Girl's Trip to Tennessee!!! | Ruby Falls | Tennessee Aquarium | Rock City | Trains

Our trip to Chattanooga was awe-suuuummme!!!  We only spent one night, but we got to do a ton of super fun things.  It was a great "girls" trip.  I think we may need to make this an annual event!! :D 

 

 

 

We went to the train museum and rode a short ride to the turn table and got to see some of the OLD locomotives.  Brooke called out "All Abord!!!"  She loved the turntable and insists the engineer liked her! :D  Emily insisted on getting a photo with the conductor.  Too many episodes of Dinosaur Train I think! :D

After lunch we headed over to Rock City! It was way cooler than I imagined. I loved just strolling through the beautiful walkways and tunnels. It was so serene! The girls loved the tunnels and underground gnomes!

Yes I DID walk on the swinging bridge and YES I DID scream a little!

We could see seven states from Lovers Leap.... actually it was too smoggy to see much of anything, but it's the thought that counts!

The girls loved walking through the needle and fat man squeeze!

The girls had no idea I booked a night on the Delta Queen Steamboat!  We ate dinner and had two cabins to sleep in. I think this was Brooke's favorite part of the whole ship. She can't belive they had beds on the boat!!! :D

Ruby falls was our first stop in the morning.  The caves on the way to the falls were so beautiful and they really did a great job making the walk very interesting. The girls loved the history and formations. But the falls were really what we expected.  AMAZING!   The colored lights really make it awesome! 

Last stop on our trip was the TN Aquarium. We've been to the GA aquarium many times, and even spent the night there so we didn't know how we would like the TN aquarium.  But it was SO different! The girls really liked it.  Hannah really liked seeing all of the fish that were in the TN river and lakes.  She swore she'll never swim in a lake again! :D  It was Brookie's first time touching a sting ray!

The girls love the movie "Rio" so when they saw the blue mccaw they were SOOOO excited!

The butterfly house was a huge hit too. We probably stayed in there for 1/2 hour. This little guy landed on me twice. I was so excited, but couldn't tell anyone. Guess you'll just have to take my word for it.

This reminds me of the alien tanks in "Independence Day."  :D

Brooke did NOT like the Hannah exhibit!

I loved that it was on a Friday morning and there was practically no one in the aquarium! We were able to enjoy every single exhibit without worrying about lines or getting lost.  We sat at the otters for about 20 mins and the girls just looked around. It was wonderful!

Reviews | Paris Mountain Photography Reviews

I usually don't post these on my blog and just leave them for my "Testimonials" link on my website, but this was just too sweet not to share. I truly got a warm and fuzzy feeling inside while I read this.  Shae and Scott were one of the sweetest and coolest couples ever. The think I liked the best about them is they really cared about pictures so they trusted me to do anything for a great photo...even run in the streets of ROME!!! :D

 

To see more of Shae and Scott's wedding photos please CLICK HERE!!!!

Review:
As we all know, Pam is an amazing, one of a kind photographer that words could not even begin to describe. I met with Pam one afternoon to discuss wedding photography packages from another photographer since Pam was already booked on my first wedding date. As we were discussing
different prices and what not and I was looking at all of her collections since they were similar to the photographer I was going to be using, I began to have a change of heart. When looking at her pictures you could tell that she put her heart and soul into her photography making it unique and quite honestly breath taking & I knew I had to have her as my photographer!

Long story short, I changed my wedding date not once, but twice in order to have Pam Jones as my photographer! She helped me so much throughout my wedding planning and was more than just my photographer, she was my friend. After all is said and done on that very special day, all you have to look back at those special memories are the pictures & I have the best pictures in the entire world! The ONLY photographer out there that I would recommend for wedding, engagement or any kind of pictures would be Pam Jones.

I'm super happy that I got the opportunity to work with you & there are not enough words, hugs, tears or smiles to even begin to express how thankful I am for all that you did for me & my family! You are greatly appreciated & loved Mrs. Jones :))     Shae

Girl Scouts! | Community Service

I was SO honored when Emily's Girl Scout Troop leader asked me to teach a photography badge class today!  They were SUPER excited and I can't wait to see the projects they turn in next week!

 

Jessica + Steven | Farm Wedding | Dalton GA Wedding Photographer

Aside from the fact that Jessica and Steven are truly in L-O-V-E, this was a super special wedding to me.  Jessica was my summer intern and I just love her.  Then when I met Steven I could see why she fell in love with him. He's such a great guy.  I have a top 5 favorite grooms list and Steven quickly made the list for many reasons. To name two:  After the ceremony when it was time to fluff up her dress for a photo I asked him to do it and he got SO excited and said he's always wanted to do that!  OMG! REALLY!  (squeal!).  It was sooooo sweet.  Then when we were done with photos and going to the car I remembered a photo I wanted to do but said it was okay since we already got lots of great shots. He enthusiastically said, "C'mon! Let's do it!"  And we walked all the way back to the site for one last shot that I particularly love of them sitting on the haybales.  He was so enthusiastic, positive and just a down right gentleman!  Jessica and Steven are just a perfect match!  And the amazing details in this wedding were just to die for! Congrats to a super sweet couple!!!

 

To see more of Jessica + Steven's wedding please CLICK HERE!!!