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This beautiful couple was a complete joy for me to photograph. They made my job easy and we laughed just about the whole time. They are stunning. I mean look at them...are they photogenic or what?! They let me lead with prompts but also just embraced their love for one another and had fun. We cannot wait for their wedding in March.
Thank you to The Humphreys Estate for having us. Their property is so gorgeous.
Amazing location is Chateau le Blanc
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Now onto Ryker's cake smash...which was AMAZING. His Mama went all out for the set ups and to say I was impressed is a complete understatement. Below are some of my favorites. We did the shoot at The Humphreys Estate, which is such a beautiful place to capture memories. All props were provided by Ryker's Mama & grey stool made by my talented husband. Delicious cake smash cake provided by Flour House Bakery. I cannot believe this cutie is now a 1 year old. He lights up a room and has the best personality. Auntie loves you Ryker, Happy 1st Birthday.
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Okay now back to present day. My favorites from last weeks shoot are below!
//wooden bed by Laser Focused Engraving//
And now some of my favorites from her 6 month session!
But now look, she's almost a 1 year old. Gosh time slow down... Below are some of my favorites from her shoot we did last weekend. Her big sister I've been photographing since she was 6 months old. I just adore this family.
Marigold is absolutely one stunning little beauty. You kind of just want to eat her up, she's just too much! She's got a sweet personality & the most amazing toothy grin. This shoot I had been looking forward to for months and it was everything I wanted. Gorgeous lighting and family, yummy watermelon, and a bath filled with flowers at the end with an almost 1 year old cutie happily playing in it...check check check check CHECK! Below are just some of my favorites.
{disclaimer: the last pictures of Mason as a puppy sitting on the log, my assistant's hands never left holding the prop. She was removed from the images. When photographing newborns, safety is always my first priority.}
//shoutout to Sweet Stems Florist LLC for the gorgeous floral crowns that my client ordered for this shoot//
And finally I got to meet IN PERSON the beautiful baby girl that Arlene carried for 9 months. She is such a little stunner and below are my favorites from their session.
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//Huge thank you to Platinum Pony Parties, contact them if interested in using their sweet unicorn for birthday parties or a photoshoot//
I loved seeing this family a couple weeks ago for some updated pictures. Made me so happy to see Courtney & Allison bigger. Those sisters are so beautiful! I'm obsessed with their hair. Courtney I couldn't believe it was talking and smiling so much more! Obviously she was a lot younger at her last session but it was so fun to see. And Allison was a ham and has the greatest personality. It was a joy taking their photos. This family is just too sweet. Below are some of my favorites.
"Sing like no one is listening.
Love like you’ve never been hurt.
Dance like nobody’s watching,
and live like it’s heaven on earth."
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I was thrilled that Wickerd Farms let us in early this year to take pictures and even happier my clients introduced me to this gem of a place. It has a pumpkin patch, adorable little bridges, open trails, a giant oak tree with swings underneath, and of course a Christmas tree lot. It was so adorable and gorgeous there and I was lucky enough to be capturing the love between this precious family of 3. So many favorites below from this session. Enjoy!
//Little white rosette tieback by Edna Magdalene// <3 //Tiny newborn ring by Buttercup Baby Props// <3 //Newborn bed by Kenzie's Corner Kidwear// <3 //Crochet sets by Squirmy Worms//
Now here are the ones from last weeks session!
Striped hat by The Huntt Boutique & newborn bed by Kenzie's Corner Kidwear
Crate by Kenzie's Corner Kidwear
//wood props, onesies, and big sister shirt made by Kenzie's Corner Kidwear//
Bling bow headband by So Tweet Designs & purple tieback by Edna Magdalene & purple bonnet by The Huntt Boutique
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Bonnet by The Huntt Boutique // Cream flower tieback by Edna Magdalene // Pink fluff by Oh So Fleeting // newborn bed by Kenzie's Corner Kidwear
And now here is the cutest little 3 month old boy and his awesome parents!
