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I had the pleasure of visiting one of my friend’s and coworker’s farm on Sat to shoot sweet Morgan again. She’s really grown a lot since I last saw her when she was just so brand new!! This time we included some shots with mama and daddy out at their beautiful place. If Miss Morgan doesn’t grow up a country girl I’ll be shocked! She wasn’t all about smiling at me, but that’s ok, we still got some really cute shots of her anyway!

We even got the horsey in on the action!

What a sweet little cutie Declan was. He started out wide awake today and we got some cute wide eyed shots of him, then Daddy showed up and got him off to dream land in no time. I’m betting he’s prob resting really well tonight as we totally wore him out! His mommy and daddy are smitten with him, you can tell, and he’s just as sweet as he can be. Hope you guys like the previews!

Maggie Beth just blows my mind. You can read a little about her rough start here.  But to see her now, at 10 months and 15 lbs, jumping and bouncing and smiling, you’d NEVER know how her early days played out unless you knew her!! She’s amazing and sweet as she can be! And beautiful too! Jill, John, you guys are blessed – but you already knew that, a thousand times over!! Thanks for trusting me with your pictures of your sweet girl! It’s an honor!

I had a great time w/Katie and Mack tonight (and geeze Mack, please forgive me for calling you “Matt” the whole time!!! I swear I’m not THE biggest ditz. Well… ). Katie is just glowing as they wait for their little boy to arrive next month. We had planned to do some outdoor shots but even though we “sprung ahead” last night, spring didn’t get the memo! So we shot at the studio instead and have a great time and got some really cute shots of her belly! Hope you guys like the preview. I will be in touch soon with the rest!

Miss Riley turned one recently and came to visit me yesterday for some shots. She is cute as candy and I LOVE this shot we got of her in the “nest”. I have some really funny outtakes too because she thought the eggs made cool balls!! I know I usually preview more and I promise to add more later but it’s been a crazy busy weekend and I am on my way out the door to shoot again so for now, enjoy this one little bird and check back later for more of Riley and all of her cuteness!!

Ok, here are a few more of little miss cuteness!!

I’m so excited to be shooting Seth and Morgan’s wedding later this year. They are the best kind of couple to help break me into this new realm of my business – sweet, laid back, up for anything…  Morgan is going to make a beautiful bride and I can’t wait for their August wedding! Tonight we got together on the UGA campus and wandered around and got some fun shots. Here is a little preview to tide them over til I can get the rest of them edited.

This one is a little different from my “norm” but I kind of like the way it turned out.

Sweet Kalyn was the winner of the tots division of my recent Fresh Faces Contest. And a sweet fresh face she has! She’s 7 months old and learning how to sit up and she’s getting some teeth too! She is apparently a very serious baby or either she doesn’t get my jokes (probably she doesn’t get my jokes) but it doesn’t matter if she is smiling or not, she is simply adorable and a deserving winner of the contest!

In addition to this session, she will get $100 print credit, a fun goodie bag, and a 2nd session she can use later this year and include her mommy and daddy (if she wants to!). Congrats Kalyn!

So, I’ve been kind of hesitant to post this, even though I have had it planned for awhile now! I have officially decided to “retire” two of my products. The good news is, I am replacing them with two awesomely fun and nice alternatives. The first product that has gone “buh bye” is my Spiral Bound Brag Books. ~GASP~ I know! I can hear you all out there going “what? No way! I love those things!”. But I can promise you that the two items I have to replace them with are WAY nicer and are much better “bang for your buck” kinds of products! Plus now I can reserve the spirals as a special “thank you” gift if needed.

The 2nd retiree is my Custom Designed Memory Books. Yet again, another very nice product, but there is something else out there that I would rather see you invest your hard earned money in. Something much nicer and way more durable.

The first new item is the Premium Session Album. Many of you have already seen these – some of you own one – and I think if you’ve held, touched, (smelt? i dunno – I thought it needed a third word…) these bad boys, you can atest that they are WAY awesome and WAY nice and totally something you are willing to spend a few extra dollars on to display the photos from your session.

Their finer points:

• They are BEAUTIFUL!
• Handcrafted with your choice of cover – over 50 to chose from!
• They contain extra thick pages which come in black or white, 10 “sides” per book or upgrade to 20
• Chose a simple design to accentuate your photos or something a little more intricate or fun
• Great alternative when you’ve run out of wall space
• Combine multiple sessions in one book – baby’s 1st year for example
• Chose from 5×5, a good size for grandma or your purse, or 8×8, for the coffee table

Their cons… well, nope, there aren’t any!

The 2nd new product is one that many of you also have already seen and carry around in your purse or display on your desk – 3×3 Mini Accordion Albums. These little jewels are the epitome of brag and they are too, too cute to boot!! They come in sets of three so they make awesome gift giving ideas – keep one for yourself, give one to each grandma! They come with either a custom front cover (my favorite!) or a solid cover. They are available in your choice of paper – linen paper, standard, or pearl. There are 10 “panels” in each one so you get photos on both the front and the back. I have several fun layout designs to pick from.

Look for pricing on the client site or in your online gallery. Please email me if you have any questions about either product! Look for sales for these! I want to put them in as many hands as possible and will be running something special on them soon!! As always – thank you for your business!