Our studio make-believe sessions last week were a hit again! As usual, I’m a bit behind editing them because of all the work that goes into them, but I sure do love the ones I have done so far! Look at all these gorgeous girls!!

“I Tinkerbell! I Tinkerbell!” That’s what I heard over and over last night for the fairytale session for this little sweetie. She popped out of the car and she says “I Tinkerbell!”, got the dress on and threw her arms up and cheered “I Tinkerbell!”, walked a few steps and I hear from behind me… “I Tinkerbell!”. She has the sweetest most perky little voice too, it’s adorable.

A HUGE thanks to Thomas Orchards for letting us borrow their peach trees to shoot in for these! Everyone should really go down to the gift shop and get yourself some peaches and some peach ice cream. I’ve heard people come from states away to get that ice cream, so you’d better go see them since we’re so darn close! Thanks to everyone who signed up, it was a huge success and I really enjoyed meeting all of your girls!

A little while ago, I was contacted by a lady who runs a very unique store on Etsy. She sells gorgeous handmade fairy outfits! Not only are they super duper versatile, but the little details are amazing! She sent me peacocks and an owl, and all of them just blew me away. The wands, the ties, the crowns and ears.. Each little item I unpacked was more magical than the last. I’m overwhelmed at how gorgeous everything was. I just loved all of them!

You can see her store here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/MeadowLion1120?ref=seller_info, and she takes custom orders if you’re in the market for something you think he could do but you don’t see it listed.

For the first time in 128 YEARS, Georgia got a white Christmas. That’s right, the last one was in 1882! I always said that snow princess sessions are a wish of mine, and yesterday I finally got to do a few of them thanks to some bored mommies watching facebook! It was FREEZING. Granted, it’s snow, hello.. but the wind whipping up off the fields was tough for these poor girls. We took turns hustling them into and out of the warm cars, but brrrrr!

So I finally got to test drive my brand new chocolate brown gown this evening! This sweetheart is super shy but so so gorgeous. I LOVED to watch her with her little brother because it’s so so plain that she just loves him to bits. He strolled up and patted her dress and said “Oh, so pretty!” and she replies “You should have been born a girl if you wanted to be in the pictures!” This lovely girl did every single thing I asked of her and she is a brilliant princess!

This little girl’s mother says “Oh, she’s pure magic. Everyone falls in love with her.” It’s so so true. Meet Chloe. She’s the winner of this year’s Memorial Princess Session. Her nominator wrote “Our Honored Hero for the Athens Leukemia/Lymphoma Society is a 3-yr old girl named Chloe. She was born with Downs Syndrome and at the age of 2 was diagnosed with leukemia.  After 6 months in the hospital, she is now in remission!  I don’t know her last name, but I’m copying the LLS representative on this email so that she can send you the info.  Chloe would be a wonderful choice for your princess because she is one of those “self-rescuing princesses” that should be in more fairy tales.  She’s joyful and loves to sing and dance.  She is just a kid, regardless of how much she’s survived…she’s just a sweet little kid.“

Tonight’s session was super super fun. She laughed and bounced through the session and I found myself giggling so much my stomach muscles hurt! Her daddy flew his little tinkerbell all over the gardens, her mommy blew her kisses and her sister played ball with her and everyone (including me) loved her to bits. She really IS a self-rescuing princess, and the world needs more of her for sure.

Read more of her story in the Oconee Leader and her mommy’s blog here.