Sneak Peek....

On Sunday, I went with Heidi (my sister) and Jim (my brother-in-law) and Allie (my niece-dog?) to Independence Park for a few family shots for this year's Christmas card..........Can you believe that Christmas is less than 2 months away!?!?!?

I haven't even gone through all their shots yet, but here are a few for a quick sneak peek:

"Look at Aunt Whitney....look at Aunt Whitney...."



Strolling through the park...



A few from when I dog-sat Allie this past summer.....all she did was nap all day and lounge around my bedroom..... :)

Check back later for more of Heidi, Jim and Allie!!!

My Best Friend's Wedding!

On September 1, 2007, one of my closest friends since junior high got married!! Jenny and I first met on the track team at good ol' J.N. Fries Middle. Jenny was (and still is!) a superb athlete....I, on the other hand, was trying out just to fill in the season before softball started up again. While I was huffing and puffing and basically passing out at practice, Jenny would always race by me and cheer me on....and it always made my day :) So, we started off as just "track team friends" and then we became "hallways friends" and then we became best friends! Jenny is still the most motivated person I know....when she says she is going to do something, she goes right out there and gets the job done, whether it's in school or work or sports. After high school we ended up going to separate colleges and I missed her dearly but we always made sure to take roadtrips to each others university.

Jenny ended up going to Carolina and along the way met Nick. Nick is such a cool guy, with a great sense of humor and he is the strongest guy I've ever met!!!! And then one day in Mid-May I get a phone call from Jenny....."I have some news for you.....I just got engaged!!!" Well, she should have warned me, because I was actually driving when she called me and I was so happy for her I almost ran off the road!!!!

Nick and Jenny had a short summer engagement because they knew exactly what they wanted: they got married at sunset on Oak Island Beach and had the reception at her parent's beach house.....and I got to be a bridesmaid!!!!!!!

Here are a few pictures from that night.......Mike did the best he could, sitting in the very last row:


Her dress is so pretty....it was actually her mother's and they converted it into a more modern fit...
















Congrats again Nick and Jenny.......I couldn't be happier for yall!!! Love you! :)

NYC Trip!

In late September, my fiance, my parents and myself all hopped on a plane and flew to NYC for the day to watch the Yankees play in the their last home game of the season! Luckily they won, but unfortunately they didn't fare well in the post season and now manager Joe Torre is gone and I am pretty sad about that!!!!

Anyways, my parents had never been to New York before so we walked around, looked at the sites, and then took the 4 train over to the Bronx to watch the game. We had great seats, great weather and an all around awesome time!!!!

Check out my slide show!!!!!!!!!

PS: I just bought this super-fantastic slide show software and in the next few days I'll be updating my older posts so you can view more pictures from previous clients! Enjoy!

Leah's Bridal Session

I have been a bad blogger! I shot these pics of Leah back in September in Marion, NC on this beautiful farm. And what a HOT day it was.....that morning I left Charlotte and it was already in the high 80's, but I figured it would be cooler in the mountains....but it was in the mid-to-high 90's! Leah was such a good sport though and we tried to keep her out of the sun as much as possible! Afterwards, Leah, her mom and myself ventured around Marion, checking the salon that she would be getting her hair done on the wedding day and looking at their beautiful church....the downtown area on Marion is such a neat place!!!

Leah was one of my roommates from UNC-Charlotte and she has now graduated, gotten an awesome job and is getting married is less than 2 weeks! Congratulations Leah and Jason....thanks for letting me grab these awesome bridal shots! :)






There were several gazebos on the property and a very pretty lake that actually still had water in it even though we have not had rain in forever!!!


This is my favorite shot of Leah.......I actually took this in front of a pretty red barn on the property...









This dog kept following us around and laying right next to Leah....at one point he sat ON her dress and Leah's mother and I had to carefully pull him away.....he even followed us down onto the gazebo! Luckily, nothing got on her dress!!!!




Congrats again and have a wonderful time fishing on your awesome honeymoon! :)

And as promised.....the slide show!