Toys”R”Us changes lives. At least in their case it did. They met on the sales floor.  She had butterflies and he couldn’t help but notice the new girl.  After a while they started dating and then… They broke up. Life took them in two different directions.  They dated other people.  But those other people just […]

November 8, 2011

kelli + ben

I laid there unable to keep my mind from doing double back-flips with an arabesque. My heart began to race.  And that eery all-the-blood-just-left-my-extremities came on in a flash. It’s officially begun. The countdown.  And the holy-cow-I’m-going-to-lose-it-moments. The truth is? I’m scared.  Really scared. I’m scared of chasing this dream.  I’m scared of moving.  I’m […]

November 7, 2011

tears

Sweet little lady,   The truth is, tears welled up in my eyes as I looked through these pictures.  They are so YOU.  I remember every moment.  Every giggle.  Every dance.  Every tribute to “the Robot”. Thank you for letting me capture you. I love you more than you could ever imagine.  And being your […]

November 3, 2011

to know her

First of all, an important word to all who entered. Thank you.  From the bottom of my heart.  Reading through your stories opened my heart wide open.  Quite a few tears welled up in my eyes as I was blown away by your honesty, your creativity and everything that made up your stories.  I cannot […]

October 31, 2011

and the winner is…

Hugs.  Giggles.  Juice.  Dance Moves.  Staring Contests. But most of all…memories. The kind that leave a smile. Here’s a little glimpse of a precious family I got to spend time with over the weekend…

October 31, 2011

family

We bonded over So You Think You Can Dance. (And I still swear she’ll be making her appearance there one day.  She would blush, look away and say…no.  But you just wait, world.) But it’s deeper than that.  It’s her kindness.  The way she and her family have a way of making you feel like […]

October 28, 2011

makayla

You know those emails (or letters) that bring tears to your eyes because you’re so scared to press send? The ones where you finally ask. You come clean about that. You tell the person how you really feel .  You let that acquaintance know how they made a difference in your life.  You inform that […]

October 26, 2011

vulnerable

I still remember the first time we held hands. Butterflies spring-boarded off the walls of my stomach.  Each nano-second that passed seemed so new…  Every portion of my self was so fully present in that moment. And don’t even get me started about the first time we kissed… But somewhere between the “I-do’s” and the […]

October 24, 2011

liz and brian + a giveaway

why Atlanta? I’ve gotten it quite a bit. I usually look at my shoes.  And then try to avoid eye-contact as I mutter out some lame explanation involving oppressive winters, costs of living and other equally boring things. Because the real answer is a lot harder.  It sounds sketchy.  Immature.  Odd. The real answer? We’re […]

October 19, 2011

why?

I wasn’t sure if she would say yes. We’re good friends, but still… But I asked anyway.  Just in case. She thought about it and said yes.  She and her husband decided to give me the most incredible privilege of photographing the birth of their son. Matt and Shannon, thank you so much.  The two […]

October 17, 2011

a birth story

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