The Pape Family - Wigwam Resort

Last weekend I met up with the Pape family at The Wigwam Resort for some family photo fun! But before I show you the family pictures, let me tell you about this beautiful lady below!

Holly. I like to refer to her as my personal body guard at school! You see, girlfriend is my voice when I won't say something and she doesn't let people push me around. She is my Reading Apprenticeship partner in crime! Without her, I couldn't write a decent objective or essential question! She understands my "blueness" and loves anyway! I am so lucky to work with her, but even luckier to call her my friend!

It was so fun to take her family pictures this year!

Sydney, their daughter, is so beautiful! I snapped both of these pictures as she was trying to be silly and make her parents smile for their picture together! They are my two favorite pictures of Syd from our morning together, her smile is so genuine!

That door. I have a new theory about it! You know the book "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants"? Well, I think that that door of the little church outside The Wigwam Resort is like the jeans of book! Everyone you put in front of it, no matter who it is or what they look like...the pictures turn out amazing and they always end up being favorites of clients (mine too of course, there is a reason that I love it)! I don't remember when I first shot it, but I know that it will continue to be a staple in shoots to come! LOVE IT and how the Pape family photos turned out in front of it!

I heart faces: silhouette

We discovered this secret tunnel while at the park for a picnic with the kids! They had a blast chasing each other that day and it was not with any park toy, just the simplicity of being underneath where the cars drove. It was perfect.

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I heart faces: pink

Pink. For Breast Cancer Awareness.

Happens to be my favorite color, I probably have 1000's of photos with that very color in it, but none that represented "the cause" more than this single picture.

This summer I had an amazing opportunity to work with The Queen of Hope pageant, one of the most humbling experiences of my life. Each contestant was either a cancer survivor or was there raising awareness for the loved ones that they held close to their hearts that suffer with cancer. It is a very unique pageant that packs a very powerful punch! And a punch that Marinique had and I loved how she showed that she was ready to fight, as she posed next to the pink fire truck, part of The Pink Heals tour.

*If you haven't heard of either of these organizations, please click on their names above and you can read more about them! They do amazing things to support awareness.

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The Casillas Family - White Tank Mountains

This is my friend Kristen. She believed in my picture taking from the start and has been there with every step of my growth. She was a big part of my push to start Rosie J. Photography (even before I had a name for myself). She will probably kill me when she sees that the first picture that I posted of the Casillas family photo shoot is of her, but...oh well, she is beautiful, inside and out!

I also wanted to say thank you. Thank you for believing in me from the start!

Now, onto my favorite photo from our session. The light was shining just right and I love the candidness of it, so imperfectly perfect.

Thanks Casillas Clan for another great year of beautiful family photos! I can't wait to see which photo you choose for your Christmas card!

Jackie Turns Two - Wigwam Resort

I met up with this little lady and her mama a few weeks ago to take pictures for her first birthday! She was such a happy baby girl and looked adorable in all of her outfit changes!

Happy Birthday little lady! Can't wait to see you again in November for more pictures with you and your family!

i heart faces: beach fun

"We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining - they just shine."
~Dwight Moody
Legos, sand castles, the ocean, the shining sun, and my sweet baby boy, Kyan. Can't get much better than that. May your light always shine my love!

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i heart faces: got to wear shades

"That's our thing. We have sunglasses for everything."
~Amber Bryan

Little Miss Camden has almost as many pairs of shades, thanks to her grandmas, as she has swimming suits! These are my favorite pair!