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South Philly Fall Mini Sessions!

Fall is a great time for family photos in Philadelphia. The days grow shorter which means that your younger children are still awake (and somewhat happy) at golden hour! This year’s fall mini sessions took place at my favorite South Philly (Pennsport) location for family photos, Dickinson Square Park. What I love about Dickinson Square Park is it’s mature trees, playground and gorgeous rose bush on the corner. This year we were blessed with 2 beautiful days, one sunny & one overcast – both made for gorgeous family photos. Here are a few of my favorite shots from our Fall Mini Sessions! Also, these booked up FAST this year, if you want to get on my email list, you’ll get first dibs in the Spring! Email sweetpeashots@gmail.com

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Busz Extended Family – Downingtown, PA

I have a long list of “favorite things”… getting extended families together for photo sessions is high on my favorite things to photograph for MANY reasons. Here are my top reasons why you need to gather your family together for an Extended Family Photoshoot:

1. FUN: yes, it may seems stressful to you to organize 15 people for family photos but I really feel that with more people, we have a ton more fun. There are more people to help get the little ones attention or sooth an upset baby quickly! There is more energy and excitement and that can really take your session to the next level. Also, I do my best to be flexible and help everyone get a little bit of what they want out of the photoshoot!

2. MEMORIES: not only will the memory of the session last a lifetime, the photos will live on for generations (which is literally my dream, how cool is that?)

3. OPTIONS: the more people, the more opportunity to take those very special moment photos. Each grandkid with grandmom may be top on my list of photos to take when we get extended families together (see below of little CeCe and Mamie omg!)

So here you are going to see a family that is near and dear to my heart many times over. I met Gerald in 2004 while attending WCU through my (now husband) boyfriend and rocked out to his music for many many years. I also met his wife at WCU back in 2006 and she has been one my bestest girlfriends ever since. As this love story would have it, together rocking out to The New Connection and spending many late nights at my house, these two fell in love. Most recently, they welcomed a baby boy “Little Gerry” AKA Julian into their lives. Watching their family grow has been so exciting and beautiful! I’ve also had the pleasure of getting know their extended family so I was super excited to have the opportunity to bring everyone together for this special shoot at a park at Broad Run Park in Downingtown, PA! Enjoy!

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Surprise Wildwood Family Beach Photoshoot

Oh, Wildwood, NJ…I realized why it always feels like home – it is basically South Philly with sand! Seriously though, I don’t always love being the “surprise” but when the reaction is PURE JOY, I’ll gladly accept. This family photoshoot surprise for Wendy (pictured above with a smile) filled my heart with so much love!

We met Joanna & Adrian in college but they moved to Boston a few years back. It has been wayyy too long since we’ve seen each other (they now have a year & a half old!) so I even brought my husband along…which was the best decision ever because he was able to jump around to get little baby Ava’s attention all evening! We started at their family beach house and went straight to the sea wall for group pictures! We ended with a super gorgeous garden experience at Hereford Inlet Lighthouse which is a MUST see for plant enthusiasts like me (I may actually be somewhat of a plant hoarder). 

Ok, enough rambling – check out this beautiful family beach session.

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Little Baby Max – Media, PA

You can tell when you enter another creative person’s home. Arriving to Aimee & Jon’s place on an super rainy day in early July, I noticed so many special (and gorgeous) decorating touches all over the place. We immediately had a connection to a neighborhood in South Philly and realized we have a ton in common. Needless to say, she had some adorable ideas for the photos and luckily for us, little Maxwell decided to sleep most of the time! What a perfect addition to their family! Lifestyle newborn photos are so special to me – I love capturing all the feels of spending the first few days together at home. Enjoy! xo

P.S. – a succulent/cactus themed nursery is my absolute new obsession!

 

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Newborn Baby Ava – South Philly

Welcome to the world Baby Ava! Check out this beautiful newborn shoot!

Have you heard of the website: Nextdoor? Well, it is a social media website that connects you to your local neighbors. People can post about a lost pet, furniture they are getting rid of, complaints, recommendations & more! I never would have thought it would have been a place to get a newborn referral but there’s a first for everything! Ava’s mom and I corresponded through the website and then met up for her first baby girl’s newborn session in South Philly.  Ava’s nursery was picture perfect! We were blessed with a gorgeous afternoon and the nursery had some big sliding doors letting in a ton of natural light. To say baby Ava was a natural in front of the camera is an understatement – she was certainly a joy to work with on her photography debut!

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Mother’s Day Special!

Looking for the perfect Mother’s Day present? Book a special photoshoot for mom with the entire family!

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This Mother’s Day book a family photoshoot before May 14th and get it for the special price of $125! Photoshoot offer valid anytime in 2017 for a 1-hour photoshoot at the location of your choice.

Click here to book today!

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Family Shoot – Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College is one of the most beautiful spots in the Philadelphia area! The history and architecture sends sparks to my heart, I am obsessed! The Puzzangara Family certainly added to the gorgeous view – what a beautiful little family! We met mid-afternoon and despite the chill in the air, they smiled until the sun went down. It was a perfect weekend with some of the trees still holding on to their leaves! You can really feel the love!