A year ago.

you are all I'll ever need.

I can't deny it any longer.

It's officially winter. After walking down the block last night to feast upon some delicious Indian food with our coats buttoned to the top, there is no denying it.
And for once, I don't mind it so much. We are drinking so much tea and eating soup every day it seems! In the Christmas spirit, we actually have a real tree! I haven't had one since I was a little kid.
I feel good about winter this year. :)

Right now my life includes a lot of..

..working some doubles, making and selling jewelry, baking pumpkin muffins, making espresso drinks all day, cooking dinners, being tired and fitting in as much sleep as possible at whatever point in the day/night, shooting weddings, spending time with boyfriend, caring for a bunny, caring for all forty plants,
and still somehow finding time to..
take some pictures.

Dear Summer, please don't go.

Lovely and delicious farmer's market plums.

<3.

Home.

Our basil plant, growing like crazy.

Zack and I are both working so much, so often that I don't find as much time for photos.
We're praying that he gets accepted into the Laboratory Scientist program at Wake Forest in Winston Salem. It will only be a year long program for him since he already has a degree in Biology. It's going to be so awesome to see him doing something that makes him happy and using the degree he worked so hard for.

I am dreading the end of summer.. it's so close now. We've gotten all that we could from this wonderous season. THREE beach trips! And a lot of nights and days in the pool.
We had a lot of time off of work in May and June so we were able to enjoy things together and I'm thankful for that. :)

I am happy and excited for the future. Still booking weddings, have one in Charleston next month and booked another today.

Back to work after an early dinner: fried squash, potatoes and peppers with brown beans.
I am so full. And I've been working since 8am! I can't wait to sleep tonight!

If I could.

"And of these cut-throat busted sunsets,
these cold and damp white mornings
I have grown weary
If through my cracked and dusted dime-store lips
I spoke these words out loud would no one hear me?"


Nothing I've ever experienced can compare to seeing the sunrise now in the mornings.
Not even sunsets. So, what does that say?

the sun makes everything grow.

on thursday night i looked at the moon through a telescope for the first time.
you said, "how is it that the moon is so bright? it's just rocks and dust."
and then you asked if the man in the moon was smiling.

not one thing is as beautiful as the night sky. untouched and perfected by a mountaintop. high above city lights and noise. summer is a beacon that i can't seem to find. i just can't forget last winter.
hold me and tell me that it won't come back. and if it does, hide my eyes and lie to me. i trust you more than anyone i've ever loved. everyone i've lost.

"Summer comes to multiply."

I've been trying to do more straight from camera work. Sometimes I'm so tired of editing, and sometimes I enjoy it. Lately I haven't enjoyed it as much, but that gives me even more of a reason to get it right the first time. ;)

The things in these photos are tiny parts of summer. The ivy climbing up our bedroom window, shells from our beach adventures, plants that we've grown, unfinished artwork, and all of the little things collected for my "bird's nest" as Zack calls it. "My little magpie" is now my very fitting nickname.

I start a job at Starbucks on August 1st. I'm excited and nervous. It will be early morning shifts, so we're working on rearranging our late night schedules. And 5:30am early.

I am a happy lady. Life is good, and for the first time in my life, I can say that and mean it.

Me. :)

This photo was taken by my wonderful friend, Kristin.
You can view more of her work here.

Summer Engagement Sessions.

Summer wedding!

Bowling/Lambert Wedding.

Most recent work.

Eller/Fralic Myrtle Beach wedding!