London Ontario Family Photographer | Extended Family Session in Medway Forest

When Carolyn from In Bloom Photography contacted me to photograph her entire family, I was thrilled and a little nervous. Photographing fellow photographers is always such an honour, but I always go in with extra butterflies in my stomach! Thankfully, Carolyn and her delightful family are some of the funniest, kindest people I've worked with, and the entire session was a blast. Laughter from start to finish! Thanks so much Carolyn for trusting me to capture these memories for you. Here are my favourites from our session!

London Ontario Children's Lifestyle Photographer | Kids at Home

I was so excited when Mary called to ask about an in-home lifestyle session for her sweet kiddos. I absolutely love photographing kids in their home - carefree, comfortable, natural. We played outside, we played inside. They showed me their favourite games and their silliest tricks. We laughed and explored and it was such a joy to capture it all. Here are my favourites from our session!

London Ontario Maternity Photography | The Fletchers

This session is close to my heart because it features some of our very best friends. We just love these guys so much, and can't wait to meet their newest bundle, another sweet baby boy. This time around, we went for an in-home lifestyle maternity session and I had a blast capturing Evan and Melissa playing and snuggling with handsome little Teagan (aka Neve's BFF). Here are my favourites from their session!

London Ontario Family Photography | The Bartlett Family's Snowy Session

This very snowy "Spring" Tuesday seems like a fitting day to post this family session, which just so happened to take place during a minor blizzard! It was snowing so hard the day I headed to Elsie Perrin Williams Estate with the Bartlett family, but everyone embraced it and had a blast. I laughed from start to finish with this sweet, fun-loving family. Here's a peek at our snowy session!

London Ontario Lifestyle Family Photographer | The de Almeida Family

It's hard to believe that just a few months prior to this session, I was shooting little Emma's newborn lifestyle session. What fun to see how much she's already grown, and to see her little personality shining through! She's such a beautiful little girl! It was so cold the day of this session, and sadly our attempt at an outdoor component just didn't work out. But that's ok, because we were able to capture so many sweet moments between Emma and her parents inside their warm and cozy home. You can just feel the love that these three have for each other, and I love being able to capture that! Here are some favourites from this session!

London Ontario Newborn Lifestyle Photographer | Baby Mila

I loved this session so, so much. First of all, I adore Mallory and her beautiful family. They've been in front of my lens before, and you may remember the gorgeous Mal from the Project Ten session she helped me with awhile ago (she had just found out she was pregnant with Mila!).

Second of all, their home is flooded with the most delicious natural light. And you all know how much I love my natural light. : )

But most of all, what I love love loved about this session  (and lifestyle sessions in general) is how real life just kept going. There was baking, there was snuggling, there was toddler cookie smuggling, newborn baby soothing, playing tea party on the floor and eating lunch in the kitchen. One of my favourite series of shots from this session is the comparison between dad quietly dressing baby in the nursery and mom wrangling her wild toddler to try and get some clothes on her before she runs away. Real life. : ) Of course as with all newborn lifestyle sessions, there's a big focus on baby alone in addition to the family moments, and sweet Mila got her moment in the spotlight. She was wide awake (though Mallory texted me a photo of her passed out just a few minutes after I left, of course!), but cute as a button. I hope the Kucharski family treasures these images for years to come. Here are some favourites from our session!

London Ontario Family Lifestyle Photographer | The Vickers Family's In-Home Session

I love in-home lifestyle sessions. Of course, I love exploring a field at sunset and splashing around on a breezy beach and snuggling in the woods in the middle of Winter, too. But I have a special place in my heart for in-home sessions, because they are just so real. Kids are almost always more comfortable in their own home, and not only do we capture some more typical family portraits, but we also get to capture a glimpse of your everyday. My hope is that families look back on their in-home session photos as a photographic record of their life at that time. A little snippet of reality that will soon fade as baby turns into toddler, and toddler turns into preschooler, and before you know it your house is full of teenagers. The Vickers Family invited me into their home to capture them doing life together - everything from playing on the living room floor to eating lunch. I loved my time with them and I'm excited to share some favourites from our session! -xo

London Ontario Newborn Photographer | Baby Oliver's In-Home Lifestyle Session

I still remember my wedding consult with Melissa and Will 3 years ago, when we chatted about their upcoming wedding day and all of the amazing DIY details Melissa was working on. It's hard to believe that since then, I've shot their wedding, their first "family" session with their new dog Parker, their maternity session, and now their sweet baby Oliver's lifestyle newborn session. It is such a gift to photograph couples and families over time, I feel like I am truly helping them tell their story, something I'm so passionate about doing. I simply loved this newborn session. Oliver is such a perfect little bundle, and the light in their home was delicious. Not to mention, Mr. Big Brother Parker was quite the character, insisting on his moment (s) in the spotlight. Melissa and Will, congrats again on the arrival of your sweet boy. Thank you for the honour of capturing so many special milestones along your journey! xo

A note about the suitcase photo below - I don't typically take posed prop shots with newborns, but this vintage suitcase was featured in Will and Melissa's wedding decor and means a lot to them. When I saw Oliver sleeping so soundly, I thought - hey, why not make an exception? I'm so glad we did because how cute is he curled up on that little suitcase?! Have no fear, mom was close by the whole time, and was cropped out. Safety first!