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favorites of 2009 contest {THE WINNERS!!}

jess@studio3z — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:37:56 +0000

THANKS SO MUCH to everyone who took the time to look over 2009 with us. I found myself more than once getting teary-eyed looking over all of these sessions. To say that we love what we do can not even begin to explain….we find it such an honor to be brought into your intimate space and lives, to capture a piece of who you are. Thank you to each and every one of you for making 2009 such a fantastic year for us!!

Now, the contest. We had over 300 votes. Thousands of viewers…..

Here are the winners of each category, who will be getting a FREE 8×10 of their photograph. CONGRATS!!!!

And as we said, the photo that received the MOST votes overall get a FREE 11x 14 canvas (a $250 value)!!!

So WHO WON??????

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KELLY AND MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can’t wait to see this photo on canvas!!!! Congrats to Kelly and Mark!

Here’s to 2010 everyone!

Thanks again.

eveline mae {before + after}

jess@studio3z — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:58:44 +0000

I have had the same group of girlfriends for what seems like forever. We all went to a very small elementary/high school, and we formed relationships that resemble “sisters” more than just “friends.” Most of us met at different stages along the way, but the group of us have been tight ever since.

Nearly 11 years ago, I was young. Tracy and I were in the same prego boat. We had no clue what we were doing, but we managed to bring a little boy and a little girl into this world just 5 months apart. We were kind of pioneers in this new world of motherhood amongst our friends, but we had a lot of fun together trying to figure things out. We spent many days hanging out together with our little ones, and together watched them grow. She also watched as I had another, and another, and another….she took her time a bit more. When my girlfriends found out that Tracy and her hubby Jason were expecting their second baby, 10 yrs. after their first, WE WERE THRILLED!

A couple weekends ago I hosted a baby shower for her. Tracy’s sister was due just a couple weeks before her and it was great seeing two beautiful pregnant ladies. We had a fall theme, and Brett made some fantastic squash soup. One of my favorite things we did was each decorate “onesies” for the baby.

Tracy wanted to be surprised on the sex of the baby, which I think is rad and is what we did on all 4. I’ll tell you, it’s the best surprise in the world!!!

Here were our little shirts when we were done. Can you guess mine?

I had to snap a few of the beautiful belly.

Minus a couple of “the girls,” here we are.

And then….SHE arrived one week after the shower!!! Eveline Mae graced us all with her presence in this world a little earlier than expected.

Dark hair, and a tiny little body.

Mama and her girl…I have to say how odd it is saying that, since Nate has been their only child for 10 years. But what a wonderful blessing.

The whole family. They are all just smitten by her.

Nate is going to be an amazing big brother! He is very sweet with her.

She is so precious….my ovaries were starting to hurt. (just kidding mom!)

Ok, no I’m not.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this family photo. This is so precious to me.

Jason, you are such a good Daddy.

*OH MY GOODNESS*

This one just melts me. I hope Eveline can always look at this, and know how incredibly LOVED she is by her family.

Tracy, Jason and Nate…God has blessed you, and I am so overjoyed!! The day she arrived I was on such a “joy high.” (My sister got engaged that day as well!)

I can’t wait to watch her grow, and watch the kiddies play together. I love you guys!! And I love little Evie!

~jess

shannon+mike+?

jess@studio3z — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:23:09 +0000

We are running around here like crazy trying to get everything in order before we leave for Los Angeles tomorrow! We’ll be MIA on here probably until Tuesday or Wednesday, but we will return. I wanted to make sure I posted Mike+Shannon before we left.

You may remember these two cuties from their super fun fourth of July wedding! If you missed it, check it out HERE. Since it rained their whole wedding day, we welcomed the beautiful weather with open arms.

Shannon is prego, but super duper tiny still! She is due around the end of the year, and we are so excited for them!

There’s that belly! So tiny and cute.

One of my FAVS!!

Something about their shoes got me…love the rugged boy with the sweet girlie look.

Mike and Shannon are going to be AWESOME parents.

We hung out in their Jeep truck…

LOVE! It’s a GRAND thing.

