Every girl Dreams of being a Princess, not every girl can be an ANGEL xx

In my early days a friend asked me to photograph a wedding that she was being bridesmaid at, and I agreed, after all every girl needs photos of her big day.

Having not met the bride prior to the big day, I was nervous, however instantly set as ease, and that Bride and Groom, Rick and Leoni Angel, I now consider as friends rather than clients.

When Leoni told me Rick and her were expecting, I was over joyed and extremely honoured to be asked to capture her final days of pregnancy and her newborns first images.

The months rolled on and I watched Leoni post pics of her growing bump and then November arrived and the arrival of Baby Angel was getting closer.

Leoni looked stunning on her wedding day and being pregnant made her look just as stunning, she looked relaxed and ready for the impending birth.

It was a lovely relaxed shoot with Rick and the two boys joining in, there were lots of laughs when Tyler was measuring Leoni's bump and lots of really affectionate moments.

On the 1st December, baby finally made an appearance, and I think Brooke Angel was worth the wait.

At 14 days old I got my first proper glimpse of the little cutie and what a cutie she is !!  Another baby that will be spoilt with love and affection especially by Tyler who already worships her.

Brooke may be Angel in name, she is also an angel in looks and temperament.


















This puzzled look on Brooke's face is funny as she is such a Daddy's girl already.

Such a little cutie.

Daddy's little Princess xx







Thank you Leoni and Rick, I loved following and capturing the stages of your pregnancy and Brooke's arrival ...  xx

Beautiful Twins...

So I thought I would share a sneak peak in to this mornings shoot with the gorgeous 8 month old twins I enjoyed snapping this morning,

Being identical twins, I really thought I would struggle with names, how wrong was I, already at 8 months, they are completely different personalities.

Ellen, first born of the twins, smaller, chattier and very much loved posing for the camera, however on her terms.

Sian, the cheeky monster, trying to be actively mobile and very determined little girl loved giggling, dribbling and blowing bubbles just not for the camera.

Both beautiful girls and their full time dad does a brilliant job of juggling the girls (not physically) and keeping them entertained.

They love their older brother and really look up to him, however I think he may need to watch his back as when they are older they may gang up on him and get him in to trouble ... all three have stunning blue eyes that make you melt when you look in to them ... so I think daddy best start saving for those weddings now as he will have many a boy knocking at his door when they are older.


Now can you guess which is which ?

Emily ...

I've had the pleasure of photographing Emily before and always look forward to capturing her because Emily is special, she is affectionate, helpful, and an amazing big sister to Isabelle, and adores her big sister Danielle.

No two moments are the same will Emily, however she has a smile that will melt even the coldest of hearts so how honoured I felt when on my second shot, I got this image.  

This beautiful little girl turned 6 recently and I was amazed at how much she had grown and changed since I last photographed her in January. So much more confident, chatty and playful.

until next time Miss Emily 

xx

Amazing how people change.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of going and photographing a gorgeous little girl called Jessica.  Jessica is just 11 days old, and born to two very loving parents.

I had the pleasure of working with her dad and can honestly say the change in him in 2 weeks is amazing, he is still the techno geek that every one knows, just now his little girl is more important.

Children work their magic on people and this little girl has definitely worked her magic on her parents.

This is not the best picture of Jessica, however it is one of my favourites so far because I'm sure behind that fist she is laughing at me ...

I feel honoured and privileged that Logan asked me to capture  Jessica, and even more flattered at how at home Stacey and Logan made me feel.

Thank you both xx

Daughters

I have two daughters,  one's 5 and the other is 2 at the end of December.  Both were born to be cheeky, both were born to give me grey hairs, both were born to make me smile daily ...

It's not very often they let me photograph them, however sometimes they ask to be photographed, which is a blessing (even if it only lasts 3 minutes)

This is one that wasn't posed for ... I was packing my bag to go and do a newborn shoot and my youngest was talking to me, and then she lay her head on the couch and it was an opportunity too good to miss.

I love the natural look and I love the sulky, pouty look children give sometimes when they have their photo taken, which can be discarded as not a nice photo ... but that was them then - why erase it?

xx

Determined babies

There is nothing better than photographing newborns...

The innocence, the delicate fingers and toes, and their constant wiggles that make things challenging ... and this one was no different.

This little girl was 16 days old and already lifted her head with confidence and knew exactly what she liked and didn't like.

I tried out some new props on this shoot and let's just say i won't be using them again... even with such a cute model they were awful :)

Lesson learned

Ballerina Girl

My children don't like to pose for me, unless they want to be photographed... it has to be on their terms and only their terms !

So how shocked was I today when my eldest decided she wanted to pose and came down in her ballet outfit.

Please don't think my daughter is a delicate little ballerina ... she is like a bull in a Princess outfit in a China Shop, there is nothing delicate about her!!

She hasn't even ever attempted to try ballet, which is a shame as her balance definitely needs improving as she is constantly falling over.