Apple loves Carrots

Posted on February 9, 2010

Today I headed to the barn to photograph a few of Mary Beth’s babies and around the farm for her new website: www.evrso.com  Here are a few I snapped:

Mary Beth feeding her favorite TB Broodmare on the Farm.

They just look like TROUBLE!  These three weanlings are pretty new to the farm.

This one is named Katie!  The other 2 are Stryphen and Sprite.

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Mary Beth and Rimar



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5k was a Success!!!

Posted on February 7, 2010

YEAH!!!!  We did it!!! Surprisingly, I finished 3rd in my age group, and Huan finished 1st.  :)  My time was 31:22

My Goals for Today:

I was REALLY hoping to make it in 30 minutes or less

To beat all the ladies over 65

And to not stop running.

One of 3 isn’t that bad.



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Thanks Body, I Thought We Were Working Together on This :(

Posted on February 6, 2010

Today I work up weighing more than I ever have–in my life.  I’m not naming numbers here, but more than some of my friends ever did when they were 9 months pregnant.  Seriously.

Like everyone else, I decided after the holidays, something needed to change.  I wanted to be back to my former “glory days”.   Back to the days were ALL of my pants fit, not just the super strecthy ones.

Well today is not the day.  And tomorrow is the 5k.  Bummer.  :(



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TeaseME Photography is LIVE!!!!

Posted on February 5, 2010

Shannon and I have been so excited about our new adventure together–www.TeaseMEphotography.com Check it out!

www.Katie-T.com and www.ShannonWphotography.com



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Big News Coming Soon!

Posted on February 4, 2010

Shannon Whitaker and I are teaming up to bring you something new…  Here’s a sneak peek:

Any Guesses?



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Silly Girls…

Posted on February 1, 2010

Today Shannon and I headed to the Gainesville Bridal Expo to hang out.  I guess it sounds a little weird to “hang out” at a bridal expo, but we’re wedding photographers.  Those are our people!  We “met” a few photographers we know on facebook, chatted with a few caters and planners, and had a little fun in the photobooth:

PS. Shannon and I have big news!  Stay tuned for more info!



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Rainy Saturday–What to Do?

Posted on January 31, 2010

Today is a boring rainy Saturday.  John’s taking a practice bar exam all day and the dogs are about to go stir crazy.  I ordered a new template for our new adventure!  Keep a watch out for super exciting news from Katie-T Photography and Shannon Whitaker Photography.  (Oh, I am switching my business name over to Katie-T Photography–YEAH!)  Other than that, I’m learning how to cook a Vietnamese dish called Pho.  My super nice neighbor Huan is helping me out.  Right now I have cow bones boiling on my stove.  I’m not really sure how I feel about that seeing how I hate bones–and these are huge, but Huan assures me this is the only way to prepare Pho properly.  Oh yeah, almost forgot, we can actually eat it tomorrow night!  It’s 2 days of cooking for a noodle soup.

I did find some pretty funny candy (YanYan–pictured below) at the asian market that teaches english.  Examples: “Horse–Giddy Up”  ”Beetle–Love It”   “Squirrel–Best Friend”  Yeah, these little snacks will probably be my Valentine’s presents this year.  :)

Huan helping me shop for Pho ingredients:



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Pics from my iPhone

Posted on January 19, 2010

I figured you could learn a lot about a person by seeing the pictures they took with their iPhone.  Here are mine:

Possible dress for the Christmas Dinner:  (Not the winner.)

Actual dress for Christmas dinner: (Me and John)

This is the amazing deal on wicker at Home Depot:  (I always snap pics to see if John likes it.)

My artichokes:  YUM!!!

Clams:

Yes, I’m still amazed at a tiny fluff of snow on the ground. (In GA)

Teens in FL?  :(

Tango riding back to FL in his “throne”. This is the wicker I ended up with, handed down from my parents.  Our house is looking quite snazzy!

Apple wearing the surcingle for the first time.  (Non-Horse people, the surcingle is the belt like contraption holding the purple saddle pad on her.  As far as training goes, it was quite a milestone.)

Trying to clean out the closet…  :(  Now it’s done!  And I’m ready to take pics to put our house on the market–and drop off a ton of stuff at Goodwill.

Guess.                  :)  I thought it was pretty.

Dinner at Chop Stix

Our new breakfast nook table!  :)  We still need something to go on the wall.

The shoe I’m considering buying to train for my 5k’s.

Tailgating

Tango when he looked like Quazimoto.

Christina and I getting ready for the Falcons vs Bears game.

More tailgating–this time with the dogs.

