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---Shannon, Amelia and Krystal
It’s been so long since I’ve really had the chance to enjoy time taking images of my own family and memories. Keagan is five months old now, and I’ve only recently begun being able to catch his smiles. And he is really changing fast. So, is his sister.
Here’s a sneak peek. For the rest, click here.
February 25, 2010 - 8:03 pm - Oh what a cute little man! Beautiful blue eyes and all smiles :) Congrats!
February 20, 2010 - 3:55 pm - SO CUTE!!! When I last saw you (when you taught my class "little momints") you didn't even know what you were having yet!!! So sweet! I love the name you picked out! Belated congratulations!
Lesli and John had an amazing wedding at the home of Lesli’s parents home just outside the Nashville area. The day began with questions about whether they would have an outdoor ceremony, but the clouds did break and give them just enough time for a beautiful ceremony – and there were even some moments of sunshine!
Here’s a sneak peek. For the full post, click here:
I feel like it’s been years since I posted a wedding feature to the blog. It feels good to be sharing more photos with you since all in my life has been chaos the last few months. I do promise, a personal post will be coming soon. 
In the meantime, Kate & Matt are up and I am excited to tell you about their day! Amelia and I shot their gorgeous September wedding and it was sooo much fun!
Kate & Matt had a beautiful wedding at Historic Cedarwood. The day was cloudy, but you wouldn’t notice it with the love of friends and family and the amazing details that graced the grounds of Cedarwood. Kate & Matt also made every effort to have a green wedding. From recycled paper and organically grown herbs, flowers and gorgeous arrangements with eggplant and grapes. There were recycling bins located all over Cedarwood to encourage guests to reuse their bottles and paper items. I’m telling you….the staff at Cedarwood made certain the details were spot on!
The laughter of the girls was contagious. They are Kate’s closest friends and family. Kate was so laid back and nothing seemed to stress her as she prepared to see Matt for the first time.
Before the ceremony, Kate & Matt had their first look. She was barefoot, jumped the creek and waded through the woods without a care for whether her dress would show dirt or water. We WERE careful, but she and Matt were sooo much fun to have a picture adventure with!
It’s a blessing to have this many friends who love you….
Kate really loved the antique red truck at Cedarwood. It was one of her favorite things about the property (and mine too!)
I absolutely loved the set-up of the cake cutting for this wedding. The cake was seated on a piece of tree trunk and it was a great way to keep everything feeling really organic without losing any beauty of the design. God really is the best designer and gives us everything we need without having to make it pretty ourselves.
Kate and Matt, is was a joy serving you and your families. You are a beautiful couple and I wish you many years of happiness and God’s blessings on your life! Enjoy your slideshow – with music provided by Julianna Zobrist!
February 9, 2010 - 10:12 am - Beautiful work ladies! You so perfectly captured the essence of Kate and Matt's day. We had the pleasure of working with the couple on their invitations and think you should submit some of these images to Style Me Pretty, one of our favorite wedding blogs. Well done!
December 22, 2009 - 9:10 pm - So worth the wait! The photos and slide show are awesome. Kate and Matt's passion for the earth and each other really come thru. Great work!!!! Linda
Vote for “Amelia Moore” in the Photo Love contest at www.matildajane.typepad.com.
Last year I (Amelia) was introduced to the cutest clothing line: Matilda Jane Clothing. I fell in love! The clothes are creative, colorful, comfortable and unlike anything I’d ever seen. The good and bad thing is that it’s mainly girls’ clothing… bad, because I have two boys; good, because if I had girls, I’d want to buy everything! Well, I did indulge and bought a few pieces for my nieces, photography “props” and myself. My friend, Mary Virginia, was a trunk keeper for awhile so she kept me up on the newest pieces of the seasons; then this fall she informed me that Matilda Jane was hosting a photography contest. After submitting an application, I was selected as a finalist in their Photo Love Contest. I was sent a dress to shoot and then had to submit ONE photo for the actual contest. SO – after my four-year-old son tried it on for me (HA!), Kayla, Mary Virginia, Kerri and I rounded up some girls, props, accessories and photo gear and set out to capture “THE” photo for the contest.
The shoots were so fun! The girls are all beautiful, fun and spunky. Thank you girls (and moms)! Choosing ONE photo was sooo difficult. I’m used to shooting portraits or lifestyle images – so I’m either capturing a face or an action. For this “assignment” I had to feature the item of clothing … AND the girl… AND tell a story. So that was the difficult part. In the end, I choose the first one below. I like the composition, the dress and the personality of the shot. But these others are my favorites too!
