kiona's sweet 16 in the city

sweet 16 parties are becoming one of my favorite type of events to shoot. just seeing the joy in the guest of honor's face and her surrounding family and friends makes me happy. :) kiona's sweet 16 in the city was fabulous! she arrived in a stretch hummer with an entourage of her closest friends. her mom coordinated the entire event (event planners amaze me; how do they handle so much)! kiona's smile was proof that she was very pleased with her big night. here are a few images; more can be viewed here.

d'yana's royal 16

i remember 16 and it was nothing like this! d'yana recently turned 16 and her parents made sure everything was perfect. i'm sure this was a night she will remember for a long time. everyone had a great time and they danced all night! here are a few images from d'yana's big night. additional images can be found here.

kennedi is 2 | birmingham children's photographer

it seems just yesterday we were shooting kennedi's first birthday session. for her second birthday, we wanted to do something really fun and i was thinking something different as well. when i suggested the idea of shooting at a creamery, khristian was all in. we met at k & j's elegant pastries on a perfect (hot) saturday for ice cream. when they first presented their "kolossal shake", kennedi's reaction was "wow", smile and all. unfortunately that's all the love she gave the ice cream; she was more interested in her mom's cupcake. kennedi is definitely a baby girl that knows what she wants. happy birthday kennedi. i pray for 200 more and a lifetime of love and happiness to you. be sure to check out k & j's elegant pastries here and here.

stephanie | birmingham maternity photographer

stephanie is ready for baby boy #2. she was such a trooper on this beautiful, yet hot, day. with her birthday also coming up soon, stephanie has a lot to celebrate in the next few months. check out a few of my favorite images from our session.

mua: milicent payne