But who am I, on a deeper level??

I'm a photographer.

Capturing, documenting, remembering...whatever you want to call "it," it's me. Down to my core. 

If becoming a mother has taught me anything in life, it's that time never stops moving...and no matter how much we want to hit the pause button, the days just seem to go by faster.

One of the most beautiful aspects of parenthood is watching our babies grow and learn and change. But the heartbreaking truth that we eventually come to realize is this: we can't go back. 

When my son was little, I took pictures of him each week with my camera because, at the time, I desperately wanted to hold onto the baby version of him.  

Even though we can't keep our babies little forever, we CAN preserve those  precious moments and hold them close in our hearts.  We can print them in an album or display them in frames so we can look at their little faces every day.  We can feel safe knowing that we have those images to look back on, and we will never forget the littlest versions of our sweet children.

Sharing my love of photography with my clients and their families is now one of my greatest joys.  I believe wholeheartedly in the power of a photograph to take us back to a beloved time and place in our lives.

Because these are the moments that we want to keep forever.

Hi! I'm Allie...

My life in a nutshell? I grew up in Atlanta and went to college at the University of Georgia where I graduated with a B.S. in Biology. I originally wanted to be a veterinarian, but my plans changed and when I was 23 I hopped on a plane headed for Hawaii. I lived there for 5 years and met my amazing husband, who has since retired from the US Navy. We lived the military lifestyle for 8 years before settling down here in Jacksonville and welcoming our sweet babies, Chase and Amelia.