welcoming billie // a home birth story
i still haven't quite found the words to describe just how amazing this entire experience was. from taking a stroll around the neighborhood while sarah tried to get her labor in full gear, to getting the text at 1:43am that it was go time, to walking into their house 10 minutes later and hearing a little squeaky cry coming from the back room. once she was ready, Billie came into this world quick. she was received with so much gentle love... in her very own home.
not a day has gone by since that i don't think about this incredible event i was invited to witness. this was my first time shooting a birth, and while i may not have been there for the exact minute when billie entered the world, it had no less of an impact on me. thank you to sarah & lea for trusting me to document these extremely personal moments...
a family session // atlanta ga
i fall a little bit in love with every family i photograph. it sounds pretty corny, for sure, but looking back at these images i'm reminded of just how easily i was welcomed into this home. the smell of biscuits cooking, the avett brothers playing in the background, it was all just so comfortable right from the start. to make it all a little more ooey gooey and heartwarming, emily had asked me to come and photograph her family before she gave birth to her next baby because i had taken pictures of her nephew, asher, last summer. asher and his family now live a few minutes away and they would be stopping over later that afternoon for a little hello! being welcomed into these incredible families is one thing, but getting to watch these kids grow up is really what makes me a weepy mess at the drop of a hat. also, grandparents in town for a visit?!?! i was doomed to fall hard from the get go. what can i say, i wear this here heart forever on my sleeve!
a mother + son family session...
cathy is expecting her second baby, a little girl, in april. how lucky was i to be able to document these last few moments when everett has her all to himself...
the Crutchfield family // atlanta ga family photographer
this family, this night, it was all almost too much. my heart felt torn wide open.
kelly and i had been emailing back and forth for awhile about getting together for a family shoot before she gave birth to her third child. she had an idea to bring a few things for the boys to play with, hang out by a lake, and just see what happens. and let me tell ya, what happened felt like pure magic. i simply fell in love with this family. i know i'll probably say this so many more times in my life, but i still can not believe that i get to do this for a living. lucky doesn't even begin to describe it...
