Meet  Jude and her family… she was my first baby book client. wow.  And now here we are finishing her little boys photo book.  I feel like i have know jude for ever…four years in fact.  It says something when your beautiful daughter calles me Aunty Andy!!  I  would like to say a big  Thank you to you.!  Im so happy that you like what i do to keep coming back to me.  I have photographed your family so many times, its been a complete joy to work with you, I have loved every minute of it….especailly when I get big cuddles and kisses from your little ones.   Here is our session… its days like this that remind me why I love where I live!  And its for beautiful people like Jude and Stue that make me love what I do even more. X

What more of a beutiful thing than to have two baby boys to love.  They were a photographers dream, so precious. I can barely deal with how much I love the babies in a basket shot above. I have been wanting this shoot for how long!  ask anyone of my friends.  So when Katie and Andrew( my wedding clients) came in with these two wonderful babys I had one thing and one thing only to do….snap away!   And with how perfectly well behaved they were they made it easy for me.  your boys are fatastic.  thank you for bringing them in for me to photograph and for letting the hartlepool mail have a pic to. x

I must have a million photos of Pierce literally.  We spend every day together and thats not enough… he is growing so fast right infront of my very eyes.  So im always documenting his every move, every smile, all the laughter, all the high-pitched squeals, his new dance moves,  his bright eyes, the smile he gives you when you applaud him and that funny smirk he gives you just like his daddy. I really cant get over how beautiful he is, everything he does totaly amazes me.  Being a mum has brought me more joy than possible,  and speaking of mums… Laura was the first of my friends who became a mum, and what a fantastic job she has done with Kai.  I have watched her for years now…doing a mums job, motherhood is a secret club  that you can’t explain… until you join.  All I can say  is I get it.  I know now.  I fell in love from the moment i met Kai,  And when Laura asked me to do his first photoshoot at just days old, thats was an interesting storey…needs to be told later!  Kai you are such a big boy now… you are growing so fast, im frightend that im going to close my eyes and wake upone day and Pierce is your age now!  It goes to fast, where is the pause button..?   Todays photoshoot will all be a beautiful memory one day.  Just as my pregnancy is now.  Just as the delivery is now.  Just as his first week is now.  Just as his  first month is now. just as his first year is now.  Life moves on, with or without you.  You don’t stay in a moment.  Good or bad. You move along.  Thats why when ever you can you should take lots of photographs, and include your close friends!  We  love you Laura and Kai. x

Love this one.

Being a mummy means loving someone so much, it actually hurts.  When you become someone’s mum, you instantly understand why she worried so much.  Why she cared so much.  Why she cried when you hurt yourself.  Why she missed you when you flew away on airplanes to chase dreams on cruise ships.  Why she was proud.  Why she laughed at your lame jokes,  why she bragged about your ’sports award’ in juniors,  and why she was so upset when you dyed your hair, got tattoos, crashed cars, drank too much, acted wildly.

Everything makes sense. You wish you maybe had realized what being a mum to someone really meant a whole lot sooner, and maybe could have been a bit easier on your own mum along the way.

I’m not sure if its the same for everyone. But for me, Pierce has rocked my world to the very core.  If i can do half of what my mum and dad did for me i know that Pierce will be fine.

Mum, I love you. I understand what you went through to create me. XX

Beautiful people. Beautiful hearts. Gorgeous children. Happy photographer.
Meet Margret and Geoff their wonderful families and beautiful children.
Thank you guys for welcoming me into your home and your moments. It was an emotional day all round. Enjoy las vagas!
Much love!

DD =  Danielle and Daneil!! Their wedding was a wonderful trip spent in Thailand!  I just got lucky enough to take their reception photographs. It ws a great day  full with family, friends and good times.   Here is my interpretation of their extraordinary wedding. 

If my sessions are for anyone then they are definatly made for this family!  They are highly spirited to say the very, very least.  Nathan has an inability to sit still.  Jess is alive. They are all full of life. The kids are  charismatic, moody, charming and irresistibly sweet.  This is the 3rd time i have photographed this family… evey session is fun, but this one was for you Gilian.  I hope you like your little preview and i hope your leg is better soon.! xx