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Angela & Wil ~ Monroe, LA ~ Weddings

To my first friend in life and her perfect match- I wish you all the very best this world and the next has to offer! I most love your laughter~ always have it on hand for every situation. Miss you and hope to see you again soon. ~ S.

Heather and David ~ Tega Cay, SC ~ Wedding

Enjoy~ Love you guys! S.

A glimpse into my week:

Heather and David were married in SC this past weekend and I can't wait to share all of their fun details... These images were taken at their reception at River Hills Country Club~ It was beautiful and gave way to an incredible back drop...




I always enjoy shooting in St. Augustine~ and you can never go wrong anywhere around the Casa Monica Hotel... Loved that this old jaguar happened to be parked and ready- almost like it was just waiting for us! Be on the look out for Anthony and Tressa's wedding coming up soon! It will be gorgeous!

Thanks to my friend Kristen for her help with this session- it was so much fun getting to know her even more! (Adore you my friend!)

What I am working on (among other things...)

Angela & Wil~ The Alumni Center in Monroe, LA (My childhood best friend... We were best friends from 1st grade and into high school until I moved to Carolina. All I can say is Dirty Dancing and Footloose...) I heart you my friend and pour out so much love and happiness to you and Wil- You are so beautiful and perfect together!




Baby S~ How sweet... Jen and Jason your girls are beautiful. It has been so much fun getting to know you and I look forward to more time together! Thanks for trusting me and allowing me to be a part of your wonderful family.




Lindsay and Lee are so much fun and are so full of life, love and laughter~ Lindsay and I have been trying to get this shoot together for a while now and I have to say that God has perfect timing... (blown out flippy flops and all!) Thanks for being such a blessing to me for all these years my friend! Love you guys so much!

Kristen & Lewis Wedding Slide

Loved everything about their wedding... I can't express all of my thoughts and feelings because there are so many! Every detail that Kristen so thoughtfully put into the day was simply spectacular! I loved her ideas and loved more that she trusted us completely in all that we did. I know you guys are dying to see the foto booth images and I will do something special with them soon... for now,I am going to leave you with this... Again, many thanks to Wes and Molly... the night was more amazing with you there- Enjoy~ S.

PS. If you are looking for a fun and unique venue you should look at The Mansion in Hiliard-

Kristen & Lewis.. Fab Foto Sneaks..

For now, a picture is worth a thousand words... Many thanks to Wes for the series he shot of Kristen.. so beautiful! And to my dearest friend in the whole wide world- Molly for being there to help me with the photo booth (pics to come!) and for her awesome support as always- love ya my friend! Enjoy! ~S.

Kelly & Paul.. Sneak Peek

Seriously~ How gorgeous are they? To be this beautiful and pregnant.. "WOW!" is all I can say- She is so beautiful that even the rain couldn't hinder their gorgeous session today! Adore you my friend... Enjoy! ~S.

Carolyn & Stephen... St. Augustine Engagement Session

Loved their session..Though it was quite chilly, they didn't once complain about it- they just jumped right into the session with both feet and had fun until the last frame was shot!

It was my first visit to the St. Augustine Lighthouse~ and worth the drive for anyone wanting something different to do. The staff was wonderful and knowledgeable and I will definitely be back soon.

You are both so wonderful and I am so proud to call you friends! Many thanks (and I can never say it enough) to my amazing friend Wes Lester for all of his incredible insight, ideas and help. Enjoy! ~S.

Engagement Session ~ Jacksonville, FL Kristen & Lewis

And the slide show... The more I edit and get into these images, the more I absolutely love them! They are just so much fun! Gorgeous you guys are together! Enjoy!~ S.

Jacksonville Engagement Session ~ Carolyn & Steven

Just a sneak peek~ I promise more is to come later.... but how adorable are they! Wes and I headed down to St. Augustine with Carolyn and Steven last weekend and normally it takes a while to warm up and get a flow going- so when my first few images of the day became my favorites I have to question my theories of photography over the past few years... They very easily were able to let the world (and cameras) drift from around them and really were the only two people in the world... That is a very beautiful definition of love my friends ~one that is full of God and one that puts the other first. I always say that if you put God first in your marriage, everything else will just fall into place.... yours is so simple but it speaks so loudly. I love you guys and am so proud to be part of your very special day. Enjoy! ~S.

Kristen & Lewis

Meet Kristen and Lewis... Fun, playful and simply adorable are they. Anytime you plan a shoot you think and talk about how you "want" it to go.... the reality of how it turns out is always quite different. This was just so- different but definetly better! The Russell House was built in 1875 and is full of old world charm. They could not have chosen a better location- every thing about it was just perfect. A huge thank you to Ty and her family for taking time out of their day to come and let us shoot and to Bailes for assisting me. I hope you enjoy the images... I can't wait to dig into the rest of them- we have so many fun ones to go through. ~S.

Kelly & Jacob~ A Fun Engagement Session

I am having so much fun with this slide show! A group of us friends/photog buddies came together to play with some lighting techiniques and came up with some really great images of Kelly and Jacob. Thanks so much Ron and Meghan for sharing your images with me!. You guys had some awesome shots! I love how we can all be shooting the same exact subject and have a completely different view and perspective. It is exactly why I don't shoot weddings alone... that and I love having a friend to work with for the day... Hope you enjoy it guys~ I certainly am! ~S.

Michael & Cyndy... St. Augustine, FL

I had the pleasure of working with Michael and Cyndy for their wedding in St. Augustine~ Theirs was simply sweet. Their friends and family all gathered in love as they said "I do!" with laughter and bright Florida sunshine! To celebrate their vows we headed over to one of my favorite little spots~ The Columbia House... you can never go wrong with good food and wonderful service! My love and well wishes to you both. Thank you so much for trusting me to such a beautiful day in your new life together! And many thanks to my dear friend Wes for helping me to capture so many great moments! Enjoy! ~S.