{my instant lunch}

for those of you who don't know - my not so little sister's boyfriend, Jordan, is in a band. yes this guy. you might remember him from here...

a face rocking band. a face rocking band called "My Instant Lunch". we've seen these guys in concert here in augusta's SKY CITY a couple of times now and every time they've been awesome with their space tunes! although they are an unsigned band - their first EP just hit itunes earlier this month! in an effort to get the word out about these rocker geniuses - you can buy their album on itunes - check them out on myspace, facebook, and if you're a twitter fan-actic you can also follow them there! on their main myspace page you can listen to thier music to get a sample before BUYING THEIR ALBUM...c'mon give 'em some love! and plus! its cheap! :) you can't beat good music + cheap!

{wade + lauren}

the ever cute lauren + wade took time out of thier busy schedules to pose for a few photographs to mark thier first blissful year of marriage :) we only had moments to spare for this shoot but we think we got some sweet shots...
















to see more of wade + lauren click here....

{guy + mellie}

it all started with this little ring...

guy decided he would surprise mellie wren with his proposal last weekend while we were all in Chattanooga under the ruse of his brother, wade's (with his beautiful wife lauren) first year anniversary...

she was really surprised to say the least but right after he popped the question we had planned to have an impromptu engagement session to mark the occasion! here are a few of our favorites from the beautiful afternoon...

















we couldn't resist this beautiful shot of mellie wren alone...she just looks so content...





as you can see in this photo...mellie was given two engagement rings...the first was an origami paper ring that guy had made many years ago and the other was the actual ring...he gave her the paper one first because he had told her he would have to give her a ring from a cracker jack box because he couldn't afford to get her a real one...but what was hilarious was that she loved it! she was so excited and didn't even realize that it was a joke! he then gave her the real engagement ring (which was beautiful as seen in the first photo!) but she insisted on wearing both :)...how cute is she!



to see all the photos click on thier gallery here...

{so much more to come}

this creepy guy has a suprise engagement session + an anniversary session just on the horizon...

{i really love...}

i really love...several things...so be patient...

1. printmaking. i have a fierce weakness for prints big and small. if it were up to me i would cover my home in them and tuck them away in little frames on my bookcases to look at over and over again...but until i get rich. i'll just look and wish i could have them all...haha...

one artist that i love love love...is Matte Stephens. His shop over on etsy is super cute. he has a fun way about his prints and i love all the shapes and colors that he uses in his somewhat weird art. but hey! thats why i like him!





i also am in mega like with the artists over at the Keep Calm Gallery. these printers are all part of a collective group who sells their work. each piece is from a different artist but its a great way to see many different works all in one place. i wish i could have all of these prints!

dazey chic at studio mela on etsy is fantastic. i just love her whimsy style of printmaking and the tiny little prints you can get through her shop. shes really got cute style...

2. DIY projects. i know i know. its a problem when you walk into a store and refuse to buy something because you are certain that you can make it yourself. its true. i can't even tell you how many times i have thought "i bet i could make that..."

DIY Soaps...i haven't tried this yet - but i'm itching to try it so i'll share it with you.

3. organizing. i do so love a good list. the sweet smell of paper notes and the sound of a scribbling of a pencil...ahh...the good life...if you too are the note taking doodling type or the overly organized crazy person - not unlike myself - try these sites on for size...

this funky little website offers the best of list making and organizing! for instance - isn't this so funny? well..at least a little bit? :)

i am huge fan of the blog Unclutter. its a great little place to see fun tips and tricks to organizing and getting your life - well - uncluttered!

well..these are just a few of the things that i love...besides photography...so until next time...

{happy earth day}

{images courtesy of oh hello friend blog}

{erin + jordan}

one super fast photo shoot later - here they are. my sister and her beau Jordan graciously offered to come out in the GORG-GE-OUS weather to indulge us as we tried out some new locations for shoots. we ran around in about an hour to get about 150 shots! mercy were we tired after that whirlwind...so here are a few of daryl + i's favorites from sunday...

Are you kidding me with that hotness!!!

{one year = love}

this weekend, daryl and i celebrated our first year anniversary! isn't that crazy? i can't believe that a whole year has gone by since our big day! we woke up sunday morning and had brunch at the White Elephant Cafe - the place where we had our reception. then we stolled down to the park where we said "i do" for a little "walk down memory lane" :). its was just as perfect as it was last year. we dove into our delicious anniversary layer of cake from the lovely ladies at Edible Artistry here in Augusta. i promise that it looked way more yummy a year ago! :) its kind of melted by the time this photo was taken...but it was still good!

and this pretty girl was our anniversary present to each other...the most expensive gift a girl could ask for! daryl took these shots while i was at work to suprise me...how cute is she?

oh and i do so love that daryl.

happy one amazing year to us...

{a little sneaky peak to get the party going...}

{kinsey and ansley}

this afternoon we drove out to the great state of sc to the tiny town of edgefield! the berry family put up with me all in thier faces all afternoon! after a few tiny fits :) we got some great shots of these two little girls...heres a sneak peak of whats to come for mom!















and these are just for fun....i just couldn't resist....






and this is the beautiful catapilliar before its smushing...grandpa style...

{scout}

meet the newest addition to our family...our baby girl Scout. we adopted her today from a local shelter and couldn't be more thrilled with her...






look at that face - how could we resist?!! :)