Can’t wait to show off their beautiful wedding photos!

I love the end result!  The football theme was Ashley’s idea…a wedding gift for her husband who is a college football coach!  He loooooved them….

That 20×20 gallery wrap, is going to look awesome in his office!!  Way to go, Mom!  I hear it may also be the center piece for E’s Baseball themed First Birthday… love that idea!

When I  bought these rompers for the studio a year ago, I kept envisioning them as vintage swimsuits….thus became the inspiration for this shoot.  Even though it was Texas beaches, I wanted a Cape Cod feel to it.  I love the way it turned out!

For some reason, when I am editing a shoot, a song lyric or scripture verse will pop in my head that seems to describe the way the shoot makes me feel.  With this one, it was “Luckiest” by Ben Folds Five

I don’t get many things right the first time,
In fact i am told that a lot.
Now i know all the wrong turns ands tumbles and falls
Brought me here.
Now it was right before the day that i first saw your lovely face.
Now i see it everyday

And i know
That i am,
I am,
I am the luckiest.

I love you more
Than I have ever found a way to say to you.

We made no plans…just decided we’d figure it out when we got there.  So we rented a convertible and took off to the small town of Culpeper, Virginia…just an hour outside of Washington, D.C.

What we found was a beautiful, quaint small town filled with history, art and southern hospitality.  We stayed at the modern and chic, Suites at 249…just steps away from great shopping and dining  with the best Keylime Pie and Blueberry Scones I have ever tasted.

Saturday morning we woke up to a little farmer’s market right across the street from our 6 room hotel.  Farm fresh eggs, fresh bread and bouquets of Peonies hand picked from the garden.  There I met Amy (pictured below with her husband) who was selling her awesome homemade cinnamon rolls.  She says they’re so good, because she grinds the wheat herself and they makes the dough immediately following…wow!  She was the sweetest lady, just like everyone we met in this little town.

We also enjoyed visiting several historical sites, vineyards and even a moonshine distillery that had been in operation for 100 years (some times legal, some times not according to Farmer Joe, who gave us the tour around his barn.)

I definitely fell in love with this adorable, little town and the beautiful Virginia countryside.

My 4 year old saw me editing his shoot and said, “Mommy, is THAT Uncle Brandon??  He is GORGEOUS!”

I laughed so hard!!  He is, but it’s funny to hear it from her:)

I am really proud of this guy. He’s been coast to coast working on his career, and is in the final weeks of finishing is graduate work at Rutgers University.  So when you see him on the big stage or big screen…you saw him here FIRST!  And hopefully when he wins his first Oscar, he’ll give a shout out to his sister!

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I pray she finds Your light
And holds it in her heart
As darkness falls each night
Remind her where You are

Every mother’s prayer
Every child knows
Need to find a place
Guide her with Your grace
Give her faith so she’ll be safe
-Celine Dion

The baby in a family of 3 girls (all of which I have photographed over the years), Jenna is ready to follow her sisters to Texas A&M (whoop!).  Thanks for allowing me to create your senior portraits!