The BEST pregnancy annoucement

I LOVE booking extended family sessions. It always makes my heart so so so happy. Truly.

A few months ago Alexa messaged to me book a family session with her in-laws , sister in law and her husband! What I thought would be just a fun family extended session turned into so so much more!

This family was filled of so much love and happiness you felt it from every email to our first meeting. You see one of the BEST parts of extended family sessions are the amount of fun it is! I truly believe that it becomes what you make of it! An excuse to get everyone together? What is better than that?

Every extended session is broken up into pieces. Each family/couple, grandparents with grandkids, parents with kids, etc… I ask you what are your musts for every session and try to get every single one in our time together!

Well this session was about to get even better. A few weeks after the session was booked by Alexa. Joanna (her sister in law) emailed me with news that she and her husband Ross were expecting a baby and they wanted to tell the family at session!! MY HEART JUMPED FOR EVEN MORE JOY!

Searching for the BEST way to get this announcement out during the session.. and help from others who have done this, thought the best way would be to line them up for “ one last big family photo “ .. I would say okay everyone…. “ 1 2 3 say JOANNAS PREGNANT !!” Joanna would have the sonogram out at this point.

Well I said it, and no one heard… SOOOO I said it again and the reactions were COMPLETELY priceless!

I mean………. no words

Wait, the surprises aren’t over! Joanna had shirts for everyone and of course we find out the gender of baby!

IT IS A GIRL!!!!!!!!

• Don’t worry , we cleaned up the confetti ;)

Thank you Joanna and Ross for sharing this VERY SPECIAL moment in your life with me. I hope you cherish these memories forever.

CT Family Photographer // A Day In The Life \\ Ellington, CT

Theres nothing more special than sitting back and watching a family interact with each other. Documentary photography has been something Ive been wanting to do since I started. But needed to just start it!  

 A few months ago I was able to meet Jess, Ben and Annabelle for her 1st birthday. They are just the sweetest little family.   Jess invited me back for a morning to hang out with them!  So what does a morning look like in their house?

Well.. 

There is bed head, and a cute little face running around.  

Pancakes, giggles and coffee... well maybe not enough?

Sorry Jess, I hear Ben drinks all the coffee around here. 

There is also lots of daddy-daughter chats 

and

doggy kisses..

Family time together doesn't have to be anything fancy, your photo sessions don't have to be anything fancy.  You can hang in your pjs, let me do all the work <3 

Dance in your living room, like no one is watching 

Thank you Jess, Annabelle + Ben for sharing your morning with me <3

CT Family Photographer // Nieland family // { South Windsor, CT }

I had met Sabrina + Carter through some cool/awesome Moms that I had met out in the Facebook world.  Sabrina had won a Mommy and Me photo session, but her sweet hubby wanted to of course be included!  I wouldn't ever turn that down, so we had a great family session! 

Carter is 2, and you know what 2 year olds don't do long?...Sit.  So we have to make sure we keep them busy, which of course is fine with me! So we spent some time of the session chasing him around, blowing wishes in flowers and just having an easy fun time! 

Carter is one silly little boy, who loves his mom + dad very much.  I love when you are around a family and can just feel all the love they have for each other. 

We for sure had some good laughs during this session, there was this little bridge that they were sitting near and Carter thought it would be funny to take off his shoes! Silly boy,  Well one of the shoes fell in the water. Brad tried hard to get the shoe until a nice stranger who was walking by decided to help! Luckily, we did rescue the very wet shoe! 

LOL, it will for sure be a story to tell Carter when he gets older! :)  Glad he got the shoe. 

Thank you Carter, Brad & Sabrina for allowing me to share these special memories with you! I look forward to the next time we work together   <3 

Ellington Family Photographer // Mommy and Me session with Bridgette

The entire month of May I offered Mommy & Me mini sessions. I believe being a mom is a special and hard job.  You forget as a mom that you are doing wonderfully and your children love you. I wanted moms to stop for a moment, and just enjoy moments with their children. 

Bridgette reached out to me through facebook, we had never met before but meeting her and her beautiful family at the location I had felt that we had known each other before! Bridgette had a smile on her the entire session.  You can tell that her children are her entire world.  There is no question about that. 

Luca is an adorable 2 year old with so much sweetness to him! Giulana is just the cutest, she loves her mama, doing her own thing ( as most 1 year olds do ) - but you know for sure they love their mama! 

I made sure we finished the session with some family shots! 

Thank you D'Angelo family for a fun, easy, sweet family photo session!  See you at the next milestone <3 

Ellington,Connecticut 1st birthday session // Annabelle

Birthdays are special, especially 1.  Its a time to celebrate the 1st year of life. So much has changed since you come into this world.  You start by being a little bundle of joy - who sleeps, poops, and eats. Your loved ones watch you grow into a little person who is most likely running around, saying words, and developing your own little personality! It sure is special & I always love capturing those moments! 

Jess booked me months ago to capture this special birthday session! And before we knew it, it was here.  

Jess is quite the crafty one! I got to their house and there was so much fun decor! 

Annabelle was the sweetest- It was a chilly day, and she didn't even complain once! She ran around, having a great time and even when we needed her to do something silly; she went right along with it! Her personality for sure fit her parents. Easy + laid back <3 

The view from their house is just about perfect.  Even with a cloudy day- it can make you fall in love with Connecticut, if you weren't already. 

It was truly an easy session + with a little help from grandparents ( thank you! ) we made sure this cutie was always smiling + laughing; which again, she was just a happy baby! 

Thank you Jess, Ben, and sweet little Annabelle for sharing this special moment with you-  I look forward to future sessions  <3 

A day on the farm

Its funny, I think about where I live and where I am from. 2 different worlds.  I grew up on one of the most crowded, busiest islands there is- Long Island is where my heart is.  But the more I am living in this small state, in this small town with more cows than people ;)  .. just kidding! But seriously, there are a TON of cows here!  The more I live here, the more I love it! 

Recently I spent some time with a family with a farm + it was a blast! 

I mean; mini horses, chickens, ducks.. oh my <3  Megan & Dave have been around animals their entire lives.  They share the love of animals with each other and now will passing it down to their children Molly + Alex. 

One of my favorite things to do while in a session is make sure I try to spend a few minutes with each person of the family even if its a minute. I get to ask them questions, learn about them- its probably my favorite part. 

But this family had 1 amazing thing in common.. the love they have for each other & their farm <3 Thank you for sharing your afternoon with me Megan, Dave, Molly, Alex & all the amazing animals <3