The Bergevin Family

I got a great message that an old friend of mine had called into the office and was in desperate need of immediate pictures of her family. My friend Renee and her husband Jeremy are missionaries to Mongolia. They are back in the States for the next year and they needed and updated family photo for their prayer cards. They have 4 beautiful daughters (2 of which I hadn't met until the day I did the session!) Maggie is 7 years old, Lydia is 6 years old, Johanna is 4 years old and Clara will be 2 next month!

Renee and I have been friends since Kindergarten. I find it so hard to believe that I am old enough to have a friend for 27 years! LOL Since the session was last minute, I ended up taking my boys with me. It would have been fine if we had stayed at their house, but once we went to the park, it was more than I could handle. So no more will I take my children on photo shoots with me! This was the first and LAST time that will ever happen! LOL Christian did enjoy playing with Clara, so we will be sure to have a play date soon!

As you are saying your prayers, please remember Renee and her family. They are such wonderful, devoted Christians and I am proud to be her friend of 27 years!

Happy 3rd Birthday Christian!

I can't believe that Christian is 3 years old! It is wonderful and sad to see him so grown up sometimes. We had an absolutely perfect Sunday for his party. The weather was wonderful and my Aunt, Uncle and Grandma opened their house and yard for us to have the party at.

Each year, I try to honor the kids passions with the theme of their party. This year was Christian's Thomas the Tank Engine year. His favorite part was his singing Thomas balloon.

He liked his cake, half heartedly opened his presents and enjoyed playing with his family. Of course, being a photography family, Christian got his first camera this year and immediately started walking around and demanding that people "Say Cheese". Which is really funny to us because we never tried to get him to say Cheese for the camera. LOL He also spent a little time in Grandma's slippers wandering around the yard. LOL

He also really liked spending more time with his Mawmaw and Pawpaw. And playing on the teeter totter with his Daddy and Opa. And his new friend, a hand puppet monkey that he has appropriately named Curious George.

Happy 3rd Birthday Big Boy! Mommy loves you so much!

Congratulations Lyndsey and Bobby!

I was so excited to work with Lyndsey and Bobby. We hit it off from the first meeting and I knew we were going to have a great time. The day was beautiful. They were married at Highpoint Church in Clinton and had their reception at St. Haralambos in Canton. Lyndsey was so happy all day and it was just a lot of fun! The other unique part to their wedding is that it was the first one that I have shot completely alone in 8 wedding seasons. That was a very interesting experience. I definitely missed having my 2nd shooter, but I still rocked it out for them!

Congratulations you two!!! I wish you the very best. Give Brayden some hugs from me!

Congratulations Suzi and Vance!

The day with Suzi and Vance was so much fun! They were so happy and so willing to just have a good time. The wedding was at St. Hilary's in West Akron and the reception was at the Hilton Akron-Fairlawn. Between the wedding and reception, we went to Croghan Park to do some portraits. Their bridal party was a lot of fun and we had a great time!

Here is a slideshow from their wedding day!

Congratulations Suzi and Vance! I wish you both the very best in life!

1st day of 1st Grade for Ian!

I cannot believe that my baby is in 1st grade. Time has really flown! He was sooooo excited for his 1st day of school, but he really didn't want me to take his picture. As one of my other photographer friends said, he was suffering from PCS (Photographer's Child Syndrome) LOL. I did manage to get a couple of cute ones of him though. And I can't believe how much bigger he looks this year!

The Smiths take on Cedar Point!

Ian had been begging to go to Cedar Point all summer, so the last Sunday before he went back to school, we went. The boys had such a great time. Christian even enjoyed most of the rides this time. He rode his first roller coaster, Woodstock Express, but I don't think he really enjoyed it too much. Ian and Christian both loved the bumper cars. Excuse the quality of the photos...I only took my point and shoot camera that day so they aren't as good as I could have gotten with my big camera. But I didn't feel like lugging the big camera around. I just wanted to enjoy the day! By the end of the day, Christian was evening putting a hand up!

Congratulations Caitlin and Kevin!

Caitlin and Kevin had a beautiful day for a wedding. They were married at Bath Church in Bath, OH. The ceremony was very sweet and even a bit emotional for Caitlin. After the ceremony, I had a few private moments with Kevin and Caitlin and really just let them enjoy some peace and quiet together. Their families were very welcoming. The reception was at the beautiful Portage Country Club in Akron. The flowers were amazing and I loved all the personal touches. Limes were very big in the design, so we took advantage of that for a few unique ring shots. The party was rocking and everyone had a great time!

Operation Baking Gals!

One of my previous clients, Lyndsay, contacted me and asked me some tips on taking a photo that she needed to submit to a magazine. She is a volunteer for Operation Baking Gals. This organization bakes cookies and sends them to troops all over the world. She was about to be featured in a magazine and wanted to know how to get some good images. Knowing the good cause that this was for, I told Lyndsay that I would come out and do the images for her. Her and her Mom bake all the time together at her Mom's house for this organization. If you know a service member that you would like to nominate, check out Lyndsay's website, Baking Gals.

David and Lindsay's Enagement Session

David and Lindsay decided to do their engagement session on the campus of Mount Union College in Alliance. They met there and graduated from there, so it was very appropriate. We had a really good time and got some great images!

Happy 1st Birthday Tyson!

The big reason for our trip to Kentucky was that our nephew Tyson was turning 1!! I can't believe that it has been a whole year since he was born. He is the sweetest little man! My sister-in-law, Ashley, made his birthday cake. She always does such a great job with them! Tyson really enjoyed his party, liked his cake, loved eating the plate more (LOL) and at the end of the day...he was worn out! Enjoy a LOAD of pictures from his 1st birthday party.

Happy 1st Birthday Ty-Ty! Aunt Steph loves you!