i had the privilege of doing an extended family session for my very good friend Megan & her family this past fall…it included some special people that are a very big and important part of her family life…her grandparents…it was such a joy to be with both of her grandma’s and her darling grandpa. I am happiest when i see & photograph generations together in a family…it is so special to see a great grandpa with his little great grandson…it always amazes me to see the connections and the sweet legacy that is created by 2 people throughout the years…

thank you Megs for trusting me with your family moments, I know how special these people are to you and i hope these images remind you of that everytime you look at them.

I am officially the worst blogger….this post has been sitting in “drafts” since February…how sad…
well it is finally time for these 3 lovely couples to have their moment in the spotlight!

I had a wonderful time on this brisk fall afternoon shooting this large family session for my very amazing friend Megan…Although the chill in the air was hard on the little ones of the family, these 3 couples took it in stride! ( I think the cold encouraged some cuddling too…i definitely won’t be complaining about that!)

I will post the rest of the images from this family session next…but for now here are some of the lovely couples that make up this beautiful family!

enjoy!

another session from this past autumn…

this family was so fun and easy to photograph. the kids were super cute and very cooperative…everything a photographer wants! if i remember correctly we battled a little bit of wind but that is to be expected this time of year in good ol lethbridge

thank you ever so much smith family for trusting me to capture your moments…it was a pleasure!

enjoy.

here are a few nibbles from sessions that i still need to blog!

i’m still desperately trying to catch up with blogging all of my 2012 sessions…

here is another lovely little family/newborn session that i had the privilege of shooting in the early fall. This family are new clients of mine. I hadn’t met them previous to this session and was a tad bit nervous when i showed up on their doorstep. I quickly was made to feel right at home and before long the three of us were laughing and having fun. Immediately i felt comfortable and like they were old friends. i found it hard to believe that they were first time parents, they seemed to have everything in control and were very calm and happy to have this beautiful little girl in their lives.

speaking of this beautiful little girl…you will see for yourself that i am not exaggerating one bit. this little miss was so darling and tiny and precious. it was truly a joy to be a small part of documenting some of their first little moments together as a family of 3. I loved the love that mom & dad have for each other and the love each of them have for their little babe.

i have since seen pictures of this tiny girl and she has grown so much! she is still so beautiful – perhaps one day i will get to photograph her again! ( a girl can hope )

enjoy.

i think Peter wins the “best, most patient dad of the year award” he was a major baby whisperer. I was in awe.

these are a couple of my favourite images from this session…a mama and her baby… melts my heart.

well, there really are not enough words in my vocabulary to fully express the love i have for these 8 people. lets just say its A LOT. like. x a million. I’m sure i have said all of the cliche (yet true) things before on this blog.

my one wish is that each of them know in their own hearts how i feel about them. how grateful. how loved. how absolutely, mind blowingly amazing they are. individually and collectively.

we have weathered a few storms together… me & them…

but.

we have witnessed so, so many of life’s beautiful sunrises as well…

i love you to the moon & back Renaud Family.

this was such a fun session..we started out at the family’s home and ended up on the golf course in the valley..riding along on a golf cart until we found all of the perfect spots
sometimes i wonder how i got to be this darn lucky. such a beautiful family and a perfect late summer evening…

enjoy.

p.s. i miss this weather so very much.

5 years ago i couldn’t have imagined that these images would exist…i don’t think any of us could…

and yet, here they are…husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, aunties and uncles, grandparents and beautiful grandbabies all bathed in the golden autumn light and framed by the vibrant colours of the riverbottom.

along the road i have learned that life is full of twists and turns, ups and downs, sadness and immeasurable joy…but best of all life has taught me that no matter what is thrown its way, the human spirit is strong and has the ability to begin again, and again,
and again…

this family taught me that.

they taught me about grace, about endurance, about strength, they taught me about 2nd chances, about love and acceptance…

i admire their ability to lift their heads and continue to walk forward…

i have watched as hearts expanded and joined together to include others and to shape their family in a new way…i admire the way that they made all of it seem so effortless…

life is a beautiful thing…even when its hard…

i have learned that even when the night seems the darkest…morning always comes…the sun always rises…

and love & life really can be happily ever after…

thank you to this beautiful blended family for trusting me with their tender new moments together…it was a pleasure and a joy to be a small part of this.

this post makes me super happy!!!

this is my good friend Shelley…she took my pretty profile picture at the top of my blog…she is a really great photographer and we have been friends for a few years now..we shoot together on occasion and we hang out and we generally have a good time together…

one day last spring she texted me and asked me if id help her with a new project but she wouldnt tell me any details until i got to her house…

needless to say i was a bit perplexed.

once i arrived she asked in a totally nonchalant way if i would want to help her with a newborn/family session in October…

it took me a few minutes to “get” what she meant…at first i was thinking, why the heck are you asking me this months in advance?! and how is helping you with a newborn session a special project?? ( im a bit slow to process i guess…lol)

then it hit me! she was asking me to help with HER newborn session!! yay!!!!

i was pretty excited..i literally almost cried!

it was so fun to see her pregnant, to watch her put her adorable nursery together, to talk about names and gender and ideas, and what the baby might look like…

and then the little man arrived and surpassed all of our expectations…he is seriously so adorable! ( p.s. shelley…i need to see him more often!)

here are some images from their last family of 3 pictures and a few from a short little session i did with them after baby Grey arrived!

congratulations you guys!!! he is sooo precious and you look GREAT as a family of 4!!

as i have said before…i am not a wedding photographer…

having said that, i find myself occasionally doing a small wedding for a close friend or family member… this is one of those times…

i have known the bride jessica for years and years…we grew up together in neighbouring small towns in southern ontario.

seeing her on this day brought me so much joy. happiness radiated out of her. she truly married the right man for her… i could see it as soon as i saw them together as husband and wife…

it was my pleasure to capture a few of their special moments…

love you jess…you looked beautiful and so, so incredibly happy…

thank you for trusting me with your day.