Monthly Archives: August 2008

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Baby Evie!

August 21, 2008 – 6:48 pm

Remember Blake and Kiley? They had their baby!!! Evelyn Grace was born on 7-31, and I was so blessed to be able to photograph Evie at only a few days old. She was so tiny, I just wanted to hold her and love her more than take a bunch of pictures, but then again, I do love taking pictures. :) Here are some of my favorites from Evie’s baby session.

Peek-a-boo!

Such a little diva :D

She’s a daddy’s girl already. Blake- you are so WRAPPED around her little finger. :)

I loved Evie’s room! Kiley had it decorated in yellow with duckies everywhere! I was a bit sad because it was nasty weather outside when we were taking these shots, so I had to work with flash.

Such a sweet little family.

You have to have the naked baby shot!

Kiley, you’re such a natural mommy. :)

I had to post this last one because baby Evie has a very watchful sibling. :D

Love you guys very much, Evie has been blessed with some wonderful parents. I can’t wait to see her grow up!

By Lauren | Posted in Sweet Sweet Baby, Sweet and Homegrown | Comments (2)

Megan + Barry - married!

August 19, 2008 – 4:23 pm

Megan and Barry got married at the First Baptist Church in downtown Jacksonville, and my friend Kylene asked me to go along and shoot this fabulous wedding with her! Of course I agreed, and I am so happy I did. Megan and Barry are the sweetest, most endearing couple I have ever met. I hope you two had a great time on your honeymoon, and I wish you the best in your life together.
Flowers: Flowers By Pat- Jacksonville
Cake: Edgewood Bakery

I can’t resist the bling :)

Megan’s three sisters were bridesmaids in the wedding and I just love this shot of them looking on after getting into her dress.

Afterwards, the girls headed out for some formal portraits, and I headed up to the balcony to begin test lighting. I caught this image of Barry, who was totally oblivious to everything happening around him! LOL!

Some of my shots of Megan. Megan, you’re gorgeous.

Megan and Barry chose to see each other before the ceremony- which makes me so happy! I snapped this one right before the walk down the aisle.

Here comes the bride.

Love this one! 70-200 is a glorious lens. :)

Introducing!!!

Yummy.

Ok so another ring shot. Megan and Barry had a fabulous candy bar, and I saw these Skittles with their initial on them! :D

What happens when i’m given 20 minutes with a bride and groom before they head out to their honeymoon? I make magic happen- that’s what!

Megan and Barry, you were a joy to work with! LOVE you guys! And thanks to Jen, our fabulous assistant for the day! Love ya Jen! :D

By Lauren | Posted in I do! | Comments (4)

Susan + Andrew - Engaged!

August 19, 2008 – 4:03 pm

I had the pleasure of meeting up with Susan and Andrew in Jacksonville a couple weeks ago. Susan and Andrew are getting married on November 8 of this year, and I am so stoked to be photographing their wedding. This wedding was referred to me by my good friend Kylene. While we were walking around downtown Jacksonville, Susan was telling me some of the fun details about their wedding and I just can’t wait! Fall is my favorite time of year and Susan and Andrew are going to have a beautiful fall wedding!
Here are some of my favorites from their engagement session!
Susan told me about this little bookstore that she and Andrew frequent. If you ever get a chance to go to Jacksonville, I highly recommend stopping by this book lovers paradise- Chamblin Bookmine.

After we left the bookstore, we ventured out around town and found some really cool murals, which of course, I had to get some pictures of!

love!

Thank you Susan and Andrew for being so much fun to hang out with! See you in November! :D

By Lauren | Posted in Will You? | Comments (1)

Guilt is a powerful thing!

August 8, 2008 – 11:07 am

I feel SO guilty for not updating all my readers out there in blogger land! I was just talking to a good friend of mine and fellow photographer, David, and I realized that I have not posted on the blog in almost a week! :( I am so far behind on blogging, and for that I ask all of you to forgive me for not doing that, this surprise that I have coming has set me back a little with some unexpected things. So be patient, I promise it IS coming SOON! :D In the meantime, I am going to do my best to post:

A FABULOUS engagement session with Susan + Andrew!

Megan + Barry’s gorgeous wedding (shot with my friend Kylene! :) )

and… Blake and Kiley’s baby is here! I just did a fresh baby session with them yesterday and hopefully I will have a little sneaky peek on here too, very soon!

I will be out of town this weekend (planning my own wedding, did I ever mention I am getting MARRIED in less than 2 months?!?!?! :) ) so between all that, I am totally swamped! But I love love love all you guys! Bear with me a little longer!!

By Lauren | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Spring…er…Summer cleaning!

August 1, 2008 – 3:54 pm

Hey everyone! If you haven’t noticed the site yet, I wanted to let you know that the site will be under construction for a few days, as part of the hint that I listed down below!! I am so excited and have been planning this for some time and I cannot wait to share with you all the cool exciting things that is happening here at Sweet Magnolia! :D So just bear with me, it will be worth it!

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