Tango is quite the cuddler–John snapped this one while we were in Charleston over Christmas.

So, that’s it.  Nothing much exciting going on here.  :)



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Bye Bye Nene

Posted on January 11, 2010

A great woman passed away a few days ago.  She’s the grandmother of one of my best friends.  I don’t want to make this a sad post, she lived and loved a very full life.

Nene was married 63 years and her words of wisdom to me at my bridal shower was “Keep your mouth shut and always smile.”  :)  I’m not so sure that I listened very well, but I did learn quite a few things from Nene over the years.  The main thing I saw in her every time I was around her is the “Wife of Noble Character” that Proverbs 31 speaks about.  Those verses mean so much to me as a wife and woman.

This is the infamous bridal shower w/Nene, Carol, and JoAnne Sanders.

Proverbs 31

10 A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.

11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.

12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.

13 She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.

14 She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.

15 She gets up while it is still dark;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her servant girls.

16 She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.

17 She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.

18 She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.

19 In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.

20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.

21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.

22 She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.

25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.

26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

27 She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.

28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:

29 “Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all.”

30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

31 Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.



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The First Dance and other Wedding Day Tunes

Posted on January 9, 2010

I love the first dance.  It’s the moment that the couple can express their musical preferences, knowledge, humor…  For our wedding, we danced to Peter Gabriel’s “Book of Love”

Lyrics:

The book of love is long and boring
No one can lift the damn thing
It’s full of charts and facts and figures and instructions for dancing
But I
I love it when you read to me
And you
You can read me anything
The book of love has music in it
In fact that’s where music comes from
Some of it is just transcendental
Some of it is just really dumb
But I
I love it when you sing to me
And you
You can sing me anything
The book of love is long and boring
And written very long ago
It’s full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes
And things we’re all too young to know
But I
I love it when you give me things
And you
You ought to give me wedding rings
And I
I love it when you give me things
And you
You ought to give me wedding rings
And I
I love it when you give me things
And you
You ought to give me wedding rings
You ought to give me wedding rings

I absolutely love the song, however it didn’t pack the punch that some other songs would have.  The song is very slow, and while being quite witty, didn’t translate well to 125 people melting in my in-laws back yard.  I give our first dance song a big fat thumbs down.  Now, my friend Melissa danced to “At Last” and that was THE song for her wedding.  Her band preformed  it beautifully, she looked beautiful, it was a beautiful thing to watch and be a part of.  Isn’t that what we all want for our wedding song?

I found our song later in the evening.  Our band (an awesome bluegrass band from Saint Simons Island), played a song they had learned just for our special day:  “Swept Away” by the Avett Brothers.  THAT was our wedding song!  It was later in the evening, it wasn’t so stinking hot, and the only people left celebrating with us were our closets friends.  It was amazing.

If I had it to do all over again…  #1 I would not plan a wedding in June.  #2 I’d pick a song that had drama, that we’d have fun with, and that set the tune for the rest of the wedding.

My list of favorite wedding songs are:

At Last–Etta James

What A Wonderful World–Louis Armstrong

My Best Friend–Tim McGraw

Gotta Have You–The Weepies

Look Heart, No Hands or Forever and Ever, Amen–Randy Travis

And for a few funny ones:

Lay you Down–Conway Twitty

Beast of Burden–Rolling Stones

Anyone Else but You–Juno Soundtrack

What will your First Dance song be?



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Successful Cooking for Guests!

Posted on January 6, 2010

Last night we cheated–we ate the $3.99 buffet at Hungry Howies.  I had been in the car for over 5 hours and couldn’t bring myself to cook.  To redeem myself, I did cook for the in-laws in Charleston the night before and I cooked tonight for Asghar (pictured below–middle, one of John’s classmates also studying for the bar). This pic was taken this summer at one of the baseball games in Jacksonville–we had box seats!  :)   He does look a little skeptical in this photo, don’t worry, he was quite pleased with my cooking! :)

Today’s recipe was:  Red & Green Pork Chops I did swap out the green beans for asparagus bc John isn’t a fan of green beans.  I roasted the asparagus for 15 mins and made an asparagus sauce–2 Tbsp Melted Butter, 1 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar, and 1 Tbsp Soy Sauce.  (It really is the BEST asparagus sauce I’ve EVER had.)  I cheated a little bc I stayed out table shopping too long and bought the starch from Fresh Market.  The dish was spectacular!