Talk about one gorgeous and in love couple though, oh my! Daniel & Christin's chemistry and love for one another is undeniable. I had the pleasure of photographing them a couple years ago and can honestly say from this past session, I could see their love as an even stronger force between them. They are both so kind and posing them definitely wasn't difficult at all. I knew I had to come over to my blog and write about them. They are just too cute for words.
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Gorgeous bow and bling headband by So Tweet Designs // grey pearl bracelet by Kissing Frogs Photography Props // grey flower headband by Buttercup Baby Props //newborn bed by Kenzie's Corner Kidwear
I loved her little details. Her tiny finger nails, those precious lips, her dark hair...just so beautiful! I loved taking shots from different angles. Her side profile was adorable and like I said she just slept and slept and let me snap away.
The sister shot below has to be one of my top favorite siblings shots I have ever taken.
So happy this family braved the heat and annoying flies to have me capture these moments. Baby girls sure are so much fun to capture. Congrats Michaels family!
//Major props to So Tweet Designs. Love the bling headband & bow heads you see below that she made. As well as Edna Magdalene for making the adorable blue tieback bow//
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//Tiebacks by So Tweet Designs//
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//Newborn bed by Kenzies Corner Kidwear//
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//Bow tieback by So Tweet Designs//
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//Button hat and bear hat by Squirmy Worms //
// onesie, crate, letter "A", and wooden sign by Kenzies Corner Kidwear //
For it being the one day that week it was cold and little sun, this little beauty rocked her session. Her favorite part? Clearly the cake smash! Aren't her eyes and smile just amazing? Also please note her adorable vintage attire. Simply beautful. Gorgeous princess crowns by LITTLEPRETTIESSHOP on Instagram.
Was so lucky that I not only got to capture this sweet family's Homecoming but that a few weeks later, I got to see them again to focus on that baby bump. First of all, major props because this family doesn't know what they are having, they want it to be a surprise. That would be so hard for me to do, but the idea is so exciting! I can't wait to hear what new baby Mannon will be. The light was gorgeous coming thru the forest on the day of our photoshoot and below are just some of my favorites. Also I adore their little boy Chase so much! It was so fun to watch his personality and to be extra silly to get smiles.
Here's a few images from his newborn session, adorable right?! Where did the time go?! He is so cute!
Here's some of my favorites from his cake smash! Good job to his Mama (my sweet friend) for being so organized with props and getting the cutest cake made. Loved it!
Newborn bed by Kenzies Corner Kidwear
Crate and adorable onesie by Kenzie's Corner Kidwear
Some of my favorites from each other session.
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//Huge thank you to Kenzie's Corner Kidwear for the gorgeous newborn bed && Jen of Squirmy Worms for the bear hat//
So exciting that the Seattle Seahawks are going to the Superbowl and its their favorite team!
Crochet hat (minus the flower clip) by Squirmy Worms & Crate by Kenzie's Corner Kidwear.
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"It’s almost been two weeks since we lost our little angel. She was a beautiful surprise in our life, and we never once imagined that we would have to say goodbye.
This life changing event all began right after our high school graduation. My boyfriend and I are both only eighteen, and I had taken a pregnancy test the first week of July, which was exactly one month after we graduated. We had gotten two negatives and thought, “Oh good, we’re safe”, and just assumed I was late. Another week passed and still nothing. We went to the store and bought another brand, and we had two positives. That moment was terrifying, as it would be for anyone our age, or anyone who just isn’t ready. It was bittersweet, because as terrified as we were, as the weeks passed, we became excited and it was all we talked about. We hid the pregnancy from our parents for almost two months, because not only were we afraid to get in trouble with them and disappoint them, but we didn’t want to have a miscarriage before the three month mark everyone worries about. We told my boyfriend’s mom and step dad first. They were surprisingly very supportive, shocked to say the least, but supportive. And I remember telling his mom I was so scared my mom would want to kick me out or not want to talk to me if I told her, but I didn’t even have to tell my mom, because she found out on her own. I had left prenatal vitamins in my bedroom, and she had found them on the floor when I wasn’t home. We had a huge talk that night when I came home from work, and as upset as she was, she told me she would be there for me and still loves me the same as she did before.
