Getting back down to business

Just in case you have stumbled across my blog recently without linking first as a friend from Facebook, let me introduce you to the newest member of my family! Zeke Marek Vaughn Gerhart was born on Wednesday, March 23rd at 6:01 pm. He weighed in at 8 pounds, 14 ounces (ouch!) and 20 1/2 inches long, and all five of us are very much in love with him. Five days after his birth, we had the pleasure of having the lovely Jessica Cole come into our home to capture the first images of our gorgeous little bundle.

He’s mommy’s little man.

In addition to showing off my beautiful little guy, I want to use this post to remind current and prospective clients that I will not be booking as many weekend sessions this year. My weddings and engagement sessions have taken up the bulk of my weekends for the year, and I will be focusing more on my family and spending time with my new little one. Sunday and weekday evenings may be available for small sessions, but please contact me as soon as possible to find out my availability for the dates you are interested in.

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Elise’s Newborn Session

A couple of months ago, I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with Karen and Nick for a maternity session. Remember their family? Even Bear was impatiently awaiting Elise’s arrival!

Since their session, I have been SUPER excited for Elise to be born. And just look at her! A full head of dark hair and perfect little features… I’m so lucky! And so are the new parents. Congratulations Karen and Nick!

That’s got to be one of the cutest noses I have ever seen!

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The Choi Family

Before I talk about the Choi family, I have to apologize to my awesome clients for being slightly behind on my blogging this week. I am working hard to catch up, and if you haven’t seen your session yet, I promise it’s coming!

I met Mary on Livejournal about a year or more ago. During this time, I have been reading (and watching) her family develop and grow into a beautifully perfect little foursome. Fortunately for me, Mary and her husband Jin have been watching my photography evolve into what it is today. This past week, the Choi family paid me the greatest compliment possible – they let me capture them in their home in the Bay area.

Another thing I had to mention is that Mary designs her own jewelry! I spied her amber ring while we were shooting today, and I thought it was SO beautiful! You can find Mary’s Etsy page here.

Mary and Jin, thank you for following my artistic journey so far. I enjoyed finally meeting your lovely family, and I hope to spend many more days capturing your family in the future! And Mary, to answer your question – it was definitely worth the trip!

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Natalia and family

I truly enjoyed spending my evening with this lovely family.  Christian, Patti, and Uziel welcomed little Natalia into their family at the end of April, and this is just a small sample of the images that we captured today.  I have to point out how great Patti looks two weeks after giving birth – I am sure all of the mothers out there agree with me!

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Cayla’s Newborn Session

First of all, I would like to admit that this is my first newborn session. I have never before been given the pleasure of having access to such new life during a photo shoot, and I was so thankful for this opportunity! I still have a lot to learn when it comes to handling newborns, but I think that it will come naturally after a few more shoots like this.

Chastity and Keith invited me to come to their home in Woodland back in January to capture some maternity photos before Cayla’s arrival. We had a wonderful session, and Keith Jr. stole the spotlight in many shots, much like in this one:

Fortunately for me, Chastity contacted me as soon as they arrived home from the hospital with little Cayla. Here is a little preview for Chastity and her family. And Chastity, I promise that there are many, many more!

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