So now Matilda Jane is running the Photo Love Contest through Sunday, Dec 6 and I need your vote!
Go to www.matildajane.typepad.com or www.matildajaneclothing.com/vote_viewproducts.php and vote for “Amelia Moore.” And while you are there, check out all the cool Matilda Jane clothes.
Here are some shots from Matthew Edwards Senior Portraits. We found lots of great textures and lighting around the buildings at the Park at Harlinsdale Farm: hay, old walls, stalls, tires and an old herb garden. The textures complimented Matthew’s personality: casual, creative, and personable. The lighting at the end of the day was perfect and we enjoyed trying to get the beams in the shots. And thank you to Kayla and Kerri – as always, I (Amelia) enjoy the collaborative creative adventure of climbing, scouting, shooting and laughing together. Thank you to Matthew & Janet (his mom) for a spending a fun afternoon with us!
Oh, the joys of mini-sessions! So much cuteness in too little time! I absolutely love them! The Newells were great fun – although Little Ava wasn’t as excited about having her picture taken as mom and dad were. So, she cried some, but she was a trooper! And, mom told me later that she wasn’t feeling well that day. Poor thing – she did fabulous for not feeling well!
November 18, 2009 - 8:26 pm - Adorable!
I had a fun time with the Parks family a few weeks ago during our first round of mini-sessions. Can I just say the are super cute? I am really enjoying my time shooting families this year and I couldn’t be happier that this family started off my family season.
I LOVE the lighting of this one of Mom and Sophie!
And these next few are very fun family pics…..
And a super smiley Sophie to finish off the post! Isn’t she a doll?
Regina and I (Shannon) had such a wonderful time photographing Ruthie and Brandon’s wedding at Hillsboro Church of Christ! Ruthie and Brandon met in college and the wedding party felt like a college reunion with all of their friends serving as attendants. I love it when everyone in the wedding party knows one another – it makes for fun pictures!
The wedding was in the evening, which meant lots of pretty light for photographing the couple and their families. I love the little touches that make every wedding unique. Ruthie’s something old was her grandmother’s wedding ring. I also loved how she had all of her single bridesmaids sign the bottom of her wedding shoes – too cute! The couple celebrated with friends and family at a garden and birdcage themed dessert reception, complete with an indoor gazebo and chocolate fountain.
Brandon and Ruthie, we loved being a part of your wedding day. Congratulations! Enjoy your slideshow….
Here is another post from one of our Family Mini-Session dates at the Carnton Plantation. We shot several brothers during our mini-sessions. Fortunately I (Amelia) had scoped out the location with my own two boys, so they showed me all the cool “boy” spots. Those spots included climbing the white fence and a small tree. They were perfect sites for several children shots! The Burbank boys here loved climbing the fence and the tree. They were great and did such a good job at being still and smiling
On the first mini-session day, Kayla and Kesley assisted me. Kayla is always a huge help in getting the kids to smile, helping with set-up and lighting. She is really the other half of my creative AND organizational brain. The was the first time Kesley helped out and I loved working with her. She has great patience with the kiddos and connects really well with people. She is also a photographer (www.kelseylantz.com) so she second shot some during the day (the last shot below is one of hers). We found a GREAT tool to use to motivate kids to stand still and smile… tictacs (thanks to Amy Phipps!). Yes, kids LOVE tictacs and they aren’t messy like chocolate or take a long time to finish like a sucker, so we can totally use them throughout the session. Amazing, that even something that same really made a difference!
November 13, 2009 - 10:38 pm - completely. adorable.
November 13, 2009 - 8:12 pm - These pics are addorable!! His eyes are so big and bright! Neat idea on the tictac's...
November 13, 2009 - 8:28 am - Amelia, the last shot is killer! :) And I will have to try the tic-tacs trick. No doubt! Maybe we should have tic-tacs custom packaged with Mint & Sage branding that says "The trick to better kid photos" and hand them out at Little MoMints classes! HA HA!!!
Has the blog been a little sparse of weddings lately? We think so too! So……here’s a look at what we’re working on in the next few weeks! We’ve got some super fun weddings to blog and share some great slideshows….stay tuned!!!
November 13, 2009 - 8:17 pm - Great sneak peek... you gals are great at what you do! You can see the feeling just out of the picture! Can't wait to see the rest!
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