15 Minutes: Charlene & Karl

Doo doo doo, plugging along!  Just received the remaining orders of postcards from the first weekend of Holiday Sessions which means tomorrow is a PACKAGING DAY.  We had to reschedule one family on the Sunday due to a flu so I had a small pocket of time available between families.  My cousin Charlene from my mom's side of the family was another one of the few people that donated $200 to the Change Your Hair Change Your Life Fundraiser which landed her a 15 Minute session with The Pauhaus.

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SO appropriate that we got her in on these BLUE backed sessions since her favourite colour is blue and has been blue for as long as I have known her.  AND, it's her birthday party tomorrow which has been themed THE BLUE PARTY!  Nothing better than having some new photos to flaunt on ya berthdayyyy!!!

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Her partner Karl joined the fun and after getting her to laugh during a few portraits, he was brought into the picture for some quick couples shots! 

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I LOVE THIS PHOTO. 

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Two Outtakes.  
Left: "Do you like my new sweater?"
I asked Karl to hold up his sweater just to see how it would contrast against the backdrop

Right: "Whatever shall we have for dinner tonight?"
Charlene's contact fell out mid pose turning this shot into a much more artsy image

Thanks to both of you for making the treck all the way out to T-Town from your fast-paced city life!   And of course, a huge thank you to Char for supporting me and my family through the years.  Thank you for coming out to the fundraiser.   I truly appreciated the effort and kindness of every single person that was able to be there for such an important day.    

See you guys tomorrow night!

XO


 

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Christmas 2012 with Lindsaysdiet

It's been a whirlwind of sessions, editing, designing, ordering, eye infections, weird flues and colds since the last post!  I pinkyswear I'll post more sneaks from our Secret Third Day of Holiday Sessions soon but to tide you over, here are the photos from last year's incredible Holiday Session with my Sista-From-Anotha-Mista: Lindsay Elliott!  

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Going through these photos is kind of gouging my heart with a melon scooper.  The older the kids get, the faster the year goes and the less they seem to change... that is until you look back 365 days.  Chloe's hair is 3 almost 4 inches shorter here and she definitely has a little more chub in her cheeks mmm ok all around.  The physical changes with Moses are not as noticeable, but as I have lovingly observed during my nightly motherly rituals, I am blown away by the length and lithe in his 4.5 year old limbs.  SIGH.  Equally as painful is how much younger Kev and I seem in these photos...  that's pretty painful considering I've already been torturing myself with photos of us from when I was pregnant the first time.  AND THIS YEAR I HAVE NO HAIR!  

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Dearest Lindsay, thank you so much for capturing these photos of my radiant little muffins, my handsome sweetie and my long hair :)  Can't wait to see what we get this year!  DRESS SHOPPING TOMORROW!!!!


 

HOLIDAY SNEAKS

 

Finally!  Here they are!
TOO many to choose from, but here are a few of my favourites from our Holiday Sessions this weekend!

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Thank you to everyone who came out!  I have most of the postcards confirmed and ready to order.  We should be able to put them through by tomorrow evening and receive them by the end of next week!  Hope you all had a great time!  Everyone did a great job, especially those with teary little ones!  GREAT TEAM WORK GUYS!   I had a wonderful time catching up with those of you I don't see very often and it was a pleasure to finally meet Rachel and Mike and super smiley Ollie!  

Looking forward to our secret third day...

 

XO


 

My Little Flower Company

It was another hectic day.  I'll spare you the details.  On our drive back home from Vancouver this morning, I was thinking about all the amazing super moms in my life.  There are a lot.  This post is dedicated to one of those moms and her business partner who have just started up their own flower business: Erin Crowle & Kerstyn Edey of Our Little Flower Company.

They selflessly donated their incredible talents back in August to help raise money for my Change Your Hair, Change A Life Fundraiser.  After seeing the fruits of their passion unfold before my eyes, it was an obvious choice to hire them to help bring this year's Holiday Sessions to life.   I picked up the goods for our very first session this afternoon!

Headwreaths by Our Little Flower Company
Headwreaths by Our Little Flower Company
Headwreaths by Our Little Flower Company

And because you were so sweet to check out these beautiful florals and greens, you also get a sneak peek at today's stunning starlet: Peyton!

We are off to an incredible start with a full weekend ahead!  Keep checking back for more holiday action!

XO


 

Holiday Guide Outtakes

A few fun images from the Holiday Style Guide that didn't make the cut but still warm my heart and make me laugh.

Moses is my little model.  He takes fantastic direction but for the most part seems to have an idea of what to do.  He was so cooperative and happy to change in and out of all the outfits, making his photos a breeze.  There are a lot more outtakes here of Chloe as she is a little more of a poop-disturber/rebel/character.  She is not interested in listening or taking direction and therefor I have to take a lot more shots of her to get the money shots I need.  On the other hand, this makes her outtakes a lot more entertaining.

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"Mommy, I look sillyyyyy"

I know.  I'm such a bad mom for laughing at this everytime.  It's ok, I'm allowed to laugh because she is a mean little bean and needs to be put in her place.  Tiger Mom.