More than just being asked to take pictures of a family multiple years in a row, the honor lies in being invited to watch a beautiful child turn into a beautiful young woman.

It was a privilege to be asked to shoot alongside Temple Photography for this gorgeous wedding in Bristol, TN.

A recent session with the beautiful Kim only days before her wedding…love how the sun catches her eyes in this photo!

Earlier this summer I decided that I needed to push myself more than I have in the past with this business thing.  So, I enrolled in Melanie Weyer’s webinar in June.  What a game changer for me for sure!  Wow.  As soon as I could, I started putting to use some of her techniques.  Here are the results…I’m pretty pleased, but still have a ton of learning to do!

This precious family will always hold a special place in my heart and this shoot, one I will remember for all time.  Love to the Ammons family and new baby Cael.

The second installment in the Nani Kalani Children’s Clothing line is upon us!  I LOVE being part of new things – especially when I know that it’s going to be a success – and when this company really takes off – I’ll have the pleasure to say I was a part of it in some small way.  Melissa Desmond is the incredible talent behind all of the designs and the final product.  Hurry over to the Nani Kalani Facebook page to secure your own boutique dress!

Be still  my heart.  Earlier this summer, I took a webinar class from the uber talented Melanie Weyer (*swoon*).  The coolest thing…she taught us how to break away from using actions in Photoshop (created by other talented folks) and edit our images totally, exactly, the way we envisioned it.  Total control – my heart just leaped!  🙂  The results from this session really made me feel like I finally “got it”.  I love being able to say that my images are 100% mine start to finish.  The pride I feel in my work has just been bumped up a notch.  And then add into the mix an adorable two year old princess, a random cat, and an awesome summer night.  What could be better?