{family beach trip}

In July, my mom's entire side of the family rented a beach house on Pawley's Island for a week.  It was great to catch up with everyone and get a family portrait.  I'm pretty sure the last family portrait was about 10 years ago.  It's always nice to update the frames with more recent photos :) The first shot is the WHOLE family - followed by pictures of the Elmores, Olliffs, and Claytons. 

{AvaGrace}

Ava Grace is the sweetest, toughest baby girl I have ever met!  She's endured a LOT in her first 4 months of life - more than I've gone through in my 26 years, but she's precious & perfect in every way!  I have to tell you the funniest part about her birth.  Her sweet mama, Michelle, teaches 3rd grade at my school.  One Friday in April, Michelle & the other 3rd grade teacher, Melissa took both classes on a field trip to one of Savannah's public libraries.  Just as they were getting ready to load up and head back to school for lunch, Ava Grace decided it was time to make her entrance!  Michelle's water broke (about 5 weeks early) at the library!  Clearly, Ava Grace gets some of her strength from her mom because Michelle just got in her car and DROVE HERSELF to the hospital.  Talk about a field trip to remember!

It's tough being this cute all the time!

{tread}

While I was home in July, I did a mini-session for my cousin, Hillary and her little boy, Tread.  He did very well with the camera, but if he caught me hanging back trying to get a shot, he would insist that I join him on his walk.  I also really got to practice my editing skills - Tread fell by the pool the day before our shoot and had a pretty bad scab on his nose.  Before & after is below.

{Investment}

The following is a variety of packages I offer to meet your needs. All packages include the rights to all pictures on a flash drive. If you have additional questions about pricing, please contact me at haleyclaytonphotography@gmail.com or call 912.531.9220

Child Portrait Session: $150
(Because Grandma is going to want to see Jack wearing that new outfit)

Family Session: $150
(For that perfect Christmas card - I'll even help you design it!)

Engagement Session: $250
(Includes multiple locations and outfit changes.  Expect to have fun & hang out for about 3 hours!)

Newborn Session: $150
(Must be done by the time your newborn is 8 days old to get that really sweet, curled up look)

Photo Booth: $75 per hour
(And I'll bring the props!)

Sessions usually last about an hour with the exception of engagement and photo booth sessions.  I will travel outside of the Savannah/Tybee area for an additional charge that will be based on mileage.  

{Future Mr&Mrs Wright}

Mary & Jody are getting married!!!  Only about 3 months until the BIG day I could not be more excited for these two!  I'm also happy that they bought a house in my neighborhood.  I've known Mary for about 5 years now.  We went through the education program at Georgia Southern and I have to give a good amount of credit to her for my current job at St. James that I am so blessed to have.  We had a blast doing their engagement pictures.  My most awesome assistant ever, Lila, came along to help me and she only almost hit one biker.  We started at Mary & Jody's new house, then headed downtown to The Bohemian for the rooftop shots, followed by Wright Square, and the Cathedral where they will tie the knot in October.  We ended the evening at Bethesda and Jody's dock (where they got engaged).  Congratulations & best wishes to these two!

{Laura&Drew}

Laura & Drew tied the knot!  They invited me to take pictures of their reception at a beautiful house in The Landings.  Laura looked stunning and so in love!

{Gehas/Albertsons}

Lately, I've had the opportunity to take pictures for many members of my St. James family.  At the beginning of June, I met up with Hilary and her family.  Her daughter, Maddie, was in my homeroom this past year and I am surely going to miss her next year.  I'm very excited for to be entering this next chapter in her life though - highschool!  Hilary's mom and brothers, along with their families, came to Tybee from all over to spend a week together!  I love this shot below of Hilary's brother and his family.  Silly dads always make a photoshoot more fun!

{Family Boat Ride}

My parents came in town a few weeks ago and my sister thought it would be nice to take them on a dolphin tour. I will say, there wasn't a whole lot to the dolphin part of this tour, but we all had fun riding in the boat. All of us...except Molly, who complained the ENTIRE hour that the required life vest was choking her, but as soon as it was off and we stepped back onto dry land, proclaimed,

 "That was fun!" Really Molly?

{flash drives}

I am very excited to announce that I just placed an order with CFGear for 100 of my own personalized flash drives.  The rough proof is below.  Chris from CFGear said it would look much better when the art department makes a proof from his proof.  The world of personalized flash drives is confusing! I personally think discs are somewhat of the past and I just don't like working with them.  They get scratched - mine ALWAYS get scratched.  So, I thought flash drives would be a much better choice for getting pictures to my clients. 

{AliceJames}

Alice James was baptized last weekend at Our Lady of Hope. It was a very sweet service for a sweet little girl. Doesn't she look like a doll? 

After the baptism, Alice's family had a wonderful lunch at their house.  It was a fun, lemonade themed party.  How cute is that pink lemonade cake?