makenzi & matt anniversary home session

"I would not wish any companion in the world but you." -Shakespeare

This shoot is a super fun example of how a session can evolve and tell a simple story. Starting in-home and cooking together, then going outside for a walk around the park. I love keeping things moving in this way. 

Matt & Makenzi have me take anniversary photos every year and I think it's the sweetest thing. I adore documenting their growth and their love. And I love the building relationship that it creates when I get to see them every year.  Return clients make this photographer's heart so so grateful. 
 

cheek family home session

the most gorgeous family in the simple context of their home. tender cuddles and quiet moments. my heart sings when a session is this raw and this true. so grateful to the cheeks for letting me in and being so openly loving. it shows. 

shae & sam home session

Shae & Sam are the sweetest souls. We got to visit them in Albuquerque earlier this year and hang out at my favorite brunch place (maybe ever). They are so quick to offer a smile or support and the belly laughs we all shared made that trip perfect. The contentment they radiate to each other made this session just so perfect. These look how home feels to me. 

valerie & evan

I LOVE THIS SESSION. I love these two and their magical house and their sweet love. 

My eagerness to post these is such a good feeling. Making something that feels so authentic and happy is so rejuvenating.
It super helps that Val & Evan are some of our closest friends. We have a bimonthly dinner that leaves us all with headaches from laughing so hard. The best kind of gathering ends that way.  Shooting close friends actually allowed me to get even more intimate interactions because their comfort with me was already established. So we started the session with creativity and trust flowing freely. And that's where the magic happens. At this intersection of creativity and trust, that's where the genuine joy and authenticity comes out to play. 

alder & rowan

TWO THINGS-
1. The twin-love is super strong here. Two babies at once, to cuddle together and accidentally hold hands, is a photographer's DREAM. 
2. The in-home session love is even stronger here. Kendall and Jesse and their ease in front of the camera and thier apartment FULL of light is a photographer's DREAM.

Needless to say this session was a dream for me. So much sleepy sweetness. So much dreamy light. So many newborns. (two is a lot okay.) So much happy. I hope you enjoy the little film of Alder and Rowan hangin' out together. I can't wait to see what antics happen as these boys grow up together. It will only get cuter.