I love this girl for many a reasons, including that she babysits my 2 little boys and they both ADORE her. I think Ethan has a crush on her hair. Lindsey never got senior pictures done and now that she is at UGA and needing some pictures for different applications (and sorority rush!) she finally gave in and let me take her picture. She hates getting pictures taken of herself, which I totally understand because I'm not a huge fan of it either ironically:) But she is absolutely beautiful and definitely doesn't take a bad picture. I also love that her boyfriend was the ring bearer in my wedding! Thomas (and the whole Woodard family) means so much to husband and I and we couldn't have picked a better girl for Thomas. I'm excited Lindsey is going to be in Athens for 4 more years... thanks Lindsey for loving my little ones so well and letting me take your post-senior pictures!
Mr. + Mrs. Walker//Rome Wedding
Sonny and Morgan were married on the campus of Berry College near Rome, Georgia, which happens to be one of the most beautiful college campuses I've ever seen. Their wedding ceremony took place at the college chapel and the reception was at the Ford Dining Hall. When I heard the word "dining hall" I thought it might be like UGA's dining hall (you know, slushy machines, dining hall tables, fluorescent lighting, etc). But this "dining hall" looks like one of the buildings from Harry Potter- not so much a cafeteria but a castle. It was absolutely beautiful. But what was even better was getting to photograph all the special elements of Sonny and Morgan's day. Sonny had a necklace made for Morgan as a wedding gift for her to wear with her dress, and it was the diamond from her mother's engagement ring set in a necklace. Morgan's mom died when she was 4 years old, so having this diamond around her neck on her wedding day was really special. Sonny's wedding band was the band that his grandfather wore, and his father. The ring has been passed down through the generations, and on the inside of the ring you can see the date when his parents were married. Morgan's ring was her great grandmother's engagement ring. I have a personal affinity to wearing family jewelry because my engagement ring is my mother-in-law's ring, and we hope to give it to Ethan for his future wife (if and when that happens!). I love it when jewelry has significant meaning. I also loved it when Sonny and Morgan's minister took the time in the ceremony to share words other people said about the couple. The minister even talked about how Sonny and Morgan described each other. I thought about how it gave a really good picture of the true and authentic love they have for each other, and to hear that they were dearly loved by each other and their families. The icing on the cake for this wedding was the desserts. Sonny and Morgan had different desserts picked out based on family member favorites. Each dessert had a card next to it saying things like "Grandma's favorite chocolate cake" or the best man's top choice of dessert. I think it might have been the best dessert spread I've ever seen. Thanks so much Sonny and Morgan for including me on such a big day in your lives... you guys are salt of the earth kind of people and I'm grateful I got to spend time with you!
Stephen + Megan//Norcross Engagement
This engagement session was my first time meeting die hard University of South Carolina fans, which is no surprise considering I live in Athens, GA. So it was fun for me to learn all about USC and to hear some good things about Steve Spurrier (a coach that most Dawg fans do not like considering his reign at the University of Florida and all of Georgia's losses to the Gators). But onto to the lovely couple... Megan and Stephen! This couple has been dating since high school, and have known each other even longer. Megan told me that Stephen wrote in her 8th grade yearbook that he hoped he didn't have any classes with her in high school! Oh, the irony:) This couple actually went to Prom together, so they could accurately do their prom pose for engagement pictures. I love seeing couples that have known each other for such a long time, who have memories of growing up together. They both attended USC and are loyal gamecock fans, so we got some pictures of them in their USC attire. And Stephen really wanted to make sure his "well-loved" (in Megan's terms, gross) hat made an appearance, too. One last note- I showed up and Megan and Stephen were swinging on the swings in this park we met at, and I could tell they were a fun couple when Megan was jumping around on the playground! And when I found out that Megan is a black belt in Karate and could give piggy back rides to 6 ft something Stephen. My hero. Thanks guys for such a fun engagement session. I'm looking forward to this couple's wedding as they travel back from Indianapolis to Atlanta for their wedding!! 
