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So my daughter comes to me and says, “for your birthday I’m going to let you take my picture”. Hummm, I wonder how annoying it must be to be a child of a “child photographer”.  Anyway, she offered and I took her up on it. I went for something quick and painless, a simple quilt background. And STILL they gave me a hard time! It was a great gift. Much better than the quarters, pencils, mints and old toys that they usually wrap up

I love that each wedding has its own story.  And this wedding had such a great story I want to touch on it. My friend Melissa and I both, for different circumstances, found ourselves single with young children. It’s a difficult place to be. And when I got the email asking to photograph her wedding I yelled an internal WooHoo! Because I believe God intended for us to have love in our lives.  Melissa found this love again and I was so honored to be a part of this celebration. As a photographer I get to see a lot of wonderful moments behind the scenes. My favorite behind the scenes moments of this wedding were:

The veil, which kept blowing off in the 20+ MPH winds.

The collective effort to dress a 2 year old who did NOT want to wear those weird black pants.

Melissa straightening her sons tie before they walked down the aisle.

Melissa’s 10 year old son gave her away. Of course at the last minute 2 year old baby brother did not want to be left out. So at the last second she took a breath and decided, “Hey, what better way to walk down the aisle” It was precious to hear the collective “awww” from the guests

How cute are these four little sisters??? I bet Mom must be so proud. The best part for me when photographing children are the moments “in between” In between the shots are the moments you talk about their American Girl dolls. You hear about their day at school and what their sister did that made them so mad that time. These connections are what makes kids so special to photograph.

Had a great time photographing Taylor and Dylan at Tybee Island. The lighting was gorgeous and Taylor really knew how to pop her wardrobe. Add that to a great location and I got some great photos of them. Thanks Dylan for being my first male senior. You were a hoot! (that’s Savannah talk y’all)

I had a great time hanging out with Chelsea and Cliff. Chelsea had this great bubble personality and was raring to go. I had a suspicion Cliff was thinking “let’s get this over with”.  But when I gave him permission to goose Chelsea at inopportune moments we had an understanding. We were going to get some great photos AND have fun   I think they look adorable together. Congratulations Chelsea and Cliff!!!