Monthly Archives: July 2010

    perfect house, perfect light, perfect family

    I know I say it all the time, but I LOVE MY JOB.

    Just last week I got to spend an evening in the beautiful Dundee hills meeting a lovely new family. Sent to me from a wonderful friend, I was excited to meet the Dixons and their beautiful new home. New houses are exciting right? The decorating possibilities, picking out paint, it is fun stuff.

    When I arrived I got the warmest welcome, I had a great time meeting this super cute family of 4 and capturing this special time for them. :)

    Here are a few of my favorites so far:

    Check out the whole family in front of their beautiful new home. 

    Meet Mr. L, the first to greet me and tell me ALL about the house and family. He might be the cutest little dude I have ever met.

    Meet Miss G, stickling beautiful, tall, smart & witty. Girl is going to be a heart breaker for sure!

    These two kill me, so lovely together!

    Mr L was such a ham in front of the camera, and I ate it up. How can you not point a lens and this cute smile right.

    Miss G also has a killer smile and some baby blues that are stunning.

    Have I mentioned he was a ham?!

    Another of the two kiddos together, this melts me, I hope my own boy & girl love each other this much.

    They are adorable right, well they should be, mom owns one of McMinnville’s cutest boutiques.

    :)

    Right at sunset we hit the street near their house to catch that yummy sunset light. I love that the whole family truly enjoys each other you can tell.

    :)

    And one last shot of the whole family, I think this one might be my favorite.

    David & Shanna thanks again for having me out to capture your family. Your home is fantastic, I am glad we could grab this moment in time. I will have the whole gallery up very soon! For now I hope you enjoy the sneak peek and of course as new clients I will have to issue the customary blog challenge. If you can get 25 people to comment on this little post, I will throw in a mini wallet brag book of images on the house. So leave some love people. :)

    xo em

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    just one…

    from my session with Amber & Brady.

    The light, the couple, the setting, it was all kind of amazing.

    Much much more soon,

    xo em

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    Family Love

    Last week I had the pleasure of meeting up with the ever so adorable Gracey Family. Sara contacted me while back to schedule a session to capture her daughter’s first birthday and before her wonderful husband was deployed with the National Guard. Of course I was honored to capture the family at this special moment in time. We met up at one of my favorite local parks and had fun chatting and working hard getting a certain little girl to smile. :)

    Here are a few of my favorites so far:

    Such sweet and nice people! Even if little Kaylee did not love the idea of being in front of the camera.

    Little Kaylee is so sweet, and clearly her mom & dad feel the same way. No shortage of love here.

    peek-a-boo!

    Kaylee SMILES! whoo hoo! Totally worth the work she is just so cute!

    Such a serious little face.

    Her beautiful brown eyes kill me :)

    we also had a little fun at the playground.

    And one last photo of beautiful little Kaylee.

    Sara thanks for coming out to Newberg and for trusting me to capture your sweet family. I will have the whole gallery up very soon for you! I hope you like the peek so far, I think we pulled out some cute ones despite the “not so happy about the camera” girl. :) It was a pleasure to meet you all. And of course as new clients you get a blog challenge. If you can get 25 people to comment on this little post you get a free mini wallet brag book on the house!

    emily

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    just one

    from my newborn session earlier this week, such a doll baby. I just want to eat her up!

    much more soon,

    xo em

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    Mary & Eric are married!

    Mary & Eric were married over the beautiful 4th of July holiday weekend. Their wedding was wonderful in so many ways, the venue (Mary’s Mom & Dad’s beautiful home) was amazing, the people were over the top fun, and the best part of it all was the couple in the middle. Mary & Eric have a had an incredibly hard year to say the least, but this couple has stood strong, held each other close and shown us all what love is. I could not have been more honored to capture their day, rain, sun, and laughter, I loved every second of it. :)

    Here are a few of my favorites so far:

    Mary’s beatuful dress hanging gin her childhood bedroom.

    I loved thier details, Mary’s bling and Eric’s fun hat.

    our happy couple just moments after their first look.

    The grounds of the home are just beautiful! So lush and green.

    :)

    Mr Marty Martin did an amazing job with the flowers! I loved the colors.

    The whole wedding party was SO FUN!

    They cracked me up the entire day.

    Mary’s Mom has a great eye for detail, with the help of uber coordinator Heather Peterson. These lanterns were just perfect for the walk way.

    The ceremony was sweet and elegant, even if the rain came just moments before Mary walked down the aisle. Her smile could not be rained out. :)

    The cake was stunning! I loved the simple but elegant lines.

    And a first dance of course, again Mary’s smile is just fantastic.

    And a smile for Daddy, I just love the father-daughter dance.

    And I will leave you with a ring shot.

    Mary & Eric thank you for including me in your big day. It has been my pleasure to work with you two this year. I hope you love your sneak peek I will have a slideshow and the whole gallery for you very soon!

    xo em

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