For the in-laws I made: Pork Tenderloins with Pears and Shallots It was also a success.  :)

PS. My artichokes are looking pretty stinking sad and 3 of my Lemons are already MOLDY!!!  :(



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Crazy Dog Lady Here Again

Posted on January 3, 2010

Here comes “The Herd” again!  This time it’s Tango & Cash with their “cousins” Nessie and Wimbley.  More on Facebook.



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1st Day of the New Years Resolutions

Posted on January 2, 2010

I did make it to the grocery store–you know the place I haven’t seen in 2 months.  I bought $85 worth of delicious ingredients to make healthy yet nutritious meals for my bar-studying husband.  So far my meals this week consist of pretty normal ingredients, a WHOLE chicken and 2 artichokes.  I have NEVER cooked a whole chicken, but tonight I dismembered it, skinned it, and surprisingly I ate it.  I normally don’t eat meat off the bone, but seeing at how a whole chicken was only $3.01 tonight, I made an exception.

Tonight’s recipe was Chicken Masala.  The “putting my kitchen shears to work” dismembering the poor little chicken was quite impressive.  I felt a little odd since my last time I had been around any meat still attached to the bone was when we were dissecting cats in A&P2.  I was pretty sure that by the time dinner was served, I wouldn’t be hungry bc this is all I can think about:

This is two of my lab partners for A&P II Matt Ellis and Cary Hillier.

Well I did end up finishing the dish, I started prep work at 5pm and finally ate at 830pm.  It wasn’t that good.



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New Years Resolutions

Posted on January 1, 2010

So today I was thinking… what will be my new year’s resolutions?  First, like a ton of other women, I want to lose weight.

As I was thinking further, I realized that owning my own business I needed to think about what others would choose to be my New Years Resolution.

Along with losing weight:

I’d like to run a few more 5k’s–and this time run the whole time.  I ran my first on Thanksgiving and did exceptionally well in my mind.  I ran most of the first mile, half of the second, and all of the third.  Out of the 5,000+ people that ran that day, I’m sure I beat a few of them.  I feel like I’d be in pretty good shape if I ran 3+miles 3x a week.

I want to cook more–well, really I don’t want to cook.  I want to save $ and eat healthier.  So, in order to save $$$ and lose the gut, I will be cooking fun and delicious stuff.  For now my inspiration will come from Tastespotting, a blog that compiles all kind of cooking blogs.  I just have to click on my favorites and I have recipes for the week.

For my business, I want to have much more to offer. I plan on opening “Badogoodog Photography” and “Tease Me Photography”  I also plan on offering many more albums, wall hangings, metal murals, and photobooths.  Samples will be available in the near future.

What others probably want my resolutions to be: Wake up earlier, answer my phone, and be more aware of time.

What are your new year’s resolutions? What do you think others would choose for yours to be?




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Today is the Day I Have Been Waiting For!!!

Posted on December 16, 2009

Today is the day my husband John finishes law school.  It’s taken 3.5 years of dedication, long nights, and basically putting everything else in his life on hold to make it through.  Going in to law school we were newly engaged, just moved to DC,  and had very limited responsibilities.  The first few weeks in DC we visited the Smithsonians, went to the Zoo, and traveled around the vineyards in our free time.  Today we’ve been married for a year and a half,  own a house, and have our 3 “kids”.  Our free time now is spent going to the dog park, home improvement tasks, and going to the beach.  It’s strange to see how much we’ve changed in so little time and at times it’s not easy to accept someone you are so close to changing so much.  There are plenty of time I miss the old us, but I find the new us so much stronger, more mature, and well on our way to becoming adults.

I bet you are wondering if I planned anything special.  I wanted to have a party, that was vetoed.  A cake?  No, we’re about to gorge ourselves for Christmas & NYE. I settled for a UF Alumni shirt.  John picked it out himself.



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I Heart Faces–Pets Entry

Posted on December 14, 2009

Here is my I Heart Faces pet entry for this week.  This is Cash.  He’s a blue heeler, 1.5 years old, and LOVES water/mud/pools/ponds…  He’s very much a boy.  This is one several I took of him playing with a bulldog a few months ago.  Other pet blog posts can be found here and here and here and here.  Please leave comments!!!  I love to hear from other pet lovers!

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Christmas Party!

