HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! and other random thoughts...

Happy New Year! I'm so excited to see what 2009 will bring! So much has been going on the end of '08. I believe it's going to be a great year despite the economy - and I'm not speaking financially... but in terms of success. Success has different meanings to different people... and in my definition, it is a direct comparison of where you started to where you are now!

I'm excited to get things updated on my website asap - I have new wedding packages for '09 to fit ALL budgets! So many great options in albums, etc etc.... can you tell I'm excited?

ALSO - I will have a booth at the upcoming Bridal Gala hosted by All About Weddings (bridal shop) at the Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery on January 18th... stop by and hang out! I'll also have some great incentives regarding wedding photography for coming to the bridal show!

AND last but not least - CONGRATULATIONS to all of you new brides out there - it's 'engagement season'! However, I love hearing all of the 'how I got engaged' stories.

Have a happy and safe New Year - and come visit the bridal show in a few weeks!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Just a note to say Merry Christmas to everyone! I pray this is a special time for all of my clients (who are my friends!), friends and family to come together to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus! May you all grow closer to one another, even those far away, and also to God during this wonderful time of year. And you can't ask for warmer weather in the south today...is it Christmas without snow? lol!

More blogs to come, stay in touch! 

Tom & Ashley

This is the cutest couple ever and they've been married 10 YEARS!!! You'd never know it, they were so lovey dovey (I hope we're all like that in 20 years of marriage!). Tom and Ashley were photographed at Shakespeare Park in Montgomery... a cloudy morning, but the textured sky added to the mood and !POP! of the red shirts they wore. And of course, Ashley is a regular 'sponsor' of Starbucks so I had to add their lattes in there!

Hope you enjoy, Ashley, I did a little digital texturing to a few of these...

Rebecca!

I'm a little behind on the blogging... but thought I'd catch up a bit with a few cool shots from Rebecca's location senior portrait session! What a cool senior to hang out with for the afternoon! She is a very involved and active woman at her school - it's funny how she reminded me of myself when I was in high school. And she was up for about anything which made the session even more fun! We didn't stray too far from downtown Wetumpka, but check out a few shots we captured before it got too chilly outside!

Thanx for everything, Rebecca! It was great hanging out Saturday!

Megan & Sam Engagement

We got the chance to coordinate a downtown Wetumpka engagement session with Megan & Sam this past weekend. The wedding is next June... they are such a sweet couple, I love hearing stories of how people meet and JUST KNOW that he or she is the ONE... (just like me and jOhN!)

I love the colors they wore which provided amazing contrast with everywhere we photographed. You would never know these were shot in downtown Wetumpka by the bridge (it looks like a field in the middle of nowhere!). Thanks for making the drive - I hope all the pressure and 'cheesiness' paid off, Sam! Looking forward to your beautiful wedding and getting to know you both even more.

Norrell Family Christmas!

A spur of the moment session occurred when Amanda and Josh stopped by the studio the other day to photograph their 7 month old baby girl, Ashlynd...we didn't have much time with the sun setting, but here's just a few I played with... Ashlynd is so cute! and so is her dog, Romeo :)

Taylor

Taylor was part of the following family session, but we also had time to capture her in some beautiful settings with different outfits. She is only 16, but what a beautiful and sweet young woman. She is also soooo relaxed in front of the camera which makes my job a little easier! 

Let me know what you think, Taylor! And I hope you did great at the pageant this past Saturday!

family in the park

I got to meet Becky and Clint this past Saturday along with their kids for a little family session. It started out to be a chilly morning, but evolved to a beautiful day with perfect lighting in the park in downtown Wetumpka. We were able to capture the last bit of the leaf color and the river added color to the background as well. You can tell the kids had fun playing in the leaves! While photographing kids, you have to be ready at all times - they were great, as we actually got some structured family portraits!

Great to meet you all!