If it wasn’t 2:30 am right now, I would go running through my neighborhood and announce that I am posting this blog. You know when you see a preview to a movie and you build it up so much in your head that it just doesn’t meet your expectations? Well, I had been dreaming of this shoot ever since I saw this inspirational field. I knew exactly how I wanted it to look, but I was hoping that I wasn’t going to crush my high expectations. We had to push it off the first day, because it decided to rain just enough to make the air a thick suffocating blanket (I stole this analogy from C) and the cow patties moist…no thank you. But when we arrived the next scheduled date, everything was perfect. The light, the field, the GORGEOUS couple, the weather, and happily sans the mushy prairie pastries.

Much to my distress and thanks to Beau and Niki’s help, I felt that the film blew the previews out of the water!

This is the epitome of the visions that were dancing around in my head for months, love it:

I love how her toes match the pillows:

Tori is a dancer and maybe one day her soon-to-be little girl will be one also:

Come ON…Hello, can she be anymore beautiful!

awww:

oooooh…just wait

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And since posts are better with pictures…here is one from our trip to the beach. Our sea turtle. We finished him just in time…before he decided to go back  into the ocean. Stupid waves.

Just as a reminder the holidays are coming up quick! I can’t believe it. So if you want to get your pretty faces on some cards this season to send out to your friends and family to display on their refrigerators, please contact me soon. We only have a few weekends opened and our weekday evening sessions are becoming more limited each day.

Here are some samples of 5X7 cards that I am offering this year:

I wanted to post the rest of Hope’s Baby Belly Session before I left internet world for the long weekend!

Niki and I shot together on this session. She did an amazing job, as usual. Hope was so gorgeous and her husband, Nick, oozes with love for his beautiful wife and their future baby. Hope and Nick have decided not to find out the baby’s sex until his/her birthday. Talk about apprehension! I think there is something special in waiting. An extra special surprise to add to the day.

Please enjoy the pregnancy beauty:

This past Sunday I went with Niki to help her out on a pregnancy shoot. We went over to Crane’s Roost Park. We got there early to scout out the spots. The dark omnious clouds looked as if they were going to rain on our parade, but we got lucky, as soon as Hope (looking super cute in all white, my fav) and her husband arrived the sun peeked its head out.

Here is just a tiny sliver of goodness that we captured during the day:

Marissa found us through our friend Ashleigh, who has become one of our personal walking business cards. Thank you Ash!!

What an amazing couple. Immediately, we knew that we were going to have a blast shooting Marissa and her husband Don.  We were going to shoot in the evening, but due to bad weather we moved it to the following morning. This worked out perfectly, we have shot several times on Park Avenue in Winter Park, but since it was the morning it offered up some different locations that we hadn’t been able to use in the past because of the lighting.

I think that these types of shoots are quickly becoming some of my favorites to photograph, moms-to-be have a wonderful glow about them. Cliche I know, but I really think it is true.
Marissa and Don, you rocked your session! Thank you for letting Beau and I photograph you before you become…parents…crazy isn’t it

Curious little squirrel, who wanted to get in on the action. Marissa is so cute

Favorite:

So I guessed I teased you long enough. And I figured I should get these out before baby Hero comes along. I love Laura’s style. As soon as she started pulling out clothes that she brought with her for the shoot, I was in love. So many ideas, not enough time.

I like to call this one “The Creation of Hero”.

She pulls off the pregnant look very well.

Another great pic by Niki!!

Here a sneak peek of the baby belly shoot that I did last week. I can’t wait to get the rest up…so cute!