Last Minute Minis {Downtown Part 3}

Our last (maybe!) Mini sessions of the year were a blast! We were in downtown Birmingham on the historic Morris Ave and even though the weather turned cold & drizzly on us, every session went perfectly! 

Meet the Segars family! We first photographed Chance & Alana at their wedding back in 2011. When they asked me to take family photos of them with their little man Sawyer I was so excited! He was so adorable & kept "blowing kisses" at me all during their session! He's going to be quite the ladies man someday... <3

  

The Suellentrop's are one of the most fun families I get to work with! We first worked together for Austin & Janna's wedding then again for a family portrait last year! This time their girls kept me laughing the whole time while Noelle told me all kinds of stories and Elise tried to be just like her big sis, adorable!! Thanks for another fun session guys, hope you enjoy this preview!

 I was delighted to see my friend & sorority sister Elizabeth again & meet her beautiful family, including the adorable little Miss Charlsey! This 3 year old is as cute as her name and even sweeter than you think - she sang Twinkle Little Star to me during her session! She also loves trains so Morris Avenue was the perfect place to take her photos! Thank you for choosing me to do these precious photos for you!

You may recognize this family from another session I did with them not long ago. The Wood family allowed me into their home to capture priceless moments with their loving husband & father Brett who had battled cancer for months. He lost his battle but he has left a beautiful family to carry his memory forward. Mary Francis & her girls are absolutely delightful to be around - their giggles are contagious! While they chased bubbles around, I couldn't help but laugh and smile along with them! Thank you again for letting me capture such a special time in your lives <3 PPLAM always <3

The Lovelady family was my last session of the day and although it had started to drizzle a little, we were able to get some great photos of this cute family! Little Mr Corbett was adorable and since his daddy had just come back from a trip, he didn't want to stop hugging him - so cute! Thanks for sticking with me through the light rain & hope you guys enjoy your preview!

Fall Mini Sessions {Gardens Portraits Part 2}

Our second Mini session date was quite a success with 5 families joining me for a session! We were out at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens again and it was a gorgeous fall day to be there! These are a few of my favorites from each session, thanks to everyone for choosing me to capture this time in your family's lives!

The Dimon Family: I first met Matt & LeeAnn many years ago when they chose us to photograph their wedding! Their jobs have taken them all over & now they are back in Alabama & their family has grown by 2 cute kiddos, Nate & Abby! I'm really glad it worked out for us to do this session since Nate had to run off to his tee ball game right after their session!

The Hammel Family: April & I have several mutual friends but had not met until her family mini session with her husband & 2 boys. It was fun to get to know them more as we walked around the gardens! The boys were so cute to work with - both loving & hating taking pics together at the same time, ha ha! Thanks for letting me capture this time in your family's lives!

The Hinnen Family: This might have been the one I was looking forward to the most since Jennifer & I were college roommates and sorority sisters at BSC and hadn't seen each other since graduation! Needless to say, things have changed for us both since then & I was so happy to get to work with her and husband Jerry and their two amazing girls, Tessa & Lucy! I had so much fun getting to know the girls & catching up with my old friend (who is a doctor now!) and hope you guys enjoy your preview!

The Payne Family: Jessica & I have several mutual friends which is how she found out about our mini sessions! While walking around at the gardens with her husband & daughter Hannah we also discovered we are sorority sisters too! (missed going to BSC together by 1 year!) This family of 3 is getting ready to grow by 1 and have another daughter in January - I really hope to get to meet baby sister too so you may get to see them on our blog again soon! Congrats & hope you love your preview!

The Buchanan Family: We photographed Ty & Meredith's wedding (see their engagement and wedding photos!) just a few years ago so when they said they wanted to do a mini session with me I was thrilled to get to work with them again! Since their "baby" Marley is 4 legged and not allowed into the botanical gardens, I finished up the day with their portrait at Jemison Park instead! Marley is so very well behaved & it was great to see all 3 of them again! It was a perfect end to a fun day of portraits!

Baby Travis {Newborn}

Sweet baby Travis is actually my second cousin and is the absolute cutest! I traveled over to Gadsden to his home turf to capture some precious moments with him and his big sister Addison (who has also been one of our models, see her 1 year photos here!) We had fun trying different outfits and hats on little Mr. Travis, even if he didn't exactly love them all, ha ha!

Welcome to the family, baby boy!

2015 Fall Minis First Session

We had our first Mini sessions of the Fall season this past weekend among somewhat warmer temps than we had hoped for but it was still a beautiful day at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. I got to meet two adorable kids, Sophia & Patrick, for the first session. They are both missing their front teeth which was such a cute time to capture in their lives! 

My second session was with the Johnson family whose wedding we photographed a few years ago (see it here!). Now they have a sweet daughter, Colbye, and *SURPRISE* another baby on the way!! They announced their happy news to friends with photos from this session & I was so excited for them and to be a small part of their big news! 

Hope you enjoy this preview of our mini sessions & if you would like to schedule your own portrait session please contact us today!