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Rick and I have been Laramie WY family photographers for the last ten years and counting… Fantastic families PAY us to snuggle with their little ones, tickle and tease in hopes of capturing smiles galore. As Moms and Dads we would LOVE to have pictures of those special, silly excited things they do for us everyday! Sometimes however that can be tricky to capture as Laramie WY family photographers however, due to the extreme amount of trust this requires. Emily let us know before our session that when Allie is happy, really really happy, she clenches her fists, scrunches her nose and smiles away! Our goal was to get each of these things on film for this sweet family!

Everyone was very happy that the parents were able to attend. They were escorted by their at home care assistant from Home Care Assistance Kansas City. She has been working with them for quite some time now, and it has helped the family greatly. It is great that services like this are available. In addition to subject, location is also a very important part of each of our sessions. As Laramie WY family photographers we try to ask our clients what they envision when it comes to backgrounds and settings. Emily told us she would love to incorporate wildflowers but there was one tiny catch… Allie hated driving anywhere in the car. Centennial is FILLED with gorgeous wildflowers laden fields, but also happens to be 45 MINUTES AWAY. Putting this sweetheart in the car for that LONG then expecting her to giggle in photos just wasn’t realistic. So we combed the entire town to find the most beautiful back lit patch of local ‘wild’ flowers we could find. They happened to be right on the edge of LaBonte Park. This sweet girl let us march her around them, sit her in the middle of them and spend most of their session right smack dab in the middle of those beautiful flowers. I actually think she was a bit sad when we moved on to other areas of the park!

It proved to be the PERFECT location for this sweet girl. The moment we set her down amidst the wildflowers her eyes just lit up. She HAD to have a bloom for each hand and was just fascinated with all the bright colors. She smelled each type of flower and her smile just got bigger and bigger. This sweet girl has such a wonderful curiosity and it was clean why her keen Momma thought she might enjoy a session with flowers!

One of my FAVORITE parts of their session however was when we were taking photos of just Brien and Allie. Rick and I really try to focus on moments. As Laramie WY family photographers we don’t just want to take pretty pictures of people looking at the camera, but would much rather take REAL pictures of people looking at each other. We suggested Brien try and snuggle in close with Allie. See if he could get her to lean into him, if he could get a bit closer and just cuddle together while we took a few frames. Emily giggled as she informed us Mommy is for snuggling and Daddy is totally for playing! I guess Brien tries all the time to get Allie to cuddle with him, to no avail. It was cute to watch him try to pull her in when all she wanted to do was play and laugh and have fun! I always adore these photos we get to take with little girls and their Daddies. We have a sweet girl at home and I know as a Mom how much I adore every single snapshot we have of my own husband with her. Daddies and Daughters have such a special and unique bond we definitely like to focus on that during our family sessions for sure!

Brien and Emily, we love you guys so much! Allie is absolutely adorable and she was a dream to photograph. It means so much to us to have photographed every important part of your lives. Proposal, engagement, wedding, newborn and now your beautiful family! Seeing our photos adorn your walls and capture the love that you three share is so humbling and really just such an honor. Thank you for thinking of us time and time again. It is always so much fun hanging out with you and we really do appreciate when you think of us for photos! We are praying for you and we are so excited to see what the Lord has in store for your next adventure!

As always here are a few of our FAVORITE photos:

LARAMIE WY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHERSEmily let us in on a little secret… When Allie girl is super excited about something she clenches her firsts. SO excited that we got this on film!
LARAMIE WY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHERSA little girl and her Daddy, magic right? Love how she just absolutely lights up when Brien is around!
LARAMIE WY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHERSWhen we asked Emily what her ‘vision’ was for this session she had one word to share… WILDFLOWERS. Loved photographing this pretty girl in those pretty flowers!
LARAMIE WY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHERSAfter seeing how much Allie loved smelling, touching and just BEING in the flowers we could totally see why her sweet Momma had that particular request!
LARAMIE WY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHERSWhat an adorable little family right? The love between these three is just overwhelmingly amazing. Loved working with them!
LARAMIE WY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHERSAllie is going to be an absolutely BEAUTIFUL girl! She is tall like her parents, fun, playful and sweet too!
LARAMIE WY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHERSLoved this photo of her just lost in the wildflowers. I seriously think she forgot we were even there! This is the stuff Laramie WY family photographers dream of!
LARAMIE WY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHERSSomething about the way Daddies look at their little girls just melts my heart every time! There is so much love, protection and trust here!
LARAMIE WY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHERSIt isn’t hard to see where Allie get’s her beauty from. She sure is cute in this photo but just look at Emily, she is so radiant!
LARAMIE WY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHERSBlack and white nose crinkles are just magic aren’t they? As Laramie WY family photographers we want THIS same photo of both our kids, love LOVE!
LARAMIE WY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHERSShe sure is mobile now and we really wanted to capture that sense of adventure in their photos. On the move here with Mom and Dad…
LARAMIE WY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHERSSomething about holding Mom and Dad’s hands just makes you feel like you can take over the world am I right?

