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Some mini sessions in Old Town Glendale…

January 26th, 2010

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I absolutely love Old Town Glendale. The last few years it seems though that a lot of the shops have been closing due to lack of business. I suppose with all big shops in town it makes these personal boutiques and unique shops more of a dying breed, but still so sad. I love the feel of this part of town. The Old Spicery was built in 1895 and was such a cornerstone of Old Town. Unfortunately, it has closed and although it has been on the market for someone to buy it still sits vacant. I love looking inside and seeing the old wallpapers still up…there were fun teas, bridal showers, etc. in this fun little place. I think that once The Spicery went under so, did a lot of the local shops that relied on their customers. There is still a little bit of life left however, with some unique corner restaurants with that mom & pop feel. If you have never been down for Glendale Glitters it is beautiful and fun. The City of Glendale is one of the only cities that still holds an annual Fire Prevention Day & Parade. All that to say if you haven’t been down there, go!

The area is full of old houses, some are boutiques with lots of color & character. Walking the streets I feel like I am in Pleasantville. I decided to do a few of my mini sessions for Christmas down in this beautiful area. I did five families down there and wanted to post an image from each of their session…here they are…

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Thanks to all of these wonderful families for letting me capture some images for the holiday memories!!

Blessings!

Janelle

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Roxanne & Darrin Hitched…and some other stuff too!

January 25th, 2010

Posted in: Couples, Random Stuff, Wedding

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Again, I realize how much I have lacked in blog love the past few months when I still have a slew of sessions to post. I will get there eventually and I don’t want to skip out on posting these sessions even though it has been a little while. In the meantime I am working on some different things for my business as I have had some wonderful down time. My husband and I just recently celebrated 10 years of marriage and had an amazing little get-away in California, but a post on that a little later. However it gave my hubby and I some time to talk about our life, family, goals, work and our direction for the next little bit. Although we realize that God is driving where we will go over the next few years, we are praying through some of our “soft” decisions and goals. I am working on a post of that too! Basically, I feel like I have enough things to post for the next few months, so now just to get my booty in gear (like my hubby who is doing P90X Plyometrics in the other room as I write and I’m so jealous…ok not jealous of plyometrics that particular workout it killer, but maybe I should at least be doing some prenatal yoga instead of nothing at all…hee hee!) and get these posted.

So, here is a wedding that I was able to photograph back at the beginning of November. A beautiful ceremony filled with love and centered around Jesus. I was delighted to be a part of it. Right after the ceremony we ran over to Saguaro Ranch Park for some beautiful scenery. Here were some of my favorites from our time at the park.

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Thanks, Mr. & Mrs. Carrothers for letting me be a part of your day…Congrats!!

Blessings,

Janelle

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Katie & Brandon…Day After Session {Scottsdale Wedding Photographer}

January 17th, 2010

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So, for obvious reasons when I am with Katie & Brandon I want to just repeat over and over again…”The beautiful people…the beautiful people…” The answer to the question you are thinking if you know who sang that song…is no I have never listened to that artist’s music, so NOT my genre, however that is the only line of that song that I know and it fits!! Haha! Well, they are beautiful people not just on the obvious outside, but completely on the inside too!! These cool cats were game for whatever as we strolled the streets of Old Town Scottsdale and did a little sneaking on the outskirts of a gorgeous cotton field. Also, a HUGE Thank You to The Garage by Ivy for providing the exquisite bouquet for our shoot!! I have been dying to post these and although I had a whole slew of them I narrowed it down to a several faves from our afternoon together.

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Thanks again you two for a fabulous session!!! I hope that you are enjoying married life to the fullest!!

Blessings!

Janelle

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Meet The C Family

January 7th, 2010

Posted in: Children, Family

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I had SOOO much fun with this family!! We had to reschedule their shoot initially and it turned out that was best because since we waited the grass at Scottsdale Center of the Arts was so lush and green!! The littlest M of the clan wasn’t totally sure about the green stuff, but he decided it was alright after all. The C Family came to their shoot ready to just have fun with me. From the get go I knew we were going to get great pictures of who they are as a family and the true joy they have together!! I had many favorites, but I narrowed it down to share them with all of you! I can’t wait to see this family again!!

**Top Favorite**

Girls, you are both BEAUTIFUL!!

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Just want to squeeze him!!

One of my other top *favorites*

Love all those flowers

Seriously, how gorgeous is D?

C family I enjoyed meeting all of you and can’t wait to see you soon!!

Blessings!

Janelle

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Meet Baby Maddie

January 4th, 2010

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Oh how I love to photograph newborns. Sometimes a newborn shoot can take several hours and as much as it can worry parents I always assure them that my job is to just wait for baby, so I am in no hurry. Saying that Miss Maddie was quite a super star and slept for most of her shoot without much coaxing at all. Can you believe all that beautiful hair? This little girl is one lucky girl…she has the sweetest parents ever. Her mama and I go way back to high school, which is another reason I love this job, I get to reconnect with dear old friends that I have lost contact with over the years. K and I were great friends and it has been such a pleasure to get to know her again. Her and her hubby both are teachers not surprising one bit!! They also own a fantastic side business called Happy Feet Inflatables, so if you are looking for a fun bouncy house for your next birthday party definitely contact them!! Anyway…enough about all of the back history and let’s get to the sweetness of this precious little girl…