Engagement: Miranda & Donald

After a crazy start to the morning, Miranda, Donald and I set about creating some wonderful engagement pictures. These two are an absolute dream to shoot: totally at ease with each other, always joking and playing around, and oh-so-obviously in love.





I love images that look completely different when done in color and then in black/white. I couldn't decide which of these I prefer, so I decided to share them both.





Has this been my week for feet, or what??? :)





Claire: Miranda, give Donald a kiss on the cheek.
Donald: Ohhhh yeaaaahhhhh....

Engagement: Lindsey & Aaron

Lindsey & Aaron met me in Columbiana this week for their engagement pictures.



Aaron loves to fish, and is in the process of teaching Lindsey the finer points of the sport, so it was only natural that some of their pictures reflected this. This kind of personalization is the stuff I absolutely love to see! :)







More personalization here: Aaron brought along his guitar (he serenaded Lindsey on the steps of the courthouse - it was awesome!) and in this shot, you'll also see a mural in the background that his mom painted.

Engagement: Anne & Matt

Anne and Matt were an absolute delight to hang out with Wednesday at Aldridge Gardens in Birmingham. It was great getting to know them before their wedding in July.

Engagement: Stacy & Darryl

Stacy and Darryl stopped off in Montgomery on their way home from Mobile for a quick engagement session. Since they live out of state, this was the first time we'd actually met in person. It was wonderful getting to know them a little bit and discussing the game plan for their wedding day. It'll be my first wedding in Mobile; I can't wait!

Wedding: Melissa.Andrew

Melissa and Andrew were married at the beautiful Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The weather was beautiful, and we had no problems being outside for photos.







The Ceremony was held in The Ireland Room with the Reception in The Gardens Cafe. Not only were the surroundings perfect; the staff was absolutely amazing.









(Cupcakes in lieu of a Groom's Cake - love it!)









Melissa & Andrew - I hope you guys had a wonderful time skiing! I had a blast spending your big day with you...Best Wishes for a Beautiful Lifetime together!

Snow? Snow!!!

Yesterday morning, I woke up at 6:15 to 74 degrees and the weather sirens going off: tornado. This morning I woke up at 6:15 to my husband opening our blinds and pointing outside: snow. Yup, snow. Only in Alabama. :shakes head:

For those of you who don't live in the South...I beg you not to laugh at the following pictures...or, at the very least...don't laugh too loud. :) We get excited down here over flurries; we break out the camcorders for anything more than that. This year is a little odd for us...this is the second year in a row it has snowed! Before that, it had been around 7 years since we'd seen snow.

So...here ya go...Alabama Snow!





Cole built this guy all by himself. "It's Daddy!" he said. *i heart cole*