And Baby makes 3! {Family}

posted in Lifestyle Portraits

Saturday June 20, 2009

Time…  You blink and lives completely change.  It seems like just yesterday that I was shooting Lanay and Brian's wedding and now this adorable little bundle of joy has completely captivated them both =)  She's precious and beautiful and has already wrapped mommy and daddy in a warm and fuzzy love blanket!  I love the feel of these first family portraits.  This moment has now past but I know that they will look back on them many times in the future and I'm sure that each and every time they will be transported back to these early days and how they instantly fell in love with their baby girl.

 

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Stephanie + Tony {E-session}

posted in First Comes L-O-V-E

Saturday June 20, 2009

It was a day much like today when he dropped down to one knee on the dock as the rays of the setting sun cascaded across her face.  He told her how beautiful she was and with ring in hand professed his love.  Then just as he had planned it  he asked if she would spend the rest of her life with him.  Shaking a little and fearful that the ring would slip from his fingers into the pond he had taken the precaution of tieing a string to it =)  She says yes and they celebrate with hugs and kisses then walk off with the ring on her hand and the string still tied to Tony.  I'm listenening intently as they tell me this story while we stand near the very dock where the proposal took place.  The excitement can be clearly heard in their voices and it's so sweet how they finish each others' sentences as they relay the details to me.  I smile as the sun is aglow behind them and we proceed to create beautiful, warm, fun and intimate images.  I love how Tony and Stephanie are so free spirited and warm and loving to each other.  I love how Tony's warm and sincere eyes look at her and how she giggles like a school girl when he's near.  It's as lovely as the sun setting on a mild summer's day while the man of your dreams drops to one knee…

 

 

 

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Melissa + Jeremy {E-session}

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Saturday June 20, 2009

 He wraps his arms around her and she easily nestles into his comfortable embrace.  A smile slowly forms as her eyes tilt towards him.  I can't quite make out what he whispers in her ear but her smile broadens…  Just one of many moments today with Melissa and Jeremy.  Often while shooting I'm asked what do we do?  How do we stand?  Should we look at you and smile.  I respond with, do what feels natural, stand how you feel comfortable, smile if you feel like it.  The key word is FEEL.  There is a feeling that you experience when you are present.  Meaning that you are keying in to something specific like the way her hair smells or the familiarity of his gaze or how much you love the person staring back at you.  Thank you Melissa and Jeremy for being present and in the moment and not afraid to just stand how you stand, smile how you smile and share a few snuggles and laughs and kisses!  Your love for each other is so blindingly apparent =)

 

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Kerry + Kevin {E-session}

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Saturday June 20, 2009

 Next to babies, E-sessions are one of my favorite types of sessions to shoot.  I just love discovering the personalities and connections between people.  Not just personalities but commitments as well.  When I casually asked Kerry and Kevin to sit in a door frame for a few shots, they were like sure,  no problem.  Come to find out that there were bees swarming around.  We took the shots and quickly left the area.  That's when Keving tells me that he's allergic to bees.  Ummm, okay, that would have been a very good reason not to get the shot!  He wasn't fazed, he didn't get stung, all was well.  I'm still amazed that he never even flinched.  This was just an E-session but I can't help to think that in the scheme of things Kevin would be unflinching in his commitment to Kerry!  I know that we will be making some beautiful images on the wedding day  =)

 

 

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Corinne + Steve {E-session}

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Friday June 19, 2009

 There wasn't a moment that Corinne wasn't beaming.  Her laughter mixed with Steve's came so easily and I just love that!  When you are with the one you love the focus should be on each other and it's refreshing to see that .  I completely enjoyed being able to spend some time with the both of them and their connection to each other makes me so excited to shoot the wedding!

 

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Debbie + Chris {Maternity}

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Friday June 12, 2009

 There are times I find that words are just not enough.  Often I find myself making connections with clients that I am truly blessed to have made.  This completely reinforces my desire to shoot and document life.  I met Debbie and Chris  at her sister Melanie's wedding.  This was my introduction to their family.  A totally fun and loving, wacky good and overall amazing family…  Since shooting Melanie's wedding I have had the pleasure of working with Melanie on a few corporate shoots, shooting her other sister Tina's Engagement session and recent wedding (her blog images coming this week) and now the maternity session for Debbie.  Every time I get to hang out with any of them I find myself so welcome and the trust that they have in me and my staff fuels that creative fire!!!  I get so excited and I just want to thank you all for inspiring me to make images that you will love and for being the kind of clients that I wish I could clone.  Debbie and Chris were so fun and up for anything.  They are just a very warm and loving couple and I know that they are gonna be great parents.  Right now I'm very excited to be on "The Call List," because any day now we will be welcoming a new addition to their family.  I'll be going to the hospital to capture some of these first moments and we will be creating their baby story in a beautiful book.  My wheels are spinning!  Oooh Ahhh it's gonna be great!

 

Here's the happy family!  Any day now we will be welcoming another little bundle of joy! 

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A few recent Engagement Sessions {E-session}

posted in First Comes L-O-V-E

Monday June 1, 2009

 So it must be wedding season because I blinked and the entire month of May passed by and now we are into June!  In May we shot 8 Weddings,  4 Maternity sessions, 2 Newborns and 7 Engagement Sessions!  Oh My.  I've discovered that I am not superwoman so I also conducted 22 interviews over the course of 2 days and have found some really great additions to my staff.  June is quickly surpassing May in terms of business and I'm very excited to be shooting and training and hangin with cool peeps.  A big thank you goes out to all of my lovely clients thus far who have made this year so incredibly fun and easy!  Yea, I said easy, I love it when we can just show up knowing that you have made time for the images that will be the only thing you have left to remember your day.  It's refreshing to feel that we are all on point =)  Here are a few images from some recent e-sessions.  More to follow… 

 

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