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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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The Best Location for Senior Photos in Macon, Georgia

Determining a location for your senior photo in Macon can be challenging–let me take the guess work out of it!

June 16, 2023

seniors, tips

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Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation | Taylor and Chris

How they met: Taylor and Chris met during Taylor’s senior year in high school. Taylor recently switched jobs to work at an Italian restaurant and Chris trained her on the second night on the job! Chris had been working there for years (and was currently in college) and had come home from school that semester […]

July 24, 2020

weddings

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Mercer University Graduate | Anna

Anna is graduating from Mercer University with a degree in biology. She plans on attending medical school to become a primary care physician. Congratulations, Anna! I had a blast working with Anna. Mercer’s historic quad is so gorgeous – and so is she! Enjoy some of my favorites below! Want to see more senior sessions […]

May 21, 2020

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seniors

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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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engagements

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Downtown Macon Winter Engagement Session | Tori and Alec

A Winter Engagement Session at Macon City Auditorium and Tattnall Square Park I met Tori at Magnolia Mule Barn’s bridal show last March and I was so excited to finally be photographing her and Alec’s engagement session! When Tori told me she purchased this teal dress specifically for her engagement photos, I knew we just […]

February 12, 2020

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engagements

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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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weddings

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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

weddings

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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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Twelve Hotels Midtown Wedding | Jasmine + Debrion

Debrion and Jasmine are high school sweethearts! They met in the ninth grade at school but really connected over MySpace (#throwback). They became best friends over the years, which was woven into their ceremony on their wedding day. They share a love of basketball, joking around, and R&B music. Throughout high school, they dated off […]

November 12, 2019

weddings

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Historic Rock Barn Wedding | Canton, GA | Kimberly + Greg

Kimberly and Greg met at a Crossfit competition… well actually, Kim met Greg’s dad first. Greg’s dad kind of played Greg’s wingman that day. Once Kim introduced herself to Greg’s dad, and eventually Greg, she and Greg realized they had mutual friends at the competition. Greg started dropping some hints about wanting to go get […]

November 6, 2019

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