Posted on December 14, 2009

I LOVE Christmas parties!  I love the music, food, people, and the horrible Christmas sweaters.  Unfourtunatley, there were no horrible sweaters at last nights party.  But here is a pic of me and the hubby. (Sorry, end of the night and on the iPhone)

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Charlie Says…

Posted on December 11, 2009

Isn’t Charlie adorable?  She was part of a family session I shot tonight in Gainesville, FL.  I couldn’t help myself, I just HAD to post a pic of her   :)    Hopefully this weekend we can get around to taking a few Christmas pics of ourselves.  Until then, this will have to do.  :)

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LUCKY ME! :)

Posted on December 5, 2009

Crissy & Brian’s Beautiful Eclectic Wedding is featured on LuckyMe’s blog today!  LuckyMe is a blog that has inspired me creatively since I first found it over a year ago and I am thrilled to be a part of her blog.  Check it out, she has so many great ideas for real weddings, fashion, and sometimes cooking :)

Congrats Crissy for all your hard work putting together this fresh, creative, and most of all–fun wedding!  :)

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Baby Emma Sneak Peek!

Posted on December 4, 2009

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Crazy Dog Lady

Posted on December 3, 2009

Last night my good friend Jenn came to watch Cash and I in our agility class.  This morning I wake to see her new Facebook status is:

Back from Dog agility class and dinner with Katie : ) I wish Apple would hurry up and turn 2 before Katie turns into the crazy dog lady!! LOL

Too Late!  :)   Here is our “herd” on the beach last week.

PS. Only 2 are mine.  :)

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I’m going to Cavalia in ATL!!!

Posted on December 1, 2009

I’m not really sure when it started,  but horses have always been on my mind.  I begged and begged my parents for a horse.  We lived on 5 acres….horses live on 5 acres…. we should have a horse, right?   I mean, why not?  They eat grass.  My dad wouldn’t have to mow… free fertilizer, it really seems like a win/win for everyone. I guess it was in a way–but not in a way that anyone was expecting.

It’s not like I woke up one day and decided I was going to ride horses, they have been part of me for as long as I can remember.  I don’t know why.  No one in my family rode, I didn’t have any friends with horses, I just knew I needed to be around them. Learning how to ride has given me more than I can express in written words: I blossomed into a confident, compassionate, tough, organized, calm, creative, reflective, thoughtful, crazy horse person.

Horses brought me more confidence than anything I have ever know.  And for this, I will forever be grateful.

Thankfully, I have the amazing opportunity to see the show Cavalia in Atlanta around Christmas time with my husband and family.  It is a tremendous gift to see these amazing athletes–horses and riders.

Here are a few pics of me from the EARLY years:

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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall.  ~Mexican Proverb



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My boys and Me!

Posted on October 21, 2009

We headed down to Ocala today for a test shoot in the pumpkin patch and I just had to have one made with my boys!  :)   This is Tango & Cash for those of you who don’t know me, Tango is the boxer and Cash is the Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler.  More of my baby model Kaylee to come soon!  :)

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Fall Mini Sessions This Weekend!

Posted on October 20, 2009

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Baby Connor visits Gainesville!

Posted on October 19, 2009

Here is one of Baby Connor.  He’s 1 Month old, which is a little older than I normally like for newborns bc they are not as small, squishy, or sleep as well–however I think his came out awesome!  His parent’s brought several props, blankest, and outfits to add to my every growing collection, so we had plenty to choose from.  :)   More on Facebook and my Proofing site.

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Crissy’s Eclectic Vintage Wedding

Posted on October 19, 2009

Here’s a sneak peek of Crissy & Brian’s Wedding, I LOVE the colors :)   More to come soon.

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Jennifer & Brian Sneak Peek!!!

Posted on October 15, 2009

Jennifer and I grew up riding horses, going to school, and church together since we were about 14.  Planning and bring “girly” was never Jens thing, she’d call me and talk about how she wasn’t really the wedding/girly/pink planner that most girls are expected to be.  however, just take a look at the pics on Facebook or My Proofing Site, I think she did an amazing job!  :)   Congrats, Jen and Brian :)

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Lindsay & Josh Sneak Peek!!!

Posted on October 2, 2009

I just love it when brides want to look sexy on their wedding day!!!  This is my little cousin Lindsay.  Isn’t her hubby is a LUCKY man?  :)   My favorite comment on the pic so far is, “I love the dress!”  I normally ask brides if they want to take a few risque photos before they put on the wedding dress.  It’s not for everyone, but it sure makes the groom smile :)

Check out more on Facebook!

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Jessica & Ben’s Wedding on Lake Oconee

Posted on September 22, 2009

Jessica and Ben were married on a gorgeous day on Lake Oconee at Cuscowilla Golf Course.  Cuscowilla is known for a more natural feel, native grasses, and extremely difficult golf course.  There were so many places beautiful places, it was hard to choose where to go next.   Cuscowilla did an amazing job with the catering, planning, and bartending–I would recommend that location for any weddings >300ppl  (plus it’s close to my parent’s).

