This week’s blog post is featuring a beach trip to Corpus Christi, Texas(https://www.visitcorpuschristi.com//?utm_source) with three of my dearest friends.
We’ve been making it a yearly goal to do a trip together, usually it lands around our teacher friend’s (Kayla) spring break.

Last year we went to England (which was amazing and I’ll link that blog post at the end) and this year we wanted a more relaxing trip, so we opted for something beachside and relatively close to us. Kayla has a friend from Instagram that lives in Corpus Christi, and she gave us lots of great recommendations for our trip (shout out to Savanna)!!

Most of our days were either spent reading at the beach or at the pool. We stayed on Padre Island and our condo(https://livelybeach.com/#close) was within walking distance to the beach.
We stayed pretty much on the island the whole time, but went out twice for dinner and from what little we saw of the city, we really liked it.

I had never heard of Corpus Christi until this trip, but I highly recommend it for anyone wanting a quaint and family friendly getaway.

I hope you enjoy reading the rest of this blog, and I hope this post encourages you to plan a trip with some of your besties.

Sit back and enjoy watching our sunburns deepen!

I’m from Tennessee and my senior client is from Ohio, so how in the world did we end up in Arizona for her senior session?
Well, a short answer would be, it’s a small world.
But if you know me, you know I’m not one for short answers lol……..

My sweet friend from Arizona, who also happens to be my brother-in-law’s sister, asked me to be one of her bridesmaids in her March wedding. She also asked her fiancé’s sister, Adelaide, to be a bridesmaid. It just so happened that Adelaide was graduating from high school and she really wanted me to do her photos at the time.
When she found out that I was going to be in the wedding as well she reached out and asked if we could possibly do her senior session in AZ, since we’d both be there anyway.
I obviously agreed and was thrilled that the timing of it all worked out.

Adelaide told me in the booking process, that her dream photo session location would have snow and pine trees, but she also loved the desert look of Phoenix.
Well, I like to think that I make all my client’s dreams come true, but I’ll be honest, I didn’t know how we were going to accomplish that request.
BUT
It just so happened that our mutual friend/sister-in-law, planned her bachelorette party in Flagstaff, AZ a week before her wedding, so both Adelaide and I were able to attend.
So of course I brought my camera and Adelaide and I left the party for a couple hours one morning to take her senior portraits!
It hadn’t snowed for a couple weeks in Flagstaff, so we had the idea to drive all the way up to Arizona Snowball Ski Resort, where we found the perfect photo spot, in the parking lot.

Yup you read that right, we did all these snow pictures in a parking lot 😁!
We then stopped at this open field/rest stop on the way back.

After the wedding took place in Phoenix, we were able to accomplish Adelaide’s second request, and photographed her in the stunning Phoenix desert.

I still can’t quite believe we were able to get two completely different locations and seasons all within a week.
Nonetheless, I am so grateful it all worked out beautifully, and I am beyond honored that Adelaide chose me to capture her dream photo session. (also shout out to my friend, Beth for getting married: without you this session probably wouldn’t have happened).

If you made it this far reading, YOU ARE AMAZING. Thanks for being here and I hope you enjoy the rest of this blog!!!

I love it when my SAP Seniors book different season sessions. Anna’s favorite season is autumn so we met and did her first session on top of Carver’s Gap in Roan Mountain, TN. We then met the next spring to do her cap and gown portraits at her high school.
I had so much fun getting to know Anna and capturing her joyful personality.

I hope you enjoy looking at Anna’s session in the mountains and her spring session in Greeneville, TN.

Onto the blog!….

Have you ever met someone for the first time, and felt like you instantly connected?
That is exactly how I felt when I met my sweet senior, Zoe.

Zoe has the most bubbly and sweet personality; from running in a long and grassy field to getting in the extremely cold river, she was down for anything.
We had a blast hanging out and creating beautiful images. And I am so thankful I got to meet and photograph such an amazing and fun senior.
This was the first of three sessions Zoe booked me for her senior year, so be on the lookout for those in future blog posts!
I hope you enjoy looking at some of my favorites from Zoe’s stunning session.

Onto the blog…..

