Kristy and Bill’s 15th Anniversary Vow Renewal

This lovely couple has renewed their vows every 5 years of their happy marriage.  This year was particularly special, as they celebrated 15 years on 7/15/15 – that’s a lot of 15s!  It’s been memorable for them to celebrate and mark this milestone in their family’s life.  As we were taking family portraits, Kristyn remarked that her oldest will be 18 the next time they do this!  Kristyn decided to wear color instead of white this time.  It was a great choice, and I love how the color pops in the photos, and coordinates with the rest of the family’s outfits.  This event was also my first opportunity to practice some of the lighting techniques I picked up while assisting at Ricky Stern Photography’s lighting workshop (scroll down for the last 3 photos).  I hope your wedded bliss only grows in the next 5 years until you do this again!

Danny, Caleb, Ryan, Juliana, Nick, and Family Patriotic Portraits

Caleb’s mom saw that I was doing some themed sessions for summer and July 4th, so she got her extended family together for some cousins pictures!  Little Nick was going through his I don’t want to let go of Mommy and if I do I’ll cry phase, which can make for a challenging kids only portrait session, but we had a few tricks up our sleeve (including some post-processing)!  Everyone had a good time, and we turned out these beauties!

Vivian’s Newborn Family Session

A few weeks back, I had the pleasure of capturing one of my favorite families to photograph.  Their calm is contagious, even with a 1 year old and a newborn baby in the house, and their love always radiates from the photographs.  They are photogenic and comfortable in front of the camera, and really, just make my job easy!  Until next time R family!

Summer Mini Sessions

It’s summer! What better way to enjoy the season than to freeze time through a photo session!  Choose the bright, colorful banner with watermelons and lemons that goes best with your bright summer wardrobe or bathing suits, or put on your best red, white, and blue, and take photos with stars and stripes.  Either way, just bring your families and your smiles, and let me capture the summer that is so you!

Makenzie’s Cotton Candy Themed 1st Birthday Party

This sweet cotton candy theme was perfect for such a sweet baby girl.  It’s been fun for me to get to know this family through mom’s baby shower, maternity shoot, a Valentine’s session, and now Makenzie’s 1st birthday party!  The occasion was celebrated at Makenzie’s grandparents house.  Guests were greeted by a candy-filled walkway that felt like it was straight out of the game ‘Candyland’, beautiful balloon arrangements, a gorgeous dessert table inside, and a cotton candy station outside!

Makenzie enjoyed exploring the cotton candy and spending time with family and friends.  She wasn’t too sure about her cake, but smiled and looked around her with wonder as she was serenaded with the Happy Birthday song, causing the guests to erupt in 2 additional encore performances!  The afternoon concluded with her beginning to explore her gifts (who doesn’t love a good wrapping bow) and dancing to the jukebox.  I hope her second year is just as sweet as her first!