Zack & Rachael { Charlotte, Nc }

Wow, what a weekend! Friday I hopped in my car, drove up to Atlanta to pick up my friend Stephanie, and we headed to Charlotte, North Carolina for Zack and Rachael's wedding. Though the forecast called for rain, we didn't see a drop all day Saturday. In fact, it turned out to be a beautiful clear afternoon- perfect for a garden wedding!

Rachael's dress was absolutely gorgeous. It was ivory with light pink detailing around the top and waist.


Here is Rachael, my sorority sister and the beautiful bride.


She had the most precious flower girl I have ever seen. Here she is prancing down the aisle, dropping her flowers and readying the way for the bride.


The first kiss.


And here are a few shots from the reception. I love capturing people in action, so naturally this turned out to be one of my favorite shots from the day.


I snagged this shot while the toasts were being given. I just thought it was so sweet.


Zack and Rachael, thank you for an amazing day! I had such a wonderful time and I feel so blessed to have been a part of it.

12 Oaks Stables (part 2)

Some of you may recall the images that I posted a few weeks ago that I took at 12 Oaks Stables. I had such an incredible time observing and photographing the horses that I decided to return to photograph another barn wanderer.



I have always been a huge animal lover (and by huge, I mean spending all of my free time at the barn and/or watching Animal Planet huge) and learning to photograph them has been challenging and extremely rewarding.





So far my greatest lesson has been that if you truly want to capture the beauty and personality of any animal, you can't be in a hurry. Animals take a lot of patience and it often takes them longer to adjust to the presence of a camera than it does a person, and they can be shy. This little guy was very weary of the clicking noise that the camera makes when the shutter closes, but his curiosity soon overcame his weariness.

Baby Emma

Check out this beautiful baby girl! Her name is Emma and she is just under two weeks old. This was my first time photographing a newborn, and I am so excited to have had such a beautiful subject to work with.

She got a little fussy when mom wasn't holding her


but a pacifier fixed that problem pretty quickly. See? Peaceful again.


I am always amazed at the beautiful images that can be captured when you place someone next to a window.