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Emily and Raydodd were married over the weekend, so I can finally share her beautiful bridal pictures with you! We took these a couple of months ago, and after being threatened by a thunderstorm we decided to risk it and try to get the photos. We are so glad we did! It ended up working out perfectly, and the rain didn't start until just after we wrapped up her pictures! Talk about LUCK! Here are a few favorites....
This was our favorite, and she ordered a large 24x30 canvas for the wedding! It looked awesome!
The gardens at Marlsgate Plantation are gorgeous!!
Aren't her eyes amazing?!
Stay tuned for Emily and Raydodd's amazing wedding coming later this week!!
~ Crystal
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I had the pleasure over the holiday weekend of photographing Chris and Katie together. It is not everyday you meet a couple like this. The affection they have for each other is so apparent with every glance they share. They absolutely oooooozed cuteness together! The past few months have been a whirlwind of romance for them. They met earlier this year online, and after an amazing first date they have been inseparable! I had an incredible time with these two, and being around them I feel like I have known them for years. I cannot wait for their wedding this fall! Here are a few favorites from the day.
See...so comfortable. So cute!
Love it!!! So sweet!
We had to get Izzie in a few pictures! She is the sweetest dog, and she is very loved.
I fell in love with this bed swing!!! OMG!! How perfect is this?! If I had one, I believe I would nap on it or sleep under the stars every day! Jeremy, if you are reading this....I want one of these! :)
Chris and Katie, I hope you two enjoy your sneak peek!! I had an amazing time and can't wait for the wedding!!
~ Crystal
I had an AWESOME time shooting Kelly's bridals this week & couldn't wait to get her a sneak peek up! She gave me complete creative freedom & really rocked it out for me!! I had such a hard time narrowing down this sneak peek because I had so many favorites! Well I hope you guys enjoy them as much as I do...
You know it's going to be a good shoot when it starts out like this!
Gorgeous blue eyes!
I love the 1940's feel to this one...
Too cute :)
Thank you so much for being so great Kelly!!!
- Sarah
Wow! I just spent hours figuring out how to work the back end of my new website.....and it turns out that it was SOOOO easy!!! I don't know if it is the lack of sleep or the fact that I am just THAT computer illiterate....but I finally got Adam and Tabitha's slideshow uploaded. I am absolutely exhausted, so since it is almost 3AM - and I promised to get the slideshow up tonight - I am posting the slideshow now with a blogpost to follow once I get some shut-eye. :) (And more on the new website later....) ;)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ADAM AND TABITHA'S SLIDESHOW!
~ Crystal
I was flooded by emotions this morning as I made preparations to go to Mamie's funeral service. As I sat down to eat a little breakfast I decided to look at Sarah's blog. I think I must check it at least twenty times a day - a part of me hoping somehow I will log on and it will all just go away.....that maybe it all was a dream. I was surprised to see that in the early hours this morning Sarah posted a link to a slideshow she has put together from the photos I took on that very sad day. As I watched the pictures slide and fade in and out on my computer screen, I felt overwhelming grief as I re-lived June 25th. Seeing the pain that Sarah and Taylor feel over the loss of their baby girl and seeing how absolutely perfect she looks I feel angry and confused. How can this happen? Listening to the words to the song Glory, Baby that Sarah so perfectly chose to put with the pictures made me feel encouraged and hopeful. Yes, Heaven is Mamie's home. Yes, we are hurting.... but there is healing. Knowing that Sarah is so proud of these pictures of her baby girl that she wants to share them with the world makes me feel incredibly thankful. Thankful that I have a gift that I can share with those in need. A gift that will truly last and last. A gift that I pray will help lead to healing. What an honor it is to provide memories in the form of pictures to families. This is why I do what I do.
I have complete respect and admiration for Sarah and Taylor for sharing such a painful and vulnerable time with the world. I wanted to share the link to the slideshow with you. To share a blessing. It is very emotional. Very moving. Please lift Taylor and Sarah up in prayer as you watch it. Click here for the slideshow.
As I spent some time in prayer this morning, I read this scripture that really touched me. I wanted to share it.
2 Corinthians 1:3-7(New International Version)
The God of All Comfort
3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.5For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.6If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer.7And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.
I am so thankful to serve a God of comfort and healing. Praise Jesus.
Please share loving words with Sarah and Taylor today. It is a very hard day when you have to bury your child. I cannot imagine.