Over time, everyone found out in our families, and everyone became so excited to meet our little baby. We found out at about fifteen weeks we would be having a little girl, and that’s when we decided we would name her Evelina. My boyfriend helped me every step of the way, going to every single appointment and ultrasound that I had, we bought every cute baby item for girls we would pass by in the store, and we became even more inseparable than we already were. We were just so excited because we had passed that scary three month mark where miscarriages are so common, so we truly believed that we were one hundred percent safe, and that our baby girl was on her way into our lives.
At nineteen weeks along, I had an ultrasound at my doctor’s office to check on the baby’s measurements; she was absolutely perfect. In fact, everything was perfect according to the doctors. My blood tests all came back perfect, the baby was perfect size, and everything about her was coming along exactly as they would hope any baby would. We were almost halfway! It was just becoming the most exciting and special experience for us. I felt all the kicks at this point, and my belly was growing every week, and I adored that baby every moment that she was a part of me.
At twenty-one weeks along, I had a regular checkup appointment with my doctor, just to hear the baby’s heartbeat and ask any questions I had and discuss the measurements the ultrasound tech had done a few weeks ago. Her heartbeat was great, and he just told us how great everything was coming along. It was a very quick appointment. It was only two days after that appointment that everything began to go wrong.
I was staying with my boyfriend’s family and I woke up at one in the morning with really bad cramps. I just thought to myself that it must be the round ligament pains from my uterus stretching to accommodate the growing baby, so I went back to sleep. I started to wake up every hour after that, and finally at six in the morning, I woke up crying in pain and woke my boyfriend to take me to urgent care. We arrived and they had told us that they can’t help us with any prenatal care, and that I should wait for my doctor’s office to open and give them a call. So I did just that. I got a hold of a doctor after about an hour on the phone, and she told me I was having contractions and needed to go to the emergency room to be hooked up to a machine to stop the contractions. We rushed on over the hospital that I was arranged to deliver my baby when the time came, and they checked us into a room within a few minutes. Once I was hooked up to the machine, they could see all of the contractions and monitored the baby’s heartbeat. They said everything looked fine, and they would just give me a shot to stop the contractions and send me on home. Within forty-five minutes I was released, so my boyfriend and I went on to have breakfast at Denny’s across the street and everything seemed fine. My stomach felt crampy still, but thankfully I was no longer having contractions.
Three hours after we left the hospital, we were relaxing and watching TV at his house, when the contractions came back. Yet again, I was crying in pain so we rushed right back to the hospital, and there I was, checked into another room and hooked up to the same machine. The baby’s heart rate stayed calm and healthy, even when I was in agonizing pain. The nurses started to give me the same shot from earlier, but it wasn’t working. They gave me that same shot three times that day, before moving on to other medication. My doctor wasn’t reachable all day, but that doctor I had talked to on the phone that day was there. She told me there were five medications that they could give me, starting with the shot they gave me three times. That’s when they hooked me up to an IV in order to keep me hydrated. Then they moved on to pills, that didn’t work either and the contractions were still very painful and consistent. The doctor examined me and ordered an ultrasound and blood tests. I was able to see my beautiful baby, and it even looked like she was waving at us. It made the whole ordeal so much less painful, and so worth it. At that moment, the ultrasound tech and nurses told me that the baby was safe. One of the nurses I had taking care of me, even reassured me by saying the same thing had happened to her, and that they were able to stop the contractions and she continued on with a healthy pregnancy. We felt relieved the baby was safe, but I was still in pain and they weren’t sure why.
