Community :: The Cotton District + Studio School

It's the Choctaw symbol for continual happiness throughout all stages of life. Organized by adults, in a place where college students gather, it was painted by the youth of Starkville, specifically the campers of Studio School Summer Camp. Guys, you did an absolutely awesome job. Well done.

because it's summer

please email me at nikki.j.mckenzie{at}gmail.com if you're interested. i look forward to hearing from you!!

Brandon & Christine {Wedding Day}

Though her week, or rather the last few months of her life, had been hectic, you would have never know by looking at her. Christine had taken care of everything and was totally calm, cool, and collected as she waited the final minutes to marry her best friend. And Brandon, well, all her wanted for was her to be his so take care of her for the rest of her life.

Brandon and Christine, it was such an honor to be a part of your wedding. I am so grateful to you for allowing me to capture your day. Thank you :)

i love this photo of Brandon waiting to see his bride....

and their expressions :)

and this is my favorite

awesome bridal party!

and beautiful flowers (btw, Christine's sister made the boutonnieres)

how cute are they?!?!

Brandon's grandfather married them

and the kids loved the bubbles :)

Congrats again Mr. and Mrs. Hyde and thanks again! I wish you all the best :)

Bridal Tea

Hannah is an awesome girl that I met this past year. She is getting married in a few weeks and wanted to celebrate with some of her friends by having a bridal tea. It was a blast; we drank exquisite teas, nibbled on delectable sandwiches and wore fabulous hats.

This is Hannah. And she is gorgeous

Here she is with her mama, her sister Maggie who is her maid of honor, and her aunt, Kim.

And these are Hannah's other bridesmaids; Candace and Sarah.

I'm probably one of the most ignorant people when it comes to tea but it really was amazing. They had an incredible selection from all over the world. 

The lemon berry tea was my favorite. 

I adore this photo of Maggie.

Beautiful.

Hannah, I hope you had a wonderful time. Thank you so much for letting me come along - it was such an honor. Congratulations once again and can't wait for your day :)

Ruth

Meet the lovely Ruth. I have had the pleasure of getting to know her over the past few months and she is pretty awesome. A few weeks ago she asked me to do some senior pictures for her so she could give them to her mom for Mother's Day and I couldn't turn her down :)

HOT!!!

I think this is my favorite. Hope you had a wonderful time celebrating with your mom, Ruth. It's been a pleasure getting to know you and I hope you enjoyed the shoot as much as I did. God Bless.

Steve + Amanda {Wedding Day}

Even though it was 90 degrees in the shade, they managed to pull off a beautiful wedding. Steve and Amanda tied the knot this past Saturday at the Memorial Rose Garden and the wedding was small and simple, but lovely nonetheless.

Amanda, you are so gorgeous.

this little lady was the flower girl and an absolute doll

this may be my favorite photo from the whole wedding

Congratulations Steve and Amanda! Thank you so much for letting me part of your day and I wish you all the best :)