{Queen Creek Engagement Photographer} Steven + Elisa

 

Okay, so its not TECHNICALLY an engagement session but I'm labeling it as such because honestly, I want to market these two as an engaged couple. Who wouldn't see these two and not want an engagement session exactly like them? I mean, sure, they're technically already married but these beautiful faces are just dying to be on the Engagement page on my website :) When I asked their permission to put them on there they said, "Well it must mean that the pictures will turn out good if you want to put them on your website, right?" 

Uhhhhhh, yes! With a gorgeous couple, beautiful field, and a perfect sunset, these two will be all over my website! Okay, time for the back story.

These two were married 9 months ago, and wanted some additional photos of just the two of them. Even though we weren't able to get together for their actual wedding day *sigh* I'm SO happy to have met them and had so much fun capturing their love. 

This field was my absolute favorite location in Queen Creek. You might recognize it from this photoshoot or this one, and I had been getting a lot of requests to go to it. I even told Steven and Elisa during our shoot, "I don't know whats going to happen if the grass ever gets plowed!" Just take a guess at what happened next. The next Saturday morning I met a cute family (blog post coming soon) who requested it and lo and behold: It had been plowed. Oh well, I guess it'll keep my photos fresh by forcing me to find a new location, right? So if you've been ogling over the location in the last few shoots like I have (not to mention planning my OWN family session here) we'll have to wait till next year when the grass has (hopefully) grown back in. Until then, enjoy the beauty of this adorable couple's love.

{J. Welty} First Day of Pre-school

 

Whenever I see those things that say "You might be a photographer if..." I secretly kind of roll my eyes. I mean, is there any way to read any of those without hearing it in Jeff Foxworthy's voice and thinking of cheesy redneck jokes? Anyways, that being said, I totally couldn't help but think of that as I was taking these pictures. You might be a photographer if your three year old gives you 

^THIS^ 

look during his first day of pre-school photoshoot. Anybody else flash back to 2001 to this movie when you see it?

But in all seriousness I really barely made it to the car before almost bursting into tears at leaving my boy for pre-school. Luckily his darling teacher held his hand the whole way to class. 

Not that its creepy at all that I took out my stalker lens to snap this picture, right?

{Queen Creek Family Photographer} Miles 1 yr Cake Smash!

When I first met Miles he was just a beautiful little newborn boy, only a couple months old and already rocking it for the camera. I remember thinking "These people have the calmest, most easy going, photogenic newborn!!" Fast forward 9 months and you get...

This work of art. A beautiful one year old boy. But do we dare add in a Sock Monkey and cake? Can the world handle so much cuteness in one photograph??

Oh yeah. We went there. 

PS Laura- Your photos will be coming soon! Can't wait!

{Queen Creek Senior Portrait Photographer}

I love seniors. Maybe its the fact that we can dish about Grey's Anatomy without any shame, or that they've watched so much ANTM that even Tyra would be jealous of their ability to work the camera, but either way we have fun. Throw in the fact that Bailey is currently going to beauty school part time so she looked absolutely impeccable and you can tell that I had a great time photographing that pretty face! 

By the way, can somebody tell me when High School kids started getting so on top of things? I wish I knew exactly what I wanted to do at that age. I was still losing my baby teeth in High School, certainly not completing my upper level schooling at that time. But that's a story for a different day...

Photo cred: Bailey's mom, Milea. Both of them: Adorable.

Kyoko {Maternity Session}

Maybe its my own pregnancy hormones getting the best of me but this Maternity Session just melts my heart.

Maybe it was the way he was so delicate with his beautiful pregnant wife.

Maybe it was the sexy little yellow dress that I'm dying to wear for my own maternity shoot.

Either way, I can't wait to meet this little one :) Congrats Kyoko and Masi!