My husband and I traveled to London earlier this year, and while we were there, I photographed an English countryside shoot. The photos just makes my heart beat faster–what a dream come true to photograph in such a beautiful place! You should have seen me at this shoot. I practically jumped up and down after every shot, squealed every other shot, and might have done a happy dance a time or two. Words can’t express how grateful I am that this shoot happened–honestly it almost didn’t.

Long before our trip, I reached out to stylist after stylist, but they either weren’t interested or simply didn’t respond. I was frustrated and time was ticking–but I was D E T E R M I N E D to photograph an English countryside styled shoot. Finally, the day came and we left for our trip with no concrete plans.

And then. Then a dream team came together a week before, and made this shoot HAPPEN! There’s a part of me that still can’t quite believe it! From the bottom of my heart, I want to hug and thank Jillian Manger + Naomi Kenton, the two main ladies who were responsible for making this shoot a reality.

There’s something about just a few images that stirs my heart. There are so many more beautiful images from this shoot, but for now I believe these six photographs together perfectly capture the essence of the day. I’ll be posting more small collections from this shoot in the days ahead.

I want to send the warmest thank you to Abby and her team at Style Me Pretty for featuring this shoot this morning. My heart is so full of gratitude. Xo.