A Very Special Mommy & Me Session!

Hello my lovelies!!! It feels like I haven't been on here in awhile so I apologize, but this girl has been CRAZY LUCKY  B. U. S. Y.!!!!!!!! Whew, it's been one session after another and a TON of editing which of course equals a very happy ME! So the session I'm blogging today is a lady who is near and dear to my heart. She opened her heart, her support, her encouragement, and her guidance WITHOUT ever having met me. I was still living in Arizona and literally just starting out in photography. I had NEVER spoke to her, never met her, didn't know anything about her except that she was a photographer and from what I was told one of the nicest people EVER. (That would be an understatement to say the least) I was nervous, just starting out and completely OVERWHELMED. (um, yeah that too would be an understatement) Well I took a leap and reached out to her via everyone's 'favorite' social network and messaged her. I didn't hold my breath on the chance of me even getting a response, but HOLY COW, she messaged me back. It was from that day forward I knew I met someone special. 2+ years later, she has given me countless advice, second shot a wedding with me, encouraged me like no other, critiqued me when I definitely needed it, referred me to TONS of peeps and has become a true friend. I've said it before, if you are ever lucky enough to have such an amazing mentor/friend like I have hold on to him/her with everything in your soul because people like Lisa are few and far between. In such a cut throat biz like photography, seldom do you ever meet another photographer who truly wants to see you do well, is willing to share their knowledge and who is just a real honest and sincere person. Lisa I love you to pieces! Thank you for everything you have done for me and my business and thank you for trusting me to capture some of the sweetest moments between you and that beautiful daughter of yours. XO

Still lots more sessions to come! Think WEDDING, BIRTH, and some Family fun!!! :)

My Very FIRST newborn BOY!

Finally...I got to do my first newborn boy!!! So Mom was given a gift certificate for a newborn shoot at her baby shower and the person who bought it for her told me straight up 'I think she was MOST excited about this gift!' It made my heart melt to think that someone was that happy to have pictures done and done by me nonetheless. I knew right from the beginning that it was a BOY and that made me just jump up and down because literally I have had ALL girls up until then. The excitement of getting to shoot a sweet little boy had my shopping heart in a frenzy!! I started picking some boy props up and every time something new arrived it was seriously like Christmas morning!!! EEEEKKK!!! The cuteness of it all! Well wouldn't you know that sweet little Jacob went past his due date and Mom was scheduled to be induced so she and I planned a date for the following week and I waited anxiously for the day of his shoot to arrive.

Mom and Dad were so freaking adorable! Young, sweet and totally in love with their new little man. This shoot went so well and they were troopers through it all. Here are some of what was captured of sweet little Jacob!

Jacob, Mom & Dad....you were the absolute BEST! I had such a nice time with the three of you! Thank you for making me feel so welcome! XO

On a side note.....I AM AN AUNTIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My sweet little Emily Grace came into the world on Sept 10th and to say I am completely smitten would be um, an understatement!!!!! Get ready, her shoot is next week!!!!! :)  Here are a couple shots of her after I did a little Auntie shopping trip!!!!

this one just CRACKS me up!

Yep, I am her BFF!!! ;)

SIGH...I can seriously look at her ALL DAY LONG!!! Also going to be working on her Birth Story/Hello World session. Chills...I get chills from getting the opportunity to have experienced that!

A Labor Day Getaway....and a Photo Shoot too!!! :)

I can NOT even believe we are in September already!!! Seriously, where is the time going and seriously WHY has my niece or nephew NOT made an entrance into this world yet!!???  Ugh! My poor poor sister, I know she is about DONE with the pregnancy gig, but fingers crossed she either goes tomorrow or is induced Tuesday! I can barely contain my excitement! It's such a different feeling being excited about a baby that you're not carrying or delivering but the amount of love I feel for this little person already is CRAZY!!  Anywhoooo....so we did one last getaway for summer with the kiddos Labor Day weekend. We headed up to the cabin in upstate NY and yepper, it did NOT disappoint! There was relaxation, cocktails, antique stores, fishing, yummy dinners and a photo shoot with a super fun family!!!!

Like I said, I had the opportunity to do a photo shoot of a super cute family!!! Here are some of my favs from their session! Thank you Furmanski family for an evening of fun!!! Can't wait to see you all again!!! XO

LOL..this little Diva and her purse had me CRACKING up all night!!! TOO cute!

Sigh...a boat in the back ground at just the perfect time? YES please!!! ;)

Future Model...like seriously! He was a natural in front of the camera!

Stay tuned for my VERY first newborn BOY shoot, some gorgeous Mommy & Me beauties and hopefully a Hello World Session very SOON! Have a great week! xo

Boston Fans & Adorable Kiddos

What do you get when you mix Boston and an Adorable Family??? An evening full of laughs, messy moments and some great pics!!! This session ALMOST got canceled due to weather and I would have been seriously bummed!!! I haven't seen Michelle in 19 years, so when she came to town to do a quick family visit we scheduled a session with her 2 kiddos and hubby. I was NOT prepared for how freaking full of personality and adorable her kids are!!!! I could seriously just squeeze them into jelly!! They are just that scrumptious. Here is our session with the super sweet LeMay Family! Michelle, thank you so much for letting me capture these memories for all of you and for getting to catch up after all these years even if it was for only an hour. :)

Reminder...Fall Mini Sessions are being booked now. Message me for details and to reserve your spot! Super stoked about a long awaited newborn session first thing tomorrow morning!!! Have a great week!!! XO