What to wear: Mom and Daughter {Kerr Lake Photographer}

What to wear: Mom and Daughter. This happens to be my daughter's favorite outfit in her closet, right down to the necklace. She loves Justice. I like Justice better when they have a sale. Find all of the items below at Rue 21 and Justice in Triangle Town Center.

Don't forget to come see me tomorrow at the Wise Independence Day Festival.

What to wear: Family {Roanoke Rapids Photographer}

What should I wear? What makes you feel beautiful? Don't you love it when people answer a question with a question.
Try mixing it up a little and see what you think. Have gorgeous red hair like my friend Kiley? Wear a loud shade of blue, it'll be perfect with all the greenery behind you. I'll do another one of these soon for my beach bums gang.

Father's Day with the Littleman Foundation

Father's day weekend I had the privilege of spending a little time with the folks behind the Littleman Foundation . Blaine and Joanne lost their 1st child, Joseph, to a rare condition just a few short months after he was born. Their story will have any parent in tears wondering how they can help. I can't say enough good about this group, what they stand for, what they do, and who they are. To learn more, visit their website or head over to the facebook page.

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Family {Granville County Photographer}

I'm happy to say I married into a rather large family. Last weekend we celebrated the 65th birthday and retirement party held in honor of my husband's aunt. When they get the whole family together, they do it right. Catering, DJ, partying and laughs well into the night. We heard the story of how he lost Betty Jean for 6 weeks when they were dating, and told her when he won her back he was going to marry her. Here they are, obviously married and still in love. I hope when I'm 65 I can finally drag Scott out onto a dance floor!

Please excuse the lack of technical excellence here in the photos. The party was at an old fire dept in Granville County with no lights on and ceilings higher than I can guestimate. Perfect exposure or not, I think it's the story of the people in these photos that really counts.

Piano Recital {Baskerville VA photographer}

My friend teaches piano and weekend before last we had the privilege of attending her recital in Norlina. All of the kids (and adults) did such a wonderful job. I've always been amazed by anyone who can play musical instruments. I'm more amazed at how she juggles it all with 3 kids. This one's personal to me as she happens to also be my daughter's best friend. They've been two peas in a pod since before they were old enough to spell the word play. I didn't get to choose the lighting and only had a minute to grab a quick shot, but I couldn't resist posting it here. Congratulations A and A, you put on a wonderful show. We love you dearly and can't say how thankful we are to have you in our lives!

The J's family photos {Henderson, NC}

Many years ago when Kassi was a baby we lived right beside this family in Henderson. I don't know how they stood it as I know they heard the baby crying all day and all night. I'm gonna have to do something special for them! It's been about 8 years and they haven't changed a bit, still just as cute as ever. We met at one of my favorite spots in Wake Forest for pictures and laughed about 75% of the time. Awesome to still see sparks in a couple that's been married 10 years. If the kids hadn't been there they might have convinced me they'd just started dating. So sweet!

Prom Pictures { JF Webb Oxford, NC }

Weekend before last was very busy. Photos in South Hill, Henderson, and Wake Forest all in a 24 hour time frame; loved every second of it! I had the privilege of photographing Amber and Tyler before they headed off to Oxford for JF Webb's prom. We met in Henderson with both families and had a blast. Amber and Tyler you are such a cute couple, thanks for picking me to take your pictures! You've already seen 2 on the facebook page but I couldn't resist posting a few more.