Today we have photos of Baby Reid and his sweet family! We spent a Sunday morning together in their beautiful home in Birmingham, Alabama. We had calm moments with Baby Reid, and also embraced the chaos of whole family photos with a toddler and a newborn! We got a kick out of Reid’s facial expressions, and laughed at the way his big brother put all of his energy into loving on him!

2020 has been the year of flexibility and changing plans and Anna and Andy have handled it all with such graciousness. Their wedding was at The Donnelly House – a classic Birmingham venue, and the day was full of joy!

The Starling family are dear friends! Katie was a college roommate, and every so often, I’ll make the drive to Auburn to take their family photos and stay for a visit. This session marked their daughter Elliot’s first birthday. We met up at The Red Barn and took photos around the property’s beautiful open space.

Anna and Andy chose to have their engagement photos taken at two iconic Birmingham locations – Historic Morris Avenue and Railroad Park. Their wedding is this coming weekend, and in celebration of their wedding week, here are a few favorite picks from their session!

This may sound incredibly cliche (I’ve heard someone else say this about a trip, and thought it was cheesy until I experienced it for myself), but I now think about my life as “Before England” and “After England”. This trip was better than I ever could have hoped for, and put in motion so many beautiful things in my life related to my career, health, relationships… I don’t know how it will ever be topped.

The night before their wedding, before their rehearsal dinner and the rest of the weekend’s festivities, Sarah and PJ made time for a quick portrait session in Downtown Birmingham.

“When we have a baby, I want you to do our newborn session” – Whitney (Solomon’s mom), years before he was born. He’s been long thought of and prayed for, and he’s finally here! A couple of months after he was born, I got together with him and his parents for a newborn session. It’s one of my favorite newborn sessions to date!

Anna Beth & Ryan’s wedding was a celebration shared with all of their closest friends and family, on a crisp fall day amongst the changing leaves. Sonnets and scriptures were read. A low country boil was served. Pies were cut. Dances were shared. Outbursts of laughter amongst family members were heard. It was a day sure to be remembered by everyone present!

Ashlee and Brad’s wedding was a friends-and-family-filled day near Lake Martin, Alabama. All day, they were surrounded and supported by the people they love. Isn’t that one of the most beautiful parts of a wedding day? People from all seasons of life come together to celebrate and committ to supporting a couple as they begin their lives together.

At the end of last year, Lesley and Taylor invited me over one sunny Saturday morning to photograph them enjoying all of their favorite Christmasy corners of their home. These are photos I’ve been waiting all year to share, and I hope they bring you as much joy as they do me.