Miss Emma: Portraits

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Little Emma and her parents came to me for her 6-month photos, and she is quite the cutie! Round cheeks, a big grin, and strawberry blonde hair that matched the leaves we were playing in. She recently discovered her tongue, and it is sticking out in about half our pictures, hehe. She is too adorable, and her Mommy and Daddy love her like crazy!

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Sweet girl!

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This session was special for me, because we shot some of the portraits at my grandparents’ house beneath their humongous maple tree just a few weeks after my Grandmother died. She always loved the carpet of leaves, and it made her happy to see children playing there.

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Squishy face…makes me smile too!

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We moved on to a field near my house. I am forever driving past cool spots just hoping someone will agree to have their photos taken there! I’ve started taking pics of new locations on my phone so I can remember them all!

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Love this one…

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Jill and Jeff, it was great to meet you and Emma. You are such a happy little family, and I look forward to more photos in the future!

Emma’s entire gallery can be found if you CLICK HERE. The password is her last name.

I hope you’ll leave a comment to “show me some love!”

–Amy

On the Beach: the Thomas Family

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1 killer beach house
11 family members
13 years since they’ve all spent a week under the same roof
A ridiculous thunderstorm the minute I pulled up at their house, but a few minutes on the beach in between the clouds:

The Thomas Family.

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The whole clan:

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Becky and Dallas…they’ve still got it! 😉

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The Thomas kids with mom and dad

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Big sis Amy and her family, all the way from Texas!

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I love this moment and the look on Amy’s face…

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Jessica, Chris, and their girls. (If you’ve explored my website, you’ll recognize them from my portrait gallery HERE!)

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Emily wasn’t so interested in posing with the fam. Hehe! I adore this photo and her independence…

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Lauren, however, was ready to put on a show for my camera!

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One of my all-time favorite images…this just plain makes me happy.

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If these make you happy, too, I hope you’ll show me some love to let me know! (Your comments also make me happy.)

CLICK HERE to see the Thomas’ entire proof gallery. Email me or one of the Thomas’ if you’d like their password!

Next up, the rest of the photos from Victoria and Annalee’s “Anytime” session, and a super-glamorous wedding I’m shooting on Saturday. Everybody, please cross your fingers and say some prayers for good weather!

Miss Addison

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Waaaaay back in 2003, the first bridal portraits that I ever shot were of Resa and her sister, who got married 6 weeks apart (their poor parents, right?!?). Resa was one of the first of her friends to get married, and she was sweet enough to pass my name along to most all of her friends when they got engaged. In all, I think I was the photographer for 5 or 6 of them! Anyway, I’ve kept in touch with Resa and her husband Brenn, and we’ve been trying to plan a family session for over a year. Brenn contacted me right before Mother’s Day, wanting to surprise Resa with a portrait session…..but the same week Resa ALSO contacted me wanting to schedule something! Ack!! I felt so badly trying to put her off until he could give her the gift. 🙂

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We had a gorgeous morning in Spartanburg for their long-awaited family portraits. Brenn and Resa’s little girl Addison is so beautiful…

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Daddy and Addie…

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I think Addison is SUCH a mix of Brenn and Resa both; I see so much of each of them in her…

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I looooove this setting and Addison’s long dress & sweet bare feet. So Southern!

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Soooooo stinkin’ cute!

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Consider this your pouty-face warning. Here it comes…

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Brenn and Resa, um are they a pretty little couple or what?

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Brenn’s sweet girls…

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A little girl’s first love will always be her daddy…

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And finally, one of my favorites from the day…

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I say it all the time, and I read it on other photographers’ blogs all the time, but it is so true: nothing is more rewarding than having clients I also consider my friends. Few people have the opportunity to follow a family through the most important times in their lives. I am so happy and humbled to do what I do!

Don’t forget to leave a comment to “show me (and Miss Addison’s family) some love!”

The Twins’ Gallery

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Dillon & the Twins’ proof gallery is now online! Please click HERE to access their photos. The password is the family’s last name. If you would like to save your order and come back to it later, be sure to enter your email address when you log in. Enjoy!

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Dillon & The Twins

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I love staying in touch with my brides & grooms, and it makes me so happy to not just be a “one-time” photographer for a couple. I photographed David and Hilary’s wedding several years ago, and now that their twins have turned one, it was time for us to connect again! I think twins are so special, and Hayden and Ethan are my 3rd set to photograph–all boys! Dillon is such an awesome big brother! He knew just what to do to make the babies laugh, whether it was doing jumping jacks or having a tickle-fest, and he plopped right down to read a book to them in the grass. Sweet boys!

This picture makes my heart all squishy…

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And this one makes me giggle…

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Hayden and Ethan are deep in conversation!

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Big Brother Dillon

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Ethan

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Looooove his eyelashes!

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Hayden doing his “Home Alone” impression, hehe.

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Giggly Hayden…so cute!

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David and Hilary, thank you so much for choosing me (again!) to photograph such special moments in your life. What a great afternoon in the sun with your family!