Photo Shoots

I recently had the honor of photographing a fabulous event put on my good friend Mandi Kelloway of the Just For Grins Foundation.  Though today you could never tell when you meet her, Mandi, of Once Upon A Stylist, was born with a cleft palette and she uses her struggle as a young girl dealing with it all to now give back and help other young girls in the Jacksonville area to help give confidence and financial resources to those needing surgeries to correct their smile.  Every year she hosts a fun day of beauty event where she has a team…

Sara & Cody have been married for a year, and to celebrate their first anniversary, they chose to get in front of my camera as an anniversary gift to each other!  These two originally met online but knew pretty quickly that they had met each other’s soul mate! Sara loved reading in Cody’s online profile how much he loved God, and eventually discovered in person what a sweet and compassionate person he was, and that he has a huge heart for family.  And as Sara says, “He’s also very handsome!”  And for Cody, he loves that he can be himself around…

Yes, you! Behind the camera, I’ve been going through an adjustment period.  For 7 years, weddings made up so much of my every thought as my husband and I catered to beautiful brides and grooms. But every now and then, in between the Electric Slides and Boquet Tosses, I had the honor of documenting YOU in all your glory. You know who you are. You’re the girl boss who is chasing a dream, working more hours than you ever imagined, have many sleepness nights because your drive to succeed is better than any cup of coffee.  Though in order to survive…

The past few years I’ve been on a journey trying lots of other creative interests that you’ve seen on this blog… I was burned out on wedding photography and needed to explore other ideas I had floating around in my head like the online fashion boutique and decorating other people’s homes… but it took branching out and trying new things to ultimately have things come back around full circle now with photography and a renewed passion for a new niche that has always meant so much to my heart.  After a year long break from a 7 year photography career,…