chrissy & joe: married!

this sweet, sweet couple attend my church back home - first baptist, wilmington. they met on a mission trip to Guatemala and thus followed the next little bit of time in their lives in which they fell in love with each other. they present a precious story of God's grace and each walk with God's love in their hearts.

chrissy & joe - you guys were amazing. the joy found in each of your lives overflowed on this special day and i hope these images help you to remember it forever. thank you for sharing that joy with me by allowing me to be a part of making august 27, 2010 happen. :)

some details from the day:




getting ready for the day:


the beautiful bride:



the handsome groom:

a few family shots:



the ceremony:

i absolutely LOVE the blur of this image...how happy is joe to be holding his bride!?

some sweet moments with the newlyweds:



the reception at balcony on dock:







a perfect picture of the satisfaction found in a perfect day...

love you guys! thanks again for giving me the privilege of being your photographer. God bless!

levi is a year old!

if you follow my blog, you'll recognize this little guy. you can see levi's 3 mos. session here and his 6 mos. session here. we caught up in downtown wilmington the last time i was home to catch levi one more time at 12 mos. levi is walking. and by walking, i mean that he's taking about 3 steps max before resorting to crawling once again. :) so we settled for some more precious, stationary shots up against some pretty neat backgrounds. my guess is that the next time i see this little one he'll be all over the place and i'll be moving my little fingers as quickly as possible to snap some action shots.

annie and brandon - thank you for adding such a cutie to your family and for sharing him with me in front of my camera. it has been a joy to watch levi grow over the past year and to watch you guys as parents. there is no doubt in my mind that levi is loved and loved and loved some more. :) you guys are awesome!