{chelsea + patrick}

it was a beautiful friday july 3rd in adairsville ga when patrick and chelsea tied the knot... they have such a cute little love for each other its perfect for pictures...

although it was hot as no other we braved the outdoor pictures - bottles of water in tow!

here are a few of our favorites:

its the details that count...

the true test of a husband...

the groom + his men...

the bride + her maid of honor

ella is just too beautiful - i couldn't stop taking pictures of her beautiful little eyes!

see for yourself!

and just a moment with daddy...

the couple didn't smash cake in each others faces or anything...dang it! but it was a sweet moment for them...

chelsea's mom + dad dancing

i loved this shot of the father-daughter dance that we caught...i just think its so sweet...

the cake...

another of the first dance as husband and wife...

and now...introducing JAMES BROWN! as he gets low..low..low..low..

these are a few of our favorites of the couple alone...

and last but not least - the sparkler and bubble farewell to the happy couple!

now remember - this is just a sneak peek! there are so many more pictures to come for this couple! this is what happens when you're family - you get WAY too many pictures! but we are just so excited that chels and patrick had a wonderful wedding day! we wish you both many years of happiness! :)

{moving}

so its offical...we are moving...not far though. just back into grovetown. although we love our little house on the hampton in downtown augusta soooooo much, its just not economical for us right now. so - we are taking the plunge and downsizing a little while we still can and while its available to us! we are excited to start this new little stage of our life that we like to call - "Paying it off!" thats right paying off everything. student loans, credit cards, and cars - paying them off! we are gonna try our level best to live simply - even if it kills us! so we are moving into the "Paying it off" stage so that one day - we can move into the next stage - yet to be determined. :)

if you happen to know anyone looking for a great little two bedroom house here in augusta - please let us know and you can come by and see it! its got a sweet backyard and screened in porch. its perfect for a little family. pass the word so we can take care of our amazing landlord!

{changes again...}

{madeline}

this little girls big blue eyes steal your heart from the moment you see her...

despite the technical difficulties, these photos for madelyns mom should be finished by tomorrow!

here is just a sneak peek at how beautiful this baby girl is...

{i hate technology - and i love cute kids}

so this week has been pretty much horrific for in the {h+d} photography world. if you have been following our tweets, you know that i accidentally deleted 8000 pictures from my hard drive while trying to make back up discs. i cried... then the amazing IT staff at my job (aka Erinne!) brought my pictures back from the pit! and then. my hard drive fell off a table in our house - after having been restored - and the internal disc broke. yeah. it was bad. more tears. thankfully the only images affected by this whole mess happens to be for family. so hopefully they will forgive us for now having all of thier images from this session. we have recovered many of them but not all. so we will have to try again another day when we can have all thier boys for pictures.

despite the mishaps, we did get some beautiful images of thier two youngest boys...


























again - i'm so sorry about this week and the mishaps that have happened for those waiting on images...and especially to shelby and ashley who hopefully will be very forgiving and let us try again for some more images!

{home}

i have recently become OBSESSED with the idea of home. with the putting together and designing and rearranging. i can't hardly help myself. i look at design blogs probably 50% more than i look at other photographers! i'm just so inspired to create when i see these beautifully crafted -well - homes. places where people live and love and create together. i just can't hardly stand it i love it so much. so i decided i would post a weekly roundup of home designs that inspire me. i'm gonna call it these {home} posts.

i am love love loving this chalkboard paint stencil over the stove. isn't that just too cute?

we are already working in something like this airplane style over our couch. But it has a ways to go...
my dream landry room - with a country sink and everything...

simple understated bath and living room...its just so pretty to me...

i tried to build a terrarium but it didn't work out so good... i think its because it is so humid inside that inside the terrarium its just WAY too much for the little plants...

i believe that i need this bed. seriously....i want it.

i love this sink so much i can't stand it.

well thats it fore the new monday {home} posts...

thanks to two of my favorite blogs {frolic!} and {design sponge} for above images...

{hummm...}

{Rockett St. George}

{happy friday}

goodbye ridiculously long week...hello sweet weekend...

{jessica}

last saturday we shot jessica's senior pictures...she just graduated from greenbriar high school here in augusta (martinez to be exact) - but she's actually an atlanta girl at heart. thankfully - she was up for whatever we would throw at her and let us try out some fun locations! congrats jessica on starting your college career! see you at the next dmb concert! (isn't the new cd awesome!?)

here are just a few of our favorites...


















daryl was working it out in the series...











and we just couldn't resist this next one...i just love capturing these kinds of moments...



omg! jessica you are beautiful when you laugh! this is by far one of our favorites and daryl's claim to fame he believes... :)



thank you for letting us into your life for a day! we loved getting to know you!

{shes all grown up....}

we can't believe how big scout has gotten...she's 14 weeks old! we couldn't be more happy that we adopted such a lovely baby girl...