Sara gets the bride of the
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Sara and Joe
Naperville Wedding Photography
Sara gets the bride of theyear century award. Planning a beautiful wedding is an undertaking, no matter how you attack it. But planning a beautiful wedding that you then DIY... I mean really. I could not have been more impressed when I arrived to this occasion! Sara is an artist, and her style and creativity was evident in every detail. She married her long time sweetheart, Joe...surrounded by family and friends and most importantly...their two stunning little girls. A few images from their day...
Sara gets the bride of the
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Sweet Little Lane
Evergreen Park Newborn Photographer
I have a special place in my heart for mamas who are 9 and 10 mos pregnant in the middle of July/August/dead of summer!! It is not a fun time of year to be carrying around another person full time. But when you get a beautiful miracle of goodness as your end game --- sure makes all the discomfort worth while :) A few shots from my session with the stunning and so very sweet baby Lane.
I have a special place in my heart for mamas who are 9 and 10 mos pregnant in the middle of July/August/dead of summer!! It is not a fun time of year to be carrying around another person full time. But when you get a beautiful miracle of goodness as your end game --- sure makes all the discomfort worth while :) A few shots from my session with the stunning and so very sweet baby Lane.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Our sunshine...our star...our everything
It's crazy to me that it's been a year since I wrote this post welcoming Vela Carina to the world and sharing the very special story behind her name.
When you are expecting your first child, a very common comment you hear from the masses is that 'there's just no way to explain the amount of love you will feel for your child.' Nothing compares to it. There's no way to prepare yourself. I took all these words of wisdom in to the best of my ability. But everyone was right. You simply cannot prepare yourself for the havoc that tiny little person will wreak on your body/mind/soul. The best kind of havoc...but seriously...it's like everything that was once your reality is put into a jar...and then a whole bunch of glitter is added to it. And then someone shakes the hell out of the jar. The result is this swirling mass of sparkling beauty. And even though all the swirling around makes you crazy dizzy...and a little bit slow... (and in need of a nap 100% of the time)...you don't mind the madness...the sleep deprivation...the fact that you have black roots and blonde hair because you haven't highlighted your hair in 5 months because you don't have time for you. None of that makes the slightest difference. All you notice is all the sparkling goodness.
When Vela was only a few days old I remember sitting in her nursery...rocking her to sleep...and weeping into her burp rag because I could already picture myself at her wedding. The fast forward button was hit the moment she entered this world and all I wanted was to find a way to press pause. All of the things everyone had said were true, to the zillionth millionth trillionth degree. I was talking with one of my best gals about it in the weeks following her birth, and to this day I think she summed up my feelings the best way I can think to describe it...
For me...in some ways, the feeling I had in the weeks and days following Vela's arrival---almost felt more like heart break. You realize just how amazing a miracle it is that you have this life to love and care for. And then you can't help but think that ... what if she needs protecting some day and I'm not there to protect her? Or she needs something that I simply can't provide her...? Sheesh. My heart was (is) exploding for so many reasons.
I suppose all I can do, or any of us can do...is put faith in God that he will watch over our tiny treasures. So that's what I'm going with.
Vela Carina you are our little star...our sunshine...the greatest gift God has given us.
Over her bday weekend (July 21st) we had a big old party to celebrate her 1st birthday. Nautical theme of course...a nod to her name and the story behind it. It was such a special celebration complete with lots of family and friends...good food and many tiny tots running around. It was perfect.
When you are expecting your first child, a very common comment you hear from the masses is that 'there's just no way to explain the amount of love you will feel for your child.' Nothing compares to it. There's no way to prepare yourself. I took all these words of wisdom in to the best of my ability. But everyone was right. You simply cannot prepare yourself for the havoc that tiny little person will wreak on your body/mind/soul. The best kind of havoc...but seriously...it's like everything that was once your reality is put into a jar...and then a whole bunch of glitter is added to it. And then someone shakes the hell out of the jar. The result is this swirling mass of sparkling beauty. And even though all the swirling around makes you crazy dizzy...and a little bit slow... (and in need of a nap 100% of the time)...you don't mind the madness...the sleep deprivation...the fact that you have black roots and blonde hair because you haven't highlighted your hair in 5 months because you don't have time for you. None of that makes the slightest difference. All you notice is all the sparkling goodness.
