The Frotten Family | Jacksonville Lifestyle Newborn Photographer

One of the best things about what I do is literally getting to watch a family grow and make amazing friends in the process. I shot Kelly + Jason's engagement session, their stunning wedding at TPC Sawgrass, their sweet maternity session and now I get to shoot their new addition Reagan at two months old. I loved that we did a lifestyle type session with their beautiful home around Christmas time as the backdrop. I seriously love these three so much and feel so blessed to be their photog and friend for life. Enjoy the serious cuteness below. 

Spencer | Jacksonville Kids Photographer

I had worked with Spencer back in 2011 (time flies. It's crazy!) And his mom and dad wanted some updated pictures of him. This boy is such a sweetheart. I can't say it enough. So funny and such a ham to work with, every time. I made his mama jump in a few shots at the end of the session and I loved how they came out too. Enjoy the cuteness below :)

Madyson, Billy, Lola and Clark | Jacksonville Lifestyle Photographer

Like promised...more cute pooches! Mady and Billy don't hurt in the adorable department either. I finally had some gorgeous light to shoot in after a very temperamental November that hasn't been very nice but I've managed. I adore this session, and them. Madyson and I have known each other for years but just recently have gotten really close and I love it. She's also in the wedding industry as a fantastic wedding planner and we are currently planning an over the top Great Gatsby New Years Eve party together with a great group of girls. This session made me smile. 

The Preza Family | Jacksonville Family Photographer

I adore the Preza family. Jessie contacted me over two years ago just as a client (and fellow photog!) who needed family pictures and after we worked together for their session we became friends and even closer as time went on. Jessie was the one who designed our wedding invitations and all our amazing paper goods at our wedding and I'm still obsessed with them to this day. She is such a talent with photographer (I love love love her interior work so much), web and paper design as well as her venture with her hubby and kids called Salty Kidz! Such a great idea and for a good cause. Check out their website for it here: www.saltykidz.com 

Here is a quick sneak peak of a few shots I did of their family session yesterday. We didn't have ideal lighting, it was in the 40 degree range and windy but we made it work. They are such a beautiful family, that really, I couldn't go wrong :)

Our Wedding Featured On Style Me Pretty! | A Personal Post

It's hard to believe it has been a year (and three days) since Ben and I had our wedding. And what a wedding it was. Seriously, it was more than we could have hoped for and the love felt that day by one another and everyone else we love so much is just something you never forget. Best. Day. Ever. We celebrated our anniversary with a relaxing day and then dinner in St. Augustine together. To top it all off, Style Me Pretty Florida featured our wedding today on their gorgeous blog! Great way to end the anniversary week if I do say so myself. 

See our feature on SMP here:

http://www.stylemepretty.com/florida-weddings/2013/11/05/diy-vintage-wedding-at-the-mathis-house-from-the-reason/

Photo by: The Reason (www.thereasonilove.com)

Amy + Coral | Jacksonville Portrait Photographer

Amy is one of my best friends and to put it simply she's pretty amazing and I'm so grateful to have her in my life. When she wanted to do a session with her pooch, Coral - I was excited and knew both of these beauties would make for a fun and pretty session at the beach. Of course, I want every session I shoot to be fabulous but when I shoot for friends, I want it to be even more amazing (whatever that means?) for them! She loves them so I suppose I succeeded ;) 

Enjoy this little sneak preview their session!

Zac At Six Months Old | Jacksonville Family + Child Photographer

Zac is already six months old! 

One of the best things about my job other than being apart of photographing someone's  wedding day is seeing their family grow after. The Ablola family is near and dear to me. I started with shooting their first born, Ava's "watch me grow" series with; newborn, three month, six month, nine month and twelve month sessions. I would also shoot sessions at different milestone ages after that and family sessions too. Then little Zac came along a few years later and his "watch me grow" series began. So this is month six already - only one more milestone to go before one year. Watching this family grow and becoming friends with them in the process (they are pretty awesome ;) has been an honor and privilege of mine. I really love my job and I am blessed to be doing what I'm doing, with such great people and kiddos. Enjoy the cuteness below...if you can even handle it. (I'm going to need one of those mustache pacifiers when Ben and I have babies...yup it's happening)