Sometimes, we become friends with our clients.  It happens.  Sometimes you just click with them when you first meet them and the relationship takes off from there.  Sometimes they are already known to you through other sources so it makes the clicking easier.  But I love when it does happen.  It brings something deeper to your photos with them.  They aren’t just your clients anymore, they are people you have a relationship with.  In some ways, that is TERRIFYING!!  What if you mess up?  What if you do a bad job?  What if your photos aren’t as good as they were the time before?  Heart palpitations I tell you.  But most of the time, it is very relaxing and enjoyable.  Driving to a session where I already know them I am not keyed up.  I don’t have to play “Bleed It Out” by Linkin Park in the car to get me going (really, I do that 😉 ) because I know if nothing else I am going to have a great, relaxed time with them while shooting.    Liz and Sean are those people.  Their first session was a little over two years ago for their first son, Jackson.  Then a year later, we did a family session when Jackson turned one.  (seen HERE) And this time?  It was to welcome in baby brother Max.  After driving to Connecticut for their session, Max continued the wonderful tradition of his big brother by not making a peep the entire time I was there.  It was a gorgeous day so we did the photos right in the enclosed breezeway (and needed no additional heat!) and then did family photos outside.  I was in out and done in under two hours because Max slept the entire time.  I think I saw his eyes once.   It was so great to see them as their complete little family. Totally perfect  🙂

Where to start on this sneak peek??  First, I’ll tell you – you’re going to be seeing a lot of this beautiful family in the next few months.  Newborn now, a family session this summer and then their wedding in September. So get used to them.  😉  A&M first found me when I did a newborn session for A’s sister back in January of 2011.  They became followers of my work and eventually contacted me to shoot their newborn in May and their wedding this fall on the Cape.  From the first email, I knew that I had found a really cool couple – or rather, they had found me.  I went out this past week when their daughter, Simi, was just 11 days old for their newborn session.  It was hours full of laughter and smiles and fun.   We had the bonus of one grandma visiting who got lots of extra snuggles in if Simi needed soothing AND got to do a few pictures with her daughter and granddaughter – how special!!   (Oh *and* we had two gorgeous dogs as well!)  Simi was an amazing sleeper and A&M are great with her already. She was just a perfect, beautiful baby who let me do pretty much whatever I wanted — I even got to use some new things I picked up.  I was able to get SO many different shots during this session, I am thrilled!  Hopefully they will be too.

It was so great to finally meet you guys!!  Thank you for welcoming me into your home and into your lives over these next few months.  🙂