The Butcher Family | Sandpoint Childrens Photographer

Its always exciting for me to meet new families!! The other day I had the pleasure of doing family photos of this beautiful group who came ALL THE WAY from Canada.. well ok, they did not come all that way just for me… they are doing their family vacation, but Hey! I am included in their adventures!!

This momma and dad….. who by the way, I thought looked like the guy from Lonestar.. In fact I actually had to come home and look up pictures and bio to see if I was wrong…. anywho, this mom and dad had some CUTE kiddos. The oldest one was all about running off some energy and filling up again on some smartee candies, but we did manage to get a few snaps.

Then I saw his brother!! Ohmigoodness!!! I wanted to just squeeze this little chunk. He was so cute.
Here are some sneak peeks of our session!

* N & M, thank you so much for letting me capture your family. It was so nice meeting you all and I hope you had a good vacation here! **

All In The Family | Sandpoint Childrens Photographer

My niece had a birthday not too long ago and we thought it would be sweet to do a photo session of her since she is getting so big. When I first met her, she was in diapers… and now she is in second grade and all a little girl can be. Feisty, fashionable and lovable.

Of course I had to get some photos of her beautiful momma – my sister in law. She too, like her daughter is feisty, fashionable, fun, spunky, and lovable.

As we were getting ready to leave, my SIL grabbed the camera and took a few of me and my little guy.. I am SO glad she did.

Mr & Mrs Ness | Sandpoint Wedding Photographer

The week of the wedding was full of finalizing all the details. The day that they have been waiting for and planning was quickly approaching. Everything that they have been waiting for… planning for.. would be over faster than one could imagine.

We had all decided that the perfect place for the first sighting of the bride would be at Dover…. their favorite place from their engagement session. There stood Jason… who conveniently looked just like his twin brother. For the first 5 minutes I got them all mixed up and confused..until his brother told me a trick.. they wore different colored ties!

….back to the story…..
So there stood Jason awaiting the arrival of his beautiful bride. And she was beautiful. The moment she arrived, the sun shined down on her and made her glow. I couldn’t wait for Jason to see her!

The ceremony itself was really sweet.. Heidi looked SO happy.. so did Jason but with a little bit of nerves mixed in. As Heidi began walking down the isle, that is when it had finally showed on Jason’s face of how happy he was and how much he thought Heidi looked beautiful. My heart bursts into a million pieces when I see how much in LOVE a man is with his beautiful bride as she is walking down the isle.

After the ceremony that was.. like I said.. BEAUTIFUL…. it was time to PARTY!!! Their reception was held at the beautiful Sandpoint Event Center and they were all ready to let loose and celebrate.

When we walked in to get set up for their entrance I could not help but to notice the table of sweet smelling cupcakes and their wedding cake.. YUMMY!!! This one little boy had the right idea… if you walk by and touch it.. well you have to take it.. you now have your germs on it.. I thought it was too funny.. his mom I dont think thought it was very funny.

The reception was really a lot of fun and it was great to see the other side of Jason.. I was convinced by the end of the night that he would kick some butt at some Karaoke! The DJ they had: AMPD : played some amazing music and was awesome at keeping the reception alive and moving. I was shocked to see how much people were dancing and singing along. It was a great celebration. Some of the best moves came from songs “Footloose” and ” Thriller”.

Heidi and Jason, thank you so much for letting me capture your day.. It was so wonderful being a part of it! Your bridal party was awesome, the ceremony was beautiful and the reception was so much fun. It was hard for me not to get out there myself and do a little dancing! Congratulations to the both of you!!

Here are a few more images for a sneak peek of their day!

It was finally my turn to return the favor of doing photo of my dear friend Staci. At the same time excited to do it, I was also scared poo-less to do it.. only because she said the “G” word… Group photos!!  * gulp *  I love taking photos – especially of families interacting with each other, but my down fall is putting them altogether as a group. I get sweaty palms and just pray it all comes out good….. now you all know my dirty little secret….Now I hope no one holds it against me or challenges me to a large group….I may just have to keel over and vomit first lol..(was that too much information?!)

anywho… Staci wanted to do photos at the peaceful Garfield Bay and even though I have been around her kids before, sweet Bella wanted nothing to do with me. But I just couldn’t resist her cute sweet face and her pink boots! Of course the others were cute too.. like Mr.Owen and his funny facial expressions and his adorable lovey parents…they made my heart gush… and we cant forget Staci’s mom who was so sweet and full of smiles.. and then there was her sister who just made me giggle. She was spunky and crazy and sweet just like the rest of the gang….Watchuing Staci and her sister interact with each other made me wish I had a sister. .. I tried dressing my brother up and make him do the dances I made up, but he put up such a fight.. he didnt make a very good sister….

so.. here is my sneak peek of the Bailey family

*** Staci, thank you so much for letting me do your photos..I can’t believe how scary it was but i had a great time. your family is beautiful!***

The thing that comes to my mind when I look at her is the song ‘sweet sweet baby’ by Michelle Featherstone. This little peanut was a true blessing…she entered the world SIX weeks early- to her moms surprise, but is healthy and strong!

I had a great session with this family and I hope that they did too! Sweet Hadli was such a good baby and slept for us – which is always a great treat!

**Congratulations Ami and Mike!! It truly was a great pleasure meeting you all!

Miss Haylie | Sandpoint Photographer

My last post of the day!

Here is another birthday baby to celebrate. Miss Haylie wanted to nothing but play and all mom and dad wanted was some photos!! But as a parent you know that it usually goes THEIR way lol. I tried keeping her occupied with toys, going outside and a bear.. but with a yard that is ALL dirt, all she wanted to do was get dirty

Stickman Central | Sandpoint Photographer

I feel so blessed with such an amazing talent of photography. Now, please dont get me wrong I am in no way bragging on myself and growing a BIG head.. I am just saying I am blessed that I dont have to have a “REAL” job!

I love all the babies and kids (and families) that walk thru my doors, but every once in a while I get a call for some Editorial or Business photos. This month was full of them.. well, ok maybe not FULL, but more than usual. One of the calls were for some fashion/ product photos of a new company getting ready to open their doors and site called: Stickman Central. They are a clothing company!

A couple weeks ago we had a FULL day of shooting models and clothes but had a GREAT time. Here are a few of my faves!

**To all the models, Erica and Danette… Thank you so much for letting me be a part of this. I had a great time working with you and meeting everyone. Every single one of you guys had a GREAT attitude and were fun to work with. You made smile the whole time! I am looking forward in the baby/ childrens line and shoot. I am sure there are LOTS of moms too that would love to have their itty bitty be a Stickman- baby model **

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