picture perfect

One of the reasons why I decided to skip professional maternity pictures was because I knew that I wanted to get some amazing professional pictures of our Sweet P once she had arrived.  I had no need to look for a great photographer since I already had one.  I got in contact with our wedding photographer, Mike Steelman, to handle the task of doing our newborn photo shoot.  He captured both our engagement and wedding pictures so perfectly, that there was no doubt that he would do the same for our baby.  And, let me tell you, I was NOT disappointed.  He came to our house and took pictures in the nursery.  He was SO patient.  Being he has 2 boys, he was over the moon about spending some time with baby girl.  At the end of the day, Peyton was a little star.  She had a THREE hour photo shoot!! Being that she was only 10 days old, I was more than impressed with how well she did. Here are a couple "teasers" from her session.

The Princess

Family

For those who want to see them all, here is the link to her pictures:

http://www.pictage.com/1239601

Making Memories of Us

One of the most important things that money can buy for the wedding is the photographer.  This was one area that I always said that I wanted to put a little more rather than a little less.  50+ years from now, the dress won't fit, the tux will probably be long retired from the rental store, shoes are unbearable to wear, and the flowers have long been dead.  However, other than a life long love, and rings... The photos that capture moments and memories of that very special day are all that is left.  I wanted to make sure that we would have photos that were special, ones that were not just another snap shot of our day, but photos that the moment you look at them you are filled with all the same emotions that you had at the moment that picture was taken.  I want to create memories. 


At a bridal expo in Monterey I stumbled across just what I was looking for.  I met Mike Steelman who has been creating what he calls "life art" in his photography.  He is a talker but has a lot of energy, and he puts that into his work.  I really, REALLY, liked what he had to show me.  Paul and I met with him about a month ago, and tomorrow it will be official, he will be the one to capture all of the moments at our wedding.  I think his work is timeless, and has SO much life to it.  I am very excited to work with him, and I know Paul is happy with our choice (although we all know that he is not so fond of having pictures taken of him...).

Check out Mike's work at:
www.mikesteelman.com and his blog at www.mikesteelman.com/blog