When Jessica of Modern Moments Designs contacted me to see if I would be interested in taking photos of her son Emerson for his one year old photos/cake smash session, I was ecstatic! Jessica is an amazingly talented graphic designer, mother, and party planner. I knew that she would have some amazing ideas for the photos, and once she sent me the mood board, I knew we would be instant friends!!! There’s just something about her, I feel like we’ve been friends forever.

We met up at an old abandoned-looking barn. It was freezing that day, but we lucked out with no rain, a happy almost-one-year-old, and we shot everything in about 20 minutes. One of the fastest child sessions I have ever done, and I am SO pleased with how the images turned out!

Emerson is a happy baby. He has big bright blue eyes, and a smile that is completely contagious. Jessica made sure that he was dressed to impress (adorable polka dot tie and all!).

You can read a bit more about Emerson’s beautiful party invitations here, but here are some of my favorite photos we snapped that day.

How cute is he!?! Seriously, I could just eat him up!! Jessica brought all of those props, when we met at the location, she said “I just brought a few things, so hopefully they will work”, then she opens her trunk and I see that huge white chest… I think my heart stopped! And it got better and better with the suitcase, tie, and books!

And then, up went the blue backdrop,off came the clothes, and out came the cake!

I don’t think he minded the cold for the few minutes we had him out there… he was MUCH too involved in demolishing that adorable cake!

Happy first birthday Em!!! You are such a handsome boy, and I feel so lucky to have met you and your family!!! I can’t wait to take more pictures of you guys!

For more fabulous photos of Emerson, and to check out how his party turned out, head on over to Jessica’s blog and see all of the fun that they had!

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this is jaimee.
jaimee works for Toni & Guy.
she is my hair stylist.
she’s been doing my hair for almost 6 years now.
the first time she did my hair was right before i flew out to meet mark for the first time.
she is beautiful.
she has one of the kindest hearts of anyone i know.
her laugh is even pretty, and infectious.
my dog de-flowered her dog (hehe!)
she has a great sense of humor.
she is creative, and full of fun ideas.
we shot this photo at our condo in Costa Rica last week during a mini-photo shoot.
i heart her <3

more to come soon…

I met these two darling’s mother Jenn back when we were both working in cosmetics, and I was still in school for graphic design. She was just starting her very own business- a cute, funky-fresh retro themed line of baby apparel, bibs, burp & bum rags, and blankets: Pearly Grey. (Fun Fact Alert!: she was my first “client” for design! I created her logo, hehe) Check out her site and if you know anyone who’s expecting, she makes these awesome little Hospital Take-Out kits that are completely adorable (they even come in a Chinese-style take-out box!)!! I just gave one as a gift at a baby shower I attended, and you should have heard the “oohs” and “aaaahs” it got. Total win.

Jenn and her family are just beautiful. She is such a wonderful person, and her kids are to-die-for gorgeous!!! So of course, when she said she wanted to do newborn photos for her newest addition, little Liam, I was more than excited!!! It’s always fun to work with other artists, and Jen is just so laid back in general, I knew we would get some really great photos!

A lot of people ask me where I shoot, if I have a studio, bring props, etc. I am an on-location natural light photographer. That means that I show up with my camera, a few basic essentials, and my talents. One of the most important things to me is to capture people’s genuine self, which means capturing them in their own element, with things that are special or important to them. When I showed up to Jenn’s house, I was more than thrilled to walk into her completely adorable kitchen!!! These photos were shot in her kitchen right next to a sliding glass door. All natural light. Of course, she has a completely adorable kitchen, I mean, look at the wall color!!! And not to mention the black and white tile floor… my mind is spinning with all of the possibilities that I didn’t take advantage of… well, we’ll just have to do another shoot This woman has got style!!

Now, onto the photos! Welcome to the world little Liam Vincent You are perfect in every sense of the word.

Liam’s older sister Jane Pearl was such a perfect little model for me too! She wanted so badly to be a part of the whole shoot, and I couldn’t have asked for a more cooperative little model. Isn’t she completely gorgeous!? I can hardly believe she’s just 5 years old…

And she just loves being a big sister You can tell she takes so much pride in it. Little Liam, you are in good hands!

These next shots are probably my favorites from the entire shoot. Completely beautiful <3 There were too many good ones. Just look at how peaceful little Liam looks in her arms

Another cute shot of Jane I can’t help it, if only all 5 year olds were this excited to have their photo taken! haha.

Check out those little lips

A few of my faves with mommy, of course!!

I just love his expression in this one, it’s like he’s saying “awww come on mom! geez…” haha, I just had to post it!

And we just had to get a couple of product shots in there for Jenn to use to promote her business!

And of course, the adorable chair shot! (I know, I posted it in the sneak peek, but I just can’t help but post it again I love it so much!)

Thank you Jenn, for being so great, and for choosing me to take Liam’s first photos I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

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