Ashlee and Jamie ~ Mini Holiday Session

Ashlee and Jamie were one of my super generous couples from this past weekend's Mini Sessions for Toy Mountain. They are such a fabulous couple and an absolute pleasure to photograph!

 

If you are ever in the market for buying or selling a home, you should definitely get in touch with Ashlee. She is such a wonderful woman and I honestly cannot recommend her enough! You can check out her website here. 

 

Jamie.... you are one very luck man! *wink*

A Weekend full of pictures!

Well this was a busy weekend... and I am about to tell you why.
 
For starters, Saturday was my Holiday Couple Mini Sessions and it was so much fun. It really was a perfect day for them! We had beautiful sun and it wasn't even too cold out (although I did throw some toe-warmers in my boots for the afternoon).
 
Although I felt lucky for the great weather, I felt even more lucky for the great couples! Honestly, as each new pair arrived I was a little blown away with how nice (and totally good looking) they were! Seriously. Who books an entire day full of photo sessions and gets nothing by fabulously attractive couples? Aparentley this girl!
 
The proof will be showing up on the blog soon, but here is just a sneak peak of one of these fabulous couples I'm speaking of!

Since I have explained how fabulous all the couples were, I absolutely cannot continue this post without saying how absolutely generous they all were as well. We collected so many toys for Toy Mountain!! (In case you forgot, the fee for the mini sessions was paid in part by a donation for Toy Mountain). When all was said and done I was shocked at the amount of toys I had piled on my dining room table! Tis the season for giving and these wonderful couples sure did just that!

 

After a day of awesome mini sessions what is a better way to spend the evening than with a Ladies Christmas Party! This was my 2nd Annual party and we had a great time! We do a present exchange and play a number of holiday themed games. Last year there was a scavenger hunt full of Christmas riddles and rhymes. This year we had a pictionary/charades combo followed by some trivia. Here were some of the trivia questions so you can test your holiday knowledge (You can find the answers at the bottom of the post - but no cheating!)
 

1. Which Country created Eggnog?
2. Name the Movie this is from: "It's a one year membership to the Jelly of the Month Club."
3. According to the song, 'Frosty the Snowman' what kind of soul does Frosty have?
4. Is the average number of lights on a Christmas tree 200 or 350?
5. What does ‘Advent’ mean?
6. St. Nick’s nose is often compared to what fruit?
7. Name the Movie this is from: "Bless this highly nutritious microwavable macaroni and cheese dinner and the people who sold it on sale. Amen."


On Sunday I had the pleasure of tagging along with a family while they chose and cut down their Christmas Tree! I can't wait to go through all the fun pictures, but in the meantime I will leave you with just a little peak from the beginning of the search!

And since every great weekend should include a little family time.... I even got to see my Papa Bear and play with his new kitten! Internet, I am pleased to introduce you to Smackwater Jack and my Daddy-O.

They are both pretty cute fellas if you ask me.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Don't forget to check your trivia answers before you get back to your Monday!
 
1. England
2. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
3. A Jolly Happy Soul
4. 350 Lights
5. Coming
6. A Cherry
7. Home Alone

Heather & Family ~ Parliament Hill

Parliament Hill seemed like a perfect location for this family session, but it turns out we planned it on the worst Saturday EVER.... the day of the Santa Clause Parade. Usually I am all on board for a good old parade, but that is not the case when I need to get across it to meet a lovely family. Although we were all about 30 minutes late (because apparently all of downtown comes to a halt when Santa is in town) we had a great time running around Parliament Hill for this awesome family session.

Isn't Heather gorgeous! I secretly want her hair (although now that I have posted that on the internet I guess it is no longer a secret).

I had to run in front of the Grinch float to get back to where I parked my car. But totally worth it to hang with this fabulous family. 

xo B

Crystle and Rocco ~ Family Session

I dislike the rain. Like I really dislike the rain. I hate when my feet get wet and when my hair gets damp and hangs all lifeless. I dont understand people who like the rain. When I am getting ready to go to a photo session and it starts to rain I contemplate having a 2-year-old temper tantrum and throwing my camera.

This is what happened the other weekend when I had planned a family session with Crystle and Rocco (No, I didn't throw my camera, but it did start to rain just before I was set to leave). I text Crystle asking her if she wanted to re-schedule and she text me back 'We are still good if you are!' And just like that we were pushing through.... and I am so happy we did!

I have never seen three people laugh and smile so much toegther. They just made everything so much fun that it didn't matter if my feet were wet! By no means have they changed my opinion on the rain, but they certainly did show that nothing stops the three of them from making everything they do together amazing!

Isn't Crystle a beauty? (I know you are nodding your head right now). She is also one heck of a cake decorator. She actually recently launched her own cake and cupcake design business called CMC Custom Cakes. You can check out some of her work here and pehaps even place an order for you upcoming fabulous Holiday party.

xo B

 

A Family Session for a 2nd Birthday Celebration ~ Perth

This past weekend I got to get out of the city for a bit and do two family sessions out in Perth. We started with Brittany (doesn't she have a fabulous name!) and her little family of three. Their daughter Izzy is an absolute sweetheart and is about to celebrate her 2nd Birthday!

Happy 2nd Birthday Izzy.... I have a feeling you are going to grow up to be just as beautiful as your mom!

xo B

Zoë and Cullen ~ Downtown Couple Session

The total knock out beauty in this post is my sister Zoë. My little sister to be precise. She is quite honestly one of the sweetest people you will ever meet. She is one of those people that just lights up a room with her personality. She really has no idea how completely stunning she is and that makes her the most kind, down to earth girl. She would literally give you the shirt off her back without even thinking twice. Oh, and this total hottie is also one smart cookie. 

 

Zoë is destined to do amazing things and I think Cullen is the guy to help her do them. He knows exactly how to make her laugh and he is one really hard working man. Not to mention he is pretty darn handsome when he trims his beard (and luckily for us he did just before our photo session!). Few guys would be worthy of my little sister, but I am glad that Cullen managed to sweep her off her feet. They are a really fabulous couple who supports each other through everything and I love them both very much. 

Seriously Zoë.... stop making the rest of us look bad.

We had started the photos down by the locks, but when the sun went down we were not ready to call it a night. We grabbed some coffees and moved the fun indoors for some more pictures.

 

I just love photographing couples and especially couples that love each other this much.

xo B