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Thanks for stopping by! I am a portrait & wedding lifestyle/documentary photographer based in Columbia, SC (serving primarily SC, NC, and GA). 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

VACATION!

07.22.2010 at 8:54pm Posted in Our Life, Weddings

For the next week, I will be on my much needed summer vacation! I will not be back to work until Monday Aug 2nd. I will not have internet or work with me and, as much as I love my job, it will be blissful! I leave you with this BEAUTIFUL couple- Joshua & Jennifer (I didn’t want to leave you guys high and dry for another week!). I will be posting these and MANY more images from their wedding soon after I am back. I just love this sweet couple. Here is just a snippet of their newlywed session from the big day… ENJOY and don’t miss me too much :)

I really love this shot with the arches, but how much COOLER would it be if their last name started with ‘M’ (don’t get me wrong, Jennifer, I’m not hatin’ on your awesome new last name :) )!! It would be the best alphabet photography shot everrrr!

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July 26, 2010 - 6:22 am Carla - Thanks for the preview - can't wait for the rest. Beautiful pics of beautiful couple.

July 23, 2010 - 5:51 am Debbie Beall - Just beautiful!!

Len & Jenny are Married! {part II}

07.21.2010 at 12:36pm Posted in Weddings

Make sure you check out part I from Len & Jenny’s big day first! Enjoy part II!!

Newlywed session:

winner of the best bridesmaid/groomsman entrance for this wedding:

Mr. & Mrs. Wall!

The DJ had Len dance in the middle while each girl/female danced with him to “I’m too sexy”…

Jenny was in a sorority, so traditions were in order:

This baby is the cutest!

HAHA! love these!

one of the bridesmaids caught the bouquet and one of the guests caught the garter, so naturally he performed a nice dance for her:

Train:

Good stuff.

Jenny & Len with some of Jenny’s sorority sisters:

I’m not sure what I think about the way “MARRIED” is spelled here, but I guess people got the point :) Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Wall!! God bless you in your marriage!

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Len & Jenny are Married! {part I}

07.20.2010 at 7:07pm Posted in Weddings

Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Wall!! They got married in June at Millstone at Adams Pond. WE absolutely LOVE working with Kristy, the owner/manager and of course we thoroughly enjoyed working with Len & Jenny! You guys are amazing! Thanks for having a gorgeous wedding for us to photograph :) ENJOY! {part II will be posted in a bit!}

Man, I just love detail shots… and my new macro lens rocks my socks off.

Len’s nephew/ ringbearer with his dad:

Len gave cuff links for the GM gift :)

Checking out the guests:

Off to get married!

making it official:

pretty cake!

Check back later for PART II!

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July 21, 2010 - 12:36 pm Len & Jenny are Married! {part II} » Sara Parker Photography - [...] Len & Jenny are Married! {part I} [...]

Sweet Gabby

07.20.2010 at 6:18am Posted in Families, Kids

Remember Gabby? She is getting so big! She gets cuter every day! One of the reasons I love being a photographer is I think it is so awesome to see kids and families grow… and I get to document it for them!! Enjoy little gabby and her beautiful family!

So I brought this quilt hoping it might match and it could not have been more perfect!!

Such a sweet little smile…

If this doesn’t melt your heart….

Such concern:

LOVE these!

The end! Happy Tuesday!!

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July 20, 2010 - 1:05 pm Natalie - Sara I love these pictures! You did an awesome job. My Gabby looks like a little model. She's soooo cute! And Im not just saying this because she's my daughter! (LOL!) I love them! Thanks so much for making such beautiful memories for our family.