Adventures in California

March 6, 2014

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This is my 9th year photographing weddings and one thing that i have learned is to stay with the bride and groom throughout the random moments of the day because many times a great shot happens not during the allotted photo time but in between moments you couldn’t have planned for. Being a photographer is more like being a professional observer: looking for the right light, the right backdrop and the right moment when people are relaxed and don’t feel forced into some photo awkwardness. So these two awesome people were walking through piedmont park to get to their reception and i followed them like the weird photo stalker i am and there was a quick moment that i didn’t even set up and i loved it with the Atlanta skyline as the backdrop at sunset. Congratulations to Julia and Walt and for making my job even better!

Love these shots from my friends @rachelmoyephoto and @meg_davidson took during the live podcast we did with @loveorwork last week! We have been boxing up our house, working, getting ready for a spring break trip and trying to remember to eat and finish homework ... it is all a little bit of a blur. And we drove up to do this event at @plywoodpeople after Jared talking me through how this will all work out and helping me figure out ways to tackle all the different demands while i was in between tears and paralysis of when photos would get edited, books would be ready to print, and boxes packed to move . It was fitting to talk about the challenges of love and work that night, but I left with a deep sense that being in it together was enough. The chaos and imperfections of family life and work are crazy and challenging but having to work together as a couple is so good - reminding each other of our love for the other and being in it together. These photos cracked me up- clearly we both cover our faces a lot🙈🙈🙈🙈!!!! @loveorwork podcast is INCREDIBLE and encouraging - i’ve listened to hours of interviews from couples and walked away in tears - encouraged by the stories of real people doing real life together. it is a must listen podcast!! @ashinny and @shinabarger are doing such good work.

My #ktbarchitectureseries continues with this wall and ceiling and a reminder to post what brings me joy and not to think too hard about it.

LOVE and MARRIAGE and WORK and FAMILY. we are living in the thick of it (and we take it seriously as pictured above🙃) and excited to talk about it at tomorrow’s Black Box session at @plywoodpeople! It will be a Q + A session along with the talented couple behind @metaleapcreative , hosted by our friends Jeff and Andre of @loveorwork! It starts at 8pm on Tuesday evening in Atlanta - check out tickets through @loveorwork and join the conversation!

The perfect couple to start off wedding season right! couldn’t have loved photographing them more and @whitewoodevents did an incredible job making the wedding above and beyond beautiful. Not featured but worth noting is the Dumb and Dumber cake at the rehearsal dinner 😂!! @katiesmurphy_ you guys are some of the best!!!

Big Changes: our house is under contract (!!!) we close in less than a month AND this Canon girl has made a move for another team- Sony Mirrorless Camera! I’m excited and anxious about changes. I have a history of being excited about change and then getting overwhelmed with it all- but I’m ok with that. Pictured here is the talented @loganpotterf with his killer style, including his @onabags camera bag that we all think is amazing and want.

House hunting and I think I found the one 🤣 I wish!!! Just a dreamy home in @alysbeachfl that had me at hello. Also, I never knew how to pronounce the name of this little town and learned it is just like “alice” but spelled “alys” - fun fact. #ktbarchitectureseries

Our house is officially for sale and on the market. We love this house and it has been a retreat for us in so many ways. But we also feel a pull back to the Eastside of Athens where we spent 13 years and have been thinking about downsizing and saving money for other adventures. Yes, we are crazy to do this yet again, and maybe we won’t get a good offer which would mean we stay put. Thankful for @tinetucker for helping us dream of what might be and make things happen like she always does, and if you know anyone looking for a family home in Oconee County we have one for you😊

High School + Middle School People!!! We are working on a Well Known: Teen Edition and are wanting to find out from people what topics or questions they wished their friends would talk about with each other! Any suggestions? we would love to hear and tag a friend to help us gather as much info as we can!

The best mimosa ever- they gave me a little bottle of champagne and orange juice and let me do the mixing for ratios- which meant the perfect mimosa(s). Little things that SPARK LOTS OF JOY. also featured is my new clothing interest: Athleisure. I didn’t know the name for it but now know it’s a style where you basically dress like you could work out at any point without ever actually working out. Ummm, yes please 🙋🏻‍♀️. I found the best joggers at walmart and am loving them. One step closer to just wear a snuggie at all times. #athleisure #mimosa #adidas

This sparked joy so i’m posting it. Me and Marie in 2019✨ #mariekondo #mariekondo4president

Marie Kondo has taken the world (or at least our closests) by storm since her book came out, but this year seems I’ve heard more references to “spark joy” than ever! It made me think about my instagram and who it is for. If I were to use the KonMari method on insta, I would post photos that SPARK JOY for me. But what if those photos don’t spark joy for others? What if that means no one likes them? Life is just too short to do things for other people (most of whom you’ll never meet) and be a slave to a system. So I’m on a new freedom kick to post stuff that sparks lots of joy for me knowing it may get 3 likes and the algorithm may make it so no one sees my account and i lose followers. but at least i get joy and learn to enjoy social media instead of feeling owned by it. boom 💥 #ktbarchitectureseries

More sun and heart eyes walking around @alysbeachfl - full stomach and heart celebrating 15 years of marriage!!!! we got married when we were 10 years old 😂

i’m in design, architecture, and aesthetic heaven. so i will probably post way toooo much of this place because of how much i love it. Alys beach is a place made for people who like clean lines and architecture and minimalism 🙋🏻‍♀️ and black and white photography. God is so good to let us live in a world with so much beauty and creativity.

We just came out with our Well Known: Marriage Edition over at @knownproject and are really excited about a giveaway we are doing with @mattietiegreen for a Valentines Date Night! The giveaway is for $50 visa gift card and Marriage Edition book for a date that helps you reconnect. Check out @mattietiegreen post to enter and bear Mattie’s words on how to have a meaningful valentines ❤️ and this card from @littlewellpaperco is my favorite card company ever !

if you haven’t heard of @goodgoodgoodco you need to check them out. We desperately need good news. We need more encouragement and stories of hope and life. It’s no surprise to me that bad news sells, and people like in a weird way to be enraged and offended, but it’s so much negativity and lost energy. This newspaper celebrates what is good, and i loved the back of this issue from last year and have it on our wall at home. thanks @brandenharvey for your good work in the world and I hope today we can bring good news to someone who needs it. and check out their podcast!

Fun times shooting with swag sister @latetiajunebird for the #athensweddingexperience and can’t say enough good things about the people we get to work with in the wedding world. and my new red shoes made their debut appearance - thank you Walmart (and @whoawaitwalmart is totally worth following if you haven’t heard of them!!) #whoawaitwalmart

A little modeling shoot for @honda Odyssey vans 😂😂😂 I had so much fun with my soul sister @texturephoto and we had the idea that i needed new photographs of myself with my glory behind me. Nothing says “I’m a mom and can no longer pretend that I’m hip and jiggy with it” like pulling up in a van. And it’s bonus when basketballs and old mcdonald’s wrappers fall out of your car when you open the door. And our van is the most basic edition, meaning the doors don’t open on their own, no video screens or extra bells and whistles. Matter of fact one is the doors doesn’t even have a handle because we broke it. @madewell and @vans meet Mom life, base edition. #everdaymadewell #kinfolk #momsohard

LOVE this space from @elyserethlake with @minted art - who knew @laurenlcarnes hair whip would be a photo people would have in their homes??!! I have taken A LOT of hair flip photos and it makes me smile to know some other people enjoy them too 😊 This is part one of “watch me whip” - now I just need a “nae nae” photo. #mintedartist #minted #cb2