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Sarah : Disney Boardwalk Inn Senior Portrait Session

September 7, 2015 by Jensey 1 Comment

Ohhhhhhh how I’m hoping / praying / wishing/ longing for more senior sessions next year!

We met up with Sarah and her sweet parents for a shoot around Disney’s Boardwalk Inn, which was such a fun backdrop for this shoot. Sarah brought 3 outfits to the session, and she did an awesome job picking out her wardrobe. :)

Sarah will be a senior this year and is one of the coolest girls I’ve ever met. When I was in high school, I was so quiet, insecure, couldn’t throw a ball to save my life, and had bangs for days. Sarah, on the other hand, is so poised and kind, and apparently pretty darn good at basketball. We do both have Disney in common, so I like to think she still would have been my friend in high school! Sarah, thank you so much for letting us capture you during this incredibly special time. We wish you the absolute best in college and hope to see you again someday in a white dress. ;)

Favorite outfit change!!

Favorite from the session. :)

Germantown, Tennessee Family Portrait Session in Oaklawn Gardens

August 31, 2015 by Jensey 2 Comments

I think I was about 7 when Kolby invited me to my first camping trip.. Kolby was the youngest child in her family, and a total tomboy after bring raised with her two older brothers in their hunting/ fishing/ camping loving home. At least once a year from our elementary to middle school years, I’d join Kolby, her brothers, their best friends, and her father on what would become some of my most glowing childhood memories.

This wasn’t your state-park-with-toilets-and-showers sort of camping, ohhhhhhh no. These were pitching tents in the middle of nowhere, getting lost in the woods on four wheelers, and telling scary stories around the campfire sort of adventures. Kolby and I stayed close through high school, with Chick-fil-a Thursdays and a handful of classes together.

So many of the most important memories from my childhood were with this family, and Kolby was my first friend and still remains my oldest friend. I’ve watched her grow from the cutest freckle-faced five year old to the incredible woman and mother she is today. Though our visits are few and far between and I don’t pick up the phone nearly as often as I should, I’m so thankful that Kolby has remained such a dear friend. I so wish we lived closer, but it just makes the few visits we do get that much more special.

Kevin and Cheri were truly my second parents growing up, and their marriage was the one I most admired. Their home was always open to me. Their backyard had a trampoline *and* a swing set, and most importantly, their fridge was always stocked with Dr. Pepper and Kool-Aid. :) I never feel as home as I do in that pineapple-stenciled kitchen! These 5 faces- These people are my childhood. <3

Pops and Cee-Cee with the six luckiest grandchildren in the world.

These giiiiiiirls! <3

Thank you for totally making this photo, Lilly! <3

Conways, I love you all more than I could ever express. Hope to do it again this year!!! :)

Sammy + Shannon : God’s House Orlando Session

August 26, 2015 by Jensey 2 Comments

When two gorgeous, talented dear friends ask if you can photograph them for a new music group they’ve started, you jump at the chance. Not only because it’s fun to catch up and take photos of friends from what seems like a past life now, but because with this particular session, we got a private concert out of the deal. :)

Whether these two are singing in church, in the Disney parks, or even Dickens carolers, they do everything with such passion and joy that you feel like every song you’re witnessing is the best song they’ve ever sang. They’re awesome, and you should go “like” Plus 1 on Facebook!

You can see some past sessions we’ve done with this family here and here. Thanks for asking us for this session, y’all- We can’t wait for the next one! :)