SENIORS | Sean, Class of 2013

I know a lot of current students at Liberty University through my younger sister Alex (for example, Bridget & John - whose senior sessions I also did!) and I'd like to introduce you to another - Sean!

I'm not really sure how Alex and Sean originally met to be honest.  I believe it was through AWANA's Summit program.  Several groups of friends formed or combined during this time and most of them attended LU!  Sean is from Massachusetts and likes to play tennis.  Sean is studying graphic design and in fact, he is the one that designed my logo and my business cards, in addition to many other business items for me!  He's also a member of what is fondly known as The Addie Way.  And, no, it's not a boy band - it's a location, sort of!  A bunch of the boys in that group of friends lived together in a house on a street called Addie Way here in town.  And The Addie Way was born! 

I said all that to say that Sean met Alex, I met Sean, and Sean is COOL. THE END.

Ok, not the end . . . but it will be the end of Sean's Liberty University chapter.  Sean is graduating in just 2 weeks (I just tried to all caps a number for emphasis . . . FAIL)!!!!!  Congratulations to the Class of 2013!

ENGAGEMENT | Josh & Kari a fall Lynchburg and Bedford engagement

These gorgeous people are the newlyweds - Josh & Kari Phillips!  I'm posting their engagement session now for two reasons: 1) when I shot these in October I wasn't actively blogging and 2) I'm still editing their wedding day and I want to share more of this great couple until their wedding pics are ready!

I've known Kari about five years.  When you have friend's who are firefighters and police officers you don't often have a lot of options for getting together due to schedule conflicts.  As a result, I had only met Josh a handful of times before their engagement but, I remember hearing about him constantly!  Kari was always adorably talking about him and their relationship! 

It's been a wonderful experience to be part of my friends' special moments as both a friend and their photographer!  Shooting Kari & Josh's engagement session was such a joy for me! We ended up shooting in downtown Lynchburg and also at the Peaks of Otter Lodge for an outdoor backdrop and the fall foliage in full effect! 

Congratulations Josh & Kari!

PERSONAL | March Holiday Traditions

Since the Easter and St. Patrick's Day holidays both happen to fall into the month of March this year, I thought I would share in this post how I celebrated those days in our house this year.

I knew that two of my sister's would be eating dinner with us this year for St. Patrick's Day so I decided to make corned beef and cabbage for the first time.  My mom used to make it when we were growing up.  And no, I am not Irish, I just really like corned beef and cabbage! 

You may be thinking that milk looks green - it is!  Our milk was always green on St. Patrick's Day and my mom told us the leprechauns had come :-)!