if only people had thrown birthday parties like this when i was in highschool! shoooot!! kelsey and her parents threw a rockin’ birthday party last weekend–fully equipped with chic-fil-a catering, personalized party favors, a bumpin’ sound system playing the hottest tunes while projecting the videos onto a large screen, ANND to top it off, the coolest swimming pool ever featuring waterfalls and A ROPE SWING!!! unreal, i tell you. here are some of the shots we got :) and the best part of all…kelsey decided she didn’t need anymore gifts from anyone. so on her invitations she specified that instead of gifts, people could bring money to donate to sweet…

i’m getting into bartering services these days. a good friend of mine, john thornton, needed some new headshots and promotional photos taken and i desperately needed some financial advising. i can do one, and he can do the other (although, he is actually becoming quite the photographer himself and we definitely talk shop about that whenever possible).  here are some shots we took down at Shoemaker Financial, the firm he works with in cool springs. thanks rocket! you look great, and now i won’t be broke when i’m old :) p.s. if anyone wants some advice on the best way to set aside a little money for saving and investing…

hey there, in the process of switching my totally revamped website completely over to a new host. my site and/or email may be down for a few days. if you need to email me you can reach me here: stellaisgood@gmail.com in the mean time, get ready!! cuz my new site is gonna be AWESOME!!!! new layout, new photos, new features, the works!! i’m SO excited i can’t even stand it!!! thanks! hannahelaine