this blog | Newnan, Ga Lifestyle Photographer

  This blog is written over many, many cups of coffee and happy tears, in between naps, in the carpool line, in Starbucks, and beside my stove top.  There possibly is a glass of red wine in there somewhere as well...

  I am the weirdo hogging the leather chair in the corner of the coffee house, covering her face so you can't see me crying while writing my latest birth session.  For the record- I was not a cryer.  Having littles broke my tear ducts and they now weep when things are happy, joyful, abundant, or beautiful.  Don't ask me why.  I don't know.

  When I set out to do my blog, I thought that I had to write about my photo sessions and only my photo sessions.  Don't get me wrong.  My sessions move me to happy dances and happy tears.  I come back home on cloud nine, rambling to Hubs around how much I loved my session, loved the clients, loved the location...  I get fired up and want to take on the world and write a novel about my session... but there is this whole other wonderous journey happening behind the scenes that I want to share too.

  When you look at my work, or at least what I think you see when you look at it, is my heart really is written all over the photos of my children.  The lifestyle / photojournalistic style that I naturally use when photographing my family is my favorite form of photography.  I want to share that.  I want to share my crazy/beautiful roller coaster ride called motherhood.  When they drive me to wits end, when they drive me to my best, when they drive me to joy...  Maybe a blog about my kid's being wild and at times losing their ever lovin' minds will make you feel a little better... I know hearing another mom tell me- that "it is [OK], mine are wrecking balls too," makes me breathe a sigh of relief.  There are times when I feel like the worst mother in the world and confess my mommy guilt until they interrupt me and say "are you crazy, we have all been there.  You are normal.  You are doing a good job.  You are enough."    Isn't that we all need now and then?  When I am hiding behind this screen pecking away at the keys- I am envisioning a mom being weighted down, sipping her reheated coffee, and shaking her head saying "that is so me." There are times when I am Superwoman, Martha Stewart, and Betty Crocker all rolled into one- despite what you see on Instagram and Facebook- there is room to be both super mommy and tired mommy.  I want to share my super cute, nutritious snacks as well as laugh about the days where we have watermelon, chocolate milk, and sushi (they like it).  I want to share my craftiness, as well as my Pinterest fails..

  I've come across sayings, blogs, articles, other moms who have given me a lifesaver when I thought I was sinking.  A simple sentence, a kind word, a story you can look back and laugh at now- have all been monumental, though they didn't seem like it.  I have clung to them & been thankful for them.  Pay it forward- one of those mottos I want to live by & teach my littles.  Support flooded in when I transitioned into motherhood and again when I welcomed my second child so by sharing my crazy, laughable days filled with snuggles, holy messes, three meals, cold coffee, laundry piles, and playground dates I hope to do the same.

  So, long story short.  This blog is about... 

my photography

my littles

honest motherhood

lots of fun

a little crafting 

a dash about decorating

yummy food

this crazy/beautiful life I love

Savannah + Kyle | Newnan, Ga Wedding Photographer

- two are better than one -

Ecclesiastes 4:9 

[ Savannah + Kyle ]

Savannah is a photographer's dream come true.  This girl is on top of things!  When we met for our pre-wedding consultation at the rehearsal, she had a packet for me.  You read right. A packet.  As a fellow organization nut, I was over the moon.  I didn't even get a chance to ask my questions- she had them all answered.  I truly appreciate all the extra work and thought she put into that packet and planning.

I love the idea of a "first look."  Savannah and Kyle were able to get some intimate photos and spend a little more time soaking up their first glimpses of each other.  

I loved her shoes! Check out these Toms wedges!  Savannah pulled a Pinterest-worthy move with her something blue.  She painted the soles a prefect metallic blue, so clever!

Her dress was breath taking.  I love the cream colored lace,  the buttons, the sash... goodness it was gorgeous!  

  Their wedding ceremony and reception was illuminated & decorated with mason jars, so I grabbed a few ring shots with one.

Moving away from the venue, just down the street, let some of the hustle and bustle fall away.  Working in the calm gave them chance to just enjoy one another in their first moments as husband and wife.

[ K+S ]

- a cord of three strands is not easily broken -

Ecclesiastes 4:12

Kyle and Savannah met in their high school marching band at East Coweta High.  Savannah was Kyle's drum major and had no idea he had a huge crush on her- for two years!  He would walk the long way to his classes just so he could bump into her in the hallway.  Flash forward to Christmas Eve of 2013 in front of a Christmas tree in Savannah's living room... 

"I didn't even realize he was holding a ring because I had a basket full of presents...I'm sure I gave him the strangest look when I saw him on his knees. When I realized he was proposing, I basically threw the basket across the room and just about knocked him flat on the floor. We were originally going to get married on 12-13-14, but once we were ready, we were ready and moved the date up to 7-19-14 instead"

Coweta County Fair | Mini Sessions | Newnan, Ga Photographer

I am oh so excited to announce that I will be holding mini sessions at the fair this year.  I can't wait!  We are going to have so much fun.  Cotton candy, candy apples, ferris wheels, colorful lights, and games...  Perfect fall backdrop for high school seniors, couples, children, and family photographs. 

  Switch up your fall photos with a session at the county fair! Dates available are September 18th - September 26th.  Hurry and save your spot before they fill up!  