We had an amazing sky that evening.

Shannon’s one hot Mama!

Shannon and Mike! We are so thrilled for you both as you go down this journey. We can’t wait to meet the little one!

All the best to you over the next few months…they will go by so quickly and then you will be holding your precious baby.

lauren + mark + ?

jess@studio3z — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:46:33 +0000

As I was working on these photos this morning I found myself getting a little emotional. I just adore the beauty and symbolism of a couple totally in love, on the edge of being able to experience the major life change of a first child.

Lauren and Mark seemed so happy and at ease…..of all the times in a person’s life, I think this is one of the most beautiful.

I am starting with a favorite of mine.

sweet little belly!

Does this make you smile like I am right now?

Lauren is such a beautiful Mama!

Everything Mark did on this shoot was incredibly sincere and natural. He is so sweet to Lauren, and I know he is madly in love with the baby girl in the belly.

Another favorite!

Lauren and Mark, you are such an adorable couple. I am so glad you asked us to do photos for you to document this amazing point in your life! We wish you peace and comfort this last month of pregnancy, a safe delivery, and a healthy baby girl!! I will be waiting to hear when she arrives! I know she will be a precious punkin.

All the best,

jess + brett

nate + heather + brayden {a family session}

admin — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:19:53 +0000

Well the end of this year has proven to be family session time around here, so here is another beautiful one! I “met” Heather when she stumbled upon our blog. Heather is a photographer herself in the Northern Kentucky area, so I was super excited when she asked about doing a family session for her! She has a wonderful husband Nate, and a cutie pie little guy named Brayden. She also has an adorable baby bump and is expecting a new little guy in a couple months.

The day we had lined up for our session turned out to be terribly cold. Now, I have said this on many of my sessions, but this was THE COLDEST SESSION we have ever been on! The high was 26 degrees that day! Talk about brave. But, looking through these images….it was totally worth it.

Brayden is a doll. He arrived with a belly full of PEZ, and an adorable smile.

This photo just makes me SMILE so big.

We had to get a few shots of the precious little baby in the belly. Heather saw this painting and told us that the nursery is in these types of colors, so it was perfect.

Heather, you look beautiful!

Trying to make Brayden laugh!!! It worked.

If you look down to the right you will see an “N.” We thought that was cute, because inside the belly is little “Nolan.”

I LOVE THIS! His expressions were priceless.

And this one too. I just LOVE IT!

Kisses from big brother.

Then we took some shots of just mom and dad together. I really loved so many of these that narrowing them down was quite hard. The light was just perfect that day….(Even though I felt frozen and moving around was even harder! I had on a coat, gloves, scarf and hat….so really I need to shut up. They had to be FREEZING, but you would never know!)

A favorite of mine!! Just beautiful.

Another few shots together….I love that Brayden did this on his own.

And then towards the end, Brayden was goofing around and dancing for us.

Heather, Nate and Brayden…thank you so much for asking us to do a session for your family. I know we didn’t chit chat a lot because we were all frozen solid but we really enjoyed our time together and being able to meet your beautiful family (and to Nate’s brother and family too-thanks!). Best of luck Heather on the end of your pregnancy, and I can’t wait to see what little Nolan looks like when he arrives!

jess + brett

dana + corey {baby is coming!}

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:34:07 +0000

Dana has to be one of the most beautiful pregnant women I have even seen. Not only is her baby bump adorable, but her smile and demeanor radiate pure joy. When Corey (her hubby) gets closer, even more so. They are so in love, and so happy to be expecting….being with them was such a pleasure.

I have known Dana for a long, long time. She is very close to my family, and she has helped me with watching my babies over the years. It it so cool to now see her happily married and her own little girl on the way in a few weeks!!

Ok, it was ridiculously hard choosing favorites from this session…just a warning.

Similar to the last, but I just couldn’t CHOOSE!!

I think this may very well be one of my most favorite shots….EVER.

that’s one HOT MAMA!!!

Thanks guys for being up for anything…it was fun. Brett and I are so excited for you two!! Can’t wait to meet that precious little girl.