THE BLOG

We hiked to a clearing behind their house and found the perfect spot for lighting on this cloudy day…the first day of fall. They snuggled and laughed and snuggled some more. I watched as their hands found another’s. I gasped as I saw siblings holding hands without a prompt. The joy was thick. The love […]

It took years to admit to myself. It took another year to say it out loud. It took another few months to make the appointment. But I knew it had to be done. The shame almost won, but my love for my family overcame. A month later I was sitting on a couch, in front […]

I’m just gonna first say, I’ve typed big long text to go with this blog about my dear friend’s session twice and lost it twice! Oh…goodness. I fear it may not be meant to be. If you’re seeing this, it means this is my third time typing this sweet post, but it’s finally out and […]

She closed her eyes and breathed it all in. The way it felt to be snuggled in her mommas arms. It took my breath away. Her momma soaked in the snuggles and gave sweet little kisses upon her cheek. This is what love looks like. He was so grown from the first time I saw […]

image by Stacey Woods Photography It was my very first purchase after he proposed and I said yes…or, more accurately, I said “are you sure?” and then I said “yes!” Not just any old wedding planner would do. It would have to be perfect. I had been the stereotypical little girl who dreamed about her […]

a mommy & me mini session in lexington, ky There’s something about that bond which pulls me in, even before I was a momma myself. When Jamie said she wanted a mommy and me session with her oldest, I was simply thrilled. I knew it’d be something special. One day R will look back on […]