MITCHELL HOMECOMING

Homecoming are always emotional, but this homecoming had a few extra emotions for me. Heather contacted months and months before her husband was to return home, if I remember correctly I think it was just weeks after he was deployed. We were scheduled to move to Alabama mid-May and so was there homecoming, this ended up being my last homecoming to shoot. I am a military wife, homecoming hold a special place in my heart and what made being a photographer so rewarding.

GOODRICH HOMECOMING

Yet another 2AM homecoming but they never get old, watching a family come back together after months of separation is priceless.

DILDA HOMECOMING

OH Taylor!! Still to this day she is one of my favorite homecoming girls. She is the sweetest, most down to earth, southern girl. When she booked her homecoming months ahead of time I knew we would get together perfectly. Taylor called, text, or emailed me with every update she got about her marines arrival back home. When her homecoming came it was nothing like we planned and thank goodness she had a wonderful support team :) Her hubby-to-be's unit arrived home hours before scheduled which only lead to a totally mess trying to get everyone there and in place for the awaited event.

Taylor and I clicked the moment we finally met face to face, a few days after her homecoming we met just to get a few shots of her and all her natural beauty.

PATER - JONES -- HOMECOMING

I could said this a million and ten times, there is nothing like watching a family become whole again, that glow in that father's face as he meets his son/daughter for the first time is unforgettable. 

I love homecomings, they made my job as a military photographer worth every  it. This was a very last minute homecoming, she tossed the idea around for months and finally the week of homecoming she knew it was best to have that moment captured forever. 

There are times when the units separate and come in only in small groups, when this happens you give a family/friend a few images they didn't expert. 

PEOPLES HOMECOMING

2AM -- Even at this time homecoming are magical. 

STIMSON HOMECOMING

Hillary contacted a several months before he shceduled homecoming, being a photographer herself she knew that homecoming book extremely fast.

ALBRECHT HOMECOMING

In the two years I have been shooting homecoming with was the most layed back, stress free homecoming that I have ever shoot. Kimberly's husband came home Advon, which included ONE marine. A little van pulled up and he jumped out of the passenger seat. 

Just a few weeks later Kimberly contacted me about a second shoot..

 I was so excited!!

FARRELL HOMECOMING

SAPP HOMECOMING

GITTO HOMECOMING

Homecoming are never planned to the prefect homecoming time, if you are told 4pm more than likely you will see them at 6 or 7pm. Events happen and sometime momma get a little more excited and jumps to gun to her son.