i am so proud to announce the arrival of the newest member of the bellar clan — little miss leighton! what. a. sweetheart. a little less than two years ago i was shooting leighton’s big sister elise’s newborn photos — that literally feels like it was about 2 months ago. can’t believe how fast the little ones grow. and in stark contrast to her sister, who was literally awake the entire 2 hours of her newborn photo shoot, leighton was perfectly happy to sleep right through the whole thing. she’s such a beauty! check her out…   sarah and trey, you guys make some ridiculously cute babies. thanks for having me…

when maggie (the cute blond in the bottom left hand photo) contacted me a few weeks ago to talk about working with the Clean Plate Club i was thrilled. first, i was excited to see her because she is a former bride of mine (see her awesome wedding at cedarwood in 2009 here). second, i was excited to connect with a really great local vendor. these guys have been around for a long, long time, serving delicious food and designing amazing events in nashville. they welcomed me right in and asked me to do a food shoot for their new website (in progress, can’t wait to see how it turns…

hey folks! as i mentioned in my previous post, i have a lot of cool new things coming in 2014. in order to finalize some decisions i’m enlisting your help. i have a brief 3-question survey below and would be much obliged if you would scroll down and tell me what ya think. thanks in advance!   hannahelaine