Check out a few of my favorites, more on Facebook!

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New Website BADOGOODOG

Posted on September 22, 2009

Hey Guys!  Check out my new Pet Photography Website:  Bad Dog Good Dog  :)

http://badogoodog.showitsite.com/

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Kaylee Ann Turns 1!

Posted on September 17, 2009

Here is another one of my best friends daughters, Kaylee Ann.   Her mom found the adorable tutu on Etsy.com  I highly suggest checking it out!  Photography is always more fun with props!  :)
All images were taken in Winter Garden, FL
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Baby Avery

Posted on September 17, 2009

Isn’t she a cutie?!?!? Avery is the daughter of one of my best friends in the whole world! She’s 10 days old in these pics and came out 10lbs!
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Facebook Me!!!

Posted on September 11, 2009

As a photographer, I feel like I am continually updating blogs, Facebook, my website, and maybe one day Twitter! Facebook me and you will be updated every time I shoot a wedding, receive thanks from a recent bride, or just have an awesome day! Specials and Promotions will also be announced on Facebook. Feel free to drop a note, I love hearing from fans, clients, friends, and especially family! :)
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Victoria & Matt Sneak Peek

Posted on September 4, 2009

Here’s a few of my fav’s from Vickie & Matt’s wedding this past weekend at Haile Plantation in Gainesville, FL. They traveled all the way from Orange County, California to have their wedding in Matt’s home towm. For more from this wedding, check out my Facebook page!

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She’s Growing Up!

Posted on September 1, 2009

Apple is a little over a year old now and I ust had to share how awesome she’s looking! She’s been going through a very ackward stage (pre-teen) and she is finally coming out of it and looking amazing! :)

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Nichole & Todd E-Session

Posted on August 31, 2009

I LOVE shooting e-sessions at the beach, especially when the couple is willing to get a little salty and sandy! They had a blast with each other and kept me laughing. Can’t you see the love?

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Pamela & Kollyn

Posted on August 27, 2009

Pamela and Kollyn were married last mid-last week on a Tuesday. They were down here from Canada visiting Kollyn’s brother and decided to tie the knot. They had a very low key, intimate wedding at Kanapaha Gardens in Gainesville, Florida. Luckily, a rian shower had just passed through to cool everything off for us!

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DIY Flowers

Posted on August 27, 2009

Here’s a short little post showing off my bride’s talents and determination. Lately, I’ve been noticing brides gathering up the bridesmaids and putting them to work… arranging flowers!!! I was actually one of those brides myself. The process is actually quite simple. Depending on the time of the year, you might have an awesome selection of fresh flowers at Fresh Market or Whole Foods. (That is where I found my flowers.) If the selection is not great locally, you can always order online. The flowers below are all examples of DIY flowers. A few pointers: Gerber Daiseys, Roses, and Ranunculus are hearty choices for the south. Hydrangeas are not so great in the heat–make sure you have PLENTY of room in your refrigerator and order extras just in case. Floral tape can be found at any fabric store along with a pretty ribbon to wrap your arrangement in.

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Nichole & Todd Sneak Peek

Posted on August 26, 2009

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Nice Words: Nichole & Todd

Posted on August 25, 2009

I was so excited today to receive this message from Nichole & Todd:

Thank you so much for everything. Everyone raved about how friendly you were and how much fun it was to work with you.

We had a wonderful time and can’t wait to see the finished product. But more importantly we can’t wait for much needed sleep!!!

Thank you again for everything. You were fabulous to work with!

Have a great day,

Todd and Nichole

They were married this past weekend in Charleston, SC at The Magnolia Plantation. It was BEAUTIFUL! Pics to come soon!



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Who ACTUALLY uses the Treadmill…

Posted on August 22, 2009

So for my B-Day I asked my parents if I could have their treadmill. My fist response was NO, you’ll NEVER fit it in your car (Honda CRV). Seeing as how we had just moved out of the JAX apartment right before heading to GA for the weekend (with the 2 dogs), it was probably a reasonable thought. I however consider myself quite crafty and wasn’t ready to give up just yet. Basically I pulled everythign out of my car, drove the golf cart to the neighbor’s house and picked up the only person in the neighborhood more capable of moving a 700lbs treadmill than my mom and me. (Middle of the day, not many people were around). So my mom, the neighbor (Thanks Kenny!), and I struggled and DID manage to stuff it in my car. I made Tango a doggie bed on the top and Cash had to ride on the front seat all the way back to FL.

