Marilynn + Josh: Seattle Engagement Portraits

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Marilynn is one of my closest friends. She is adventurous, spontaneous, outgoing, sarcastic, loyal, and a little bit scatterbrained. Josh is the love of her life. He is thoughtful, patient, quiet, witty, and a little bit systematic (he is, after all, a chemist). They recently got engaged and moved to Seattle, which stinks because I don’t get to hang out with Marilynn whenever I want to. Also, they recently got engaged and moved to Seattle, which is awesome, because I get to go visit whenever I want to!

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Seattle is so lush and green, and it’s like a green that you don’t see anywhere else. I fell in love with this city! It was such a treat to shoot Marilynn and Josh’s engagement portraits while I was out visiting. We went to the Seattle Japanese Garden, which is part of the University of Washington. It was gorgeous, and very green. 🙂 I have entirely too many favorites. Beautiful location + in love couple = photographic awesomesauce. Enjoy!

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By the way, the leaves were already beginning to turn, and it was LABOR DAY WEEKEND!! Can you believe that? It was still 80* here in SC this week!

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Mar’s eyes are ridiculous…

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…and her ring’s not too shabby either!

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Love this!

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They said they didn’t want a bunch of “kissy-face” pictures, but I came back from scouting a location, and here’s what I found…

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I love how much this image says without even seeing their faces…

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…and this one too.

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I’m telling you, this garden was a-ma-zing!

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Girl, you are both fierce and sweet.

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Hehe, I had to include this one. These two are ALWAYS picking at each other…keeps them on their toes I think!

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And a favorite from the day, with Josh looking a bit fierce himself!

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Marilynn and Josh, thank you for an amazing vacation in your fantastic new city. Thank you for the amazing photo-session, cufflink disaster and all. And mostly, thank you for being the kind of friends I can count on and call on any day, for hours at a time, for honesty and understanding and tons of laughter. I love y’all!

View Marilynn and Josh’s complete proof gallery if you CLICK HERE. Password is their cat’s name.

You know these two look fabulous! Leave a comment to “show me (and them!) some love!”

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The McCleskeys: Greenville SC Family Portraits

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Erica and I have worked together–and been friends–for about 7 years now. She and Shawn are classy, fun, and family-oriented, and their two kids are cuties with huge blue eyes and big happy smiles! Their entire gallery can be found if you CLICK HERE. Password is Erica’s maiden name.

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Such a smiley boy!

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Playing with Mommy…and trying to walk!

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Getting a little [unwanted] help from sister. 🙂

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I love the daddy hands/baby hands.

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Pretty Big Sis!

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Hello, these kids both have gorgeous eyes!!

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I love how thoughtful she looks here…

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Spinning and spinning and spinning with Mommy….(I’m dizzy just typing that)! And yes, I totally want those boots.

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Don’t you dare tell me you haven’t had a photo taken together since your wedding!! 😉

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And one last shot of the whole family. I love these shots that show the kids’ size in relation to mom and dad…

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Erica and Shawn, thanks so much for asking me to photograph your family! I hope you won’t swear off photo shoots forever, hehe!

Again, the whole gallery can be found if you CLICK HERE.

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Introducing….Baby Thomas! Greenville SC Newborn Portraits

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Complete gallery: CLICK HERE Password: Baby Thomas’ middle name

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Baby Thomas is here! I had the sweet job of photographing him when he was only 9 days old…and he was just as cute and alert as he could be! (Must be all of the attention he’s getting from his two big sisters. 🙂 ) You may remember his family from THIS POST.

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I looooooove this sweet silhouette of Thomas..

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Cute baby feeties and curly toes…

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…and more baby parts!

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Some sweet moments with Mommy…

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“Thomas’ World”
I’m not sure if Jessica and Chris know what to do with all this blue in the house after having two girls!

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Proud Daddy…

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A family of 5!

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And a favorite from the day….

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To view the family’s complete gallery (Maternity + Newborn pics), please CLICK HERE. Password is Baby Thomas’ middle name.

I hope you’ll leave a comment to “show me some love” and to welcome Baby Thomas to the world!

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Playing With Flash

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Tonight I went out into the fields of northern Greenville County, SC with two of my photographer friends to play around with off-camera lighting for some fun portraits. We had a chilly, buggy, blast!

Check it out and let me know what you think…

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Love love love this one!

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Rawr. Make that super-rawr.

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Meg & Alex: Picnic in the Park Wedding, Part I

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There are 5 Things you should know about Meg and Alex:

1) They are adorably, fully in love.
2) They are both incredibly creative.
3) Photography was one of the top priorities for their wedding. (Yay!!)
4) They planned their entire wedding in 34 days…
5) …but not for the reason you are thinking!! Ha!

Meg and Alex’s theme was “A Picnic in the Park,” and lots of it was DIY. I admire anyone who takes on the details of decorations and flowers themselves, and Meg gets bonus points for doing this in barely a month’s time! Meg’s dress was perfect for their outdoor, fun, and festive celebration.

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I *heart* Meg’s blue ballet flats!! She searched every single shoe store in Greenville SC for these, and finally found them online. Yay!

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Speaking of DIY, Meg made this cute ring box…

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Meg’s “something old” and “something borrowed” was her Grandmother’s gold and pearl necklace…which Miss Creative wore as a bracelet!

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Beautiful and beaming! (and maybe a little giddy!)

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I die over birdcage veils. So elegantly retro.

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Realizing that she’s really, truly A Bride…

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Meg and Alex chose to do a “First Look” before their ceremony. I looooooooooooove this decision! My couples who choose to see each other before the ceremony get to have a few moments alone to sink in the emotions of the day without everyone surrounding them, and it makes for some beautifully intimate and emotion images. (We also get to wrap up all of the posed group shots before the ceremony, so you can head straight from the ceremony to the reception!) I know this is a very personal decision for a bride and groom, but from the photography and scheduling standpoint, it is an awesome decision! OK, stepping off of my soapbox to show you the images. 😉

Meg waiting for her hubs-to-be to come…a little excitement, a little emotion, and a little nervousness…

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OMGoodness too cute!

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And this, my friends, is the kind of tenderness you get with a First Look. I absolutely love this one…

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The sassy wedding party! (Meg was her own florist, too!)

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Meg and her sweet dad…

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…and Alex and his sweet (and PROUD!) mom. She is absolutely beaming at her baby boy!! (Alex, will you forgive me for calling you her baby boy on the internet? Sorry.)

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Hehe, this makes me smile.

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Stay tuned for Part II: the ceremony, “couple pictures,” and the oh-so-cute gingham and sunflower filled reception. As always, I hope you will leave a comment to “show me (and the newlyweds!) some love.”

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