Rick and I were so happy to get to work with Mandy & Ben again after their gorgeous wedding in Breckenridge, CO. When we last saw them Mandy had the most breath taking gown and Ben looked super dapper in his suit. They were surrounded by friends and family ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN as they said I Do. They promised to be there for each other forever and no doubt as they sealed their union with a kiss they were looking forward to the future. We happened to see on Facebook when their twosome became a beautiful family of three. We were completely over the moon for these two, one of our favorite couples. We were even MORE over the moon however when Mandy contacted us to see if we would be interested in taking family photos.

SO once again we headed out with Ben and Mandy, plus one of course. We didn’t go back to Breckenridge, this time we met up at St Vrain State Park for fall Longmont family photos! We had long heard about this gorgeous location. Other photographers we know and trust had boasted about its lush meadows, big fish filled lakes and tall picturesque trees. We were saving it for just the perfect session and the day to photograph there had finally arrived. It was so nice to get to catch up and see what they’ve been up to but we were SUPER stoked to get to meet their new little one Owen.

What we didn’t know however was that the weather forecast was totally lying lol. When we got there to scout for their session a thin layer of frost was all over the ground. The temperature was COLD and there was a chilly wind that made it that much worse. We called this sweet family but after discussing everything weather wise we decided to push on. Boy are we glad that we did, it did start off chilly but it wasn’t too long after we began photographing that those clouds disappeared. The chilly wind stopped, all the frost melted and we were left with a wonderful fall day! I guess good things come to those who push through anyway huh?

These Longmont family photos feature GORGEOUS Fall colors but Owen totally stole the show in this session. His sweet smile, charming personality and they way he not only had his mom and dad wrapped around his finger but also grandma and grandpa just tugged at our heart strings. It is always a nice surprise when grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles and cousins get to come join in on photos. The weather was pretty chilly as we took these Longmont family photos but Owen was SO PERFECT! We had a blast exploring all the lush textures and lovely color around the park. We started in the tall reeds, made our way around a gorgeous lake and played underneath tall trees full of gorgeous Fall leaves.

This family was so much fun. Super playful, funny, with tickles for days and days. It was very important to us that these go beyond ordinary family portraits. Sure everyone would want some classic photos where everyone involved was looking at the camera (especially since Grandma and Grandpa were making a cameo!) But there is just something about real family photos. The ones filled with cuddles from Momma, baby smiles and Dad’s signature laugh. We really wanted this sweet family to be able to look back at their session and remember what it felt like to BE in these moments of their lives. Before Owen get’s bigger and the day of tossing him in the air and holding him tight within your arms are long gone!

Rick and I absolutely love photographing weddings. Meeting couples and having them let us into their lives is so amazing. I have to say however that my SECOND favorite thing is getting to see our brides and grooms as parents. Something so sweet about seeing them snuggle with their new little one, baby talk to get them to smile and lift them high in the air to play airplane! Something about witnessing the transformation into parents just absolutely melts my heart and Mandy & Ben are going to be amazing parents! Owen is one lucky little fellow!

Thank you so much for asking us to document your family and how it has grown. We adored getting to meet Owen and cannot wait to see the amazing things in store for your sweet family of THREE!

What is a blog post without some gorgeous images? Here are a few of our FAVE from their session.

