Capturing the Truth in Every Moment | Cincinnati Lifestyle Photographer
If you’ve followed along my photography journey for any amount of time you have probably seen this gorgeous couple plastered all over my web page. Well, they had a child and she’s absolutely perfect. Miss Gwendolyn Faye is so beautiful and so so so loved. Welcome to the FRamily, little lady.
Guys, this photo. It made me gasp. It made me tear up remembering nursing my own sweet babes for the first time.
I have photographed Ryan + Hannah quite a few times in the last 3 years including their wedding day so I was totally stoked when they contacted me about maternity photos. One of my favorite things about my job is getting to watch my couples and families grow. It’s such an honor to be asked to photograph each milestone and know that these are photos that they will cherish forever. Photos that their little ones will hold in their hands one day and study how their mom and dad looked when they were excitedly awaiting they arrival. Thank you for trusting me with these beautiful milestones.
You guys, prepare yourselves for the most beautiful, happiest, most entertaining extended family ever. Ellen contacted me and asked me to shoot her little family and then add in the grandparents + aunt, uncle, and baby cousin. I don’t shoot very many extended families but if they were all like this one I sure would! I had a great time getting to know you a little bit and hanging out with all the crazy fun little boys!
So, today my girl turned 7. I’m going to try really really hard not to get so sappy that I make myself cry. My labor was long, (28 hours) hard, (2 hours of pushing) and exhausting. The first year with Lucy was much more of the same. She was up every night EVERY. SINGLE. HOUR. for the first 5 months, didn’t sleep through the night until she was 1 year old, and was colicky. Man, it was beyond tiring. I’m mostly going to remind myself of this today because as I scroll through baby pictures of this girl she had the best cheeks of life. I’m only kidding a little when I tell you I measure the cuteness of babies on their cheek size. Jesus must have known I needed a chipmunk-cheeked kid and gave me Lucy Nadine. See the cheeks?!
Now that she’s no longer a baby, I can tell you she is NOTHING like she was as an infant. She is sweet, she loves BIG, and she is my helper. The other day I had her do some chores before we had guests over and she cleaned the bathroom, cleaned her room + made her bed, and then asked if she could take over sweeping for me. When we were done she looked at me and said, “Mom, is there anything else I can do for you?” All of the stress of having a spotless home melted away and I responded, “Let’s cuddle!” Her sweet little face lit up like Christmas. And then I talked to her about The 5 Love Languages and which ones we each thought applied best to us. I told her “acts of service” was one of the top ways I felt love and we came to the conclusion that “physical touch” was one of hers! I knew she wanted to speak my love language so I was so excited to be able to speak her’s back. It’s so cool how God uses kids to help us learn more about Him and the way He loves us. I’m eternally grateful He saw fit to gift us with this sweet girl to raise and to teach about Him. Happy Birthday, Lu. We love you so much!
7 lbs 6 ounces of pure cheeks.
I was told recently when you have friends who become family, they’re called your framily. Well, these 4 are definitely our framily. I just love them so much and I’m so thankful for their new sweet boy, Jonas. Bonus: He’s SUUUPER cute! Love you guys, thanks for trusting me to photograph your babe, I know how much you all adore having your picture taken.
Joey is one of my oldest friends. When he met Kayla I knew she had to be someone special. She’s super funny, loves Jesus, and is an amazing mama. And, if you didn’t notice, Cohen is an absolute nut! He’s such a fun, silly guy but with these two as parents he basically had no other option. I love these 4 as much as humanly possible.
See what I mean? Total goofball.
Nikki is a talented photographer here in the Queen City. We met on Instagram through mutual friends and I reached out about trading family sessions this Fall. I’m so glad I did, her family is so stinking adorable!! Can we just talk about how difficult it was to narrow down the photos of Emmalynn and her daddy to share with you? MAN! So hard!! They’re so sweet together, I can hardly stand it.
When the session is over, and mom and dad are rad… you puddle jump!
When Jazmine asked me if I had any spots in mind for their session, I knew exactly where I wanted to go! A greenhouse, across from a lake? Uhhh yes please! Bonus: A wildflower field! All my favorite locations wrapped up in one session.
I simply cannot wait to meet the sweet boy. He is going to be the coolest kid around, mostly because his parents are the most precious humans on the planet. I love them both (all 3!) so much. I’m thankful God put you in our lives & I can’t wait to see you both be amazing parents.
Ryan first contacted me about gifting a family session to his wife for Mother’s Day. How incredibly thoughtful and sweet? They wanted to wait until Miss Rowan was a little bigger and so we scheduled it for August. This family is beyond beautiful and so fun! Evie is just such a sweet girl and a big helper to her momma, I can tell! Mr. Hayes is a typical boy and does things his own way. And are you even kidding with Rowan? She’s basically the most beautiful babe ever! Look at those cheeks! I had so much fun getting to know your family and hanging out at your beautiful home.
Sarah is an AMAZING hair and make up artist. Seriously!! She has done H&MU for my senior ambassador shoots for the last three years. Check out my latest one and be awed by her skills! Or you can head over to her web site to book yourself an appointment. I highly recommend her to any and all of my future brides. I finally got to meet her adorable family and photograph their love. Micah has my heart, this boy is spunky, funny, and digs animal documentaries. Mis Emilynn was a bit shy but completely adorable and so sweet! It was great to finally get to hang out with the other 3/4 of the Crain Family!
