Creature Feature

So these two grasshoppers have been living by my front door for over a week now. As I was taking Lucy out for a walk today I figured I'd do a little insect photoshoot. These guys are huge I tell ya! They are about 4 inches long and give us the evil eye every time we leave the house. Kind of creepy.










and since I was posting a nature blog today... I figured I'd throw these photos in just as a bonus. Brad took all of these while we were sitting in my aunt's back yard back in March. She has a lot of bird feeders in her garden and some attract more than just birds.















I hope you enjoyed today's creature feature... next week stay tuned for more thrills and chills! haha...

Jacksonville Boudoir Preview

New boudoir photography service coming soon... here is a sneak peek of things to come!

Renee's Having a Baby!

Renee is pregnant with baby number two and couldn't look more beautiful. Looking at her baby bump its hard to believe she is 8 months pregnant. She contacted Brad and I a few weeks back asking if we could take some maternity photos of her before baby Caleb got here. We had such a great time with her and her family. Her husband Terry is so sweet and attentive to their daughter Camden as well as Renee. They are just the cutest little family ever. Here are some of our favorite shots from the session.











Growing up, Renee did some work as a model and we can see why. She absolutely shines in front of the camera.







We loooved this backdrop!!! There is no better place to shoot than run down warehouse areas.




Yeah we think they're pretty rad too!









Cammy was so excited about the puddles... how cute are these?!









The best part of having two shooters... here is Brad's shot



and here is mine



We were afraid that the shoot would get rained out... but thankfully the rain passed in time. We had perfect lighting and gorgeous wet streets as a result. We could not have asked for much better! :)







Cammy is going to make a great big sister







Renee and Terry, we had so much fun spending the afternoon with you guys. Thank you for inviting us to come be a part of your family for a few hours. Baby Caleb is going to be so blessed to have such wonderful people to love him. We can't believe he will be here in just a few weeks!

Lots of love to you all,
Mel and Brad

Dancing Tyler

Last Saturday we shot Jennifer & Chase's wedding in New Smyrna Beach. Although I'd like to share all the photos with you right now, I cannot. What I can share with you all are my absolute favorite shots from the night. Meet Tyler, he is like a brother to me. I have known this boy since he was a baby. I love this guy to pieces, and even more so now that I got to witness his sweet dance moves at Jen & Chase's wedding. I loved these shots so much that I had to put them together in a gif file for you to get the full effect from the night. Tyler will be marrying his beautiful fiance Ashley this coming fall and I certainly hope to see some of these moves at their wedding. Ahh... its moments like these that make the world go round.

Love ya T!

Ashley & Nick at the Disney Boardwalk

Recently, Brad and I met up with one of our March 2009 brides for a romantic engagement session at the Disney Boardwalk Inn. Ashley and Nick have known each other since their grade school years and eventually their friendship grew into love. These two were so sweet and fun to work with. Ashley would help prompt Nick into pushing her up against the wall by saying "you know how you used to push me up against the lockers after class." How fun to marry someone who you've known for most of your life.

Even though Ashley was feeling super sick that day, you can't tell one bit in the photos. She was simply gorgeous and such a sport. Here are some of my favorites from their session.


















Nick has the best serious, super cool James Bond look...





























Ashley and Nick, we had a great time with you both and can't wait for your wedding next spring. I know it will be absolutely beautiful! :)