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I’m Stephanie, a senior and family portrait photographer based in Macon, Georgia. Here on the blog, you'll find recent sessions, tips and tricks, and personal stories. Feel free to take a look around. Thanks for stopping by!

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Library Ballroom Downtown Macon Wedding | Megan and TR

A mid-December wedding at The Library Ballroom in Downtown Macon, Georgia Megan and TR first met when Megan came to interview for a job in 2017 but really started their relationship in 2018! Their co-workers encouraged TR to make a move and they finally went on their first date in March. They fell hard and […]

January 27, 2020

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3 Reasons Why I Love Custom Guestbooks from Basic Invite!

Friends, I know what it’s like to plan a wedding for about 200 guests and I know how time consuming all the details can be! After you book your key vendors, it’s time to decide on your paper products – your invitations, your signage, and your custom guestbook! Maybe you have a love of design […]

January 20, 2020

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Bekki + Alex | A Christmas Inspired Church Wedding

Bekki and Alex both share a love of animals. In fact, they met at work as a doggy day care attendant. Alex actually interviewed Bekki and hired her! They worked side-by-side and got to know each other. Bekki admits that she always thought Alex was cute and kept trying to hang out with him outside […]

January 14, 2020

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UGA Founders Garden Engagement | Sarah + Ruslan

Have you ever just found two people you instantly mesh with? People who are so similar to you that you couldn’t NOT be friends?! Those two for me were Sarah and Ruslan! When I first spoke to Sarah when she inquired about wedding photography, she told me she was also a teacher. Sarah was involved […]

December 29, 2019

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Haley + Brock | Victory Baptist Church Wedding

Haley and Brock met in high school in 2014. Haley said that at first, she did not like Brock and tried to avoid him… however, in October of 2014, Haley finally relented and went on a date with Brock. Little did she know that they were going to get married 5 years later! Haley and […]

December 27, 2019

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Mychala | Jones County High School Class of 2020

Mychala is a Class of 2020 senior at Jones County High School. Initially, when Mychala, her mom, and I were initially planning her session, we had it scheduled on a day that it absolutely monsooned. I’m so glad we rescheduled! Although it was fairly overcast, Mychala’s sweet personality shone through! We started our session in […]

December 18, 2019

seniors

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Janesia and Troy | Emerson Ballroom Wedding

Janesia and Troy met their junior year of high school at Warner Robins CME Church. They started off as casual friends throughout high school. About 2 years later, during their freshman year of college, they reconnected one Sunday after church during Christmas break. After church, they exchanged phone numbers and talked every day! Shortly after, […]

December 15, 2019

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Athens Botanical Garden Maternity Session | Lauren and Cody

Lauren is one of my very best friends from college. We have a mutual friend Allison, so I knew about Lauren beforehand but I officially met during sorority recruitment. After I essentially ran up to Lauren to speak with her during a recruitment round because I knew she was a super talented dancer… and I […]

December 6, 2019

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A Fall Wesleyan College Wedding | Kelsea and Chris

Chris and Kelsea met during a criminal justice class they had together at Armstrong State University in Savannah but… they never spoke to each other. The following semester, they happened to have Sociology 101 together. Chris recognized Kelsea’s unique book bag and sat down next to her. Throughout the {horrible – her words!} course, their […]

November 29, 2019

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Whittier Mill Park Fall Session | Randy, Susan, and Lucy

I met Susan and Randy on a beautiful November evening. Susan reached out to me a couple months prior to schedule a session and man, I’m so glad I got to meet and hang out with them! Susan and Randy met at work and have been married for about 2 years and are wildly in […]

November 23, 2019

families

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