The doctor finally came back with the ultrasound and blood test results, and she thought I may have appendicitis and that’s what could be causing all the pain. That’s when we all began freaking out and asking if surgery for appendicitis is safe when pregnant, and she said that it has happened before and it is safe, not to worry. As they continued to check for appendicitis, they realized that was not the problem. So we were back to square one. That’s when I finally had my first ever, shot in my butt! I had two of those that night, and they were very painful. Then I had another blood test, shots in my arm, pain medicine in my IV.. It just went on all night long and I just remember being drugged out and not being able to sleep from all the pain. Not one medication stopped the contractions, and no one could figure out why.
The next morning around eight a.m., they told me I would be taken by ambulance to the next hospital about fifteen minutes away to get an MRI, and that I would have to go alone. It was the hardest thing to hold my breath every few seconds for the MRI tech as I was having contractions, and it was scary to be in another hospital without my family or my boyfriend there with me in case something were to happen while I was there. After the MRI, I was transferred back to the previous hospital, put in a different room and was just given magnesium in my IV. The contractions were worsening as the day went on, and boy was I hungry and thirsty! I was still not allowed to eat or drink since breakfast the day before, in case I had to be rushed into a surgery at any moment during my stay in the hospital.
Finally around noon that day, my doctor showed up. He examined me, and told me I was three centimeters dilated. They couldn’t do anything more to stop the baby from coming. I was so confused how that had even happened. Why was my baby coming already? Wasn’t that what the medicine was supposed to be doing? Stopping the contraction and preventing premature labor and delivery? Then the doctor came to my side, and he told me, “I’m sorry, but your baby is not going to survive, she is too young and not viable yet. We will do what we can, but there is little to no chance she is going to make it.” I started crying uncontrollably. My whole life had just turned upside down. She was perfect on the ultrasound last night, and all day she’s been kicking and her hearts been beating, so how could I be losing her now? It was just my boyfriend and I in the room at that moment, and we just cried together. I called my parents and his, and told them the baby isn’t going to make it, and they all rushed over to the hospital and made it in time for the birth.
On Thursday, November 6th, 2014 at 1:10 p.m., I gave birth to my beautiful twelve oz. angel. She was the most gorgeous baby I have ever seen in my entire life. She looked just like her father, but with my lips. She had his funny, but very cute pigeon toed legs, his button nose, and his cheeks. I held her for hours; I just couldn’t let her go. She was everything I could have dreamed of. She looked so peaceful and happy, and at that moment, I just thought to myself, she has to be with God if she’s smiling like that.
I was sent home later that night, towards midnight. I was still in shock at that time, and out of tears. I went home to rest and finally eat. And I don’t think it truly hit me for a few days that I was no longer carrying my baby girl in my stomach anymore, but now in my heart. Then I started crying a few times a day. Whenever I walked past her room, her things, anytime I saw a baby, a pregnant lady; anything that reminded me of her, it made me hurt. And it still does. It makes me cry to even type up her story. The worst part is that it will forever be unexplained why she isn’t with us here on earth. The doctors have absolutely no explanation as to why she was born so early. There was nothing they could find wrong in my body, or hers. All I know is, she is our angel, and she will be forever, until we get to join her in heaven."
I swear time stood still for a moment when I saw them smile & laugh a bit with each other.
The crocheted bear hat was made by Squirmy Worms.
Huge thank you to Squirmy Worms for their crochet hats and Kenzie's Kidwear Corner for the new big seat.
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Crate & Christmas onesie made by Kenzie's Corner Kidwear
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This little man below gave me a workout during his shoot and it was absolutely worth it. First of all, I could use the extra exercise and secondly, he's perfection. Hans is one of the happiest little boys around. I'm pretty sure he never once whined or cried or fussed, nothing but pure happiness bottled up into a little boy. Below are just some of my favorite pictures. As you can see I think, I think the forest was a hit, the cake was a hit, and I think he likes me!
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