{Bunnies & Blooms} Easter Mini Sessions at the Grapevine Botanical Gardens

UPDATE: Rain caused us to have to reschedule our mini's. They will now be help on March 27th and we may now have a spot or two open. Contact us for more details!


That is right! March mini sessions are finally here. I apologize for the late announcements. I wanted to announce sooner, but I had to make sure I could get my baby bunnies. We have them though and are so excited for our mini sessions. They will be held Friday March 19th (It is spring break!) from 2-5pm and Saturday March 20th from 12-4pm. They will be at the Grapevine Botanical Gardens since the Arboretum won't let us bring in our bunnies :-)

15 minute sessions (just long enough for the kids to love on the bunnies but not squish them) 3 digital images, and up to 3 subjects. For more kiddos, please book two sessions back to back. Session fee is $75 plus sales tax. Payment is due in full when booking.

Can't wait to see everyone out there now that Spring has sprung!

{A Beautiful Spring Wedding...} Plano-Dallas-Mckinney Family Photographer

On occasion, for friends, I will photograph a wedding. I am usually on call for births which makes weddings nearly impossible, but this time I wasn't! I had the chance to photograph Cheri and David's wedding. As they were married in the LDS temple we didn't photograph the actual ceremony. We simply did portraits outside the temple afterward and then the reception.

You guys, there are so many, it was hard to choose. I hope you are fabulously happy. You are wonderful together. Congratulations again!

Portraits in the hospital!

I did the coolest session yesterday! I had a mom to be contact me. She was in the hospital on bedrest and wanted to know if it was possible to do maternity portraits. I was up for the challenge, so I headed to Dallas to see what we could do! I am pleasantly surprised at how they came out and that they don't look like a hospital room! There were definetely a few things I would do differently if I did it again, but overall, it worked.

Here are a few sneak peaks for one gorgeous and patient mama...

An exciting birth today...

In a different way! I got to attend a caesarean at a hospital today that doesn't usually allow "extras" in! It was absolutely wonderful. This mama wanted a vaginal birth SOOOO badly, but her footling breech baby wasn't cooperating. Instead we had a beautiful c-section. They were kind and considerate of her wishes and involved her and her hubby as much as they wanted to be. I was seriously impressed. Kudos to this mama for fighting for the things that were important to her and to Dr. Fogwell for going with it all! A, you rock my world. You are brave and amazing and you did a fabulous job. I hope these photos bring you a better sense of what happened today. THANKS!!

Mom's face upon seeing "R" for the first time.

Dad admiring his son.

The first kiss...

Snuggled up for warmth...

Grandma's reaction upon hearing about the birth of her grandson!

Soft and Squishy...

I got to go photograph baby William today. My is he just the most wonderful thing ever! Amazingly enough he knew when I was around clicking away. We would work to get him sleeping and I would snap the camera and his little eye would pop right open. Mom will appreciated this ONE picture I got of him actually asleep! And ofcourse his grouchy face, which he gave to us when we messed with him. What a personality! Thanks again Em, he is just fabulous!

ETA: Never type when delirious from no sleep... please forgive my typos!

A foggy maternity session...

We had the most amazing weather Tuesday morning. It was warm and foggy and overcast and it was absolutely perfect conditions for this maternity session. We did a bunch of just this beautiful mama to be and then added her daughter and hubby into the mix. What fun! I hope you guys enjoy a few sneak peaks. It was great seeing you again!

A whirlwind of a homebirth!

And oh was it! I got to attend a beautiful homebirth tonight in the middle of a tornado! That's right. Shortly after giving birth, we heard those sirens blaring and off we all trotted to the cupboard under the stairs! It was great. Mom was amazing and her whole team worked so well to support her. I was honored to be there. A few sneak peaks of baby Eleanor and her family!

Fun at the Harbor

I had one of the most fun shoots ever this weekend! The kids were totally hamming it up for the camera... even the baby! We laughed and played and had a great time. We are all hoping Dad loves his Valentine's Day present! Here you go guys, a few sneak peaks. And by the way, you are all GORGEOUS!

A beautiful baby girl...

I had the chance to be photograph another birth today. Baby Ivy was nice enough to come during the day and allow me to be home by dinnertime! Don't we wish babies were all that accommodating! Her mama and papa did a fabulous job and it is very obvious she is loved by her whole family. Enjoy some peaks!