Shooting a newborn this close to my own due date was a little scary to schedule…this little man wasn’t even due until later this week!  Mom and I have been emailing about his “size”and how they’d be inducing early because he was measuring so “big.”  It meant that I wouldn’t have any trouble getting him before my own due date, and I was psyched to head to their house this morning. 

You can imagine my surprise when the “big” boy turned out to be barely 7 pounds!  Sweet little Brandon was an angel…slept the entire session and totally indulged me.  What a great treat for me as a photographer!  Thanks mom and dad for having me out today – he is perfect.

Now we all know that MZP doesn’t do a lot of weddings, and that’s because I only do them for referral clients.  Meaning the bride or groom needs to know someone I know (a personal friend of mine, a client, etc).  Earlier this spring I was contacted by Kristin (whose sister has worked with a local photographer that knows me) about shooting her wedding to Gabe in April.  This April…specifically, last Sunday.  They were engaged in January and the Pastor they wanted to marry them has a crazy busy schedule…I mean running a church of over 15,000 members keeps a man busy!

Lucky for Kristin and Gabe…I don’t usually shoot on Sundays!  And after meeting with Kristin, her mom, and her sister I was thrilled when they selected me to shoot the big day!  I had some amazing help from my second shooters, a gorgeous sunny, blue sky day, and seriously all the prettiest people on the planet gathered for this event!

Kristin and Gabe aren’t even home from their honeymoon yet, but I know they’ll be excited to find their images waiting for them when they return!  And I couldn’t very well talk all about this wedding without showing off some favorites!

I had the pleasure of meeting a family this evening, who is so full of life and laughter it made the session so easy!  They are friends with the family featured in the post below – and I love when I get the chance to meet friends of my clients – there is always an instant connection!

What I loved most about this session was that they brought their dog *and* they wanted a family session with their teenage son.  I don’t get that often enough, but certainly this time in life is just as important to capture as the moments of early childhood.

We traveled through the Botanical Gardens and then onto the Stockyard to take advantage of the light.  G family, I hope you all love these as much as I do!  Can’t wait to edit the rest of your session!

Joey. The most adorable dog (after my own, of course)

There is nothing quite like a true expression from a teenage boy…and this guy was hilarious!

My most favorite way to capture a couple…

I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with 15 days old Rory.  At a little of six pounds she is so petite…and super sweet! It was so much fun capturing images for her first official photoshoot! 

The blog is going to be be busy this week – I can’t wait to share all these cuties with you!

A little introduction of the newest MZP baby planner!  Meet Mister D, you’ll recognize his older brother who I’ve photographed for the last two years.  He was a great help today, in a record 1 hour newborn session.  Mister D was just perfect!  You’ll be seeing a lot more of this little one over the next year…