Newborn Session : Lily (5 Days)

Sweet Lily was a perfect model for me! She truly was ideal! 

This precious little lady was born to a longtime friend of mine (I photographed her beautiful belly too!) so I get to spend a lot of time with both of these gorgeous darlings. How lucky am I!

Th last photo in this post is my absolute FAVORITE! I purchased the chair at a thrift store and just knew I had to put this little girl in it. She was so cozy chilling in it too! Meant to be.

Maternity Session : Cassandra

This beautiful mama-to-be is aglow with love and grace for the little lady growing inside of her belly. I am so excited for her, for the adventures ahead of her and the joy and heartache I know she will have, being a mama myself.

Cassandra and I go way, way, way back. 5th and 6th grade kinda back. As time went by, we went our separate ways until one day I was visiting my parent's house and there was an invitation sitting on the counter from Cassandra inviting my family to her baby shower! My sister, Lindsay, who was closer to Cassie and in the same grade as her exclaimed, "Cassie's pregnant! Out of the blue she texted me and she's gonna have a baby!" Immediately I jumped with joy! A friend who's going to be a mama just like me! I RSVP'ed immediately Yes!

It was as if the years that separated us never came to pass. We spoke casually and rejoiced together at the new kind of friendship blooming in front of us. I feel so blessed to have been able to photograph her beautiful belly and am looking forward to meeting her little Lily due any day now!

Good luck on your journey into motherhood and enjoy!

Family Session : Stephanie, Rob & Josiah

Such a sweet family! Stephanie is also a photographer and on this special day we did a session swap! She photographed my little girl and I and it was wonderful! She has such a beautiful personality and was a dream to work with and I'm sure she had fun working with me too!

Her son, Josiah, who is 19 months was such a ham in front of my camera! He would sit still for 2 seconds and then run off laughing. He was definitely having a good day.

Thank you so much for allowing me the opportunity to photograph your family!

 

Father / Daughter Session : Paul & Lauren

Earlier I blogged about Katelyn and Paul. Now I am blogging about Lauren and Paul, and let me tell you, Paul is a lucky dad for having two beautiful, loving and fun daughters in his life.

Lauren is a little diva. She's got spunk and style and sure knows how to have fun! What fun also for her that on the day of her Daddy and Daughter Date Night she lost her first tooth! So exciting! She is just growing up so fast!

For her date night with her father, their plans included dinner and going to see the aquarium at the Grapevine Mills Mall. (I took my daughter there and it was so cool! Definitely a must on the "Things To Do in DFW" List. They've got the Rainforest Café at that mall too.)

So with a new sparkly dress, new sparkly shoes, a fashionable sweater to keep the evening chill away and a fresh cute hairdo, Lauren was definitely a beautiful date for her dad! Paul looked pretty stylish as well. Can't forget him!

 

 

Newborn Session : Emma (8 Days)

Beautiful little Emma was kind enough to be my model during a workshop. At 8 days young, she was a natural in front of the camera. Even when she was awake, she batted her eyes and posed so sweetly for me.

It was definitely a learning experience for me as the only other newborn I had worked with was my own daughter and she's a toddler now! How time flies!

I just love this little nugget and how soft she is.

Father / Daughter Session : Chris & Paige

My beautiful daughter and her incredible daddy went out for a shoot with the bike. We picked up Paige's cute outfit while we were visiting Vegas in April to see my grandparents with the intention to have a portrait session for the two of them. The weather was a little uncertain, the location was rocky, but we survived and I am so happy with the images that have come from this adventure.

I have a superstar model as a daughter. She's perfect in front of the camera!

And my hubby's pretty fantastic too.

 



Portrait Session : Jaclyn

This was such a fun little adventure. My baby sister just got in town from Oklahoma finishing up her junior year at Oklahoma University and was down to go shooting. So we both dressed up, trekked around a park in dresses and heels and photographed each other, like two sisters naturally do. I cannot wait to see the photos she took of me and honestly, I am just thrilled with the photos I took of her! She has blossomed into such a beautiful, fun woman! Much different than the bratty little sister she used to be. Ha! I love you, Jaclyn. I'm looking forward to many more adventures with you, and watching your journey in photography and video continue to grow!