This is Sammy on a snowy day in February.

Below is a dear friend of mine, Sammy. She's from Iowa, meaning she's used to snow. Haha I was freeeezzzinnnggg during this shoot and I'm pretty sure she was thinking that I'm a big ole' pansy ha. She asked me to take some photos of her a few weeks back so she could use them in a modeling contest. Click here to go vote for her! She's a beautiful person and talented in more ways than one! Meet Sammy :)

My favorites of 2011

The year 2011 brought many memories that molded me, taught me, changed me. I wanted to share a few photos that depicted these moments. I lived a while in India, I shot a few weddings, I got engaged, shot another wedding, all in all it was a year full and wonderful. I hope you enjoy a few photos that tell the story of 2011 for me.

Durgapur, West Bengal, India

Taj Mahal, India

Pinki & Arun's Wedding, India

Pinki Roy 

Melissa's bridal shower

Jeremy + Melissa's Wedding, Knoxville, TN

Jeremy and Melissa's wedding Knoxville, TN

Farrar Grace's 2nd birthday

Kayla Beth's Homecoming

Melissa's bouquet throw

Alex's senior pictures

Annie

Annie paints.

Blackberry Farms, Maryville, TN

Michelle knits. 

Amy,

The Hamilton family Christmas

The High Family. 

Stacey High

The High Family

I can only hope that 2012 is as wonderful as 2011! 

the cutest face i ever did see.

Friends, meet Michelle. A gorgeous girl who laughs a whole lot, knits people awesome scarves, speaks Spanish,  and one day is going to win some man over with this adorable face below :)

Amy is my guinea pig. [[the yellow chair series]]

I call her "amy girl". She's my best friend. And my guinea pig. Thrice now. First time here. Second time here. she's always up for letting me get really close to her face with my camera and has never complained when i enthusiastically say on a rainy day, "amy!! can i take pictures of you today??" She's a true guinea pig whom I cherish dearly :) If you haven't already met her, ladies and gents, here is Amy B. She's a real gem. 

our little family :)

You might be thinking to yourself, "hey! i think i've seen that awesome yellow chair before!" If you find yourself thinking this, then, you're 100% correct! A little while ago I did a shoot for another friend, miss annie. Today, miss annie had a wonderfully marvelous idea. She called it, "the yellow chair series". So, it became official today. THE yellow chair will now be making more and more appearances in photo shoots. What a beautiful piece of specimen it is. It deserves as much action as it can, right? :) Thanks for the marvelous idea, Annie :)

yours truly giving some lovin' to the yellow chair