I’ll be completely honest with you: family sessions can be super hard. Especially if you have a family of little and energetic children.
YET…
They sometimes end up being my favorite, most rewarding types of photo sessions.
I was a little nervous before their shoot, because you never know how three boys ages 5years-9months will act.
I am happy to say that I was quickly put at ease within minutes of their shoot.
This sweet and full of energy family is a perfect example of embracing the joyful chaos.

This location was a perfect fit for this family. The boys had plenty of space to run and get their zoomies out, and the fresh air did us all some good.
I hope you enjoy looking at some of my favorites and I hope this post encourages you embrace the chaos in your family, and book that session ;).

Onto the blog….

This was such a special SAP Senior Session, for so many reasons. One being, that I took Erin’s high school portraits back in 2019.
It was so fun to see how much she had changed in the last four years. Not only has she changed but my editing style has changed drastically since then(thank goodness 😅)!

Erin graduated from Tusculum University(https://site.tusculum.edu/) and her campus was stunning. We did her session in early April and the everything was in full bloom.
I had so much fun catching up with Erin and hearing all her exciting future plans.
What I remembered most from Erin’s high school session, was her stunning red hair, blue eyes, big smile, and her cheerful and sweet personality. I had a blast hanging out with her again and
I hope you enjoy looking at Erin’s stunning and classy graduation portraits as much as I did taking them!

Onto the blog…..

My SAP Senior Katie and I hit it off so well at her session, that she reached out to me right after and booked a fall mini session!
So this blog post consists of Katie’s summery and bright session in historic Jonesborough and her adventurous fall session in the Appalachian Mountains.

Katie and I quickly bonded over our love for cows and her white Tacoma. Unfortunately she couldn’t bring her cow to her session, but as you will see throughout the blog we had fun incorporating her truck.

I hope you enjoy some of my many favorites from both of Katie’s sessions!
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Recently I have been sharing more about my acne journey on Instagram. There is still so many details and stories of my experience to tell and Kristy, the owner and head Aesthetician of Rustic Beauty Salon and Spa(https://rustic-beauty-salon-spa.square.site/about) has a huge part to play in my acne-healing journey.
Without Kristy in my life, I wouldn’t have been able to find the confidence I needed to help me get through a long journey dealing with severe acne.
Kristy is not only an amazing Aesthetician but she is an amazing person. She is super personable, makes all her clients feel loved, and she truly strives to help make you feel beautiful from the inside out.

We started Kristy’s session at her salon and ended up at a greenhouse. We wanted to obviously showcase what Kristy offers business wise, but also show a glimpse of her personality and what she enjoys outside of work, which is: plants, farming, and gardening.
I hope you enjoy looking my first blogged branding session!!

Onto the blog…. 

To date, this SAP Senior session is one of my most unique senior sessions I have done.

Allison’s mom reached out after another SAP Senior’s mom referred me (shoutout to Hillary lol) to her.
She told me Allison wanted her session at their family farm, that she had multiple fun outfits, and wanted photos with some of her favorite pets.
Well if you know me, you know I am all about farms and animals, so I was so excited.

Getting to meet Allison and her family and seeing their land was and is such a highlight of my career.
The first half of these blog photos were taken at Allison’s family farm in Greenville, TN and the last half were taken at Allison’s high school.

As you scroll through you will get to see some of my favorites and also read about how I had to face one of my fears. *hint: this fear of mine has a beak and sharp spurs*

I hope you enjoy this post!!

Within the first five minutes of Tirzah’s senior session, we found out : our birthdays are two days apart, potatoes are our favorite food group, and we have the same favorite book series!!

I knew right from the booking process that I would love my time with Tirzah, but meeting her and photographing her senior session exceeded my expectations. We had so much fun talking and connecting, and obviously taking stunning photos.

Tirzah’s only photo request was her standing in front of an open field twirling (bonus points if her hair was flowing in the wind).
Well, you will get to see for yourself if we were successful in fulfilling her request :).

This location did not disappoint with its fall colors, blue sky, mountain views, and the many cows.

I hope you enjoy looking through some of my favorites from this fall SAP Senior Session!!

Onto the blog….