to be around them even more. Their natural affection towards each other was a dream to shoot. They were willing to do anything I asked them which I am so thankful for!

Bahaha! Megan got the idea that this would be a cute picture...poor Aarin!

 Aarin&Chris, y'all are amazing! I can't wait for your wedding! Enjoy your sneak peek!

Inspire me Saturday

Everyday greets me with something even more beautiful and amazing than the one before. Whether it's a story I've heard, a book I've read, or a picture I've seen, it inspires me to live everyday to the fullest. Some people may not get it, and that's fine! Everyone views situations differently, but if by some chance someone out there is inspired by these things too...well, it makes me feel pretty lucky I'm the one that gets to bring it to their attention.
 Not to mention there are some amazingly talented people out there...Their creativity astounds me!
 Here are a few of my fav's from this week...

 This story on my sister-in-laws blog about her great grandma...It makes me wanna go call my Memmaw and just talk...Which we both do very well. : ){LOVE her dress!}

This amazingly sweet image from the girls at Simply Bloom. Their work always leave me breathless!

These illustrated thoughts are adorable!

Love this bridal Halo from Loboheme. Any bride that wants something other than that traditional veil has to check them out!

I love the mix of these prints. So unexpected but it just works! What I would give for an Anthropologie in Fayetteville!

These ADORABLE moccasins....They're a little pricey, but they're also custom made!*love!*

This girls amazing store!

This adorable plush deer head...I am completely smitten!

Freaking out here!

Okay, I have been given the impossible task of just choosing one of my favorite pictures...I decided it was going to be of a child, that kinda narrowed it down, but now I need your help! Here are a few of my absolute favorites...I'm going to number them 1-4 all you have to do it comment (either on here or on Facebook) telling me which number is your favorite! That's all! I would be ever so grateful if you would! Love you dears!

*Newsflash!* Numbers 3 & 4 are out of the running! I've decided between 1 & 2..Which one y'all?

#1

#2

#3

#4

(PS~If I didn't choose your child is one of my favorites, it's not because I don't love them. I promise!)

Two in One?

Two posts in one day? What's up with that? Oh...The Maternal Lens is having a give away!!! Sweet!
Let's see, become a fan(like, same dif)~ check
Suggest to friends~ check!
Tell every one about the giveaway?~ CHECK!

*Sigh!* Seriously hope I win! It's a double give away(gasp!) It features ZozoBugBaby{check 'em out on Facebook} and it also features Gracylu Originals{they have Facebook too!!)


Now that I have been nice and shared, go check them out! Both are spectacular! If you wanted to do a shoot and you bought these...well...I'd probably do it for free!...Just sayin'!

A Very Merry Birthday to You!

Hey everyone! Meet my (almost)sister-in-law Hannah. She's my for reals sister-in-law's sister! Confusing, I know. I love Hannah! She is quite easily one of the sweetest people I have ever met. She's also drop-dead gorgeous! She's one of those people you see her and kind of hope she has this ugly personality to balance out the pretty face....Yeah, it doesn't work that way with Hannah, as soon as she opens her mouth to speak you just want to be her friend! I love her(and the entire Corbett family) to death!
  The Corbett's are missionaries to the Cayman Islands(Grand Cayman to be exact), but they are back this week for one of the boys weddings(congrats to Steven and Anna!) Hannah came back a little earlier than everyone else to spend some time with Wes and Elisabeth. It just so happens it was the same weekend Momma, Daddy and I had planned to go up there too! Anywho! It was Hannah's birthday, so as a kind of birthday gift, we went, bought her a new outfit and did a photo shoot! I had so much fun shooting her! She's so natural in front of the camera. We started the photo shoot in front of the house(I was trying to channel the  Michelle Moore in me) then we headed back into the woods....yeah I went into the woods! We started to head back to this big river(stream?) whatever..we started to head back to it and came across this stream(brook?)it had an old fallen log laying across it that is used as a bridge...Hannah charged across...'Okay! I can do this!' I tell myself. I scoot ever so slowly across...*breath out* I made it! We go a little farther into the woods, only to discover  about 200 feet from the river everything had been seriously washed out... Oh well! We snap a few more pictures and head back...Oh no! The 'bridge.'... I had almost forgotten...'It's okay! I did it last time I can do it again' I had back over (a little more confident this time) my foot slips (OH NO!) I grab my camera in one hand and push it above my head, I try to catch myself with the other. I slip again. Some how(while in the air)I do a flip and land flat in the water(camera is still above head) I jump up and grab my elbow(ouch that hurt!) Hannah, like the perfect angel she is, jumps in to make sure I'm okay...I look at my camera,'Yeah, I'm fine! Take a picture!'...Haha...So, I tromp back through the woods in my favorite soaking wet winter dress, muddy Forever 21 tights and suede black swashbuckler boots(I think there's a tadpole in them.)
 Yes, I am that clumsy, but it really doesn't matter! I(hopefully) got some images that Hannah will love and I feel like I should be on Man, Woman, Wild! Mission accomplished!

For anyone wondering, I'm not putting these on my Facebook because Hannah doesn't have one...She has Fruitiply...It's this nifty site her brother and my brother created together. Check it out! You can post pictures, chat with friends, watch videos and(most importantly)read about what God has done in others lives, learn about missions, share prayer requests and find helpful tools to further your relationship with the Lord.

The infamous log!

Yes, I look awful...You try falling in muddy water and see what you look like!
*disclaimer: I did not  mean for my picture to come before Hannah's, blogspot did it...Sorry girl!}

Beautiful soul!

So pretty! I'm jealous!

FABULOUS shoes right?

(Hope you like them Hannah! Love you!...Oh, and Rachel, You're next!*evil laugh!*)