Photo Session Planning Tips for Colorado Families

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Today I am sharing images of much younger cousins. Their mothers are twins and these cousins were born just weeks apart. In these photos, they are wearing their mom’s old childhood outfits (I love, love, love when my clients come up with creative ideas like this!), and I think the girls almost look like twins themselves. I wish them a lifetime of fun and adventure both as cousins and good friends.

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This has been a spring and summer full of trips. Ever since April, I have been on the go: 10 days in the Caribbean for my honeymoon, 7 days in New York, 9 days in Maryland and Delaware. Next up is New York for another week, then Oregon, and then probably North Carolina. Phew! I love that I am fortunate to get to travel, visit with loved ones, and take photographs along the way. I am also discovering that I love being home just as much, enjoying photographing weddings, people, pets and partaking in summer activities like sailing, long walks with my dog, and swimming in my in-laws pool. And not to mention how good it feels in our den with the AC cranked and a blanket on while my husband and I watch True Blood marathons.

a sign on a porch that reads discover america
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a sign on a porch that reads discover america

Fun photo session with a cute little one and his parents. Enjoy! To schedule your own family photo session this summer, just email me.

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felt like I was wearing an uncontrollable grin throughout Chris and Stacie’s April wedding at the Fort Collins Senior Center. In addition to being a lovely couple, the venue was teeming with fun-loving, happy, enthusiastic, polite family and friends. When the DJ (Jim Adelman) played certain songs, all the guests sang along, making me a little misty-eyed and so glad to be a part of this special event.

black and white photo of a bride and groom posing
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black and white photo of a bride and groom posing

Although I attended one of the top sailing colleges in the country (as I always love to rub into my husband on the rare occasion we rent a Sunfish), I am not a great sailor. In fact, I am hardly a sailor at all, but that doesn’t stop me from dreaming of my future boat and trips to the Caribbean. There is nothing like blue skies, hot sun, and leaning way out over the water on a little sailboat. Thanks to Ray and friends for getting me out there.

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Rob and I headed to my favorite place in the world, St. John USVI. Since I’ve been there a couple times already, we also visited Tortola BVI too. We enjoyed reading books, not using our smart phones or laptops, swimming, hearing the ocean, and driving around the islands on the left-hand side of the road while blaring Rihanna’s “We Found Love.” I finally made it to Tortola’s famous Bomba Shack, and we made friends with another shack owner, Nature Boy. We saw wildlife and animals roaming freely on the islands: donkeys, goats, chickens, huge iguanas, little lizards, hermit crabs, sea turtles.

a colorful shack sits on sand
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a colorful shack sits on sand

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