hello love

baby love.

this little pretty made her debut before we even had a moment to take her momma's maternity photos... but, what a lovely surprise to spend the afternoon enjoying all of her sweetness!

in between feedings and cat naps, i got to loose myself in all things newborn. this shot makes me want to shower her soft skin with kisses...


...love the creases on the bottom of her tiny feet.


one of the best parts of my job is getting to capture each momma interacting with her new babe... there is so much love and happiness... and despite what it might feel like for a mom in the hustle of day to day, i see calm.



then, i got another wonderful surprise... sawyer's auntie arrived during our shoot and i got to enjoy them meeting for the first time! it reminded me of friends coming by to meet d when she was new... such happy memories. love at first sight is a powerful thing.

-mer

shana... thank you again for letting me spend the afternoon with your family. i adore you and am so grateful that you were willing to take on such a huge project with brian and i! i'm excited to celebrate our success in 2012!!!

 

meet baby w.

i introduced you to these expecting parents a few months back... now it's time to meet baby w.

we just love this sweet little man...

he is five months old now and has the most awesome laugh... seriously just hearing it will have you in hysterics!

although this little mister was a bit feisty throughout our session we were able to enjoy all of the little details...

such a calm and beautiful momma.

and my favorite shot from the day... all of the boys snuggling on the couch. i love that we caught memphis (the pug) in the background just doing his thing during both their shoots. makes me smile.

mer

moo.

it's a pretty awesome thing when you get to carry the people you love around in your pocket...

wouldn't you say?!

last friday, my round corner business cards arrived from moo and i am completely in love with them!!!

you can choose from their design library or upload your own images. of course, i wanted all these pretty little faces on them!

...maternity & newborn, families & kids...

...seniors & weddings... yeah!!! i was even able to upload my own image/logo on the flip-side.

it made my heart sing going back through my collection of photos. so many of my favorite people have let me steal a sunny afternoon with them and capture their sweetest moments. thank you guys for being the most amazing support system that a girl could ask for... love you!

mer

p.s. sending out a special thanks to crystal & katie for your wonderful emails - you brightened my day! :)

samuel.

welcome to the world sweet little peanut.

a few weeks ago i got to meet samuel and celebrate with a newborn photo session!
i think this is my favorite image from our afternoon...

miss autumn, you are such a beautiful, loving momma. you.amaze.me.



thank you for sharing your afternoon with me. i feel so lucky to be a part of your world and watch samuel grow.

you'll notice that mom is giggling in that last shot... samuel worked some gas out of his system and was nice and calm after that - heehee!

mer

(you can see autumn's maternity shoot here.)