•••The "S" Family Preview•••

Last weekend I met the cutest family! The S family met me at Piedmont Park for a session to commemorate their daughter's 2nd birthday and their son's 5th. These two were so cute and were the sweetest siblings to each other that I have ever seen. Miss S also did anything her older brother did...if he jumped in a puddle so would she, if he grabbed a leaf so would she...it was so cute to watch. Here are some of my early favorites from their session...

And pup came along too!

•••Jen's Favorite Thing #1: Winner•••

First winner is...

#8 Jamie Wright

Congratulations Jamie! I will contact you soon with your prize! Check back soon everyone for another contest and some fun previews I have been working on. :)



Results determined by Random.org's Random Number Generator.

•••Time to Celebrate!•••

Okay everyone...it is time to CELEBRATE!!! Today marks the one year anniversary of this blog and June marks the one year anniversary of AFS. Wahoo!! What an amazing year it has been. I have loved every minute of it and look forward to what this next year will bring. ;) 

Well what kind of celebration would this be with out presents?? Over the next few weeks, AFS will be hosting a ton of giveaways titled Jen's Favorite Things. You know, kind of Oprah style, but on a smaller scale...um, much smaller (be real people, I don't have Oprah's bank account!).  :) 

Let's get this party started! Okay, first up!

Jen's Favorite Thing #1: Prints

I love taking photos (obviously), but I love even more to look at photos printed and framed around my house. This first giveaway is for a $25 print credit. This credit can be used on a past, current, or future session. To enter just leave a comment below. Winner will be drawn randomly and announced at noon on Friday, June 19th. 

Good luck everyone, and thank you for such a fabulous year!

•••Mommy To Be•••

Last Sunday I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. & Mrs. C. We had met one time before and it was great to catch up again. They are such a cute couple and are expecting their little one to arrive in just about a month. We took a few maternity photos to show off Mrs. C's bump, but I have to say it is such a cute little bump! You would never know she is eight months pregnant! :) I had such a fun time though and I can't wait to meet little Easton next month. Check back soon for little E's newborn photos, but until then here are some of my favorites of mommy and daddy to be.

•••Interesting News Story•••

Check out this story. I know I have said it a bunch lately, but protect your photos! :)

•••Mr. W's Nine Month Preview•••

Last weekend I had a fun shoot with one of my baby plan families. I love photographing the W family.  They are all so adorable and Mr. W. is seriously the happiest baby I have ever met. He is always so full of big smiles. It was great to catch up with them and see how big Mr. W has gotten...he's starting to stand and of course the teeth are coming in. :) Here are a few from our session...
A cute pic of older brother, B. (Side note: Can you guys see me in the reflection in his eyes?)

I loved this kiss pic when I saw it. It made me smile to see his "crazy hair" from the wind. So cute!
Not much longer until this little guys is running around!

Thanks for such a fun time W family!

•••N+L: The Wedding Day•••

So those of you who have been following me for awhile might have noticed...I don't do weddings. Last summer after AFS kicked off, I received several inquiries from excited brides planning their wedding. I turned them all down. I knew weddings were hard work and I wasn't quite sure I was ready for one by myself yet...I mean this is someone's wedding day! Last thing I want to do is mess it up. Usually, I sent them a list of colleagues with in the area that had a similar style. Mission accomplished...they would find a fabulous photographer elsewhere and I would save myself from the embarrassment of ruining their big day.

I didn't even think anything of it until Miss N contacted me last winter regarding her and her fiance's spring wedding. I was intrigued by her email, and she sounded beyond excited to get married. I met her and her mother in person shortly after and I was sold. They had talked me into it, and over the last few months I became more and more excited about their wedding.

On May 30th, Wedding Day had arrived. I was so excited when I pulled up to their location. Everything was so beautiful! N & L's families had really outdone themselves...it looked like something out of a Martha Stewart magazine. The whole day was gorgeous, and N & L were great. They truly are such a special couple. Every friend and family member that came up to me expressed how perfect they are for one another. So here we go, here are some of my favorite images of the day. Hope you enjoy!

Miss N's bouquet had a special locket on it containing photos of her grandparents. It was so beautiful!
Meeting for the first time...



The wonderful bridesmaids.
Showing off their modeling skills.
The boys had to show off their modeling skills too.

Gotta love the famous jump shot. :)
The bride and her beautiful mom just before the ceremony.
Yea, wedding time!


After the wedding, the guests made their way over to the beautiful tent to eat, drink and have fun!
The bride and groom had opted not to do the traditional wedding cake. Instead they had several different kinds of cakes. Yummy!

Biking is a large part of both N & L's lives. I was so excited to see that they had this vintage bike as part of their decor.

Time for the party to begin!
The couples first dance...
And then everyone joined.

After a long day of wedding fun the couple was off to celebrate their honeymoon. I loved the sign their friends/family decorated their car with...it included their puppy!

Thanks N & L for letting me be a part of your special day. Congratulations again!!