Hello 2015! I hope your New Year is off to a great start.
I’m excited about all the upcoming projects and cannot wait to share details with you soon.
Until then, here’s a sneak peek at a maternity session from earlier today.
You may recognize this face as this Austin family is no stranger to the blog.
Cheers! xo
On the fourth day of Christmas, my photographer gave to me, four preppies pinking* . . .
(*It’s my post, and I’ll make “pinking” a verb if I want to . . . #falalalala)
Austin family photographer Ziem knew as soon as she meet this family at a client’s party that they were the very pink of perfection . . .
. . . so she was delighted when they reached out to her to schedule a family shoot. Mom knew exactly what she wanted for the shoot & communicated wonderfully with Ziem, resulting in some preppy photographic perfection.
Ziem ran into this family recently, which resulted in an unprompted display of the girls’ “Mrs. Ziem smiles”:
They’re so pretty in pink, don’t you think? Ziem truly enjoyed working with this family & can’t wait to do it again soon.
On the third day of Christmas….
It was so nice to meet another set of high school sweethearts and photograph them for the first (but hopefully not last) time. Their little Henry’s speech was just developing at the time so we spent the better part of their session asking him “What does a lizard say?” “What does an elephant say?” and praising him for correctly telling us so. They brought the most adorable props and clothes and though we didn’t get to go through the entire set, we got a few cute captures of the cutest prop of all.
On the second day of Christmas, my photographer gave to me, two babies twinning . . .
Since twins are often born prematurely & spend extra time in the hospital, it isn’t always possible to shoot newborn photos within their first fourteen days. And so it was with the twins shown here, but Austin family photographer extraordinaire Ziem applied her same trusted newborn formula to their shoot – a warm setting (in this case, their gorgeous home), full bellies & white noise:
The twins snuggled throughout the shoot & enjoyed being photographed together – no surprise after nine plus months in the womb!
Ziem’s favorite part of the shoot was the enthusiasm of the twins’ big brother, who was eager to show off his big brother skills as well as chat about his school and friends.
The shoot may not have happened within Ziem’s preferred 14-day newborn window, but like much of life, the best things – and photos! – often happen when things take an unexpected turn. The photos of these two sweet peas in a pod & their brother are Exhibit A, don’t you think?
The family that parties together stays together, right? If the Sharratt and Stephen family are any indication, those parties are both beautiful and incredibly fun too. True to family form, then, Jessica’s baby shower for baby Kennedy Rayne at the 360 Condos building in downtown Austin was a family affair to remember:
Ziem has been honored to shoot a number of events for the family, from the maternity, shower & newborn shoots of Olivia, sister to Jessica, and Olivia’s event design company Liv By Design Events:
The rainy weather didn’t put a damper on the perfect party details – in fact, it perfectly suited the mother & father-to-be, since it rained on their wedding day, as well as baby on board Kennedy Rayne (get it?):
The beautiful florals were provided by STEMS, delicious food – as always! – by Word of Mouth, and yummy desserts by Simon Lee.
Kennedy Rayne couldn’t have had a better or more enthusiastic sendoff. As the first grandchild for her paternal grandmother – one of Ziem’s favorites, incidentally – baby girl on board was truly showered with love. She’s soon to be in good company, too, with two girls and another due soon to family & close friends. What luck & good timing!
Ziem can’t wait to do Kennedy Rayne’s newborn photos and is just anxiously awaiting her arrival along with the Stephen-Sharratt clan. As we all know, the sleeplessness party *truly* begins when the newborn arrives! At least, given the family involved, this particular newborn party is bound to be a pretty & pretty fun one too.