There is something about winter that can feel so heavy and so burdensome. It’s like we’re wrapped in thick blankets, mittens, and hats for months. When spring hits, it's like everything that was sleeping wakes up. Everything that was sitting on the sidelines gets up to dance. Many of us got a taste of spring last week, and we opened up our windows…

Step 1: Choose a professional photographer that you love Choose a professional you're confident will capture the unique beauty that exists in your pregnancy. One that whenever you see their pictures show up on social media, you’re captivated and inspired. Step 2: Think about what these photos will mean to you as you and your baby get…

This is Jerick, Emily and their newborn Jayden Richard. Emily wanted to document beautiful memories of her young family together, so she contacted me and set up a newborn session. Sweet little Jayden was just two weeks old when we photographed him. He slept through the whole shoot. He was cuddled and kissed, and it was such a…

Can you remember a moment when you were tucked in by someone you loved as a child? Maybe your Mom was gently stepping into your room. Maybe she tucked your blanket in just so that it almost felt like you were being hugged as you drifted off to sleep. Or maybe when you weren’t feeling so well. Maybe your Dad covered you up…

In this very instant, you are held by heaven. All of you is. Every single part; the parts you hold out for the world to see and the parts you try and hide. You are loved in every breath, every moment, every fibre. The arms of God are not too short to hold all of you close to His beating and giant heart. So breathe in the grace of it all and know that you are…

You are lovely. When you look in the mirror, do you see it? That there is this trail of beauty, joy and hope that you leave wherever you go. That you weren’t just made for moments where you feel lovely. You were made to live out of the overflow that you are lovely today, in the mess and in the light, because you are loved just as you are…

All of you is beautiful. In every feature. In all your form. From your head down to your toes. Those little features we don’t often think about. With every single hair on your head. You are beautiful in the way that you open your eyes every morning, in the way you light up with passion, in the way that you never give up and in the very way that your chest…

You just had a baby. Your clothes don’t fit the same way. Your eyes are tired. Your hair is thrown together in a top bun on the best of days. You're wondering whose body this is because you don’t completely feel like yourself. You may feel like the last thing you want to be is photographed. “Give me five months, give me a year.” And so you gladly…

Do you know the way that God looks at you? Even before you were born, He looked at you with love and happiness in His eyes. You are the one He made, the heart He has always been after, the one He sings over with wild rejoicing. You bring Him joy and He wants to share that joy with you. It is not the kind that sort of embraces your face in a…

Newborn photography is a one chance thing. Every day your baby is growing and changing. We both want to document these moments in the most perfect of ways. Here are some portrait session secrets I use for beautiful, meaningful sessions. Light - i love diffused light. At your session in the studio, I’ll use the best source of natural light…

Sometimes mamas tell me they don't want a maternity session the second time around. I get that. It can feel like this stage in their lives has already been captured. Or maybe they don't feel as beautiful as they did the first time. Sometimes they're just too darn busy. BUT, the thing is, it's a great opportunity to connect it with the soon-to-be…

There's a great book called The Happiest Baby on the Block, written by Dr. Harvey Karp. I talk about this book during client sessions a lot and wanted to sum things up for you in a blog post. Here are the basics of the Five S's that Dr. Harvey Karp talks about in his book. If you follow these, it will help you soothe your babies off to sleep…