Edwards Family | Urban Family Portraits

We had the perfect weather for this family portrait session! It was so beautiful, I didn’t want to be anywhere but outside. The Edwards family, Samantha and I headed to downtown Kinston for the afternoon and just had a blast.

It was so fun to see this family interact. My favorite part was watching as they made each other laugh.

It was a little bittersweet because their oldest daughter will head to college in the fall.  (You can see her graduation portrait session here.) It was a really sweet time and I am so thankful that now they have the portraits to remember this time together as a family.

Thank you so much to the Edwards Family for giving me the opportunity to mark this memory for you. I had such a lovely afternoon with you!

the Run to Rescue was awesome!

So last Saturday was amazing! Little ol' Kinston hosted the very first 5k Race for She Is Safe called the Run to Rescue. With 70 super fast runners and walkers and sooo many generous sponsors, we were able to raise over $3,000 for She Is Safe! I had the privilege of documenting the Spaghetti Dinner (benefitting SAFE in Lenoir County) the night before and all the activities of the race day.

It was just a fun day!

These last three photos are the all-around women's and men's winners and the little sweetheart who was a big part of the inspiration of our courageous leader, Grant, to organize this race.

Congratulations to all the participants! Grant, you did an amazing job! And thank you so much to Ian from She Is Safe for traveling all the way from Atlanta to run and share your vision with us! We were so honored to host you in our home. We really enjoyed the inspiring discussions!

See all the race photos here!

She Is Safe is a ministry that aids at risk girls and women across the world, with a focus on those who are or could become human trafficking victims.

Happy Mother's Day! Fashion from our moms

Here's wishing all the mamas out there a wonderful Mother's Day! I spent the morning with my little ones and the rest of the day with some good friends at Wicked! It was amazing. I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

I just loved this feature from Ruche in honor of mothers everywhere.

Edwards Family Portrait Session Sneak Peek!

I spent a good part of yesterday afternoon with the Edwards family in downtown Kinston and I couldn't wait to put up a sneak peek. This is one of my faves with all the ladies of the family! Aren't they gorgeous?!

There's more...coming soon!

Happy May Day! | May Goals & the kids

May is a busy month! Lots of celebrations – Mother’s Day, our anniversary and my birthday (the last two are on the same day). There is a lot of pressure on Josiah this month.

There are also some exciting events coming up! In less than two weeks, I will be seeing Wicked in Durham! I am so excited. I love musicals and I love the music from Wicked. I can not wait to see it performed live!

We also have the Run to Rescue in just three weeks! If you are interested in running, walking, volunteering or sponsoring, please contact me!

I wanted to give y’all a glimpse of how big my two babies are getting! Dec is almost crawling. He does that thing when he gets on all fours and rocks back and forth. It’s better than what he had been doing – smooshing his face into the ground and screaming because his arms wouldn’t coordinate with his legs. Mckenna astounds us everyday with things she says and how she says them. She is just like a mini adult. She loves dresses and wants to wear one everyday.They keep us laughing and smiling and very very busy!

Here are my goals for May. I’m keeping it light since portrait and wedding season is in high gear. Hopefully I’ll have some portraits up for you soon!

• Update my website portfolio (this is way overdo!)
• Work on Three eleven Photography branding
• Start my business binder
• Memorize I Peter 4:7-11
• Go see Wicked!
• Photograph the Run to Rescue!
• Read II Samuel, I & II Kings, I Chronicles

Thank you for reading! If you have goals for May, please share in the comments below. Let’s motivate each other!