The Suellentrop's {Family}

Austin & Janna were one of our wedding couples back in 2006 & they are some of the coolest peeps I know (so of course they have fantastic kids too!).  We met up out at Aldridge Gardens for their family session/baby's first birthday portrait & had a great time exploring with the kiddos!  Happy early birthday to baby Elise who will be turning one later this month!  Hope you enjoy this preview of favorites from their session!

Watts Family {Portrait}

Last weekend I met up with the Watts family for their Spring mini session at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.  I really loved getting to see Joel & Melissa again (we photographed their wedding back in 2008) and getting to meet their adorable baby girl, Charlotte!  It was a beautiful day for their session - hope you enjoy this preview! 

Bastian 5 year {Portrait}

I have been photographing Bastian each year since he turned 1 year old & it has been amazing to see how much he grows between sessions!  We always have a blast doing his portrait and this one was no exception!  He brought his birthday "ninja turtle" outfit complete with nun chucks (hiy-yah!) and got to play in the river some too!  Hope you enjoy this preview of his awesome portrait & Happy Birthday, Bastian!!

Heo Family {Portrait}

Last week I headed out to Aldridge Gardens to photograph the Heo twins for their 1 year portrait!  It was amazing to see how much they have grown from the last time I saw them at their 6 month session last year!  It was a beautiful day for their session - hope you enjoy this preview! 

Happy Birthday, boys!

Lita {Senior Portrait}

Lita & I met through Girl Scouts - her & her mother are very involved and so are my daughter & I.  When her mom contacted me to do her senior portraits I was thrilled to work with such a beautiful young lady who will be graduating from Alabama School of Fine Arts this spring!  We went to her favorite bookstore in the city - Reed Books - which is a truly awesome place (as you can see!) then we went just a few blocks over to the new Railroad Park to get a more casual look too.  Hope you enjoy this preview!

The Exceptional Foundation Chili Cook-off {Fundraiser}

This past weekend Charles & I headed over to Brookwood mall to capture the Chili Cook-off fundraiser for The Exceptional Foundation.  They had a huge turnout of over 10,000 people come out to support their great cause & try out some delicious chili from the 89 different teams!  I also had the pleasure of working with another local photographer, Angela Marino from A. Marino Photography & DJ Chris Amerson with Amerson Events who were volunteering their time as well.  It was a fantastic day for everyone & I hope we will have more opportunities to work with this great organization!