• justin + cristi + samuel

      first comes love, then comes marriage (above left, circa 2008), and then comes samuel (pictured atop justin’s head, above right)! i had the happiest honor of photographing a mini session with these hotties last week in florida. these people are like family to my husband john and me. we were 2 of the small handful of people present at their intimate courthouse wedding 5 years ago and now we get samuel as an awesome bonus to our happy friendship. samuel just turned 3 a few weeks ago and, as you can see below, he’s quite proud of it :)   just wanted to share a few images from our…

  • ava is one!

    let’s rewind it back to about 5 years ago when i first met katie and b. they found out about me through a mutual friend and hired me to take their engagement photos (how cute are they??) at the old rocketown building (which was torn down to accomodate what is now the ginormous music city center). it was right around the one year mark after i started my business and it was one of the very first engagement sessions i ever shot. fast forward to present day…they now have a beautiful one year old girl named ava. of course, i was thrilled when they contacted me to do her photos…

  • baby della!

    oh my word, what a cutie! i got to meet this little precious one last week to do her (almost) 3 month photos. della is such a sweet girl, such a smiley one. i love smiley babies! check out this beautiful family…   thanks julie and nick for having me into your gorgeous home. i enjoyed shooting with y’all so much! enjoy the preview :)   hannahelaine