Excuse my French, but this virus SUCKS!!! And also a funny pun on the adorable Hope holding her French horn during her senior photoshoot. The senior photoshoot that took place last week before the new shelter in place orders officially shut down my sessions until after April 30th. If the last date in April is even the end of it… Ohhhh well. When life gives you lemons make lemonade.

I’m so glad before the new guidelines came out yesterday that I was still able to take this beautiful girls senior photos. Hope is so sweet and musically talented. I can’t wait to see her do well in college and know she will do amazing at whatever she pursues.

Hello sunshine! Mary Foss is all things bright, happy & beautiful. I was with this gorgeous girl when she received the news that her senior year was completely canceled. I told her I was so sorry and watched as she pushed through it with a smile. She has such a sweet nature and radiates joy.

We were so blessed with the most amazing sunny weather on this day. It really is just way to beautiful outdoors for there to be a virus on the loose. Unfortunately viruses don’t care that it’s spring time and you had all kinds of warm weather group outings planned. With that being said, I am so grateful that I’m able to still get out, love on my seniors from afar and capture their unique amazing selves. For them, this is the last senior year milestone they have until things change. So peace, love, prayers, a 6 foot distance and hand sanitizer for my seniors this year! “Okay, now smile for the camera like we aren’t in the first chapter of a fictional book…”😂

I’m 100% obsessed with this gorgeous girl and her magenta hair!!!! I told Jasmyn that I hope she doesn’t find it to weird if I pop up online with the same hair style as her. Only problem now is that all hair salons are closed for additional health & safety precautions. Should I kick it back to my high school years with box hair dye? Desperate times. hahaha. For real though, I really do feel so sad that so many businesses are getting hit hard by this virus outbreak. My stylists make my senior sessions soo incredibly stunning with their professional hair & makeup skills. I encourage you to definitely continue to support your local stylist and book an appointment for later in the year, buy a gift card or send them some love in a creative way.

Speaking of amazing hair & makeup styling, this look was made possible by the very talented Hali Gurley. She always does such an amazing job and my seniors always radiate confidence when they leave her chair. Jasmyn for sure radiated beauty and confidence on this gorgeous spring day. I’m so glad she found me on Instagram and that I was able to capture these memories for her. Her senior year ended too soon, but she still remains positive. And ohhhhh soooo positively gorgeous!!!!

Love is like wild flowers. It adapts and blooms through it all. I love how fields of flowers remind us to hold on and grow wherever we’ve been planted. These days I’m inspired by love stories that prevail through unknown outcomes. I guess I find myself being extra sentimental lately while realizing all the luxuries of life I took for granted. Getting to gather is such a privilege. I miss crowds of people at church and the energy of mass worship. I miss wedding days with too many people squeezed into small rooms excited for the occasion. I miss seeing everyone in Target while we are all really just there for things we don’t need. However, I remind myself that this is just a season. It will pass and until then I am enjoying large amounts of time with my family. And I am blessed to be able to still do what I love for my couples and seniors while maintaining a safe distance.

I just had such a connection with this sweet couple shown here. Taylor & Joe were such good sports during some chilly weather last week. This photo looks like it a nice warm spring day but Taylor in the cute little dress can assure that it was not! hahahaha. They were both just a lot of fun and I can’t wait for their wedding this fall.

Oh just a sweet engaged couple on a gorgeous spring day enjoying life during a pandemic. It’s so amazing that through all of this craziness love remains. A few weddings have been postponed until later in the year while a few others are still holding onto the hope this will pass quicker than expected. I’m holding onto that hope too! While praying and believing for a positive outcome sooner rather than later, I am still being hyper vigilant. I take all sanitary precautions and I’m grateful that I’m able to follow the CDC guidelines of 10 or less during engagement sessions. I usually hug my couples after a session, but not this season. It’s a very unfamiliar wave from afar.

I wish I could give Robin & Joseph the biggest hugs right now, because they were such a joy to photograph. Robin has such a positive upbeat personality and Joseph is the strong & silent type. hahahah 😂 I’m so excited for their wedding day.

What do you do when it’s your senior year and pandemic is trying to ruin your vibe? Obviously you find a nice place outdoors to practice your social distancing while listening to your favorite records. Music is seriously so comforting right now. It can lift your spirits in a magical way like nothing else can. Except ice cream. Ice cream is a close second!! hahahaha. For real though, Jesus is my number one during all this craziness.

