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Kids and family :: 06.04.10

"The longer the blessing is in coming, the sweeter it will be when it arrives. That which is gained speedily by a single prayer is sometimes only a half-weighted blessing, but that which is gained after many a tug and many an awful struggle is a full-weighted and precious blessing. The blessing which costs us the most in prayer will be worth the most."
- Charles Haddon Spurgeon

This beautiful little girl, Harper, is a precious blessing and miracle of life.

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Brooke says:

Amy I am beginning if you don't know all of my friends!! I love these pictures of Julie and sweet Harper! You have captured her perfectly!

(06.04.10 @ 04:41 PM)

Paige says:

Amy, these shots are delightful!!!! What a precious family inside and out!!

(06.09.10 @ 03:31 PM)

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Personal :: 06.03.10

normal day

Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are... Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect Tomorrow. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in my pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.
- Mary Jean Iron

I got this quote from her site. Thank you Tara Whitney for the amazing, genuine and refreshing inspiration that you are. I love this quote because I feel like it reflects my heart today and the fact that I'm enjoying the simple mundane elements of my daily life more than ever and I hope that I can continue to cherish the simple treasure of "today" for many years to come.

So although, this photo was taken ages ago I have dug it out of my archives am loving it so much. Somehow I feel like it reflects this concept of simple beauty... simple, beautiful treasures. Thank you to my beautiful friend Lauren for making this possible :)

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emily says:

oh amy. love this.
and that image takes my breath away!

(06.03.10 @ 08:44 PM)

lauren verlander says:

well what a nice surprise on a friday afternoon:) miss you ames!

(06.04.10 @ 04:28 PM)

lauren verlander says:

well what a nice surprise on a friday afternoon! love the quote. such a great reminder at the end of a week full of normal days. miss you ames, xoxo.

(06.04.10 @ 04:31 PM)

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Wedding/Engagement :: 06.02.10

loveliness

Please forgive me for falling off the face of the planet! We've been in Ohio for the last 5 days with Ross' family and today I'm playing catch up in every sense of the word :)

So in an effort to show off some of the loveliness that I'm working on at the moment I will share this tiny taste of a bridal shoot with the gorgeous Amanda. Her ethereal beauty floats out of these images....

"A thing of beauty is a joy forever, it's loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness."
- John Keats

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stephanie says:

Total loveliness! The one holding her dress looks straight out of a mag!!

(06.02.10 @ 04:13 PM)

meredith huntley says:

wow seriously this post is overfilled with loveliness!

(06.02.10 @ 04:16 PM)

Melissa Lamkin says:

This is LOVELINESS in EVERY sense of the word. Truly breathtaking photos and an incredibly, naturally beautiful bride!

(06.08.10 @ 06:53 PM)

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Wedding/Engagement :: 05.26.10

kevin + amanda

"But sometime when the springtime comes and the sifting moonlight falls, they'll think again of this night here and of these old brown walls, of white Old Well and of Old South. With Bell's deep booming tone, they'll think again of Chapel Hill, and -- thinking -- come back home."
- Thomas Wolfe

Ah yes, there was a certain sweetness to shooting my first session ever on the campus of my Alma Mater... especially with a couple so obviously deeply in love, smitten with each other, and looking forward to their wedding and life together with every ounce of their being. She said that he originally wasn't her type (particularly funny to me since that is what I claimed about Ross too!) but eventually he won her heart and it's clear that this is a match that has been Divinely blessed. I can't wait to shoot their intimate wedding at the end of June.

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Breanne says:

What a beautiful location! What's your alma mater?

(05.26.10 @ 07:11 PM)

Breanne says:

What a beautiful location! What's your alma mater?

(05.26.10 @ 07:12 PM)

Breanne says:

What a beautiful location! What's your alma mater?

(05.26.10 @ 07:12 PM)

Ellen says:

Oh Chapel Thrill, how I love you :) Especially love these last 2 photos Amy - great work as always!

(05.27.10 @ 07:38 AM)

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:: 05.24.10

little man ty

His laughter... sparkled like a splash of water in sunlight.
-- Joseph Lelyveld

How would I describe this little man? Well, how about...happy-go-lucky, stick-loving, smile-wearing, beautiful-blue-eyed lover-of-life. See for yourself and try not to be charmed by his laughter...

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audra bender says:

really beautiful. i love number one and the end. great photos.

(05.24.10 @ 08:02 PM)

sharon clark says:

that is one majorly beautiful baby boy.

(05.24.10 @ 09:41 PM)

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