Sealing Session!

So a very wonderful friend of mine asked if I could do a family shoot for her when I came to visit Toronto a couple weeks ago. But this session had a very special significance! Her parents were sealed together in the LDS Toronto Temple and they wanted to document that monumental occasion.  Of course I said yes!

if you are unfamiliar with what being "sealed" means, here is a little itty bitty explanation. When a couple is married in the LDS temple, they are not only married for life but for eternity! Any children they then bring into the marriage will also be "sealed" to them for all eternity. Pretty wonderful thought eh?!? To be together forever with your family....and if you were already married outside of the temple and then become members of the church, you can then perform a simple ceremony in the temple to have that sealing ordinance upon your family.

Anyway, back to pictures!!!

I had a fantastic time and they were so patient with me, I had just stepped off the plane a couple hours earlier and filled my pregnant belly with food before heading right on over.

I sure hope they love these and can cherish the memory and the reminder that they are a forever family!!

Sneak Peek!!

I call this a sneak peek because I have soooo many more images from this shoot I want to put up as soon as I get them all edited. But I really should be working on this one last as this is my niece and nephew and I have lots of other work I need to complete. I just couldn't resist, I love them and these pics too much!!!

They were such troopers and I will elaborate on that when I post some more but I definitely have the mosquito bites to prove it.

If there was ever any doubt that this is my brothers kid (which there wouldn't be because he is his clone minus mommy's eyes.) then this would seal the deal. He is shooing me away with the jedi force.

 So the shoes we bought for Sariah ended up not fitting and she had to stand in the dirt which I thought was pretty darn cute but she definitely did not!! We all took our shoes off and made sure we avoided goose poop and she endured the torture with grace!

This is by far my fave outfit of the day and I took sooo many pictures I just couldn't stop! I have no idea how I am gonna choose! Right now she is laughing at my dad giving my brother a noogie! Yes, it was a family affair! I was only visiting for 5 days so they helped me out with all my shoots!

Very last picture of the day!! Can you guess what she is saying?! "Please, please, please am I done?!?!"

REDO!!

I have been debating for some time the direction I would like to go with my blog, my website and yes, even my business. Moving to a new province and having your clientele start at nil and a baby in your belly slowing you down will give you lots of time to think about that stuff!!

So please be patient with me and please stay tuned because there will be lots of changes going on in the next few months and lots of shoots to post when I go home to the big T.O. next week. But to start with, my blog is taking on a new colour scheme while I whittle away at my website and figure out exactly what I am trying to accomplish and figure out code for a dynamite blog!

One of the major changes though is I plan to focus ALOT more on children and newborns and less on weddings. I love shooting bridals and yes will definitely still do some! BUT!! my focus is on the little ones! Not only does it coincide with my schedule and my life (babies and nursing and staying home with them) but I have such an obsession with capturing those first precious moments and figuring out new and interesting ways to do it! And I just haven't been taking the time because weddings take so much of it! So I have been stocking up on baby items, children clothes and cute antique props and going broke too! (Don't tell Geoff) My fantastic mother in law has been knitting away for me and I have much more in my head that hopefully will make it to print sometime soon!!

Anyway...Im rambling but please stay tuned!!! And please enjoy this peak at baby Briggs. He is just so perfect! I will post more soon!