Here they are, all my aunts and uncles and cousins gathered for my Uncle Mike and Aunt Anita's 30th wedding anniversary in the Northern Neck of Virginia.
I hadn't seen a lot of folks for a very long time and it was great.
Here are a few of my favorites.
Love you guys!!
I recently took a trip back home to Virginia. Now I have lived in South Carolina for almost 20 years but Virginia was where I was born and raised. It was my Uncle Mike and Aunt Anita's 30th wedding anniversary.
Aunts, uncles and cousins descended on the Northern Neck and settled in for some food, fellowship and fun.
It was a great time and in just a few days, I promise, I will post some photos of the event.
Sometimes it's easy to forget how very loved you are until you take the time to spend it with people you love. So don't be afraid to slow down, take in the view and touch base with all the familly, near and far, and get prepared to get some love!!
Scott and Kristi are getting married next year. They couldn't be a sweeter couple.
Scott is orginally from Lexington and his soon to be bride Kristi is from Milwaukee. Both are educators in the music field and are planning a wedding in Wisconsin.
I've photographed a lot of couples and there is no doubt that Scott and Kristi are going to be very happy together. They were so calm and relaxed and just had a great time being around each other.
I know, I know I really get to see some great stuff.
This is a handmade silver globe clock, the detail is amazing and when you realize it was made in the thirties by hand, no machine stamping. It is quite simply mindblowing. You can also see some of the tools used to make it.
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Sometimes I really get to go to some great places. This is one of them.
Built in the late 1700's and finished in the early 1800's, it had languished for years in disrepair on a hilltop in Winnsboro.
But this beautiful home is coming back to life.
Each room painted in the colors of the day and even some of the orginial paint (milk mixed with indigo) to make the most lovely light blue color can be seen. Wide heart of pine floors just glow and a brand new tin roof tops it all off. It really is like a step back in time.
As I went from room to room, I felt as though I should be wearing a hoop skirt, which if I had I would have surely knocked everything off every table I passed by!!
Currentlly the new owners, who have been working on the home for the last few years, are almost ready to reveal it to the public. They were kind enough to let me post a few pictures, but this October the house will open to the public. Keep tuned to the blog and I will let you know when you can see it for yourself.
I should mention straight away that these two folks might look familar.
A few years ago, I took Tina and Sarah's photos when I worked in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Tina and I worked for a little dining magazine called Coastal Dining. It's a must have magazine if your planning on spending anytime down at the coast.
Tina and Sarah's photo is the one you click on when you want to see the family section of my website.
Wanting to update her photos she gave me a call and down to the beach I went.
These photos are a few of my favorites and were made at Myrtle Beach State park. We went early, around 7am and it was pretty cool for the next two hours.
It was great!! Sarah has grown so much, I didn't realize how much till Sarah, excited about a certain pose she struck, turned to her mom and said, "thats gonna be the one that I use on my facebook." She just turned six, but I think she's really 22 or 23. A smart and funny kid who wasn't afraid to let me know her thoughts on posing and locations.
I really did have a blast.
