gosh i am so far behind on blogging sessions! this lovely new mum’s photos were taken back in april (sneak peek)

coming from my home on the North Shore, Rangitoto Island looked very small and far away to me down at Maraetai Beach – but the evening was just perfect with unusual hazy arcs of colour around the sun and lovely soft light.

here’s my faves from gorgeous korrin’s (and daddy glen’s) shots…

thank you korrin! you are beautiful and we had a great time on your shoot

can you believe that this gorgeous girl is about to welcome her first baby into her family? well – it’s true! korrin responded to an advertisement to model for some maternity pics – and she totally brought it! more later – this is just one to be going on with

this is the second time i have been privileged to photograph an important event for this family… here are kit & darwin’s wedding photos. as promised, here’s a few more of the photos from kit’s baby shower on sunday – a fun morning with lots of laughs, silly games, yummy food, and good friends.

congratulations again to kit, darwin, daughter gianne and baby son-on-the-way!

this morning a group of ladies were all sitting expectantly in a beautifully decorated lounge room, waiting for the fun to begin. the reason? kit is about to provide her daughter with a baby brother! here’s a sneak peek of the extremely yummy cake…

more pics to come soon!

radda and hugh have been good friends of mine for years and now they are overjoyed to be expecting their first baby daughter later this year. of course such a wonderful occasion is an excellent excuse for a party! many hours of good food and fun were had by all – favourite photos below…

a fun time was had by all at celeste’s lovely baby shower last weekend, hosted by her good friend aletta. the food was delicious – including the yummy cake with white chocolate ganache frosting – and since celeste already has her hands full at home with all her other children we decided to give her a break and not make her play all the embarassing “new mum” games!

here’s some top pics from the day…

spot the preggies!

“awwww, so cuuute”

careful, don’t spoil the wrapping paper!

yummy!!

time for tea – a special south african blend whose name i can’t pronounce

don’t like these pressies… in the trash they go!

not her usual “cake” – don’t try to eat it!

what’s the difference between a duck?
one of its legs are both the same!

the gloat: “i weigh MUCH less than you do!”

mummy tummy

here’s one christia prepared earlier…

into the trash it goes! right in front of everyone too

just wanted to share a few candid pics taken today of gorgeous and elegant mum-to-be larissa…

what a great afternoon: wonderful friends, great food – and a big surprise for larissa! poor larissa had been DYING for joy & jane to organise her a baby shower, but they didn’t seem to be taking the hint, so she decided to take matters into her own hands, and contacted vanessa to organise one for her. unfortunately for larissa, vanessa was in on the whole thing and after MANY hasty background phone calls, it was decided to simply let larissa think her shower was coming in march, and continue organising today’s event!

…and the organisers certainly excelled themselves – the smallest details were all lovingly coordinated and many hours of late-night/early-morning work went into giving larissa a day to remember

here are some favourites: first up, the awesome decorations!

herself, looking and feeling very confused

here, this might help! (no, it isn’t wine!)

the yummy food, prepared & brought by everyone – and cute favours to match the decor

no food for you larissa – baby needs you!

time for some games

the CAKE!!! yes, it did taste as amazing as it looks

pressie time…

can baby fly? perhaps – but can mummy catch?

no harm done! but perhaps better leave this game to daddy after all?

it must be that time of year: two showers in one weekend! vanessa’s shower was heaps of fun; loads of great food, good company and plenty of photo opportunities! here are a few images from the day…

it’s always fun to be able to record special events and share the memories with friends. here is a small selection of images from melanie’s shower – which was great fun both to attend and photograph! thanks mel…