Brooklyn Newborn Shoot

As I get ready to post this shoot I realize how very, very far I have gotten in sharing my shoots with everyone. You see Brooklyn just turned 1 and we had her 1 year session just a couple weeks ago.

I have been having sessions with Brooklyn every 3 months so there are still a few to share before I post her 1 year. 

I promised myself at the beginning of last year and again this year that I would not get behind again, well life has just gotten away from me. 

As I said I have had sessions with Brooklyn every 3 months and it has been an honor to capture her first year. I also had the honor of capturing Brooklyn's sisters first year. I love to have that honor with babies. It is so amazing to see them every 3 months and see how much they have grown and changed since our last session.  Brooklyn has been no exception. 

So with out further ado I bring you Brooklyn's newborn session...

We tried to get big sister, Hailey, to read to Brooklyn but she did not want to. So we first had her sit with her bunbun and then we swapped bunbun out for Brooklyn. I love how sweet she looks in this shot that I had to share it. 

Always have to have baby feet in a newborn session. Love baby feet!

This is an image that we recreated from Hailey's first shoot. Baby laying in Daddy's arms.

Big sister and Baby sister!

And the most precious shot saved for last. Mommy rocking baby!

Stayed tuned for more of Brooklyn's First Year!

Steve and Tracy Wedding 2012

I had the pleasure to shoot this wedding last September, and just a little past their first wedding anniversary I am finally getting it posted. I have been shooting their little guy since he was just under a year, and was excited to be able to share their day with them. 

Tracy called me up to ask if I was available to shoot their wedding, I told her YES of course. Then came the shocker... "When is it?" Tracy replied in 3 weeks. You see Tracy's dad was ill and they planned the wedding so that he could see her wedding before he passed. Steve's family was not able to attend in person because they had planned it quickly. They set up a laptop and Skyped with his family, so they were able to see everything. 

The day of the wedding came and Tracy's dad fell ill again and was at the hospital, he was unable to attend. Everything still went as planned, except Tracy was escorted down the aisle by her mother. 

Here are a few of my favorites from their day..

Tracy with the girls. (Above with her sister and below with her friend)

Loving her little man!

Steve and the guys waiting for things to begin.

Here comes the Bride....

"You may now kiss the Bride..."

Dad with his big man.

Aiden talking with family on the computer.

Happy First Anniversary Tracy and Steve!

Whitney & Gary Sneak Peek

I first meet this couple almost 3 years ago when they became our neighbors.
We didn't start talking with them and "hanging out" with each other for
 about 9 months  after they moved in. We hit it off well and it was great to have a couple
 that  were "our" friends.  (There are not many couples that we have that are not his or mine,
 so to say.) I soon found out that their little girl was born on my birthday. The first shoot I did for
them  was Charlotte's First Birthday Shoot & that was an honor as she is my

 "little birthday girl" as I call her. We then did a Halloween Shoot in which Whitney and her were
 Bumble Bees and Gary was the Bee Keeper. (I still have to post that shoot lol.)

 Also, our dogs, who are Boxers, hit it off too! Lucy (mine) was 9 at the time and
Lawson  (theirs) was not even 1. It took Lucy awhile to want to play with Lawson.
 She would snub him at first but as he grew she played with him more and more. 

We soon moved out of the neighborhood. We made a point to stay in touch. Whitney and

 I would take the dogs on their weekly "date" at the Doggie Park until it was too 

cold to stand out there. Then we got word that they too were moving out of the neighborhood. 

They bought a house a little farther out of town then us. We went over for a visit to see the 

new place and let the dogs play. While we were there Whitney announced that they had picked

 a date for their wedding. They were going to get married on 8/31/13.

 I was so EXCITED to be able to shoot the wedding.

You see I know Whitney well and knew how creative this wedding was going to be. Her and her Aunt did not cease to AMAZE! I have so many favorites that it was hard to narrow it down for a sneak peek. I guess we should call this a mini-post instead.

So with out further with due I bring you the sneak peek of Whitney & Gary...

 This first photo was actually taken in July when I went out with Whitney and the girls for a Bachelorette Party/Day. We stopped in Ithaca at a Nature Center and these beautiful purple flowers were out front. I just could not resist taken a few of the ring. 

 Several signs like this lined the driveway to the Whitney's Aunt & Uncle's home where 

the wedding was held.

 Instead of having a photo booth for the guest, I saw this great idea from www.pinterest.com 

and shared it with Whitney. Her & her aunt took the idea and "ran" with it. The frames hung 

from a tree and were gorgeous. They also made masks on sticks for the guest to wear. 

  She wore cowboy boots under her dress. (This pose came from another pinterest pin) 

She came down the driveway to the aisle on this handsome guy, Taz.

The Ring Bearer pulling the flower girl (their daughter Charlotte) down the aisle. 

 

 We were going to do some before the ceremony pictures, but decided the way that everything 

was set it up it was not going work. They already had the door complete and in the yard so we

 decided to stage a few to look like they were prior to the ceremony.

This is yet another pinterest pin that I loved. So before I left I made sure to take this. While I was setting it up, Whitney's grandmother told me that her ring belong to her mother. So this is an extra special shot because it has 4 generations of rings even though there are only 3 generations of hands.

Here are a few of my most favorites. I hope you enjoy these that it makes you excited to see the full post.

Check back soon for the rest of this amazing wedding. I also have lots of shoots that I am behind posting and all the great ones that I have had this summer!

Sisters!

These two little sweeties are sisters and cousins to the three little girls from my previous post.
I meet them at Arnold Park on a nice sunny summer afternoon for this shoot.

We did a little exploring first and found the perfect spot for their shoot. I little hidden stream and a great open field surrounded by trees.

I got the opportunity to shoot the older sister in December of 2011 while the little one was still in momma's belly. 

Some sisterly love! I love how sweet both of these two photos are.

I liked this image in the color and in the black and white so I thought that I would share them both.

The image above with baby sister holding on to the parasol was her doing. 

We did not set it up with her holding it she did it all on her own.

The image below was not in the original plans for the poses for this shoot. I brought bubbles to be blown

to try and get the girls attention if needed. Big sister thought that she needed a turn at blowing them when

we were all done shooting. She was so cute sitting there blowing them that I had to capture a few so that there was one to share. Sometimes the unplanned poses are the ones that come out the best. 

Just a quick Thank You to mom and dad for letting me have the opportunity to 

shoot your little sweethearts. I look forward to having the chance again soon!