It’s been a month or two since I’ve photographed a newborn, so I was anxious to see and post pics from today’s session.  Remember James and Michelle?   Well, Michelle was a super adorable prego mama, and now is a super adorable mommy to Petra.   Petra wasn’t too sleepy, but we worked around that, and got the shots we wanted

James and Michelle, she is so sweet and thanks again for letting me into your home to capture this special time in your life!    I hope you enjoy your sneak peak, I know waiting isn’t fun   We’ll be in touch soon!

can’t handle this cuteness.

love.

Petra gets to sleep in a vintage basinette that her daddy and his siblings (I think?!) slept in as babies.  It’s gorgeous!

can you feel the love?

On a side note, we are excited to welcome another Brown baby into our home, Lord willing, in March!  

Thanks for looking!

Love these people.  Love the evening summer light.  Love their family interactions.  Sigh.

My lovely, dear sister and her family asked for a shoot to celebrate the girls 1st and 3rd birthdays this summer.   Yay!   Remember Mya one year ago?!   Time sure flies.  Part of the fun of this photography journey I’ve embarked on is that I get to do things like this for friends and family – give them a gift that I hope they will treasure and enjoy for years to come.  I said it last month with Lisa and Harvey’s pictures, and I’ll say it again – it is HARD to pick which photos to edit and display on here, because all of the pictures have that extra special “awwww” factor.   Ally and Mya are some of the prettiest little ladies around!   Okay.  Enough sap.  Must be my sis rubbing off on me (haha, love ya Reens!).

I have to admit, I was a tad concerned after this shoot that I wasn’t going to have a lot of variety.  I had a [borderline] migraine that night, and didn’t have the heart to cancel on them once again…  so I decided to brave it and go ahead with the shoot.   The further we got into the shoot, the worse my head felt, which therefore made me feel un-creative.  But,  I was worrying needlessly, we got an overabundance of great, different shots.  Phewf!

I know you’re dying to see them Reens, so I’ll get on with it

Mama and her “baby”…

I know this one is exactly like one I just did for a wedding, but Rianne was so gorgeous here that I just had to post it!

more lovin’…

Ta ta for now!

Their big day finally came on July 30th, 2010!   Thankfully, the week before, I checked my trusty Google Calendar, only to discover that I had written down THE WRONG DATE on my home calendar.  So, I had been counting on Sat, July 31st as their wedding date (even had a storyboard made for the signing table with that date!) to realize a week beforehand that Friday the 30th was actually the big day.  After a moment of panic got a sitter (Eric!) all figured out,  confirmed with my lovely second shooter and sister-in-law, Katrina Lodder of Masters Touch Photography, that she could make that date, and got the storyboard reprinted…  phewf!   I don’t even want to think about what could have happened if I hadn’t ever checked my Google Calendar.  Yikes.   Thanks again for coming along Katrina – it was fun to hang out all day and shoot together!!

The weather was gorgeous (perhaps a tad hot for guys in tuxes!) and Kyle and Lorraine’s love and happiness made the day beautiful.   We enjoyed getting to know their families and friends – they are blessed with loving parents, siblings and church community.   Thanks for letting us in to your world, Kyle and Lorraine, and I hope you are having a relaxing, enjoyable honeymoon!    Now, let’s get on with it – the pictures!!

I think some of my favorite photos from a wedding day are often the “getting ready” pictures…   I just love the anticipation of the first look, the wedding and all that good stuff…

The handsome groom and lovely bride!

I actually screamed with joy when I saw this bridge…   the wedding party can attest to that!

talk about gorgeous wedding party!!

Due to church rules, we weren’t allowed to take photos during the ceremony inside the sanctuary, but I managed to grab this one before the doors were shut….

The reception hall was decorated beautifully!!   We had lots of time to grab some detail shots during the ceremony…

Thanks again, K + L, for sharing your special day with us!   We will be in touch soon!