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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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High Falls State Park Engagement | Megan and Dylan

Megan and Dylan chose to have their engagement session at High Falls State Park! These two visit the park often to go fishing and occasionally, hiking. I had never been before but knew there were beautiful portrait locations along the falls that would be perfect for an engagement session. We hiked for a good bit, […]

May 22, 2020

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A Sunset Engagement Session at Tattnall Square Park | Destinee and Brandon

Destinee and Brandon were my first engagement shoot post-shelter-in-place order a.k.a. a time when I wasn’t quite sure I remembered how to interact with humans! I met Destinee a few months ago for a consultation and I was so thrilled to meet Brandon and to get these two in front of my camera. We chose […]

May 7, 2020

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Washington Park Engagement Session | Haley + Lucas

A Washington Park and Downtown Macon Engagement Session I first “met” Haley and Lucas at a wedding I second shot at in 2018. When I say “met”… I mean I took their photos (probably?) and tried to be invisible as the lead photographer, Nicole, directed the wedding party. When Haley reached out to me about […]

February 25, 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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A Fall Engagement at Roswell Mill | Laurel and Conner

I met Laurel and Conner for brunch in August to discuss wedding photography… but I’ve really known Laurel since she was my mother-in-law’s student teacher about 3 years ago! Laurel and Conner are just the most down to earth people I’ve ever met. We had a blast together at brunch and we had even more […]

November 17, 2019

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Fall Engagement at Piedmont Park | Sandy + Brandeus

Sandy contacted me for an engagement session because she is friends with one of my brides, Nicole! I met Sandy and Brandeus on a bright, cool fall morning at Piedmont Park and had a blast hanging out with them. Sandy and Brandeus are both educators so we instantly bonded. Sandy and my bride Nicole actually […]

November 13, 2019

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The Retreat of Southern Bridle Farms Engagement Session | Mili and Kyle

Mili and Kyle met at work on the Robins Air Force Base and I had the pleasure of photographing their engagement session! They are getting married at The Retreat of Southern Bridle Farms next fall and wanted to have their engagement photos taken there as well. We met on a gorgeous fall morning in October […]

November 7, 2019

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A Sweet Southern Summertime Engagement Session | Jessica + Josh

I had the pleasure of meeting Jessica at one of my favorite venue’s bridal show in March, Magnolia Mule Barn. She and I hit it off right away and I was so thrilled when Jessica asked me to photograph her wedding. Jessica loves the look of Spanish moss and wanted to incorporate it in hers […]

August 14, 2019

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