Finally we arrive at home to The Hubby saying it will not fit in out house. Well it did, right next to his stationary bike in the living room.



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Baby Liam 3 Months

Posted on August 18, 2009

Here is Baby Liam @ 3 Months. He is officially my 2nd baby model and son of a friend and co-worker of my hubby’s. Liz (mommy) is so gracious about letting me photograph her adorable baby boy and keeping me informed about what is happening around town. :)

Don’t you just love the Gator colors?

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Baby Jonathon

Posted on August 18, 2009

Here is little tiny Baby Jonathon. He’s just 5 days old and just adorable!!! He’s my 3rd baby model and I couldn’t be more excited about how him images came out. My good friend Shannon is a local photographer and she is teaching me all I need to know about babies and photographing them :) If you know of any babies or soon-to-be-mothers, send them my way, I’m offering drastiocally reduced prices so I can build my portfolio.

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Happy B-Day HBB!!!

Posted on August 9, 2009

Happy B-Day HBB, aka. John Thomas (my hubby). Here are a few pics that are really quite old, but good.

I thought I would dedicate a blog post to him and why he is so wonderful:

1. He’s really cute.
2. He’s talented. He played #1 for his tennis team in College–Swarthmore.
3. He is SUPER smart. He’s in the top ten out of over 400 of his law school class.
4. He saves bugs. Yes, he saves bigs. When we have a bug in our house, he traps it and releases it. Even the gross bugs.
5. He loves to travel.
6. He loves animals (well at lest dogs-Apple is growing on him).

Here are a few pics of us from our first few years of dating:

Here we are for the Phish concert in ATL:

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Sailing in Saint Simons Island, GA.
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In Rome, GA.
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Our Engagement Party–w/ John’s Parents
John with Otto and Georgia, our landlord’s dogs when we lived in DC. Apparently they were earless at that point.
At a smithsonian in DC. John had just bought me my “Tourist” camera. I carry it everywhere :)

JT playing guitar hero! He was a star!!!

Me cleaning off John’s car after a snow storm in DC.
John cleaning off Snowball (The Accord–My last car) after a snowfall.

Us with Beck
Prob one of the first pics of us–from FOREVER (aka. 2004) ago.

How Cute!!!



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Lorra & Kyle’s Wedding

Posted on July 24, 2009

Lorra & Kyle were married on Lake Oconee at Reynold’s Plantation. The day was beautiful, the bride was beautiful, the food was amazing (thanks Hallie Janes), and the band was probably the best I’ve ever seen.
Here are a few of my favorites:

(Lorra and Kyle decided to see each other before the ceremony, so we finished all but 15 mins of family pics before most people arrived. This allowed everyone to go and enjoy themselves as soon as the ceremony finished.)

Isn’t she such a beautiful bride:
I love the emotion in the next two:



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I’ve Determined I have a Twin.

Posted on July 24, 2009

I’ve Determined I have a Twin.


She must be a fit model for BEBE because EVERYTHING
I tried on today fit amazingly and I loved each beautiful piece.
So just in case anyone is wondering what to get me for
my B-Day (August 15th), I included two of the dresses here: :)





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Sunday at the Dog Park

Posted on July 21, 2009

The Hubby had to work on Sunday (boo!!!), so the boys and I headed to our favorite location–the dog park!
Here’s my man:

Tango doing his EVIL face:

Tango looking like the cuddle bug he really is:

Cash leading the pack:
Tango in the lake cooling off:
Cash pretending he’s an Alligator/Shark:
What a team:
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Happy B-Day Apple!!!

Posted on July 14, 2009

So with the lack of sufficient Internet service, I am a day late posing Apple’s B-Day. Yesterday she turned 1. Here are a few of my favorites from her 1st year:
This one was taken just a few weeks ago.
Here is a shot with my “Tourist Camera” today at 1 year, 1 day:
(She grew about 2-4 inches in a few weeks–and I had to run from her in the pasture bc she wanted scratches and kisses–she’s not a good model)
She is about 5 days old here. She was named Apple because of her “Apple Butt”. She was a better model then, she liked to kick.

Here she is about 3 weeks old and learning how to halter and lead for the first time.

Here is Apple at 3 months:

She loves her ear scratches, well, all scratches :)

Here is her big sister Pip picking on her, and her not budging. She’s a tough one.

Now starts the Uglies. 7 months old and it was raining and cold in GA.

She looks a little like Alf.

Apple finally makes it to FL at 9 months. Here she is still pretty fuzzy, but loving the scratches.

This is the first time John met her:
(He likes to bribe with grain.)