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Don’t you just ADORE this cozy photo? Something about the bond between mother and son captured on film just gets me. PS isn’t he ADORABLE!

longmont-family-photosWe love that Ben’s parents were in town, so not only did we get to photograph with Mom and Dad but also included Grandma and Grandpa as well!

longmont-family-photosThis family was so playful. We really wanted that to come across in their photos. Lot’s of smiles and giggles here!

longmont-family-photosSomething about when babies stare down the camera. Their eyes are always just so mesmerizing! He is pretty handsome don’t you think?

longmont-family-photosAnother wonderful family photo with those gorgeous Colorado fall colors! One of my favorite seasons there!

longmont-family-photosHe just has cheeks for days! Love the way his sweet Mom and Dad are just totally doting over him here!

longmont-family-photosWe love to include a few more photo journalistic photos as well, such as this gem where he is looking off…

longmont-family-photosOn a side note didn’t Mandy do a fantastic job picking out their outfits for their session? Such a stylish family for sure…

longmont-family-photosTheir first professional FAMILY photo, what an honor to have been able to photograph this session for them!

longmont-family-photosWe couldn’t miss out on Grandma and Grandpa love right?! Love the way he is holding Grandpa’s finger here…

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I absolutely adore this photo of father and son. So timeless in black and white too don’t you think?

They say in business you should know your client. Who is looking to hire you? What do they like, what do they do for fun, what makes them tick. Well for us our clients are photo obsessed. They always have their iphone’s out taking pictures. They care about the things that make their life truly remarkable and they task themselves with documenting these things. Often times they own a DSLR camera but are still learning how to use it. They are creative, passionate and value photography. There is one thing that many of our best clients aren’t however… IN the pictures they take. These UW family photos feature one of best friends and total model client, Stephanie along with her wonderful family.

That is why is is so important to invest in photography. Having someone photograph your family, like your ENTIRE family with you in it too! Love it when wonderful families hire us to help them remember being together, right here and now. Together with new babies, together when living SO far apart these days, together in an environment that they love. Bonus if you get to work with an exceptional family like this one who really lets you put your creative vision into documenting their crew. We got to run, lay on the ground, get trampled and shoot from the ground up. We really got to have fun and capture all of the special parts of this amazing location!

This was such a fun session. ADORE this family. Love that when they asked us if we could shoot some ‘fun’ concepts they were able to help us brainstorm them. Because they are totally a FUN family and we really hope that came across in their photos. Here are a few of our favorite crazy, fun and beautiful moments with them…

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Rick and I are ALWAYS up for challenge. We absolutely love it when our clients think completely out of the box, personalizing their session locations. So when Kellie & Dustin asked us if we might be interested in shooting their newborn session inside and around the Tattered Cover Bookstore in the heart of Downtown Denver we said YES! We had the pleasure of photographing Kellie & Dustin as they said their I Do’s in Wyoming some time ago. Since then a lot has changed, they both have booming careers, have moved to Colorado and have a beautiful newborn son named Theo.

Ok so most baby’s are adorable. Theo is uber mega adorable. We laughed through the entire session as he gave us his model look, his signature smirk and looked off in the distance for portraits as if he was a Calvin Klein model. This kiddo is a ham for the camera, expect BIG things from him! Kellie & Dustin, congratulations. You will make awesome parents and we cannot wait to see how your little guy grows and the amazing ways that your lives change. Thank you for asking us to capture your world!

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One of our FAVORITE parts of this job is getting to know the families we work with. They let us into their lives and we get to watch their kiddos grow through our lenses.  Kristen & Brian are fantastic people and even better parents. You will never see either one of them without a smile on their faces. They always welcome us into their home, ask us about our little family and really just make us feel so welcome! It is no surprise that their two boys, Bennett & Noah are some of our happiest sunshine filled clients. These kiddos are always laughing, so playful and honestly make our job  SUPER easy!

Photographing them this time though really holds a special place in my heart. Rick and I are expecting our own little boy very soon. Seeing Noah’s adorable nursery, or witnessing the way that Bennett would just melt into his momma’s arms made us all that more exciting to welcome our own bundle of joy. Morrow Family, we adore getting to work with you. We always leave your session smiling, after a great start to a wonderful day. Thank you for allowing us into your lives and trusting us to document your world. Until next time!

 

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