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Welcome to our Blog!

We are Rich and Heather Smith, a husband and wife team based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Rich is a wedding photographer, while Heather helps to keep the business running smoothly at home while chasing around our baby daughter and taking a few photos in the process. 

We are two extroverts who adore meeting new people. We love laughing, chai tea lattes, and Rich can't get enough of Heather's lasagna. We're addicted to LOST and are trying to kick our 24 habit. 

We are so thankful that our clients trust us to document their lives, and so we consider our blog a place to share our lives with you. Whether you are a friend, family, client, or stranger, please relax and enjoy a glimpse into our world.

Welcome, and thank you for stopping by! 

Many thanks to the Nathan and Amber Holritz for the wonderful images you see of us on the left! 

Category Archives: baby

Maddie Turns Two!

I got to spend a wonderfully cold Saturday in the quite warm building that houses the carousel at Coolidge Park to celebrate Maddie’s Second Birthday!  You may remember them from their family photoshoot a few months ago.  Maddie’s mom Meredith did an outstanding job decorating the place! And Meredith’s mom, who owns a cake decorating shop, created the most amazing cake for Maddie to enjoy.

It was wonderful spending time with all of the kids while they got to ride the carousel over and over again!

Enjoy looking at the story of Maddie’s big day. Be sure to check out the entire book spread in the slideshow below!

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Sweet time with dad…

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Thank you Meredith and Nick for allowing me to be a part of Maddie’s birthday party!  I felt like I was part of the family!  You guys rock and I’m blessed to call you friends!

There are many more images to be seen, so…

Check out the rest your album!

Baby Lily Kate’s First Birthday!

Well, she made it!  Baby Lily Kate turned 1 year old!  And I had the wonderful opportunity to hang out with her family and extended family!  We explored their beautiful neighborhood and utilized the gorgeous day.

Here are some of my favorites!

It’s always so fun seeing Scott interact with his little daughter!

She was absolutely fascinated with the balloons!

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Fun at the neighborhood playground.

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Love little man Levi in his sweater. He really wanted to do his thing instead of joining us.  It was hard to convince him that the party was with US!

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I love this photo!  So cool.

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Lily Kate doing what she does best… being cute.

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Kristy’s sister made both cakes and they were amazingly well done!

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The birthday girl surrounded by all of her loot. :)

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Here is Lily Kate’s cake. Like I said before, it was a masterpiece… while it lasted. It started off like this…

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Then it went to this….

This was the first time Lily Kate has had sugar. It was love at first bite.

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Love turned into an obsession. Fingers weren’t feeding her fast enough!

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End result:

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She’s quite proud of herself. 

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After we hosed her off, here’s mom and daughter having fun opening gifts!

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Thanks guys for allowing me to be the only “non-family” there to document this momentous occasion!

Lily Kate | Session 4

Precious Lily Kate has made it to the crawling stage! And boy is her personality showing through! I thoroughly enjoyed documenting this stage in her life. It is so much fun with her getting around and interacting with her parents more. Being able to witness a life blooming from newborn until now has been wonderful! I hope everyone enjoys the photos as much as I enjoyed taking them!

Beautiful Lily Kate:

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One of my favorite pictures this session. Love it!

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Scott and Kristy spending time reading to little Lily Kate:

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I just love watching the relationship between mom and daughter. So precious to see.

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Thank you, Scott and Kristy, for again allowing me into your home to share your lives.  I love your family and the wonderful example you set.  Can’t wait til next time!

Until then…

Enjoy your slideshow!