jennifer+zach - married!

Jennifer and Zach got hitched! Jennifer had been working tirelessly on all the little details and Zach had his hands full with designing all their invitations and press printed cards (which were awesome by the way!) We love it when brides make the extra effort to personalize their day!

First up some details...

the lovely ladies...hilarious lovely ladies...

Those awesome invites I told you about, and one of my favorite ring shots ever!

Jennifer and Zach didn't see each other before the wedding, but as we were switching from bridal portraits to the grooms turn, they took a minute to reach around the front door of the church and have a sweet moment (without seeing each other) but just hearing the others voice helped to calm the nerves I think! And then just a few hours till it's real! 

the vows...

FRESHLY MARRIED! :) I love how genuine and sweet this moment was...

Oh the boots! Zach and Jennifer will be living in Austin, TEXAS now that they are married - so they couldn't forget the western vibe for their wedding day! 

Sweetest idea for favors - and yummy too! :) It's nice to have family with talent!

When they left their reception, the guests flew paper airplanes at them as they walked out - awesome idea! 

There are so many more I wish I could share - but you'll have to wait! :)

#12: Plant a Garden! - Continued!

Hey all! Remember back in August when I planted these?

Well - its official! Success! I grew my very own turnips! I am planning on "harvesting" (doesn't that sound so awesome?) them tomorrow! Can't wait to see how taste! 

madeline is two!

Remember these eyes from a couple of years ago?

Now...she's two! I photographed Madeline last weekend, along with her big brother Jackson, for her two year pictures and boy - did I work for it! :) She's an active two! :) I chased and chased her, but I think it was worth it! :)

Those eyelashes are to die for! Don't you think?

She wasn't very happy for photos this day, but her beautiful eyes and those pouty lips are so perfect any day! :)

Only Jackson knows the way to her heart...

mandy+rushton - engaged!

You never get anything...unless you ask for it.

Our bride-to-be Mandy had her heart set on a vintage engagement shoot. She had her outfit planned, Rushton's (her fiance) suspenders picked out. All she needed was a vintage car. 

Driving down the road here in Augusta, she saw the most beautiful Candy Apple Red 1947 Pontiac. She told her mom, "THAT is exactly the car I want for my pictures." Just a few minutes later, they ended up sitting right next to said beautiful car at a traffic light. Mandy rolls down her window and just asked the guy sitting next to her in traffic if she could use his car for her engagement pictures! To her surprise - he said yes! Lesson learned.

It should be illegal to have such classic beauty :)...

These two are ridiculously cute together. Rushton is such a great guy to have agreed to a themed shoot. A real keeper, right Mandy? :)

One of my favorite headshots EVER.

At first, I was worried about the wind, but then, I think we embraced it :)...

This one is so JCrew huh? I love that classic style...

One of my favorites from the day...followed by one of my favorite pictures in the history of H+D.

the norris family...

Anyone who knows Mr. Tommy would say he is determined. He knows what he wants and he gets it! Mr. Tommy had been trying to get this session going for almost a year now! We scheduled and rescheduled for reasons like: the weather, broken arms, and unfortunately, a missing eyebrow. If every family wanted pictures as bad as this dad, we would be busy non-stop :). He even had props! 

We loved it!

We finally got together last weekend for a family session, with Mr. Tommy, his lovely wife - Mrs. Cindy, and their boys - Chandler and Adam. And not to mention, - their (or HIS as everyone else in the family says) goats - Bill and Hillary. :) 

Yes. That boar head is real. 

and one for grins and giggles :) - I'm not sure if this is Bill or Hillary. Hilarious all the same :).

Take some advice from the Norris Family moms and dads: Don't wait until your kids are older because you think it will be easier to take family pictures then. Life happens and your kids are all of a sudden busier than you! :) Take advantage of THIS time in your family and get some photographs of your family at whatever stage of life they are in!