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  • WELCOME TO MY BLOG!

    Thanks so much for stopping by! I love having this blog to connect with you! I am photographer living just outside of Jacksonville, FL who specializes in weddings and newborns. Here you will find recent photo sessions, wedding posts and ramblings about my life and my work as a both a busy photographer, wife and momma!

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    I hope you stop and stay a while. Feel free to comment too... I would love to hear from you.

    -Jaime

SHANNON + MATT’S SOUTHERN WEDDING

Shannon and Matt are our most patient clients to date! Their long overdue spring wedding blog post is finally here. Shew. There really are no excuses other than Amy and I have been swamped with album designs, session edits and the life of being Moms! Thank you two for your patience and understanding during all of our craziness!

Their wedding was truely out a hard back novel. They were married at the Ribault Club in Ft. George Island under a beautiful 200 year old oak tree while a harpist played to 150 of their favorite friends and family. The isle and oak tree branches were adorned with a plethora of pink, orange and yellow floral arrangements by the very sought after Everett’s Florist out of Georgia, which set off this sweet southern affair.

Every detail was charming which reflect both Shannon and Matt. Thank you for the distinct honor of photographing your day. You two are the reason we love to do what we do! You were a dream to work with and we wish  your both a lifetime of happiness!  Congratulations you two!!

ADDITIONAL VENDORS:

Catering: Catering by Liz

Photobooth: Plumb Fun

Band: Last to Leave

Ceremony Harpist: Melody Anglin (386) 767-7862

Rentals: Kirby Rentals, Jill Ivy (904) 739-1312

Cake: Classic Cakes

Shuttle Service: AdLib Luxury Tours, Gary Sass (904) 599-0019

Dress: Paloma Blanca, The Collection (407) 740-6003

Groom’s Suit: Michael’s Formalwear (904) 645-3999

Make-up: Rebecca Miller (904) 864-5553

Hair: Faye Vo @ Avalon

Christina LeMarr - Love this! Beautiful wedding! Beautiful pics!August 13, 2010 – 2:52 pm

Terri Lee - Beautiful!! love the flower ‘balls’ hanging from the big tree :) August 3, 2010 – 2:28 pm

Rebecca - Wow! Beautiful pics ladies!July 30, 2010 – 9:26 pm

Diane DeRosa - Shannon & Matt,

The pictures are beautiful. The wedding was spectacular.

You both looked extremely happy.

Love,

Aunt DiJuly 30, 2010 – 3:55 pm

cindi glennan - Stunning, simply stunning, once again!!July 30, 2010 – 12:31 pm

Jennifer Adams - This was a beautiful wedding! You ladies rocked it…as usual :) July 30, 2010 – 9:32 am

NEW PRODUCT SAMPLE: A LITTLE BLESSING BOOK

I am too excited about our new Pocket Accordion Books. Aren’t they just too cute?! I offered these as a gift to my baby planners this year and they have become so popular that I have now decided to add them to my on-line store! They come in sets of two…one for you and one for a gift! They are the perfect size to keep in your purse to always have on hand to show your family and best buds. They are 3×3 squares with 10 of your favorite images printed on both sides of the accordion pages.

So, as a special promotion I have decided to gift these to the next 10 maternity or newborn session bookings scheduled August 1-December 10th, 2010! Hope to see you soon!

Becca - cutsie! I love how the old time looking maternity pic looks in there!July 22, 2010 – 9:03 pm

dana newsome - these are precious! and such a great little keepsake! love them!July 22, 2010 – 9:36 am

GET MARRIED HONEYMOON GIVEAWAY

I thought I might let some of you brides out there know that Get Married Magazine is graciously giving away a honeymoon to Barefoot Clay Resort in Roatan, Honduras valued at $4000!

To enter all you have to do is:

1. Register with Get Married Website

2. Go to “Offers and Promotions”

3. Check the box to enter “Eco-Honeymoon Vacation Giveaway at Barefoot Clay Resort Roatan, Honduras”

Good luck!

COURTNEY’S BABY BUMP

Yep, I am still on unofficial vacation but I have a long list of blogs to post including two spring weddings (that are well over due) so stay tuned for those!

Meet Courtney. Hello. Beautiful doesn’t cut it, a?! I met Courtney and her sister Jessica when they booked me for a session. Two adult sisters to photograph…I was a little bewildered on how to do it honestly. They wanted to have professional photos taken of the two of them as a surprise for their Mother’s birthday. It was a super sweet idea and I was up for the challenge! Turns out they are knock-outs both inside and out, so that made it just that much easier.  Fast forward two years and Courtney is going to have her first baby! This time Jessica gifted Courtney her session. This family sure is into photos!

Courtney, I couldn’t be more excited about your news!! I wish you and your fiance a speedy delivery and a happy future with your little peanut.

terrilee - is that a tiny little tan line? she’s the cutest preggo!!July 8, 2010 – 9:41 pm

Melanie Watson - OMG she is the cutest lil preggo ever. Awesome session Jaime! :) July 8, 2010 – 7:54 am

Christina LeMarr - LOVE these! Beautiful!!July 8, 2010 – 7:49 am

christy - stunning!!!July 8, 2010 – 7:22 am

COLTON JAMES

So many babies this month and Colton James was my only boy!  You might remember Sara and Garrett’s Maternity Session last month. Well, they finally brought home their precious baby just 5 days before I got to meet him. Generally, this is the perfect age to photograph a newborn because they pretty much sleep through the session and curl up so easily for me. Well, this little guy took a bit more convening but once we got him to sleep he was an angel and his Mommy was more than relieved.   I am in love with the shots we got out of this session and couldn’t be more excited for Sara and Garrett!

Congratulations you two on this little miracle. He is perfect!

Rebecca - ooooooohhh cuteness!!! He’s precious- nice job lady!July 1, 2010 – 10:51 am

BABY ADDISON

It is so neat-o to reconnect with old friends on Facebook. Especially when it has been sixteen years! Kaycee and I were childhood friends and if I dug hard enough I think I could find at least a couple awesome blackmail photos which sadly I swore I wouldn’t blog.  So, when Kaycee contacted me about my spring Baby Plan I was ecstatic! Then, when she met me at the studio with her beautiful little girl I was all smiles. The two of us all grown up and Mommies. Needless to say we were quite gabby trying to catch up with almost two decades!

Addison is flawless. I mean this girl is beautiful! At only five days old she smiled in her sleep through her entire session, and didn’t even wake while being tickled and poked when we placed the sunflowers around her. These sunflowers, Kaycee’s favorite flower, were hand picked by her Granddaddy from his sunflower field the evening before her session. Kaycee found them in a bucket by her car before she left the house. Now if that isn’t love then I don’t know what is.

Congratulations you Kaycee and Ley on your sweet little miracle! It was wonderful to get to meet Addison and I look so forward to watching her grow!

Jaime Smith - Thanks Dad. Your so cute!June 29, 2010 – 10:35 pm

daddyray - I like the picture with the purple hat. Love DadJune 29, 2010 – 6:24 am

JOVI RAYNE IS HERE

There is defiantly something in the water these days. It seems everyone is having a baby! After a while I start to notice a “season” for newborn session bookings and I would have to say I am smack in the middle of it! Jovi Rayne was just 5 days old when her parents brought her in for her session. I just love it when they are that tiny. She was a perfect angel and slept the entire session. I just love that too!

Jovi’s parents, Kendra & Jason, came to see me 17 months ago when her big sis Veda was born. It was great to catch up with these two again and to be apart of their growing family. Congratulations you two on your latest addition. She is just beautiful.

mari white - We would like to place an order – how do we do this?June 29, 2010 – 7:11 am