My Daughter

Rachel will be 13 on December 8. I can hardly believe it! Since she was out of school for Thanksgiving, we spent several days with my mother in Sunset Beach, North Carolina. The weather was wonderful! One of my gifts to Rachel was a make-over. Here's a quick photo I made of her late in the afternoon Wednesday. What a beautiful young woman, if I can say so myself!

Christopher and Tiffany Engagement Session

Christopher and Tiffany will be married exactly one year from the date of their engagement session. We wanted to take advantage of the beautiful fall colors around Buck Creek in Helena as well as the quaint locations in Old Town Helena. Here's the slideshow of some of my favorite images from the afternoon.

Autumn and Curtis Engagement Session

Autumn and Curtis haven't seen their photos yet...this is one of my favorites. I normally do not post them until I've met with the subjects, and they've viewed the slideshow in the studio. However, since Thanksgiving is fast apporaching, I decided to put up the slideshow for Autumn and Curtis to share with their families.

We had a great time in Helena even though Curtis was suffering from allergies or sinus infection. (Hope you're feeling much better, Curtis!)I have to hand it to him, he was a real sport. Buddy and I loved working with both of you! Their wedding date is January 3...it'll be here before we know it.

Thanksgiving!

My daughter and I are going to spend next week with my mother in Sunset Beach, North Carolina. It's the first beach north of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (everybody's heard of Myrtle Beach!). It should be much fun! Since I won't be in the studio next week, I will, however, be checking e-mails ('cause how could we live without them?). My husband and son will be holding down the fort. Justin has to work (he's a chef at Golden Rule in Hoover), and my husband Buddy is staying home to make sure the 17-year old doesn't tear down the house! :)

I am thankful for the numerous opportunities I've had to be involved with so many people over the past year...weddings, new babies, birthdays, families...all celebrating the important happenings in their lives. What an honor to be asked to take these moments and preserve them for always. Happy Thanksgiving to you, and thank you for inviting me to capture your memories.

Gretchen

A 5-Year Old Model--Awesome!

I had the pleasure of photographing Jackson late yesterday afternoon. What a great time! He is too cute and did a great job changing clothes five times! Check out this kid--we're going to be seeing him in commercials and in ads soon, I'll bet!

Family Fun!

A mother and two sons...what a great time we all had in the studio earlier this week. Here's my favorite of the three of them.

Here's the slideshow of their session...we had music in the studio!

Campbell Celebrates Being One!

Campbell came in for her one year photos. We had a great time with her ballerina outfit, hats, pearls, and cupcakes! Here's one of my favorites as well as a slideshow of her photo session. Enjoy!

Jackson at 9 Months

Jackson has grown up so much...I have been photographing him since before he was born! Here's one of my favorite images as well as a slideshow of our session. Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed playing with Jack!

Tommy and Amanda Engagement Session

What a great time we had in Helena! Amanda and Tommy are getting married on July 18. They came by the studio this afternoon to pick up their engagement session slideshow. This is one of their favorite images. Check out their slideshow!

Baby Porter

Porter at 4 months! He's such a big boy with a precious personality. We had a great time getting these grins with his mother and two grandmothers. Here are a few of the images in a quickie slideshow.

Congrats to Ana and Daniel!

We were honored to be the photographers for Ana and Daniel's wedding at The Donnelly House. The weather was absolutely perfect; both the bride and groom were glowing! Here's a brief slideshow of the highlights of their day. Enjoy!

Updating Blog!

I'm trying out some new templates for my blog to make it easier to view slideshows of photo sessions and weddings. Stay tuned! If you have a favorite blog template, please feel free to share.

Thanks!
Gretchen

Max is Back!

This is my second occasion to photograph sweet Max--he has changed quite a bit in a year. He was sooo much fun. I hope you enjoy the short slideshow of our photo session.

Honorable Mention in Photography Competition!

Tonight I entered a landscape in a local competition and was awarded an Honorable Mention. It's exciting to be honored among one's peers. Tomorrow morning I'll post the image titled "Forgotten City." It was taken from the famous bridge in Selma looking into the back of the city.

Gretchen

Here's the image...