I’m also just so grateful to be a senior photographer during these unprecedented times. I’m so glad that I’m able to meet my seniors and maintain a safe distance while still creating beautiful memories for them. Kira is 100% one of the most kind and beautiful people I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. I couldn’t even handle my outbursts of excitement as she was posing in front of my camera. I would give her initial poses to do, but then she had moves all on her own. Her senior session is seriously total fire! I just keep looking at her photos unable to decide which I love most. It sure helps that she is #1 GORGEOUS!!!! #2 had her hair and makeup professionally styled by Kristen Skinner who is fabulously talented. #3 brought all her fun props with her including glitter #4 has a bomb personality and the best confidence in herself. I just love this girl!!!

Kaylee is a literal ray of sunshine in the midst of so much gloominess lately. I had so much fun with her and
Olivia on this day. This day was before schools across the country were canceled. This was before businesses were forced to shut down. This was before everything changed. This was only last Thursday. It happened so fast.

My heart truly goes out to my seniors right now. I know it feels so unfair and then you feel guilty for being angry. You then might think that you can’t possibly be upset when others are suffering so horribly right now. But I want you to know that your feelings, your senior year and you matter a great deal! Try your best to be pro active in a positive way right now. Try to see this horrible situation as an opportunity to let your light shine. You are the tech savvy generation that was born for such a time as this. You have already been dominating the online social game and these sort of challenges breed innovation. Realize that although this doesn’t look like what anyone wanted, history is literally being made right now. Your senior year is going to go down in the books as something historical. You will show pictures from your senior year and tell stories of how you overcame these obstacles for years to come. And you don’t need a fancy camera to document your life and spread an encouraging message. We all have an amazing camera in our back pockets and more apps than we know what to do with for editing.

The story of the titanic would not still be being told if there was never an iceberg. How will your story be told? And when you start to feel like you are losing hope, turn to Jesus. He is our hope in time of need. He is our foundation when the storms come. We can fully trust that he will see us through this storm. God is 100% in control and this virus did not catch him by surprise. I am praying for our country, our world and you all right now. God is good and he will see us through.

Every time I get to take photos of this gorgeous girl I get excited about it. I’m so grateful to have gotten the opportunity through photography to get to know Liz and her sweet family. They are seriously some of my favorite people! I am also vicariously living through Liz since she is going to school this fall to study fashion. If I could go back to my senior year I would have totally jumped on that train! She is so blessed to have such a supportive mom helping to guide her along the way. Rhonda is 100% #momgoals!!!

We were also so happy when the sun decided to pop out at the end for a bit. It has been nothing but rainy weather predicted for days. In fact, I could use more positive predictions on my phone in general. I’m always glad I can relive these brighter days when the world seems to be in a panic. AJ’s school is closed in an effort to take all precautions which I totally respect. It’s just turned all the control I thought I had over my life upside down. I’m even more grateful for my health, my family and toilet paper than ever before. I’m praying for everyone going through hardships during this time. I’m praying for this to pass quickly. I’m praying for brighter days.

Emily is so gorgeous and staring at her beautiful photos is a much needed break from the coronavirus panic. It’s just been so weird and the grocery stores are insane. There is this uncomfortable feeling in the air from it all. Let’s forget all that and get lost in Emily’s super fabulous senior photoshoot.

This girl is total fire! Like her blue eyes are what magic is made out of. She was so much fun to hang with on a nice sun shiny day. I can’t even begin to pick a favorite because I’m obsessed with them all!!

Bailey & Matthew are the sweetest couple. This beautiful bride-to-be looked so stunning in her classic white dress with her handsome fiancé. A wide open field, golden spring sunset & two love birds make me so happy. This doesn’t even compare to what I will be capturing on their wedding day this fall.

And I just have to say something about how much I loved their style! light colored pieces with pops of color make for the most incredible photos. Luckily when you book a wedding with me you are sent an engagement session style guide on the best outfits to choose for your engagement session. Some colors just photograph better than others! Either way, these two are so good looking that they couldn’t take a bad picture. And I’m just extra pumped to captured their big day this year!! C’mon August!