Carrie Stroud Photography

I almost refused to take these photos.

Let me explain….

This is my daughter Bri in these photos.  She’s a Senior in High School and that means that she is going to leave me in a short year and I am going to end up rocking myself to sleep in shivering cold because I cannot bare the thought of going through life without her near by.

So, I didn’t want to take these photos as a reminder that she’s so grown up and leaving me soon.

BUT, I also can’t pretend that she isn’t a freaking starlett and that I’m not freaking proud of the amazing woman she is becoming. She is so beautiful both inside and out and anyone who is lucky enough to have a single moment with her is forever changed for the better.

I love you, baby girl. – Mama

(Photos taken at the gorgeous JC Raulston Arboretum at sunset)