Emery was a perfect little angel for our session. Pretty, pretty little girl.
I love the contrast between her tiny, new body and her daddy’s hands. 
There’s nothing like a natural moment between a mother and her baby. It doesn’t hurt that Amy is so pretty too! 
I’m not sure what Emery is doing with her hand, but I thought it was cute. 
Peek-a-boo, Emery! I love those eyes!
I met Joanne and a few of her bridesmaids at City Salon for hair and make-up. One of my favorite things about photographing a wedding is getting to spend the majority of the day with the girls. Everyone looked beautiful, but Joanne was clearly glowing.
Here are the girls…
and the gorgeous dress…
and the shoes…
and lastly… Joanne and Jonathon! 
A few more from the day…
Weddings are not only a great time to photograph the couple, it can also be a great time to capture a special family member. Everyone is dressed up and feeling warm-and-fuzzy. What makes for a better photograph? Plus, everyone (no matter how old you are) needs a good headshot!
Sorry for the slight interruption. Back to Joanne & Jonathon… 
Wonderful couple!
Beautiful wedding!
I loved being a part of it!
Meet Doug & Jill…
We met this couple when we joined our first small group at 12Stone.
A lot can happen within a six year friendship. Let me share a few from ours:
Adopt 2 dogs… Bury 1 dog… Peaceful dinners at nice restaurants… Crazy dinners at our house with 2 screaming kids…
Playing cards way too late… Building fires… Going to festivals… Meeting for dessert… Staying connected despite a cross-country move… PHOTOGRAPHS
What? No photographs?!?!
Don’t blame me. For YEARS I have been bugging them. Finally, after dinner at our house a few weeks ago, we jumped in the car and quickly took some pictures before the rain started pouring down.
Turns out, their wedding (10 years ago) was the last time they had pictures together. They are both (obviously) very natural in front of the camera. I think I should start photographing them every year.
Love you guys!
Her girlfriends called her ‘Jones.’
Her husband called her ‘Beautiful’.
After seeing her create flowers, smile as the rain poured down on her (what-was-suppose-to-be) outdoor wedding and dance all night in 3 inch heels, I call her SIMPLY AMAZING!
I started the day (in NW Arkansas) with Amanda and a house full of her closest friends. There was food, laughs and some great conversation! Amanda was the most laid-back bride I’ve ever seen. She just enjoyed every moment of her day. It was wonderfully refreshing.
Meanwhile, the guys were having fun too at Pinnacle Country Club. 
Seriously?!?! How gorgeous was Amanda?
Brandon looked awesome too. What a couple!
Gotta love that rock.
One of my favorite images from the day.
It represents their incredible relationship: fun, sexy and totally in love. 
Thank you for letting me be a part of your wedding day!
For the first time in eight years, Matthew threatened me.
He told me if I didn’t take some new pictures of Ross and Rayna, he was taking them to a portrait studio. (OUCH!)
In order to maintain our loving and wonderful relationship, I decided to convince myself it was just one more (of his MANY) desperate requests for me to update our kiddies pictures.
Are my kids really overdue for pictures? Uh… yeah. Big time. I have a great excuse though… They are REALLY, REALLY hard to photograph. I was totally ready for lots of smiles and laughs today. I brought a wonderful assistant (aka: my sister), popcorn, M&M’s, alligators and water guns. Nothing worked. (These guys have seen it all.)
I’m not sure why I posted the image below. Not only does Rayna look pretty mad that Ross has his hands around her neck, Ross has ‘that look’ on his face. ‘The look’ that makes me wonder, “Oh gosh. What is he about to do?!?!?”
A recent photographer’s poll asked, “Do you bribe your subjects?”
I don’t like to label my requests; however, there was a conversation on our way to downtown Buford: “If you sit still and laugh when the alligator spits water, we’ll go get ice cream afterwards.”
Eating lots of ice cream makes me want to lay down on the Bruster’s bench and take a nap too.
To all the camera-clickers who are reading this:
I may be repeating myself, but, GET IN THE PICTURES! Although I didn’t have time for a shower today look my best today, kids don’t care. They tend to remember their younger years through pictures. Make it a point to hand over your camera and create fun memories!
I really don’t know anything about decorating. However, as quickly as the paint dried in our new house, I had big plans for every inch of our wall space!
Although I’m a photographer and it’s natural that I love photographs, many of my clients also share the same passion for displaying their own family images on their walls. Since I’ve had clients ask for ideas on how to frame and display their images, I thought I’d share a few of mine from my own home.
I have a few different examples I’d like to show you throughout my house. Also, I have a few projects I’m very excited about starting in the coming months. (I’ll post those too once they are completed.) Since it’s late and I have a 12-hour road trip tomorrow, I’ll just post my most recent project.
I used the wall space between the foyer and the kitchen to display 15 of my favorite family images. There were lots of black and white images that I loved. However, the bright colors of some of these images won me over. 
Instead of choosing images where Ross and Rayna were looking directly at the camera, I wanted images that told a story. Some of my favorite family memories on the wall are:
* Ross’ first time at the beach
* Rayna (as a baby) looking at me laying beside her, followed by her first LONG, BELLY laugh (SO happy I had my camera beside me!)
* Ross and his cousins jumping off a cliff into a lake in Arkansas
Word of Advice: If you are like me and ALWAYS the one behind the camera, HAND IT OVER! It’s important that your wall of family photos also include YOU in them! My all-time FAVORITE image of me and Ross (bottom right corner) was taken after I did a shoot for our friends in Arizona. I handed Aaron my camera and he snapped away. He captured an image of me holding Ross as he nuzzled his face under my neck. Before this project, each time I would run across the image on my computer, I would get all-teary-eyed. Now, I get to experience that warm-and-fuzzy feeling all through the day.
I hope this inspires you to add more family images to YOUR walls!
(To see some of the images I used, check out my gallery on facebook.)
Wanna’ know what I love? I love when parents are crazy about their kids.
When I got an email about an “amazing baby boy,” I couldn’t wait to meet him!
Max did turn out to be amazing…
He was such a sweetheart the entire time we played together!
(Have I said it lately? I LOOOOVE my JOB!)
christy i love those. amazingly well done dear friend. you know those images will be such a treasure to little emery’s parents forever.
Christy,
These are so beautiful. Thank you so much.