Saying BYE!

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Megan & Chris

Posted on July 7, 2009





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Baby Liam

Posted on July 7, 2009



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Christina & Alex E-Session

Posted on July 7, 2009

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Tango!!!

Posted on July 7, 2009

Hello all! Here is the newest addition to out family: “Tango DiMango”

He was give to me and John after a friend decided Cash needed a bother. Tango loves to play, chew, sniff, bark… basically all things puppy. He eats tomatoes and thought this past weekend (the 4th) was heaven with all of the treats and dropped food he managed to ingest. Cash seems to like him, until he had to share the crate with him. :) :) :)

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Sad Sad Stuff

Posted on June 19, 2009

“To call him a dog hardly seems to do him justice, though in as much as he had four legs, a tail, and barked, I admit he was, to all outward appearances. But to those who knew him well, he was a perfect gentleman.”


Hermione Gingold

So, if you know me at all–I’m an animal person. I love Cash more than anything, Apple is a close second. I totally fell in love with Beck and when she had to be put down at 10 weeks old i was absolutely devastated. I remember not eating, sleeping, and I still miss her. Loosing a pet is loosing a family member. My parents live on Lake Oconee, close to I-20. DJ was chasing some crazy wildlife that lives out there and made his way to the interstate.


Saying that this dog will be missed is an understatement. He was known and loved by almost everyone in the neighborhood. He was part of the family and I know we will all be in morning for quite a while.

I came up with the pics I had of him. If you would like to contribute, please e-mail me.



Boxers are a special breed and have an amazing joy to spread around.


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Ashley & Brendon E-Session

Posted on June 16, 2009

I can’t believe I forgot to add Ashley & Brendon’s E-Session to my blog!!!
Well here you go: I drove down to Orlando the week before their wedding in GA. This was the first time I had ever met either of them and I was quite surprised to find out they are both international swimmers. Ashley and I talked about her mom riding horses a little bit, but I had no clue I’d know her so well (look at the wedding entry). We played around their beautiful neighborhood for a few hours then headed to Houston’s where Brendon proposed to Ashley :) It was the most romantic location (and awesome food!).

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Happy 1 Year Anniversary!!!

Posted on June 16, 2009

John and I were married 06.07.08 in Gainesville FL. This past weekend we were celebrating our 1 year anniversary and while driving around downtown Jacksonville, we ran into this beautiful mural. I set up the tripod and a light and snapped a few pics before the sun went down completely. I love the feeling of the mural–it’s so colorful and romantic with the buildings falling in around you.

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Me & Parker

Posted on June 12, 2009

If I’m not with my camera or on the computer editing, I’m probably at the barn. A couple of weeks ago I was tired of everyone other than me having awesome pics of themselves riding. So, I set up my camera, gave it to Dori and told her how to use it. Luckily it shoots at 8 frames/second, so she didn’t need to worry about much.

This beautiful horse is Parker, a Imported Hanoverian gelding. He’s a Weltmeyer son and competes 4′6″ jumpers, hunters, and 4th level dressage. He’s pretty nice :)

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Me & Cash

Posted on June 12, 2009

I find that a lot of people are confused with my blonde hair pic fom my wedding on my website, so I decided to put up a pic of myself (and Cash).

And here is one of my family :)

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Tess & Tim

Posted on June 1, 2009

I think everyone can tell, but this couple was fun!!! Tess and Tim were silly, light hearted, and really seemed to have a good time with each other :) They SMASHED the cake all over each other, we were constantly trying to get Tim to put his coat back on, and I really think they are consideing jumping off the dock into the quarry for a TTD session. :)

Oh, I almost forgot the best part: Dragonfly catered their reception :) YUM!! Tess has really good taste :) :) :)










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Kristen and Alex

Posted on June 1, 2009

Kristen and Alex were married on hot day at the Baughman Center in Gainesville, FL. It did rain for a week straight starting the Monday after their wedding, so I guess the hot was a blessing :)

I keep trying to find the perfect ways to describe their wedding and one thing keeps standing out: They were REALLY excited to get married! The love between these two was so apparent, it was striking. (Being a wedding photographer–that says a lot.)







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Ashley & Brendon

Posted on June 1, 2009

Ashley and Brendon were married a few weeks ago at the John Oliver Michale House outside of Athens, GA. There is so much to say about this amazing couple–let’s start about 10 years ago.

