Category: Fort McMurray

What a beautiful name this little one has!  

I loved working with her parents as we did their pregnancy pictures – and then finally meeting this little beauty just over a week ago!  She is absolutely precious! 

One of my favorite features about her is her hands….how she folded them together as she was just relaxing in the image below – and then how she softly held her dad’s shoulder.  She often just looked comfortable and oh so loved – which she most definitely is!

Congratulations on such a beautiful girl and your new family!

Christine

Birth is said to be a miracle – and life is said to be a gift.  Watching and holding a newborn – you know that those statements are true.

I am continuously amazed with how the  personality of a little one shines through…even at such an early age, giving others a glimpse potentially in the years to come and causing loved ones to dream a little of what their life may hold. 

Taking the wonder of all of that, multiplying it by two, and adding in two incredible (and proud) parents….and you have twin sisters, Payten and Emmerson and their wonderful family.  I loved witnessing how different they are from each other – yet also seeing them together and some of the tender moments that it seems that only twins can share.  These two are so precious and were amazing to work with – not to mention mom and dad who worked extra hard to cater to their needs and to help make these images what they are.  I definitely couldn’t have done it without them!

Payten, the eldest by 23 minutes, was so alert and patient yesterday as we shot. I absolutely love her eyes and her beautiful head of hair. Emmerson is the youngest, the smallest, yet holds a delicate beauty all of her own.  She is the more serious and analytical one of the two and often had a furrowed brow as it looks like she is trying to figure things out or size you up!  Both are so beautiful and yet so different – and for all of their own amazing reasons.

I can’t wait to see these two grow up and am looking forward to having another session with them when they are 3 months! 

Christine

There is something special about getting together and photographing two people that are in love.  My morning with Vanessa & Sean was definitely the highlight of my day and  I feel like we laughed the whole time : )  

These two are wonderful to be around and their love and appreciation for each other is so obvious.   A testimony of this commitment to one another was that Sean has Vanessa’s name tattoo’d on the inside of his wrist…so we definitely needed to capture that! 

After spending more time with these two – it is a given that their wedding is going to be simply beautiful….not to mention a lot of fun! 

Can’t wait!

Christine

Engagement sessions are always a special thing to photograph.  Capturing the love that a couple shares – the looks that the exchange and the tenderness in which they interact with one another.  It is such a special time in their lives and I love having the opportunity to spend time with them.

It was an honor to be asked to do Danelle & Drew’s engagement pictures, as they are friends of mine.  I love watching them interact and seeing their joy and love for one another…not to mention their excitement for the big day which is coming up in the fall!

Red is one of their wedding colors and I was thrilled to come across a pile of red barrels in my location scouting.  The weather was absolutely freezing when we got together for this shoot - however we had fun and made the most of it and they tried to “look” warm…even when sometimes that wasn’t the case!

Thanks you two for being absolutely amazing – during the shoot and otherwise!  We are so blessed to have you in our lives and are so excited for all that is to come for you!

Christine 

and of course….we can’t forget about the ring! 

I met the Playford family back in the fall when I did their family pictures and loved working with them.  They are one of the nicest families that I have met…not to mention have super cute kids – so I was excited for the arrival of their newest addition!  We have been planning and talking about this baby session for the past several months and I was excited to try out some new ideas that I had.  There were also a couple of cute hats that I bought and was anxious to “play” with…oh they are so cute!

With months of anticipation, planning, waiting and shopping – you would almost think that I was the one having the baby!  Goodness!

Logan was amazing during the session…not to mention the rest of the family!   With the family being Leaf fans – you know we had to do something special to bring it into this session too!

They say that babies are a gift from God – and looking at this precious little one you don’t have to wonder why.

Congratulations!

Christine