Amanda and Sean's Wedding {brevard County Wedding Photographer}

At the end of April I had the pleasure of capturing Amanda and Sean's wedding. It was such a nice wedding too. They had a small gathering of family and friends at Gleason Park and exchanged their vows. We had a nice amount of time set aside for their bridal portraits and then followed up with a low key reception. Many times today we throw these huge weddings and go all out on the things that don't really matter long term. Don't get me wrong, they are fun weddings, but if your budget doesn't allow it, don't stress about needing all that.

In fact as a photographer, I honestly feel my job is one of the most important the day of your wedding. Once the vows are exchanged, the kiss is sealed, the cake is cut and the flowers are tossed; all you have left is the pictures that are captured. 99% of women never wear their dress again. The flowers will die if you try to keep them. The cake will go stale and the decorations only last so long. The music fades and all you have left are the memories and the photos. 

So when you are planning your wedding, I work with you to provide a custom wedding day package to meet your needs and give you the memories you want. And that is just what we did for Amanda and Sean. They wanted to make sure they had nice pictures of the two of them and their family shots. They knew their reception was low key so they option to focus more on them and less on the reception. We got so many great shots of them and we still captured the highlights of the reception too.

Congrats to Amanda and Sean, I wish them the best of luck and a lifetime of happiness!

Sunrise Maternity Session {Brevard County Maternity Photographer}

So as many of you know this year is my first year 100% in business. Besides my sweet precious boy, nothing else is taking up my time. I no longer have another job. I am not doing this part time to pass the time. I am 100% committed and giving it all I got and loving every minute of it. Part of the 100% is marketing. Marketing is a lot of work. You have to be out there for everyone to see you and notice you and that can take a lot of time, energy and money. (let's be honest) I wish had Morgan and Morgan's marketing budget...then everyone in FL would know about me. LOL

One of the things I did for marketing myself was create a magazine. I love the way it turned out. I use this magazine to leave with Dr. offices (thank you Dr. Wolk and Dr. Hayes for letting me drop one off with your offices) and I also left one with Motherhood Maternity. After all they are the only maternity store in the area. Halina the store manager took my materials even though we both knew that "corporate" would only allow her to do so much with them. I know this because it was the same at the bank.

Sydney, was recently shopping at Motherhood and asking about photographers and low and behold Halina had my material still and shared it with her. Sydney and her husband JD are newer to the area since he is stationed here for his service in the Airforce (thank you for your service...military members save 20% year round). I was ecstatic when she contacted me and told me that she was referred by Motherhood Maternity. It really means a lot when anyone refers me. So Sydney and I talked and planned the perfect sunrise maternity session.

Sydney had a vision of how she wanted her session to look. I showed her my gowns, many which she liked but just wasn't the one she was dreaming of. So together we hunted down the one she would want and I added a new dress to my collection! (You can see dresses I offer here). All maternity sessions have access to my gowns so you don't have to spend money on something you will never wear again. I love the gown she choose and it came with matching shorts. It's very flowy...which is perfect for the beach and it conceals too. So we met up at Paradise beach. I love this beach because it gives us several options besides just "beach". We had the most amazing sunrise too. It was perfect.

Sydney is just glowing in her images and JD is just as excited. I cannot wait to meet their sweet little girl in a few short weeks! Take a look at these beautiful images.

Are you expecting? Want to document your maternity? Let's chat about creating a session you will never forget. Contact me today!

Meet Baby Lucy and the unplanned home birth! {Brevard County Newborn Photographer}

Last week I had the pleasure of photographing Baby Lucy. I met her mom, Sara, way back in school...elementary or Junior high rings a bell. So to say we have known each other for a long time is an understatement. Sara got to take advantage of winning one of the 12 days of Christmas give aways I had last year. I am so glad she decided to capture her sweet daughter.

Lucy made quite the entrance into this world. Sara woke early the morning of her birth like she did most mornings. This time though, she notice some cramping which felt like contractions.  After monitoring them for a few minutes, sure enough they were. It was time to head to the hospital...or so they thought. Her husband and her began to pack the car and head out when all of a sudden a large contraction hit and Sara realized Lucy was ready to come out! Her husband immediately dialed 911 and she phoned her midwife. Through first responders and their midwife, Sara and Chad were able to safely deliver sweet Lucy into the world via an unplanned home birth. When they told Chad to use a shoelace to clamp off the umbilical cord, he opted for floss- cleaner and fresher. Emergency responders showed up and took mother and baby to hospital. Everything checked out just fine and both are doing great. Such an awesome story to have and share years later.

I am so fortunate that I had the opportunity to capture Lucy's newborn images. Her older brother Liam, was such a big boy. He did so well for us. These are images, this family will truly cherish forever.

Are you expecting? I capture maternity and newborn photography and would love the chance to document this special season of life for you too. Contact me today to discuss all the options available to you.

Expecting Baby Mason {Brevard County Maternity Photographer}

A couple weekends ago I met Chelsea and her sweet husband. They are expecting their first baby, Mason and over the moon excited to be parents. It was so nice to work with both of them for their maternity session.

Chelsea choose the full maternity session which allowed outfit changes during her session. This was a great choice for her to have multiple options with her images. She also took advantage of using one of the gowns I offer to my clients (free of charge) to make her session a little more fun. I love offering these gowns to my clients for several reasons. 1. they are designed to enhance your pregnant belly and make you look even more feminine while pregnant. 2. I've already made the investment so you don't have to! 3. They are great for photos!

Take a look at these sweet images from their session. I always love capturing maternity because it is such a special moment. You carry life inside you and it changes you in a way you never thought possible. You radiate with this peace about you and you glow for days! Some days I wish I could see images of my own mom pregnant...but that wasn't a thing to do back then. I cannot wait to meet Chelsea's little boy!

Are you expecting? I would love to capture this beautiful season of life for you. Let's talk about your pregnancy and how you want to cherish this time.