I don’t think I ever met Ashley, could have, I had met her older sister, but I don’t remember Ashley. She was probably in the pool while I was on a horse. He mom Kathleen and I rode at the same farm, Beaver Springs Farm in Loganville for years together. I actually took this pic when i was probably 16 of Kathleen’s horse:

She still has it framed in her house :)
So, back to the beautiful couple. Ashley and Brendon are both international swimmers. Everyone at their wedding were all swimmers. I think my mom (who was my assistant for the wedding) was wishing my (single) sister was attending due to the multitude of attractive athletes :)





Note: NOT her wedding cake. Somehow the cake maker got a little confused and dropped off the wrong one!!!



This is one of my favorite pics I have ever taken! The look so in love!

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Flourish Workshop

Posted on May 12, 2009

I attended a workshop a few weeks ago in Gainesville. Here are a few of the images from the day. :) We were located at Sweetwater Branch Inn, the site was perfect, the weather was perfect, the food was great, and the instruction and fellowship was AMAZING!!!

 

 

 

 
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They Don’t Come Any Cuter!!!

Posted on April 28, 2009


While at SEPPA (Southeastern Pro Photog Ass) this weekend I also took a few moments (hours) to spend by the lake. I did work on my tan, and as everyone should know my mom commented saying: “You are the palests person I’ve ever seen come out of FL”. :( FML

As most people who have read my blog know, Cash–the cutest man alive–LOVES water, mud, lakes, sprinklers, ect… Here are a few of him and his cousin DJ playing at my parent’s house. It was actually gettting a little dark, and I wanted to keep the DOF open a little F-4.5, so the ISO is way up 1200-2000, shutter at ~1/500 sec. It’s a little grainy, but I love it!!!

We will have a new addition to the family soon, so keep an eye out :) (still the 4 leg variety)






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Cara & Dustin

Posted on April 14, 2009

Cara and Dustin got married in beautiful Ocala.  They had dream weather, good food, and plenty of dancing.  Here are my favorites:  







Jenn snapped these two:





Yes, all of those people were in the “choo-choo” konga line :)

Dustin is a pilot, so as they were leaving the guests whished them off with paper airplanes ;)

Yes, they did fly off on a private plane to the Bahamas.  I was trying to sneak on in the back…



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Crissy & Brian E-Session

Posted on April 9, 2009

Sorry this post took so long, I was sick last week :(    Here are a few of my faves from Kanapaha Botanical garden.  We actually had a 2-day E-session bc the crazy storms came in!  It worked out pretty well though, Crissy and Brian were pretty relaxed and ready for the wedding day by the time we ended Sunday.  
Beefy:
That’s a HOT one!!!

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Megan & Chris E-Session

Posted on March 23, 2009

Megan & Chris are both from Starke, FL.  Every person we ran into, passed on the road, or saw at lucn seemed to know these two!   I almost forgot what it’s like to be in your own hometown since John and I move around so much.  
Chris is inthe Coast Guard and Megan is a Barrel Racer and works in the ER.  This couple is full of stories and I could hang out with them all day long :)  Here are a few from Megan’s farm and around Starke :)  
Riding Roadhog
Chris had to steer so you can barely see Megan, she’s so tiny!


Walking along this road is where Chirs decided this was the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with :)
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Lorra & Kyle

Posted on March 16, 2009

I met Lorra and Kyle in Douglas GA at Lorras parent’s house, where they got engaged :)  They are getting married on Lake Oconee, GA at Reynold’s Plantation in late May.  

Cash got to play with their Westies :)  
And Lorra’s niece :)


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Yasmeen & Lenny

Posted on March 16, 2009

Yasmeen and Lenny got married at the Thomas Center a few weeks ago (I know I’m way behing on Blogging).  Here are a few of my favorites from their wedding…


These boys were all smiles :)

Isn’t she georgeous!?!?!?
The rings…

Father of bride, flower girl, and daughter of Yasmeen and Lenny.

Daughter of the couple, she danced the night away  :)

Father Daughter dance.

Before set up, it’s a beautiful place for a wedding and reception.




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Cara & Dustin Engagement Session

Posted on March 12, 2009

Here are a few from Cara & Dustin’s engagement session last week.  Dustin is a pilot in Ocala flying the race horse owners around, so we got to go to a STUNNING farm for a few shots :)  Their wedding is coming up really quickly, get ready to see more of this cute couple!  

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Yasmeen Gets Painted

Posted on March 5, 2009

Yasmeen is a beautiful bride I photographed last weekend. I decided to give Corel Painter a try today and LOVED the results! Isn’t she beautiful? More pics of the wedding to come soon :)

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Kristen & Alex

Posted on February 19, 2009

Kristen and Alex

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