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  • I dream, I laugh, I see, I hear, I cry, I learn, I LOVE.

    I am a Mommy, Wife , daughter, sister, friend, photographer.

    Lover of diet coke, trips and everything color and fun.

    This blog is about me and YOU, enjoy!

    Now booking for February and beyond!..

    info@gvephotography.com or 205-453-4983
    Serving Central Alabama and Atlanta, GA Metro Area. Available for travel.

Change is coming….

You may have noticed that it’s been a bit quiet around here. There is so much going on that I just haven’t had the time to blog or post that much. But believe me, I’ve been very busy.

For the past almost 4 years, Steven, my husband has been working in Atlanta. Two of those years he was gone Monday to Friday while I stayed here with the kiddos. We tried to sell the house in 2 different occasions so I could go with him but between the bad market and me having a lot of business here we just didn’t put the effort and after a few months we would take the house down and keep our Alabama life. While his work now is very flexible and he’s allowed to work from home a lot he still needs to go to the office a few times a month so after a lot of thinking we decided to give it one more chance and try to sell the house again. It’s been a hard decision for me, I’ve been in the US for 11 years and 8.5 of them have been here in Alabama.. it feels like “home” to me.. I grew up a business here, all my friends are here, 3 of my babies were born here, I feel safe here… but lately something is missing… Business it’s not what it used to be, kiddos are growing up and we are full of extra activities and it’s hard for me to do it solo and the obvious, Steven’s commute sucks.

My realtor friend Shanalee helped us this time and the house was sold in only a few weeks… (totally recommend her, she’s awesome you can find her HERE and HERE). And after a few trips to the Atlanta area we found our new house in Cumming, GA.  I feel very excited and nervous too, the kiddos are excited about having a new house and new school. I’m excited about a fresh start.

So what does this mean for my photo business?.. The good thing about our move is that we are moving only a couple of hours away so I’ll be able to drive back often. I will continue to book sessions here in Alabama, probably making monthly trips to shoot as many sessions as I can.. ( So if you are interested in a session this fall spaces will be limited, contacted me ahead of time!). I will also try to start building a new business in Georgia so if you know of somebody around the Cumming area (Forsyth County) please share my info with them. I know it wont be easy to start all over again, but I did it once now I get the chance of doing it again.

Keep us in your thoughts as we make this transition… it sounds fun but moving with 4 kiddos is not ;) So far they’ve enjoyed all the chaos of boxes around the house… I’ve been snapping some iPhone pictures to remember this time in our life.

Thank you for all your support always!

{ Boys }.. Birmingham Lifestyle Photographer

I know it’s been super quiet around here. Lots of changes are coming to my life and I will be updating you all as soon as I can but today I finally some time to blog this fun session!!..

{ Spring is here } … Birmingham Lifestyle photographer

I know it’s been very quiet around here… So much stuff going on.. not so much in the photography part but in my personal life… kids, behind the scenes, etc… Hopefully everything goes back to “normal” soon..

For now I want to share this fun and happy session with this cute family… Love their outfits and the Botanical gardens were just beautiful that day. Happy Monday you all!

{ The Sharit’s }… Birmingham Lifestyle Photographer.

I know it’s been quiet here, life is busy.. I’ve seen the older the kids get the busier it is.. But we are busy with happy things so it’s all good… I’m sitting at my computer waiting for some pictures to upload so what better time than share one more session from the fall.. one of my dearest friends and her sweet family.. love them!

{ Skye } … Birmingham Lifestyle Photography

I just love this sweet baby… Love the opportunity her parents have gave me to watch her grow.

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