CanCun Mexico

I had the opportunity to visit CanCun, Mexico a couple of weeks ago-and OH MY GOODNESS it was SO BEAUTIFUL! Many friends and family expressed how jealous they were that we were going on a tropical location-but please let me clarify-when you are traveling with 4 little ones-it is best defined as a TRIP~hehe, not a vacation!
Thank you Laura and Dave for taking us to CanCun with you-we had a BLAST! It was beautiful and so much fun for all of the kids! :)



My son, Cade, wasn't too thrilled about how messy the sand seemed to be on his 1st trip to the beach :)

Kayla Johnson's Swimsuit Calendar Photo Session

So this photo project session was probably one of the most fun adventures ever! Kayla had asked me to shoot her for an upcoming swimsuit calendar locally produced at TN Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee. Of course, she is "Miss November"-because that's when hunting season starts-and if you know Kayla personally, you know that she is FULL of Southern charm-and LOVES the outdoors-hunting, fishing, ect.
So after doing her make-up and getting her all dolled up, we drove down to Johnson's Chapel to shoot her at Center Hill Lake, mostly because she wanted a picture on her favorite fishing rock :D (As pictured above) ... I was so grateful of the water reflecting perfectly, lighting up her make-up, the sun setting with her in fashion swim wear sporting her favorite cowgirl boots matched her personality perfectly, and although I met a few angry bees that didn't appreciate us invading their rock space, the shots I got were GREAT!
After shooting there, on our way out, she sees a dead turkey in the distance at the edge of the parking lot, stops the car immediately, (Like I mean IMMEDIATELY! Jolting my head into whiplash! LoL!) and tells me, "Oh my gosh is that a dead turkey?! I am SO PUTTING THAT in the back of my trunk and bringing it home to my Daddy and telling him I killed it?!" I thought she was joking UNTIL she jolted the car in park, hopped out & ran over to it! Ha ha, my shock subsided and I decided to keep shooting-how random and awesome is it that Miss November finds a dead turkey when she is, in fact, the "Thanksgiving" holiday month-God is so crafty! Hehe, needless to say, it had already been gutted and we had to leave him behind (such a shame ;) ) but he was a great photo prop!!!
After leaving her favorite fishing spot, we took more pictures at a waterfall cascading near the River Road. The images turned out amazing, and even though we had the police blue light us (I think he just wanted to stop and talk to Kayla! Haha!) we got AMAZING SHOTS! It's so amazing how beautiful White County is! Sometimes the most beautiful backdrop settings are RIGHT IN FRONT OF US!
Thank you Kayla for allowing me to capture a beautiful swimsuit photo collection for you! You are a beautiful woman, inside and out, and I look forward to seeing you grace the covers of magazines in the future! :D

Love & Light Always,
Serena

Lindsay's Spring Fashion Shoot

This winter I had the opportunity to shoot beautiful Lindsay in the snow for her Fashion creative portrait collection! After shooting her son, Rawlie's Easter collection, we shot a few of her to update her Fashion collection by celebrating SPRING! As always, she did a WONDERFUL job! I'm STILL super jealous of her hair!!! ;)

Love & Light Always,
Serena

Kayleigh's Easter Collection

=) Aw, sweet Kayleigh! She is one of the most adorable little girls I have ever had the pleasure of photographing! She is visiting again from Reno, and has told her Daddy that we are keeping the bunnies-and that for her birthday she wants "Whiskers" to travel home to Nevada with her! Haha! Little girls ALWAYS know how to steal their daddy's hearts! I truly enjoyed this photo session with my boyfriend's daughter-she looks like an angel! =)

Rawlie & Lindsay's Easter Collection

This Easter session was especially awesome because not only did I get to take some pictures of handsome Mr. Rawlie, I got to catch up with one of my great friends - Lindsay! She has supported my new business venture SO MUCH, and I am extremely grateful to her! =) I know just who to call in times of need, venting, or sharing! Our friendship means a lot, and I admire her strength! =) THANK YOU LINDSAY for believing in me from the very beginning! You mean soooo much to me! Happy Easter to you and your precious little boy!

Love & Light Always,
Serena

Tollison Family Easter Collection!

Can I just say that I absolutely LOVED the matching purple, green, and white Easter outfits that the Tollison family wore for their personalized Easter Photo Session?! I loved it SO MUCH that when I went shopping for an Easter dress ... I picked out one with the same colors! :)
Brittany and Charlie are WONDERFUL parents to their baby boy, Kevin! His personality cracked me up! Taking pictures of this beautiful family at sunset in their Easter Best was a joyful experience!!!

Love & Light Always,
Serena