I walked into the restaurant that spilled the smell of egg rolls into the Pagoda Garden to find a restroom and found these two having a pre-session drink, always a great choice in my opinion!! 😉 I am so for anything to help you relax and realize these photos will be FUN! There is no pressure […]
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Today’s blog is just a little punch of sunshine for me. I have been swamped like crazy which I am SO thankful for! So I’m sharing just so random things that are getting me through being overwhelmed!! Taylor Swift!! Her music is such a sound track for me…I can always listen to it & belt […]
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I love photographing these two, usually accompanied by their adorable kids, because they are so playful and flirtatious and genuinely in LOVE with each other…even after nearly 8 years together. I was so excited that Sarah set time aside for just her and Chris. They unfortunately kind of have a sad story of their wedding […]
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Oooooh this girl. I just love her and her minis. Ya’ll likely know who she is so I will keep it short. For Mother’s Day LAST year all she wanted was pictures in a field of buttercups. Well, it never happened because we both just couldn’t mesh our schedules together. This year, I made it […]
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Oh these two…..they are the kind of love I WANT to photograph. They are the the finish each other sentences, own which one is dirtier and the better cook(ahem Danny), steal glances at each other, joke about ginger babies kinda love. The most sincere and authentic love there is, the kind that makes me cry […]
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THIS is my kinda blog post. I am a self confessed beauty product junkie!! I will buy 3-4 new products a month, rarely finish a blush or bronzer or eyeliner, and love beauty tutorials! So, after being a beauty blog troller for many years I decided to start me own! Now, this is no way […]
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Guys I am just beyond excited to bring this to you today!! Today is T H E day of the start of something beautiful. Something that will unite calligraphers and photographers, planners and cake bosses, bring together all of us who breathe day in and day out to creatively make weddings a better place!! Uniting those […]
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There are days that I am D O N E before they even begin. Amen? You know those ones, where the day is long but the hours are short? The to do list longer than the fuel in the productivity tank? They leave me burnt out. Having so much to do, I hide from it all […]
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When I first decided to start my own business, I had a decent amount of knowledge about managing a small business. My background is in business and I’ve spent every year since I could working for small businesses. I am grateful to my three jobs for all teaching me about their industry, retail vs service, […]
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On Friday night my sweet brother got all dressed up for his high school prom!! I had flash backs to my senior prom. Dressed in a coral halter dress, curled updo, glitter eyeshadow and WAY too tan 😉 My date was so much fun and made sure we all had a great time. I went […]
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Ohhhhh this session…everything just went so so so perfectly I literally was oohing and aahing during culling and editing!!! I am not even kidding this entire session is just….so sincere to Allie & Rob. They literally fell into every movement so effortlessly, I found myself just continually shooting. These two are just so in love. […]
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This post is so strange for me to write. You see, I could SWEAR that this kid was born yesterday. Nearly 11 pounds and well past his due date, the sixth Carlson kid; really our missing piece. Now, in the sake of total honesty: I was not thrilled with my parents announcement. I swore they […]
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The other night you had a bad dream. I could tell because of HOW you cried. I could tell before I opened the door you were not truly awake, you were standing in the front corner of your crib with your head resting on your hands supported by the corner rails, just crying. Most nights I […]
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2014 was a year of alot of time spent driving for my business and 2015 is shaping up to be that as well! Don’t get me wrong, I am thrilled to do it BUT I completely failed last year at keeping track of my mileage. I was hurting trying to get it all together for […]
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Isn’t there something just so magical and gorgeous about the anticipation of growing your family? I know not everyone has great experiences with pregnancy, but man it is one of my MOST favorite things to photograph. There is just such an excitement that bubbles into the conversation I can hardly contain myself from peppering the […]
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On Wednesday I shared about my mentoring with Justin and Mary. They encouraged me to shoot for MYSELF. What inspires me and to make me fall in love with photography. Sometimes, I have a hard time saying no. I set certain days aside each month to shoot. It’s important to me that because of Kenny’s schedule […]
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I arrived about 40 minutes early. Better early than on time, and better on time than late I thought. Plus, they didn’t know Norfolk. They had no idea how parking would be. I walked through the group of die hard hipsters sitting on the porch sipping their lattes and petting the dog under the table. […]
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Oh these two! When I sat down to meet them in my local Starbucks I already “knew” Lindsey from FB. She is a friend of my younger sisters and so I kinda was hoping she would contact me when I saw her engagement post! As she talked more about her wedding, I remember saying quietly […]
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I remember meeting Amy in high school and instantly being in awe of how gorgeous she was/is! She had the most beautiful curly hair and skin, seriously to die for. Not to mention she is THE nicest person, EVER. Thanks to Facebook we can each kinda keep other with each and when she asked me […]
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Last month we took our FIRST real family of four vacation, by real I mean it involved extensive travel to get to our destination! Every year my mother in law takes her dance group to Walt Disney World for their show case performance. Kenny and I have tagged along on nearly all of them since […]
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