Ten years of marriage is definitely something to celebrate and Toni and Ashton certainly celebrated in style. When Toni told me before the session that they would be staying at The Battle House hotel and having dinner there the evening of their anniversary to celebrate, I was so excited for them. The Battle House just has that special occasion feel to it and it is the perfect location for an anniversary session!

Brittany is 26 years old and faced with something that most of us will not face until we are in our 50s or older. She is the primary caregiver for her mother, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s three years ago. It was a surprising diagnosis and not something that Brittany expected to hear when she was in her early 20s. It has been a journey of ups and downs, hope and despair, but, most importantly, love.

When Sam contacted me to schedule a portrait session, he told me he was planning a surprise for his girlfriend Ashley. The pictures were not the surprise. The surprise was a proposal! YAY!!! I could barely contain my excitement. Sam and I hatched a plan to put the session together so that Ashley wouldn’t get suspicious. She’d been wanting to do a portrait session with Sam for a while, so knowing they were having pictures taken didn’t make her suspicious that there would be a surprise. What Ashley didn’t know was that Sam was carrying a ring in his pocket for the first half of their session! The suspense was killing me!

A Spring Hill College Maternity Session I absolutely LOVE maternity sessions, but I don’t often get to do them since I’m not currently offering newborn sessions. The two pretty much go hand-in-hand, so I really only get the opportunity to do them for family members these days. Since maternity sessions are few and far between […]

Japanese Gardens | Mobile, Alabama Walt is the sweet man who taught me how to play tennis. When I first took up the sport (over 10 years ago now!), I was between my junior and senior years in college. I had never played tennis, never excelled at any sport (I was usually last picked for […]