When Vela was only a few days old I remember sitting in her nursery...rocking her to sleep...and weeping into her burp rag because I could already picture myself at her wedding. The fast forward button was hit the moment she entered this world and all I wanted was to find a way to press pause. All of the things everyone had said were true, to the zillionth millionth trillionth degree. I was talking with one of my best gals about it in the weeks following her birth, and to this day I think she summed up my feelings the best way I can think to describe it...
For me...in some ways, the feeling I had in the weeks and days following Vela's arrival---almost felt more like heart break. You realize just how amazing a miracle it is that you have this life to love and care for. And then you can't help but think that ... what if she needs protecting some day and I'm not there to protect her? Or she needs something that I simply can't provide her...? Sheesh. My heart was (is) exploding for so many reasons.
I suppose all I can do, or any of us can do...is put faith in God that he will watch over our tiny treasures. So that's what I'm going with.
Vela Carina you are our little star...our sunshine...the greatest gift God has given us.
Over her bday weekend (July 21st) we had a big old party to celebrate her 1st birthday. Nautical theme of course...a nod to her name and the story behind it. It was such a special celebration complete with lots of family and friends...good food and many tiny tots running around. It was perfect.
Monday, July 22, 2013
Blue Eyed Babes
Naperville Portrait Photographer
I met up with this family a few weeks back to discuss an upcoming wedding, and we did a quick family session in their great big backyard as a bit of a warm up to 'the big day.'
I am a giant sucker for kids with blue eyes. My Popo (aka grandpa on my mom's side) had brilliant blue eyes. He was pretty much the only one in the family...so it's a LONG shot...but there is a chance...that just maybe someday...the trend of (every single person except my Popo having) brown eyes. Don't get me wrong. I'm a brown-eyed girl and proud of it. But it would be kind of neat...
Sara and Joe have two little girls with absolutely magical eyes. You could get lost in them. A few shots from our session and you'll see what I mean...
I met up with this family a few weeks back to discuss an upcoming wedding, and we did a quick family session in their great big backyard as a bit of a warm up to 'the big day.'
I am a giant sucker for kids with blue eyes. My Popo (aka grandpa on my mom's side) had brilliant blue eyes. He was pretty much the only one in the family...so it's a LONG shot...but there is a chance...that just maybe someday...the trend of (every single person except my Popo having) brown eyes. Don't get me wrong. I'm a brown-eyed girl and proud of it. But it would be kind of neat...
Sara and Joe have two little girls with absolutely magical eyes. You could get lost in them. A few shots from our session and you'll see what I mean...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Happy 1st Birthday!
Naperville Portrait Photographer
"Spotty showers" may be my new favorite weather prediction for portraits! Okay...Okay...I kid...rain of any kind on the forecast for a day I have an outdoor portrait session is cause for panic. That said...if I HAVE to have rain...I will from hereon out wish for "spotty showers."
In the midst of this sweet little girl's 1st birthday session...the sky just opened up. We had about a minute of light showers to gather ourselves up...and right about the time we all made it to shelter in our vehicles...it just began outright pouring. Like crazy hard rain!
And then about 5 minutes later...it stopped as fast as it began. And as we emerged from our cars...what did we see in the distance but a beau-ti-ful rainbow!!!
It was such a gorgeous site! But didn't hold a candle to the beauty in this tiny human. With the rain delay and all...this was a longer session than I typically get out of babies this age --- and she endured the whole thing with a huge smile and no shortage of adorable personality! Sweet Caroline indeed.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
One big happy family
Naperville Portrait Photographer
A few shots from a family session in Naperville. The rain tried to ruin our fun but thankfully we had beautiful canopy of trees to keep us nice and dry!
Getting the whole family together can be so tough....aligning schedules alone is a challenge let alone getting everyone coordinated in such a nice (but not too matchy-matchy) fashion...hats off to Megan for getting this organized!
My camera settings weren't ready for an action shot so these images are blurry (which kind of works in this case)...anyone who knows me knows how much I love to dance...so kiddos busting a move = one of my favorite things!
A few shots from a family session in Naperville. The rain tried to ruin our fun but thankfully we had beautiful canopy of trees to keep us nice and dry!
Getting the whole family together can be so tough....aligning schedules alone is a challenge let alone getting everyone coordinated in such a nice (but not too matchy-matchy) fashion...hats off to Megan for getting this organized!
My camera settings weren't ready for an action shot so these images are blurry (which kind of works in this case)...anyone who knows me knows how much I love to dance...so kiddos busting a move = one of my favorite things!
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