Rachel Maternity – Vancouver WA Maternity Photographer

Rachel Maternity – Vancouver WA Maternity Photographer

 
 
Rachel Maternity – Vancouver WA Maternity Photographer

 

Welcome to Rachel’s maternity session!

 

This gorgeous creature is a dear friend of mine. 

 

She was my youngest son’s elementary school teacher for two years, and I had the honor of serving her as Room Mom for both years. 

 

There were lots of long talks over coffee about our curly hair, our food restrictions, class projects and more!

I had the pleasure of photographing one of her twin sisters beach wedding a few years ago as well. Rachel is so special to me. 

 

We decided on Lacamas Round Lake Park, a location I often shoot at. 

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family maternity mini session outdoors personal  Photography

 

 

Rachel’s maternity session was so simple and elegant. She has such a classic and timeless look! She reminds me of a character straight out of a Jane Austen book!

 

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family maternity mini session outdoors personal  Photography
family maternity mini session outdoors personal  Photography
family maternity mini session outdoors personal  Photography
family maternity mini session outdoors personal  Photography

Mai Lee Maternity  – Vancouver WA Maternity Photographer

Mai Lee Maternity – Vancouver WA Maternity Photographer

Mai Lee Maternity – Vancouver WA Maternity Photographer

Welcome to Mai Lee’s maternity session!

Mai Lee came prepared to her session! She researched and bought herself two gorgeous gowns! I will be purchasing these as well to add to my client closet!

Mai Lee really liked the outdoor setting at Lewisville Park in Battleground. It’s one of my favorite places to shoot!

We started out at the little covered bridge, it makes such a beautiful backdrop!

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maternity outdoors Uncategorized  Photography

After the little covered bridge, we just walked up the trail a few feet and got these gorgeous images.

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After our trail time, we drove down to the very end of Lewisville Park, where we could see the water. This particular location is actually a car turn around spot, but it makes the most gorgeous backdrop! We changed gowns half way through too, so we could get that beautiful fluffy gown in the ferns!

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Then we walked down to the water! Mai Lee is so stunning!

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Later that week we went to Latourell Falls in the Columbia River Gorge to try and get some waterfall images. It was COLD and WINDY! But Mai Lee was amazing!

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Kacie Maternity  – Vancouver WA Maternity Photographer

Kacie Maternity – Vancouver WA Maternity Photographer

 

 

Kacie Maternity – Vancouver WA Maternity Photographer

 

Welcome to Kacie’s Maternity Session!

 

Kacie and her husband Travis are good friends of my brother’s! I was pretty excited to be the one to capture their maternity session!

 

We decided on Lewisville Park in Battleground for their location. It’s such a gorgeous setting year round, and it provides with so many options for photographing giving us a variety of looks all in one place. 

 

We started out at the cute little covered bridge for a couple family images, complete with fur babies!

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Then we headed up the trail a little way while Travis put the pups back in the truck. How stunning is Kacie?

maternity outdoors  Photography
maternity outdoors  Photography

 

Then we got in our cars and drove to the very end of the park where the water is. 

This particular location is one of may favorites at Lewisville, I’m sure if you follow my blog at all you’ll recognize it! It’s actually a car turn around at the end of the road, but it make such a magical backdrop!

 

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maternity outdoors  Photography
maternity outdoors  Photography
maternity outdoors  Photography
maternity outdoors  Photography
maternity outdoors  Photography
maternity outdoors  Photography

 

 

And of course we have to end at the water. It’s so peaceful and beautiful down here. The perfect ending backdrop for maternity photos. 

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maternity outdoors  Photography
maternity outdoors  Photography
maternity outdoors  Photography

grandma

grandma

i’ve been super quiet lately.

i feel like this post is rather dramatic, but we’ve so been used to living a lifestyle of scrolling, liking, and hearting… that nobody takes the time to read anymore, and nobody really sees true emotion any longer.

with that being said…

my grandma isn’t doing fabulous.

she is 93 years old.

so my grandmother, has always been my ONLY grandmother. my mother’s parents died before she was even married, so we’ve only had my dads parents. my grandfather died about 20 years ago, and left a giant gaping wound in our family.

i remember as a child hearing the emergency sirens at night, and praying to the Lord… please don’t let it be my grandmother, please save her. even though she lives a solid 2.5 hours away from my house. 😉

grandma still lives in the same house she has lived in forever and ever. but now she has a wonderful 24/7 caretaker…. even so she still has the attitude of a 2 year old…. i do it myself.

when i found out that grandma was in the hospital with a pretty bad infection, i offered to drive my dad up to south bend to see what was happening. i’ve never seen my grandmother look so fragile. she isn’t able to speak a lot, and that frustrates her to no end. she is as sharp as a tack, and still gets around with the help of a walker. seeing her in a hospital bed, completely crushed me.

she was so scared too. she would cry every time my dad left the room. it was awful.

we went back up on thursday to transfer her from the hospital and to a rehab facility, where she will do physical therapy to regain her strength enough to go home.

i love my grandmother. i cannot even express to you the depth of my love for her. even typing this out, i have tears.

this is the newest professional image i have of myself and grandma. my husband actually took this one. i took images of the rest of the family unit, and all the other girls got pictures of themselves and grandma.

except me. 

my grandmother HATES being in pictures. she used to tell me….. you’ll break your camera if you take a photo of me!

she is beautiful. 

soon i know the Lord will take her. she’s had a wonderfully full, and long life.

and all i will have are the images to remember her by. much like she only has images of her husband, her sister, her parents, and her best friends. she has an album that she looks at every single day. the two days we went up, i spent time going through each image, and she would point out each person she could.

gone are the christmas eves at grandmas house with all the cousins. gone are the yearly beach trips with grandma. gone are the christmas cookies she would make each year, and give each child a little bit extra of their favorites in each bucket. gone are all the stray animals she used to feed on her back porch… at one time she had 7 stray cats and a one eyed raccoon mama. 

but i have a million images that my dad made sure to take when we were little. and i have many images of grandma holding the babies, playing with the kids, and walking on the beach.

but i wish i had one of just her and me. 

 

 

 

 

** back row: my sister, me                             2015

**front row: marcie, grandma, britney (marcie and britney are sisters, we are missing the sisters sarah and brooke. i am the youngest of the 6 granddaughters)

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joshua 1:9

joshua 1:9

Your love, in wave after wave
crashes over me, crashes over me
for You are for us
You are not against us
Champion of Heaven
You made a way for all to enter in

cause You make me brave
You make me brave
You call me out beyond the shore into the waves
You make me brave
You make me brave
no fear can hinder now the love that made a way

 

i am so proud of you, brave mama <3

 

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Fransone Family – Camas, WA Family Photographer

 

Fransone Family – Camas, WA Family Photographer

 

Meet the gorgeous Fransone Family!

 

I was thrilled when they contacted me for their professional family portraits!

They are such a sweet little family, and their girls were just adorable! Their little fella was so cute and smiley!

The Fransone’s wanted a warm look in a wooded area for their family portrait photos. So we chose Lacamas Round Lake Park in Camas for their ideal location!

 

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brienne elizabeth : newborn

one of the most rewarding parts of my job, is photographing my close friends newest additions.

meet brienne elizabeth. <3

i had the honor of flying to colorado to be present at her birth, and photograph her first days!  her mama is one of my dearest friends, and i simply adore her.

this little lady was a dream for her session! we photographed her outdoors the day after she came home from the hospital.

i truly LOVE my job. it is so rewarding, and i love all the people i meet and all the places i get to go!

i am so grateful, and blessed to call this my job.

 

 

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