Sweet "L"...a Guinea Pig...a Bird and the Beach...

Another warm afternoon and I head out to Sullivan's Island late.....to catch some time with Miss "L".  Playful and happy-go-lucky is how I would describe this 11-year old.  She answered the door with one of her stuffed animals on a leash....and we quickly moved on to her real pets.  I never did get to meet your kitty - I think she was busy keeping her favorite chair warm.

"Snickers" and "Rosie" joined us on the porch for some afternoon swinging.  I'm impressed with Mama's patience to have more than one pet....that requires a cage.  [I, on the other hand, couldn't have been more pleased to hear the words "Scooby got out of his cage!"....that little hamster had bigger plans than running around in a wheel.  I'm not one to hold someone back from adventure....Later on....Scooby Dew.]

So after "L" introduced me to her pets....we set out for one of her favorites spots.....

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Fox Family Fun.....

Sweet Missee is special to our family.......from teaching my children how to swim......to giving them (and me!) spot-on advice on the school playground.  Her husband's family got together and they invited me over for a little bit.  Every time I get the privilege of being with this family....nothing but happiness.  NO stress, no fuss....they just enjoy each other.  As always, it was great to see you.....and, I loved getting to meet ALL of those cousins!

Brotherly love.....

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Beautiful Bride.....

Sometimes things are out of our control.  Schedules switcheroo, things get cancelled and changes have to be made.  But what I have noticed and hopefully learned is....it all works out....and many times for the better!  Through the years, I have had several "reschedulings" of shoots......and I can't think of one time that we wished for the original plan.


This sweet bride was flying in from New York - her original flight got cancelled....which sent the whole airport, hair, dress, pictures, process a floppin.  Thanks to the different time....which led to a different hair dresser...which led to a different location to dress....which led to this BEAUTIFUL location.  It was perfect.  What do you think?

Mama's dress, cut down to strapless to make it her own.....with a custom-made bolero to match the lace on the original dress.  Lovely.

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LOTS of Family out at the Sanctuary.....

I am a little ashamed and embarrassed after meeting this great big family....follow me for a second and you'll see why.  They live all over the country from New Jersey to California......I can't even remember how many there were in total......but it was a bunch!  There were some on the golf course and not even involved in this shoot!  They get together AT LEAST one vacation a year.....sometimes twice.  Clearly not in their backyard either.


I'm the baby of eight children......before you choke on your inhale of "what!?"......4 are step-siblings.  But we grew up together before we all became the Brady Bunch so I think we were closer than the average family at the time of the merger.  We get together once a year.....for about 4-6 hours on Thanksgiving day....  These guys make the effort...and kudos to them.  That's the way it should be.


I enjoyed all of you that I did get to meet - I hope the rest of your time here was enjoyable.  Here's a little sneak peek of our time together.

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