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laurel + dave
coldest day of the year — hands down!!! however, the wind chill of negative a thousand didn’t dampen the spirits of either laurel or dave on their wedding day. it was an absolutely gorgeous ceremony and reception at the fabulous one eleven event space in downtown nashville overlooking broadway. peacock feathers, a bridal bouquet of something other than flowers, bridesmaids bouquets of babies breath, and lots of fun color accents….yessss. coooolest bouquet!! yay laurel and dave!!! you guys were so great — we have missed you here in nashville and it was so great to have you back! congratulations and may you have many, many years of happiness! hannahelaine
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kelsey’s senior portraits
senior portraits aren’t something i do very often, but how could i resist a face like this?? kelsey and i have been around the world together working with sweet sleep projects in europe and africa and her family has hired me for photography services a few times in the past. while i mostly stick to weddings and engagement shoots it is definitely nice to mix it up a bit here and there, especially for extraordinary people like kelsey. i was so thankful to have a gorgeous december day to take these photos. with winter nearly upon us those days are becoming scarce. check her out: kelsey you’re a saint (and…
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beds for buddies!! sweet sleep makes it happen.
6 years ago my friend, Jen Gash, started an organization called Sweet Sleep (sweetsleep.org). if you’ve been following my blog for any good portion of this year you will have heard about them many times. Sweet Sleep provides beds and bedding for orphaned and abandoned children around the world they don’t just give the beds to orphans, they communicate God’s intentional creation of each child and His unconditional, unending love. They throw birthday parties, give out bibles and spread a general sense of worth, love and importance — I’ve been on 3 trips with them myself. I’ve seen it first hand and let me tell you….I most heartily approve. cutting…