Graduation is here again! Yesterday, we celebrated my oldest baby graduating kindergarten. Funny enough, I can remember sitting in the very same room 26 years ago wearing my hand-print shirt. It felt like 20 lifetimes between my kindergarten graduation and the time I said my final goodbyes to Austin High School. Now, as a mom, I can understand that it truly is just the blink of an eye. One day we're in an oversized cap and gown singing our ABCs and the next day, we're in anot

I’ve always told my husband that parties are my love language. I adore organizing, pinning, planning, and scrutinizing every detail. I absolutely love arriving to a wedding day and seeing all of the couple's plans fall into place. Some weddings are grand productions with hundreds of guests, and I cannot lie, I absolutely love them. This is exactly why I was so stunned by how much I enjoyed Alyssa and Zayne’s much more intimate celebration. With four kids in tow, they traveled

I think I heard the word “perfect” more on May 9th than I ever have before in one day. Perfect weather. Perfect ceremony. Perfect venue. Perfect couple. Perfect day. In every conversation, between family, friends, and guests, I heard so many people comment on how perfect the Sebastian wedding was. As someone who got a front-row seat for all of the big moments, I can truly attest that everything was…well, perfect! Yes, God gave us a perfect Spring day. Everything was beautiful

I love when a senior session is a direct reflection of the young person it's portraying. The quick hour I spent with Camryn allowed me to capture the most personal and special shots that highlight her calm and gentle spirit. Right at her own home, this session featured some of her favorite things. From Mickey caps to her four-legged friends, I loved getting to see what makes her light-up. Although I think anything could've done it better than her momma and sister behind the c

As I was editing this session, I told my husband that I’ve been patching out Chris’s sunglasses tan lines for nine years now. They truly are my original models. The O’Neals were my very first wedding as an actual business and I’ve had the absolute pleasure of watching their incredible love story unfold. I feel a special connection to their journey. High school sweethearts, married young, lots of prayers answered when their first baby boy entered the world, and now here they a

You know what’s crazy? I live and have lived 30 minutes from Churchill Downs my entire life. People fly in from all over the country to get dressed up and watch the Kentucky Derby. Here I am within reach and I can remember watching it on TV two times in my life. Once just because it was on in a restaurant. You see, if you travel just a little ways north, you will find that around here, it’s not Derby season. It’s prom season. I get a front row seat each year to the fashion an

This is a match I did not see coming. Let me explain: I've known Elise for years. Starting with her maternity session, I've photographed her and her sweet boy now at over 20 sessions (that's no exageration, we counted). These two are my perfect little models- they're basically pros at this point. Funny enough, though, Jared has been in front of my camera before too! I've had the pleasure of working with him as a DJ at weddings. So when Elise told me about their relationship,

Spring is here and that means two things: rain and prom! When I was in high school, I think it rained three of the four years on prom day. This past Saturday also saw gloomy skies and the occasional drizzle, but that did not stop these wonderful young people from looking their absolute best. Maddie & Brayden Starting off with one of my favorite model couples! Sweet Maddie walked in and immediately asked where my kids were. They love her and she loves them! Maddie and Brayden

First comes love Second comes marriage Then comes the dreamiest, bloomiest maternity session ever I'm so happy for my sweet friends and their upcoming journey into parenthood. Emily and John first posed for my camera at this very place three years ago. I often reference their engagement session because of how beautiful it was. Then their wedding was even more stunning. I didn't think it was possible, but this maternity session may be my very favorite of them. Talk about glow

The newest little Crase has arrived! Hayden made his appearance what felt like about three days after his momma told me about him. It may not seem that way to her, but I feel like time absolutely flew! And the fact that we did newborn sessions for Hayden's big brothers yesterday means time is seriously flying. But if there was ever a moment in my life when time stood still, it was holding my newborn baby. That's why I love these sessions. It's a permanent reminder of these pr