Christmas Andrew

Monday I had the pleasure of working with my little pal Andrew, again. It's hard to believe that he's quickly getting closer to that one year mark. He's a lucky guy (and I'm a lucky gal) that he has a mama that wants his 1st year so well documented. This last shoot was based around a theme... Christmas. Ahhh, my favorite time of the year. Christmas lights, crackling fireplaces, sweet smelling evergreens... you name it, I like it; call me old fashioned. So, we had some fun. Andrew's mom set the scene with their fireplace and I brought a couple of props with me to give the shoot some holiday spirit. Enjoy some of the teasers...

Grayson the Great

My incredibly handsome and charming Godson Grayson was my latest toddler subject. He's getting so big and FEARLESS. This kid is all over the place - climbing, running, laughing, sliding - he's awesome. We spent some time at the Grosse Pointe Woods Park for his 1.5 year old pics. The water and boat background was especially fitting since he was wearing searsucker pants with anchors on them - what a little country clubber! Enjoy some of the teasers:

Ashley and Christopher

Last October I received an email from Ashley, who had met me at her friends wedding in 2009 that I shot, Jackie. Ashley must have really hit it off with Jackie's brother at her wedding, because she was now engaged to marry him. Funny thing is, I remembered both of them - Jackie's wedding was one you don't forget. In fact, it was the first wedding I had attended as a photographer and had cried at, which is always slightly embarrassing. It was an incredibly touching wedding. BUT, enough about Jackie's wedding - onto Ashley and Christopher's. What a kind, intelligent, patient and thoughtful couple. They look at each other with equally admiring eyes, which is always what a photographer hopes to see. The ceremony was beautiful, the reception was a riot - unfortunately the weather wasn't as cooperative as we hoped it would be. Luckily, we had a backup plan of going to Sommerset to take photos in the event of rain, which ended up turning out a lot better than I had anticipated. Check out some of the teasers from the day:

Mister Hunter

May I introduce you to the adorable Mister Hunter? Hunter is the offspring of two pretty phenominal people - one of which I went to high school with, the other... well,  I had the honor of meeting one Sunday night during our bowling league. Yes, we were on a bowling league together, don't judge us. But seriously, they created a pretty awesome little dude. He's incredibly calm and sure does love his mom and dad. With all of that said, here are some teasers from our shoot a couple of weeks ago...

Baby Andrew Part Deux

How time does fly. I had the privilege of taking Andrew's photos a few months back and was asked back to document how much he's changed. He's smiling, laughing, really developing his own personality. Could this kid get any cuter? It's a kind reminder to live life by the day - because it goes so quickly and they change like the wind. Here's a sample from our shoot...