Emily is expecting! But is it a girl (Paulina) or a boy (Paul)?

I photographed Emily and Mark’s wedding a few years ago at McMenamin’s The Grand Lodge. They then had a beautiful little girl named Delia. She’s just as sweet as her name. Now Emily is pregnant with their second child and have chosen not to find out the sex of the baby until he or she is here. I did that with my own second child and have to say that it was the most fantastic surprise ever.

I came over to their new home and photographed Delia, and Emily’s bebe belly, and the entire family all together before the arrival of the newest family member. I LOVE these kind of moments because they’re family portrits, but there’s always a little tinge of electricity in the air with the little one still in the photos but still hidden inside the warmth of mommy’s belly.

Eek, I’m very excited for them all! Emily tried to get my guess as to what the sex of the baby will be, but I told her I’m the worst at that. I thought my daughter was going to be a boy and my son was going to be a girl, so maybe YOU should ask me and then take the exact opposite of what I think, ha!

 Congratulations and the best of luck to Emily, Mark, Delia, and your new little one!

 

 

 

Jessica’s Expecting!

I’d like to introduce you to two very special people, Jessica and Dave. I photographed their engagement photos back in 2008. You can see their blogpost here. Then was lucky enough to photograph their wedding later that year at the beautiful Black Butte Ranch near Bend, Oregon. Now they are expecting a baby boy on April Fool’s Day, which is just around the corner.  We started their maternity photos indoors where they showed me the cutest “cake” made out of diapers. It looked just like a wedding cake, and I just had to photograph it. Also, their good friend Kelcey, who works for Nike, gave them the most adorable shoes, and I had to add those for some photos too. I can’t wait till the day he will be wearing them, running around the yard, with Jessica and Dave chasing close behind. We then headed outside for some photos because these are two very outdoorsy, adventurous people who love to hike and just be in nature.

Congratulations!! I can’t wait to meet your son! Oh, and yes that is Joey the dog, who you can see in their engagement session link above. He’s also one of the most well trained pups I’ve ever met.

Sara’s Baby Belly Session

 Sara is about to have a baby! A son named Owen, to be exact. I came over to their very cute home at the end of last month to photograph a maternity session with her and her husband Steve. I photographed their wedding a couple of years ago at The Old Church and then reception at The Acadian Ballroom.  You can view an older blog post here.   Sara just let me know that Owen will be here very soon and then I will go back over for newborn photos. I’ll keep you posted!!