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Welcome to my Blog!

Thanks for stopping by! I am a portrait & wedding lifestyle/documentary photographer based in Columbia, SC. My mission is to make you smile, laugh, cry, etc... by telling you a story in each picture I take. Here you will find my favorite shots from my most recent works AND posts on bits and pieces of my personal life which I hope is somewhat entertaining. To you grammar & english junkies... Please don't hate. I majored in nursing ;) . Please enjoy and feel free to stalk my blog! And don't forget to visit my website: www.swparkerphotography.com!

The good, the bad, & the ugly: I am a huge nerd. I cannot function without my daily to do lists. My Blackberry has recently made me more OCD. My husband is my hero. Jesus is my savior. Running is my release. Going to the movies is fun. I love details. Chocolate is delicious. I constantly crave jelly beans. I laugh at my own lame jokes. My goofy dog makes me laugh. Buttons are creepy. I am an impulsive shopper-yikes. Birthdays are fantastic. I fall asleep at 11 pm no matter where I am and...I sometimes talk in my sleep. Sunflower fields are beautiful. Green is my favorite color. I am a nurse. and taking pictures of awesome people is my passion! My name is Sara. My husband is Wes. My dog is Oliver. That is my tiny family. We love life and each other. Welcome to our world.

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."-Jeremiah 29:11-13

Otman & Stephanie: Engagement

Otman & Stephanie are getting married March 20th in Greenville! I am super excited!! We decided to do a last minute mini engagement session last week. Poor Stephanie had a bad cold, so I am not sure how much she actually enjoyed having her pictures taken, but she definitely ROCKED the camera. Stephanie is also a great photographer. You can check out some of her work HERE. AND Otman is in the limo business. Can’t wait for the big day! I hope you love your pictures! :)

my FAVORITE!! :

March 7, 2010 - 8:49 pm Stephanie Snyder - Sara - Thank you so much! I am definitely not used to being in front of the camera, and I'm no supermodel, but your talent and passion for photography has ruled again! I will treasure these photos forever. Otman and I don't get to spend a lot of time together because we work so much on different schedules, so we never get photographs together lately. You ROCK.

Anthony & Stephanie: Engagement

Anthony & Steph are getting married on April 2nd- SO SOON!! I did their engagement session last week and we had a blast. They are such a sweet couple!! I went to nursing school with Steph and I have always thought she was the sweetest person. Anthony reminds me so much of Wes– not just because he’s from Philly, but he’s super easy going and fun! I can’t wait to photograph the wedding. These two are obviously madly in love! :)

She has SUCH gorgeous eyes!

I HAD to get a shot of her sassy shoes! 

Love this series:

Some of my favorite “on the move” shots!

¡feliz cumpleaños!

Happy birthday to our little bachelorette! Mary had a packed weekend full of bachelorette fun and her birthday is today! She is getting married to Ryan in 26 DAYS!! SO CLOSE! We love you, LMR– have a wonderful birthday!!

A shot of the ones who were able to make it to the bachelorette weekend. We missed the 4 K’s!!

Also, my sweet puppy is 2 today!! Happy birfy Oliver! (sorry LMR– you have to share a bday with my dog, but you get presents and a special day and he only gets a bone and a regular day playing outside).

The cutest fireman.

I have had the greatest pleasure documenting William’s life. I think this is my 4th session with him.  I love him so much! We got together the other day for his 1 year portraits and he wasn’t too much in the mood for pictures. Poor thing had an ear infection, he was cutting a tooth, AND it was freezing outside! Considering all of the circumstances, he was a trooper. Basically this was just a candid shoot :) . He gave me one smile in the fire truck and that was it, but I will say that his pouty face is even cute. We will be doing another shoot with him in the next few weeks when he’s feeling better! Enjoy!

February 28, 2010 - 8:00 pm Kate - Rats, a missed hat-portunity :) William is growing up to be such a doll! I remember him back when he was wearing a bunny rabbit hat!

February 24, 2010 - 8:35 pm Design Wannabe - You got a bunch of cute shots considering how he was feeling!

February 24, 2010 - 4:08 pm Elizabeth - I can't believe you actually got some good shots! Can't believe I let him eat crackers on the way to the shoot...he is covered in crumbs!