Senior Pictures

*Warning* Long picture post ahead!

Now that you've been forewarned...

Daddy was very kind to drive me all the way into town to take my senior pictures this afternoon. We went to Blount Park in the Shakespeare Festival, a beautiful place with a lovely lake, lush grass, tranquil gardens, and magnificent trees! Almost 2 hours later we left with over 100 pictures and plenty of memories. I thought of a lot of poses, and Daddy very graciously followed me around with the camera. They turned out really well! I cropped and lightened some of them and had a hard time picking out my favorites. It was a lot of fun and was a picture-perfect day, not too hot, but not too cold. God's creation is so beautiful!

Thank you, Daddy, for taking the pictures and putting up with my many ideas. =) You're the best!


Some of the pictures are in a more casual outfit, while others are in the special graduation dress I just finished sewing yesterday. Above you can see the back of the dress. I used Sense and Sensibility's Romantic Era pattern, creating the ball gown view and adding a white satin sash. It was a little difficult at times, especially with the poofy sleeves! I also didn't fit it correctly at first and had to take in the shoulder/sleeve seam quite a bit. After sewing many hooks and eyes on to close the dress, I realized that it gaped and didn't stay closed well! So I took all of them out and used little pearl buttons and snaps to close the dress. It was fun to make and great to finish! The nice thing is, once it's done, I forget the hard parts and all the time spent working on the little things and just enjoy the dress!

#1 The dress makes me feel so beautiful and elegant!

#2 The casual outfit, pink and blue, was also one of my favorites

#3 Quaint benches on which to rest

#4 Pretty flowers by which to pose

#5 Pretty green, leafy backgrounds

#6 Window poses are always fun!

#7 Among climbing white roses, one of my favorite flowers!

#8 The water was so sparkling and pretty, but most of the pictures with it didn't turn out well because they were in the sun.

#9 Full dresses and ferns

#10 Just for fun - I couldn't resist peeking out! =)

#11 Another "for fun" picture - it's got a different angle and makes my eyes look blue.

#12 Shady, secluded pastures

#13 A more formal portrait

#14 Relaxed and enjoying the day

So, which one is your favorite? There's many more I could have posted... but restrained myself. =) They may show up in future posts, however!

I haven't yet decided which one will be the senior picture - it's so hard to choose when I like so many! It will probably be one of the close-ups, but which one? We'll see!