  Mini- sessions are short photo shoots, lasting 30 minutes.  Each session will receive 5-10 digital images with a print release and an online gallery to share with your friends and family.  
  Need the experience of a full length session?  No problem, all of my sessions booked at the fair will be discounted!  

  You can contact me at caseygreenphoto@yahoo.com or by phone at 
(770) 595-0614.  You can even reach me on Facebook- check out the event.

My Sunshine | Newnan, Ga Lifestyle Photographer

" you'll be...

his first kiss

his first love

his first friend.

you are his momma and he is your whole world.

he is your little boy." 

My sweet, sweet boy.  I can't believe how quickly he is growing up. My heart is torn between being fascinated by watching him grow and being devastated that he is growing up.  Each month still holds new feats and milestones, but on the other hand, each month says goodbye to old ones.  Ones that I love, that I've grown accustomed to.  Mispronounced words have become clearly spoken.  Jumbled up sentences, full of long pauses, have unscrambled themselves into matter of fact statements, demands, and questions.  Oh, the questions.  He can't drink up enough of the world around him.  Every single tangible and imaginable thing holds an endless slew of questions. 

Why does hair grow?

Why does it rain?

Why do we have to tell God thank you?

Why do people be bad?

Why do we have to have the trees?

Why can't I just eat "smarshmallows?"

Where's that truck going?

Where's that man going?

Why the garbage man just take our garbage?

Why does the other side of the "wo-wold" get a turn with the sun?

Why is Easter gone?

No day is left unquestioned... Everyone in my family says its payback.  They all get a chuckle out of it because they said I asked "why" so many times it was unbearable.  I actually remember that I was banned from that word- so I came up with "how become." ;)

I do love the here and now.  Of course this is no fairy tale.  He is 3. He still jumps up and down when I say "no shows." He smacks his sister. Daily.  He still drinks his bath water. Refuses to eat his dinner.  He visits the time out bench. Daily.  He has his mother's will and stubborn mind- you will say his name no less than a thousand times. Daily... and I love it all. 

He has an engineer's mind.

You can't have doughnuts in this house- he will climb on counters, sneak into cabinets, and hide under tables to eat them.   He doesn't care about the punishment.  Its worth it to him.

                             
   

He remembers everything. Mind like a steel trap or an elephant or whatever. He will freak you out with every detail he can recall from times you thought he wasn't paying attention or was too little to remember.

Second name, Magellan.  He can direct you anywhere he has been before. He can even navigate some spots in Atlanta. His mind has always "seen" paths.  Even as a little tiny baby, he had the layout of a 23,000 square foot office mapped out mentally. 

Such a sweet heart. He randomly looks at me, holds my cheek, and says "I very like you mommy." To be "very liked" is the highest compliment you can get from him. (my other favorite compliment was when he told his friend "you want to eat at my house? my mom is a good cooker.")

"cheese makes me happy"

Favorite color is green. 

Refuses to use a blanket, because "mommy will just keep me warm." 

His imagination is vast and wild. 

Oh, its a silly thing to be sad over. Its just a fourth birthday, right?  Its just... I remember the first time I saw him.  I was in an art college, living alone, spending my days working on my art and hanging out with my best friend.  When I realized I was pregnant I was scared obviously, but when I was lying on an exam table staring at the ceiling and the sonographer said "and theres your baby."  I looked over at the screen and tears, without my permission came pouring down my face.  They were happy tears.  I told her he was a boy, she looked at me kind of crazy. Of course he was tee-tiny.  He resembled an odd shaped pea pod, but I knew.  Same with his name, no back & forth.  It just was. Its like he has always been written into my story. 

Through my pregnancy with Maddox, I found a strength I didn't realize lived in me.  The world unfolded and became clearer- I knew what I wanted to be for him and what I didn't.

I literally reached down, put my hands around his tiny body, and pulled/pushed him into this world.  The bond between me and this little being is so deep, so strong, that he hurts and I physically feel my body weaken.  He cries and I feel my throat tighten.  

When he was born, I posted- "how wonderful life is, now you're in the world."  So true.  This place is a little brighter with his dimpled smile in it.  

I think also, because my dreams are simultaneously coming true it brings me back to the beginning.  When you make strides forward, or at least when I do, I like to take a look back and see where I came from. I am learning to let that be my "measuring stick" versus the competitors around me.  You know where the fuel to push my photography business came from honestly?  There I was a single mom, a girl with her degree on pause, living with her mom, and the only one in this world responsible for this little person.  I was up walking the floor with a colicky baby, sleep deprived, and on about the 50th round of "you are my sunshine..."  Its like it was yesterday.  I looked down at him and told him "I am going to be someone you can be proud of one day."  There is nothing and no one that will stop me from keeping that promise.  

Hard work, late nights, and a lot of coffee later... here I am.  I still have a long, long way to go to reach the goals I have set, but I am on my way. 

I love my little boy something fierce.  I guess the sadness comes from saying goodbye to this precious and quickly fleeting stage in his life.  There are so many changes he will make.  Many, many more birthdays ahead.  A whole lifetime to celebrate.  The excitement of the future outweighs saying goodbye to the past in the end.  

Can you imagine when its his first day of kindergarten?  Someone is going to have to sedate me.  Haha :)