[Family Session Spring Lake, NJ]

This was my second session with this awesome group just a few weeks after Baby Jordan made his entrance into the world! We walked up to the beach for family photos but it was so windy that the park was the better option. Thank goodness Spring Lake is awesome and has the best places for taking photos. The kids gathered with mom and dad for some photos before running around and climbing trees! It was so fun to watch them play together and explore the park. Can’t wait for the next session with this fun crew!

-Michelle 🙂

[Family Session Working Dog Winery]

Is there a better way to spend a Saturday morning than photographing an awesome family at their beautiful winery? Nope! This was the first session I had ever done at a winery and it was so cool! The family was perfectly coordinated and everyone had so much fun being together and taking photos! We explored the vineyards and found the prettiest places to take photos! This family was lots of fun and the kids, and dog, were so adorable. Hopefully this isn’t the last time I take photos at a winery!

-Michelle 🙂

[Emily’s Bridal Shower Spring Lake, NJ]

I have always seen the Essex and Sussex hotel in Spring Lake but I’ve never been inside it, that is until this beautiful bridal shower! And it was awesome! Such a perfect place by the beach to celebrate the most beautiful bride. Emily’s shower started outside on a terrace overlooking the ocean. We did some portraits with friends and family while everyone gathered in honor of the bride to be! Then we moved inside to keep the party going and it was equally as lovely! Emily opened gifts, the bridal party lead some really fun games and it was a really sweet afternoon! The best part was when the bride wanted to do a mini photo session on the balcony during sunset! And let me tell you, it was incredible! Emily was so fun and we had the best time along with her Maid of Honor and future husband taking photos on the balcony!

-Michelle 🙂

Welcome Baby Stella!

I love a newborn session and this one was so sweet! I’ve known this mama since we were kids and getting to photograph her sweet little girl was so special! For some reason my newborn sessions almost always start with a wiggly babe that doesn’t want to sleep…even though they’ve been sleeping all day every day until it’s time for photos! So we got this darling girl ready for photos with her mom and dad first! It’s always so exciting to see first time parents with their babies and I love getting to capture those moments. Baby Stella settled down perfectly when she was with mom and dad and she snoozed for the rest of our session! With every new outfit we put her in and every new pose, she was an absolute angel and was just so adorable! This session was so much fun and so darn cute!

-Michelle 🙂