Dandelion Wishes®

Yesterday we welcomed a lovely couple all the way from Waldorf, Maryland who wanted to celebrate this special time in their lives with elegant maternity portraits. 

I absolutely adore how this pink maternity wrap accentuates this beautiful mom-to-be’s baby bump.  Isn’t she stunning?  Wow.  And then, we have dad ”listening” to his growing baby…and it was so sweet that his little baby started kicking him whilst he was listening.  Precious.

This little guy from the Rockville Maryland area was in last week and was Mr. Smiley for all of about 40 minutes at which time he decided the session was over – lol!  He just was not in the mood so mom and grandma brought him back this past week.  This time, he was totally “on”.  His other grandma calls him “Dude” and says he smiles when she does, so you know I had to try it and believe it or not, it did get his attention!  Too cute! 

So, here is a sneak peek from little “Dude’s” second visit…he did great mom and dad!  

A moment captured in time…a tender moment…a brief moment…a bittersweet memory that will last in this couple’s hearts forever.  Shortly after the creation of this image, their sweet baby boy slipped from this world into the arms of Jesus.  For reasons his sweet parents will never understand, he was called home. 

Their loss touched all of us here at the studio deeply and we continue to pray for them.   So, at the request of his parents, I share this in memory of little Micah Aiden.  You can tell he was loved so very deeply…

I don’t want anyone to panic but in reality the 2009 holiday season is just around the corner !!   

Once again it’s time to plan for your annual photo Christmas Cards & Christmas Portraits.  Your friends and family will rave about how unique and upscale your holiday cards are.  See below for all the details…and then call today to schedule your session!

Important note:  These “mini” holiday portrait sessions are limited to those clients who have completed or will be completing their custom portrait investment session at Dandelion Wishes® Photography at any time during the 2009 calendar year.

I hope everybody had a wonderful July 4th celebration!  We just got back last weekend from being at the beach for a week for our family vacation.  I promise to share some images from the trip soon!  

For the fourth year in a row, my family and I celebrated independence day by going to the awesome fireworks display at Great Meadows in The Plains, Virginia.  It is only a very short drive from Warrenton, VA.  They always have the very best pyrotechnic display in this area!  I look forward every year to trying to capture just a bit of this grand display…so here is this year’s best from where I parked ~ it was the perfect summer night to take in such an incredible fireworks production!  Can’t wait til next year!     

This one is my kids favorite shots… they both think it looks like a palm tree!  I swear it looks like the fireworks shot right out of the middle of the cars in the field but what really happened was my tripod broke and my camera would ever-so-slowly creep downwards and so it made it look like the fireworks were shooting out from the cars – totally weird!

I am busy, busy, busy working on client sessions today and thought I’d share one of my favorite images from a recent newborn portrait session.  This is one of my favortie “miracle shots” so far.  I have done it for two of my clients and they both turned out awesome!  The other client brought the same fresh flowers she used in her wedding (blue hydrangeas~ one of my favorites!) to be incorporated into the setting and it turned out beautiful too.  I just love little newborn tooshies in the air!  Can’t you just imagine this as a ”your baby as { Art }”™ gallery wrap canvas hanging in the nursery?  Oh my!

This past Sunday, my daughter and I took a walk down Main Street in old town Warrenton, Virginia.  Though it was a bit chilly I could definitely feel Spring in the air.  As she walked happily along the low walls that define many of the little front yards, I was reminded of how it felt to be an eight year old child ~ so care free.  We talked about all the pretty flowers that were finally emerging after a long cold winter and we stopped to take some pictures of some of our favorites.  So I thought I’d share a few to brighten your day today!  Be blessed today! 

I’m looking forward to getting busy again in 2008 after the long holiday break.  I was thinking back over all the little cuties that I had the priviledge of working with…So, before moving into 2008 I thought I’d share some of my favorite shots from 2007.  I so enjoyed working with each of these babies & children in the studio.