The entire family was so excited for baby Jesse.  The home was filled with grandparents, an aunt, uncle, and two loving parents to sweet Jesse.  Everyone just in awe over how precious this little life is. 

We of course had to visit Furman for a family photo since that is where just a few weeks ago we took maternity photos.  At that point no one knew if the baby was a boy or girl! 

Welcome baby Jesse, I am so glad I had the pleasure of meeting you!

Oh what a joy-filled evening spent with these four cousins!  Their grandmother wanted photos of all of her grandchildren together - and a park was a great place for that! 

There may have been a few tears, but the smiles were aplenty and the cuteness was overloaded!

What a little fairy tale!  This was a beautiful session with a beautiful little girl who just turned 6 months old.  I adored this set up - lace, pearls, ruffles, and lots of pink! 

I love getting to go back to Clemson, so anytime families pick that as a location, I'm overly thrilled. 

Sweet Charlie just recently turned 6 months old and is so precious.  I adore this family and was so excited to get to meet Mr. Charlie for the first time this weekend.

This little guy knows how to turn on a smile - and it will melt your heart.  To add a cherry on top, he was born to be a Tiger fan! 

Family is such a wonderful thing and capturing four generations this morning was beautiful.  There was an equal share of laughs and tears with three little ones but love was abundant. 

This morning was such a delight spending time with this wonderful family.  They are expecting a baby in September so we took some family and maternity photos.  The boys were a lot of fun - they had a little photography lesson, helped me take photos of their mom, and played with the ducks.  

Each time I see this sweet, beautiful baby girl, I am reminded of the power of God's love and the power of prayer.  You can read previous posts about Bella's miraculous story but she's doing amazing and her family loves having her home now.  She's energetic, loves to eat, makes funny faces, and is simply beautiful.

These soon-to-be-parents are not only awaiting the arrival of their baby, but they are waiting to find out the gender as well!  I admire those who can wait until the delivery to find out if you are having a boy or girl.  I was too impatient and couldn't wait that long.  But, this lovely family is looking forward to that very special moment.

Just a few months after their wedding, this beautiful couple adopted sweet Daisy.  We waited a while for the sun to set but the results were breathtaking!

Not everyone wants a traditional photo session.  I like to hear ideas that clients have and work with them to make those ideas reality.  Whitney and John wanted an engagement session filled with color, lots of color!

Day two of these mini-sessions were just as fun.  With the setting of an old elementary school, the antique desk, books, and blocks made great props.  Happy first day of school!

With school starting back this week, I've started getting requests for senior sessions.  This is such a huge milestone in life and is so much fun to document.

Sweetness overload with this little beauty! 

Today was so much fun!  We smashed a cake, played with games, ran around, laughed and I had a wonderful time with each session. 

I can't believe that it is already August and next week school starts.  I've been looking forward to these mini-sessions for weeks and now that they are here, it was just a great as I hoped it would be. 

I'm looking forward to Day 2 this weekend :)

This little guy was all about eating every bite of his smash cake!  Braxton is so full of life, smiles, and the funniest faces.  It was such a joy to see how he reacted to everything around him.

He turns 1 next month and this celebration session was such a fun one.

I'm sure his beach inspired party will be a lot of fun.

Happy Birthday Braxton!

As I crouched behind driftwood, listened to the sound of the waves and anxiously awaited to see Patrick and Emilie walking up, I prayed for them.  I prayed for their hearts, their minds, their strength in this relationship and their strength with God. 

Today would mark an important day in their lives and would start their journey as a family.  

I was beyond honored when Patrick asked if I wouldn't mind driving the four hours to Edisto's Botany Bay Plantation to photograph this milestone for them.   

The day was beautiful and I couldn't be happier for them.

Congratulations Patrick + Emilie!

I pray for many, many happy years for the two of you together!

I love being able to meet new people through photography.  This week I met the Hicks Family and we had a wonderful (although HOT) session at Furman University. 

Despite the warm weather, the kids were full of smiles, laughs, and giggles!  The ducks at the lake made a very interesting aspect to the session as they tried to climb into the photos.

Oh my, cuteness overload!  I loved being able to incorporate some of Dad's firefighting equipment into this session.  There is a long line of firefighters in this family and it is more than just their profession - it's their family.