Dec
2
i love teddy and liz.  teddy is my husband's best friend from well, his whole life.  justin love's teddy.  so i love teddy.  and teddy loves liz.  and well, i love liz!  they are such a fabulous couple who just compliment each other so well.  they are like these two puzzle pieces that just fit together perfectly.  teddy and liz have actually been married for almost four years now but never had an engagement session and wanted to have one, so we did!  i loved doing this session with them.  after being married for such an amount of time they just had this comfort level with each other that was just so sweet.  i love the way they look at each other.  i love how much fun they have together.  ok, i think i've said it enough, i just love them!!  

here are some of my favorites from their "love" session :)

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LOVE this one!
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i mean, how cute is she!?  the colors were pretty fabulous too....
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one of my favorites..
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and can i just go ahead and say that i LOVE the fact that liz wore a white v-neck for our session.  it just really fit the mood of the session.  fun, laid back, comfortable, real love.
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ok, maybe this one is my favorite.  i mean, i really really really love this
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and then my best favorite thing happened.  the sun came out.
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ok, and then i'm going to end on yet, another favorite
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love you two!  thanks for letting me hang out and take pictures of you looking so cute
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Jennifer O. says:

Great shots! Love the bokeh!

(12.03.09 @ 08:21 AM)
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Nov
23
i have been trying my best to get caught up on all of my blogging before the crazy holidays arrive and apologize about the delay between sessions and posts.  all that to say, i finally am getting caught up and do think that i will maybe (don't hold me to it...) reach my goal! 

caroline and lawrence are getting married next april and i was really excited to shoot their engagement session.  we got really lucky again and had a beautiful day for our session.  we started out on cherokee boulevard and then headed downtown.  i had such a great time hanging out with caroline and lawrence and can't wait til their wedding next spring!

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LOVE this one, probably my favorite
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Caroline says:

Ashley, we LOVE the pics! You did a phenomenal job-thanks so much!

(11.25.09 @ 04:11 PM)
Claire says:

Caroline, Lawrence, and Ashley...beautiful!!!

(12.01.09 @ 09:45 AM)
Cary Slatery says:

Oh my goodness, what happy, wonderful photographs! Love 'em- and y'all!

(12.02.09 @ 10:50 PM)
Jamie Piccolo says:

I love all the pictures and I'm so excited for you guys! CAN'T WAIT FOR THE WEDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(12.03.09 @ 07:18 PM)
Lisa Elliott says:

What a great looking couple! Your pictures are amazing...I can't wait to see more in April!

(12.04.09 @ 09:16 PM)
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Nov
17
engagement sessions are one of my favorite things to do.  it provides such a great time for me to get to know my clients before their wedding day that otherwise i would not have.  not only does it allow me to get to know my clients better and for them to get to know me, but it gives them a chance to know what it is like to be in front of my camera.  they get used to how i direct, or sometimes how little i direct.  they get to know what i am looking for in a shot and why i ask them to do something that they might think is silly or weird.  it gives them a chance to trust me. that way, on their wedding day, they can know what to expect.

but like i said before, one of my favorite things about our time together is just getting to know my clients.  i love hearing how they met, how long they've been together, and just seeing how they love each other. 

i had such a great time hanging out with jessica and jeff and getting to hear their story.  they were really natural in front of the camera and just looked at ease being themselves.  not only that, but they let me drag them all over to do what i love, get in great light.....here are some of my favs.

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i LOVE these
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hello gorgeous!  i freaking LOVE jessica's eyes.  there is just something about them that photograph soooo well.  
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la-huv this!
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i made them walk kinda far to get to this spot....... i knew it would be worth it!  
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Nov
13
i am so behind on blogging and have been just itching to get these photos edited and up for the world to see.  i just loved hanging out with emily and erik a couple weeks ago.  they were both so fabulous in front of the camera and just oozed with love for each other.  i am so excited about their wedding next spring.  enjoy some of my favs from their session

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Katie Witt says:

Awesome photos! I love every one! You guys are very photogenic! You all are going to look so awesome on your wedding day! I can't wait!

(11.30.09 @ 04:04 PM)
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Nov
10
so after so much yucky weather the month of october, we were finally blessed with some sunlight!!  i could not have been more excited when i woke up to see this bright yellow thing in the sky.  i have increasingly become more and more obsessed with natural light this past year and use it every opportunity that i can.  if i have a chance to shoot into the light, i will do it.  i love love love love it.  not to say you can't get great, crisp, smooth images out of a cloudy day, but there is just something inside me that screams with joy when the sun comes out and hits my lens.  needless to say, i hadn't had the opportunity to shoot into light pretty much the whole month of october so when the sun came out this day, i took full advantage of it!  

i had such a great time hanging out with matt and ashley and their two precious dogs.  i can't wait til your wedding next summer!!

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yea, she's going to make a BEAUTIFUL bride!  i'm already excited about her bridal portraits! :)
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one of my favorites!
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LOVE this next series...
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Laura says:

Looks awesome Ashley. Can't wait for the wedding. Love you two!

(11.11.09 @ 05:37 AM)
Carrie Miller says:

I LOVE THESE SHOTS! My fav are all the ones of Ashley looking at the camera and the one with the pug & bananna. My favs are #'s 5,7,9, and 13!THEY ARE AMAZING!

(11.12.09 @ 07:29 AM)
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