Congrats Nathan and Chelsea!

Nathan and Chelsea were married on June 1st. I was very happy that they chose me to capture their day. We started early in the morning with the girls getting ready and then my husband, Shan, went to the hotel where the guys were getting ready. The day was full of Serbian traditions and it was a great party. The night ended with Nathan stealing Chelsea away. Click here to view their wedding slideshow:

Nathan and Chelsea's Wedding

Congrats Guys!
Steph

Congrats Drew and Delilah!

Drew and Delilah were married on May 20th. There wedding was one of the most emotional ones that I have experienced to date. You could really tell that they are well matched for each other and love each other very much. I had a great time at their wedding! Click the link below to see their wedding slideshow:

Drew and Delilah's Wedding

A long and happy life to you both!
Steph

Congratulations Matt and Julie!

Matt and Julie were married on May 19th. Despite some rain throughout the ceremony, the wedding went beautifully. Click the link below to see their wedding slideshow:

Matt and Julie's Wedding

Congrats Guys!
Steph

Congratulations Dave and Rene!

Dave and Rene were married on April 28th. I had a great time working with them and they had a great party going. Click the link below to see their wedding slideshow.

Dave and Rene's Wedding

Congratulations Guys!
Steph

Congratulations Daniel and Tina!

Daniel and Tine were married on April 21st. The wedding was very beautiful and everyone seemed to have a great time. Here is a link to their wedding slideshow so that you can share in their images.

Daniel and Tina's Wedding

Congratulations!
Steph

Bad Blogger...Bad, Bad, Bad!

Okay...So I am not a good blogger. Life gets hectic and I forget to get it done. So over the next few days, I am hoping to play catch-up.

Bear with me!
Steph

Prelude to a Life

I am now offering Prelude to a Life: Journalistic Birth Photography again! After an 18 month hiatus (due to the pregnancy, birth and infancy of my 2nd son), I am now available for birth photography again. I had to take a break to adapt to life as a new mom for the 2nd time.

I am so excited to be offering this again. I love pregnancy and childbirth! (Yes, I know I am weird) I think that bringing a new person to the world is the most amazing experience. I love the emotions that surround that moment, good and bad. I love watching a family change right before my eyes. I love being a part of it and documenting it for a family to enjoy for years to come.

My first experience with it was with my 1st nephew, Peyton. I was saddened to miss the actual birth by 2 hours (we lived 4 hours away at the time), but I loved capturing his first 24 hours alive! Back then, I had my film camera, my business was only 3 months old, I wasn't even married yet, but I still loved photography! My sister-in-law, Ashley, still has the album that we made her with those pictures and she tells me often how much she loves it.

When I found out that Ashley was expecting her 2nd son in 2005, I was thrilled and asked if I could be the official birth photographer! She was thrilled that I offered. And this time, I didn't miss the birth. Watching my nephew Jackson enter this world was amazing. I snapped over 300 pictures in his first 3 days of life! We actually created albums for Aaron (the Dad) and Ashley and all 4 sets of Grandparents within 12 hours of his birth! Ashley was just telling me on the phone today that she knew I was there taking pictures, but she really forgot I was there at the time.

I was grateful to be able to capture those moments and I would love to do it for other families.

So now that I am getting some sleep (Christian only gets up 2-3 times a night now), I am ready to offer my services for families that want to capture this amazing experience.

Here is a link to a slideshow that I have put on our website to show what our Journalistic Birth Photography looks like. (BTW...Callie is also more than willing to do Prelude to a Life sessions too. In fact, she covered my son Christian's birth. Well...almost. I ended up having a c-section so my midwife took the actual birth pictures, but Callie was there through the entire labor process and was also the first to come visit us in the Maternity Ward!)

Hope you enjoy! Feel free to make comments or shoot me an e-mail to tell me that you like it. (I need an ego boost every now and then too. LOL)

Prelude to a Life: Journalistic Birth Photography - Jackson Smith

Until next time!
Steph

Congratulations Mike and Nicole!

I am a little late on this post (okay...over a week..sorry), but I wanted to congratulate Mike and Nicole! They were married at Glenmoor Country Club on April 14th and I was thrilled they chose me to be their photographer. Here are a few pictures from their night!

Mike and Nicole's Wedding

Congrats Guys!
Steph

Yawn...are the teeth in yet?

I am having a hard time staying awake. Christian has decided to start waking up a lot during the night. Last night it was every 2 hours, the night before it was every hour. And at 3am on Tuesday morning, he wanted to play! It is so hard to get mad at a toothless grin staring up at you at 3am, begging you to play...but Mommy needs sleep!!!

I think he might be teething. The drool is running prevalent and he is chewing on everything! I just hope that they come in soon so that we can all get some sleep around the house.

Until next time!

Tea for 1!

Shan got some teacups from Walmart to use as props and since I have an adorable 7 month old (Happy 7 month Birthday Christian!) I had to put him in it.

Enjoy these pics!

Until next time...