When I pulled up to our session – I saw this puddle and WHOA! I KNEW I had to use that beautiful light in SOME way!

Isn’t he ADORABLE?!

By the time you read this – he will have been promoted to BIG brother!

You KNOW I love a GREAT lifestyle session!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE those shots!!

Melissa – thank you SO MUCH for asking me to photograph your sweet family!

Since I’m behind on my blog – this little family has grown by one sweet little girl since I took these!!

Jillian and her family met me for a quick mini-session – on a VERY windy afternoon!

Again with those sweet baby eyes and black & white photos – some of my favorite things!

This guy – Jillian’s son – he reminds me SO VERY MUCH of that Fitzy guy of mine!

ADORABLE!

Their little brother – the three best friends that anyone could have!

Aren’t they such a BEAUTIFUL family?!

Jillian – thank you SO MUCH! I can’t WAIT to see you all again!!

Amanda and her family – I just LOVE them!

Isn’t he ADORABLE!

And this little girl – she is HILARIOUS and so very sweet! She is always SO VERY HAPPY to see me!!

THOSE BABY BLUES!!

THAT SWEET FACE!

Amanda – thank you so much – I LOVE that you’ll be part of my schedule for years to come!

Little *A* turned ONE! ONE! Again – WAY TOO FAST!

And that momma – Joy – I’ve watched her grow up – and it went WAY TOO FAST!

OH MY HEART! THAT SUN! THAT FACE!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

THAT LAST SHOT! ADORE!!

Joy – thank you thank you THANK YOU! I am so honored to capture your family and your life!

Have I mentioned how much I ADORE seeing families year after year after year?!

And baby after baby after baby?!

I met this family when this sweet girl was just a tot!

*D* – THE BIGGEST SISTER!

I LOVE THAT ONE!

This guy – he’s got FOUR sisters! And that sweetie on the right – I met her when she was brand new!

OH MY HEART!!

SWOON! BABIES and SISTERS and BLACK & WHITE!

LOOK AT THAT SMILE!

Their newest baby sister! Isn’t she ADORABLE!

A dad and his son – LOVE LOVE LOVE that shot on the left!

Lifestyle sessions – MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE!

The light – the composition – DIVINE!

MY FAVORITE!!

The wind – the dandelions – the fields – the top of the world! Country living – at its finest!

Ben is a farmer – those weathered hands with that new pink baby – THE BEST!

On top of the world!

Karla – thank you for having me back – year after year! I am so honored to document your family!

I’ve heard LOTS and LOTS of speeches over the years – but this might have been the BEST ONE EVER!

Beautiful and inspiring. I told their mother that I hoped my two boys had the bond that these brothers have – because it’s AMAZING!

BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS!

That shot on the right – while I was editing – I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT!

The last dance with your son – walking away and leaving him in the hands of another. It seemed appropriate that it was out-of-focus. MY NEW FAVORITE!

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LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

I couldn’t decide – typically a photo just SCREAMS black & white – or I mentally shoot it in black & white – but THIS one – I absolutely LOVED both!

The LAST shots of the night – they ALWAYS hold a special place in my heart!

Melissa & Spencer – THANK YOU SO MUCH for asking me to spend the day with you!

And Melissa – thank YOU for asking me to capture the monumental moments of your life!

GORGEOUS! People often tell me – I’m not photogenic. And I hardly EVER believe them!

HAPPY couples ARE ALWAYS photogenic!

ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE THOSE!!

This might be my FAVORITE spot at D’Vine!

Not photogenic? WHAT!!

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!

This was a last-minute decision – to go IN the barn – but I’m SO GLAD WE DID!

SERIOUSLY!!

I’ve done this shot – YEARS AGO – STILL a favorite!

ONE MORE POST – THE RECEPTION!!

I met Melissa YEARS ago! She was one of the first faces of barden photography!!

I took her senior pictures and then her engagement and THEN her wedding!

It was a GORGEOUS September day! I LOVE getting ready shots – they might be some of my favorite ones to take!

SWOON!! THOSE SHOES!!

SWEET MEMORIES!

I ADORE THOSE SHOTS!

Most of the time – you can’t plan the perfect picture – you just happen to see it.

Those mother-of-the-groom moments – make me cry EVERY SINGLE TIME!

Stay tuned for their portraits!

Shalane nominated Evelyn and her family AGAIN for my yearly BEAUTIFUL contest!

This year was THEIR year! They WON!

I met Evelyn first at MOPS and then again because our kids go to school together – so we see each other often enough! Her smile and positivity is absolutely INFECTIOUS! When they pulled up – their boys got out of the car and were really NOT very excited about the idea of family photos – they’ve NEVER had ANY taken professionally!

Aren’t they just ADORABLE! This MIGHT be my FAVORITE shot of the evening! SO SWEET!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE those shots!

At the end of our session – the boys said – well – that wasn’t TOO bad!

That’s a WIN in my book! Evelyn – thank you SO much for meeting me!

And Shalane – thank YOU for submitting Evelyn and her family!

I’ve done a wedding here before – and COULD NOT WAIT to see this weeping willow again!

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!

SWOON!!

I LOVE that look she’s giving him!

If you have the BEST BFF – you’ll understand the connection in those pictures!

Sharing cookie recipes at a wedding! I LOVE IT!

So – you won’t see many pictures of ME at a wedding that I shoot!

But this one – I wanted to share. Her bustle was THREE different layers – and the best way to figure that out – just take a break and figure it out!

And while I know that I’m not the BEST wedding photographer in the world or our country or our state or our region – I am GOOD at what I do!

And you’re not just getting a wedding photographer when you book me – you’re getting a whatever-you-need-done girl!

You might recognize that sweet little family on the left – I photographed their wedding last August!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!

This was a sweet twist on the garter-toss – since she IS about 15!

Mikaela & Kane – thank you SO much for asking me to spend the day with you!