Emily and Leah

Last Thursday I got the opportunity to go out with Emily and her friend Leahto McClay Gardens (Goodwood didn't work out) to get more mock senior portraits, and I think they turned out great!

It was all very much a God-thing because, we found out at the last minute that McClay Gardens closes at 5 (just the actual garden). Due to our schedules, we weren't able to get to McClay until about 4:30, so we thought we'd only have 30 minutes to shoot, which stinks because it's $4 per person to get into the park. (If you're not familiar with McClay gardens, it's huge and requires some time walking from spot to spot to get good shots.)

But when we asked the park keeper about it, he said that he was the one closing that day so he wouldn't run us out of the garden until sundown when the park gates are closed! How cool! So we ended up shooting until 6, and got some great shoots. (Although some were a little grainy... blah!)

We definitely got our money's worth, and now I've got a great location that I'm familiar with to use if I do senior portraits for homeschoolers in Tallahassee this summer!

If you are ever in Tallahasse, I definitely recommend the gardens because there are lots of beautiful trees, brick paths with flowers and hanging moss all around, a relection pool, a lake, a walled garden, a secret garden, a small pond with a beautiful stone bench, Japanese magnolias, and so much more!

Hope you have fun checking out these fun pics! We sure had a great time shooting them! :)