Christmas is here... and we are still waiting on Emmy!

Well, I was hoping that maybe the little girl would've made her debut by now, but technically her due date is not until Jan. 2nd.  So, maybe she is going to be right on time (please God don't let her be late!!!).  I'm ready to not have a large basketball on the front of me and ankles that inflate and deflate throughout the day : )
My maternity leave starts today, so I don't know when my next post will be.  Hopefully I will be able to get a few shots of the little one up on here for you all to see not too long after she arrives.  But before I go, in an effort to maintain accountability, I wanted to share how I did with my Pre-Emmy goals.

Pre-Emmy Goals:

1- celebrate David's 32nd birthday   done!

2- write and mail all thank you notes  done! 

3- complete engagement consult and portrait session (last one of the year)  done!

4- edit final session  done!

5- complete 3 ordering sessions  2 were completed, and 1 is still pending... almost done!

6- submit orders, package orders, and deliver orders  done!

7- submit bookkeeping stuff to my accountant (aka, my father-in-law, he's the best!)  uh, almost : )

7- complete all Christmas shopping and wrapping  done as of today!

8- work on menu for Christmas Eve dinner  done and all groceries are purchased and there is an Ina Garten chocolate cake in the oven as I type : )

9- decorate for Christmas  done!

10- clean the house for Christmas guests  done thanks to my wonderful husband!

Although, I will be on maternity leave, I will still be monitoring and responding to emails... you just might have to be alittle patient with me as there will be a new little creature living in our house : )

Also, David and I did a maternity photo session with the talented Amanda Zabrocki.  Here are just a few of the fabulous images.

Don't you just love this last one.  David loves the movie Notting Hill and the only request he had for this photo session was that we try to recreate the scene at the end when Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts are lounging on the bench.  Now, we are no Hugh and Julia, but I'm so thankful Amanda was able to capture this!  I love it!!!

Thanks Amanda!

Christy and Joseph- Columbia, SC Wedding Photographer

I had the best time with Christy and Joseph for this session!  Christy and I met last April and I immediately knew that I would enjoy working with her and shooting her wedding... at the beautiful Inn at Kilburnie no less!
Initially we talked about doing their engagement session outdoors in a fieldy (is that a word?) kind of location.  Then we changed our minds to shoot their session at the Columbia State Fair because it is where their first date was and it has been an annual tradition throughout their relationship.  Well, then we got nervous that we might need to find another location that would have less of a crowd to deal with.  So, finally we decided to do half of our session in the downtown Columbia area and the other half at the fair.  Little did we realize that it would take us an hour to drive alittle less than two miles from downtown to the fair.  Later we found out that we had decided to go to the fair on the night that tickets are $1!!!  No wonder it was craziness!
By the time we got to the fair, we were almost completely out of light.  We did manage to squeeze out a few shots.  Fortunately, we got some AWESOME images from our downtown location.  So, whatever disappointment we felt from missing out on more fair shots was overshadowed by how much we loved the downtown shots.
This couple worked it in front of the camera!  They were so cute together and have the whole flirting thing down pat!  It made my job incredibly easy : )  I definitely have to give some props to Joseph who, like all guys, was initially less-than-thrilled about having to be in front of a camera, but soon warmed up and gave me some great shots!
I shot Christy's bridals a few weeks ago and can't wait to share those... Joseph, you are gonna die!  Sorry, you will have to wait to see those until after their April wedding.

Enjoy!

~Lindsey

This one is my fave!!!

One of the storyboards I did for them.