So proud of my little brother!

We'll this was a very bitter sweet day for my family. On May 22nd, my brother, Taylor, graduated from the Naval Academy. It was a beautiful sunny day in Annapolis, and the energy in the small town was palpable. The senior class of midshipmen (for those of you who don't know, midshipmen is what they call Naval Academy students) could not have been more excited to be completing their program and entering into their new found freedom (as free as you can be in the military...at least they don't have 6:30am formations!).

That is the happy exciting part...but the part that made it a little difficult for my family was that we had a member missing, our dad. My dad was career Navy, retired Command Master Chief of Barber's Point, Pearl Harbor. He passed away during my brother's first year at the academy. It was almost embarrassing how proud he was of Taylor. In the first 5 minutes of any conversation with my father, he would find a way to work in..."and by the way my son is at the Naval Academy." We were all thinking of him and wishing he could be there, but despite that, we had a great time with all of our extended family and friends. Below are some photos we took from his graduation...enjoy (and yes, that is President Obama shaking all of the midshipmen's hands!!!)






the Blue Angels...so amazing!













My brother shaking the President's hand!









the view from the jumbotron...









My mom and uncle pinning his officer boards...





Craig and I with Taylor...

Manhattan Engagement Photography Session

There is nothing better than getting home and crawling into your own bed after a long trip. We've been on the road for so long that our cat and dog really missed us! But we're back into the swing of things and I have several posts about the trip coming up...so stay tuned!

The first leg of our journey took us to Atlanta, for Jen and Lee's wedding. It was a gorgeous event...I'll blog about that with photos later in the week. Then it was off the New York City for Andrew and Amy's engagement session. And finally to Annapolis, Maryland for my little brother's graduation from the Naval Academy...also a blog post and photos to follow!

Below are just a few of the images we got of Andrew and Amy on their engagement session. They live in Manhattan, but are getting married in Cashiers, NC where Amy's family has a vacation home. We are always excited to shoot in a new location, so we met them at their apartment at 8:30 and didn't finish shooting until 3! We started in Central Park (Andrew and Amy are lucky enough to have an apartment in the Upper West Side directly across from Central Park), then to Grand Central Station, across the Brooklyn Bridge, ate lunch at the famous Grimaldi's Pizzeria (Andrew's favorite pizza in NY and we also highly recommend!), and then back to the East Village for some shots from Amy's old building's roof top terrace. It was a fun/exhausting day, but we are super excited about the images we got...see below!

Aren't they a gorgeous couple...
















These are two of my favorite from Craig....








I love the moment right before a kiss...




left is Lindsey's view...right is Craig's view...

Furman University Wedding

Last week we had the privilege of shooting Sarah and Jeremy's wedding at Furman University. They are two of the kindest people I have ever met and you can see by the way they look at each other, how much in love they are! They were married at the Daniel Chapel followed by a reception at the Younts Conference Center. The beautiful flowers were provided by Memories by McMillan and the reception entertainment was provided by Life of the Party. Some of you may recognize Sarah...she previously worked for Southern Bride. And as you would imagine, her dress and veil were stunning!
Sarah and Jeremy, your day was perfect and we were honored to have shared it with you. Hope you had an amazing time in Thailand! Congratulations and lots of love,
Lindsey















































Lindsey's view...





I love they way she looks at him here! Craig's view...





























Love this one!

















Lindsey's view...





Craig's view...