E-Session: Mandy and Bevan | Winnipeg Wedding Photographer

My dear, beautiful friend Mandy recently got engaged to Bevan, or as Mandy likes to refer to him, “Bevan from heaven.” How better to celebrate their upcoming nuptials than with an E-Session. We met up on one of the first truly warm days of the year – I, with baby in tow, and they, with a canoe strapped to the roof of Mandy’s car. We were quite the sight, portaging canoe / pushing baby in stroller through the exchange district, me stopping and yelling (lovingly) randomly as I snagged candids of the lovebirds. Needless to say, we had fun! (And now I’m realizing that I didn’t include that many canoe shots in this post… oh dear! Well, believe me, there are some cute ones that they can put on their wall.) And in retrospect, that kind of silly audacity characterizes my and Mandy’s relationship. We’ve made a lot of crazy/funny memories… many involving canoes, actually. Anyway, I digress.

After the canoe shenanigans we headed off to a cool old rail yard to get a few more pics of the (very) happy couple. Here’s a sampling of some of my faves. They are super cute together, as you can see. I’m thankful for each of them and for this amazing season in their lives….

Mandy and Bevan, blessings on your engagement, wedding plans, and marriage! Hope you feel the love and support from your community as you go forward.

 

Posted in Couples, Engagement

Just Married: Amy and Clinton | Winnipeg Wedding Photographer

When I think about this couple and their wedding day, I am filled with gratitude and warm nostalgia — these two are a match made in heaven (literally), and I feel blessed to know them, let alone to have participated in their festive and beautiful wedding day. Amy and Clint are amazing people, and have surrounded themselves with amazing people… plus, they share a beautiful faith and made their love for God a central part of their day…. so you can imagine that the day of celebrating was a great one: worshipful, peaceful, fun (and so on).

Wish I could post more pics, but with my wee baby squirming about and only giving me moments here and there to post blogs, this sneak-peek is shorter than I’d like (and does not represent the # of pics I love from this day!). Still, you’ll hopefully get a little taste of things.

Amy and Clinton, lots more pics to come!

In the meantime, enjoy the sneak-peek.

 

 

Posted in Couples, Weddings

Introducing Baby Lucy | Winnipeg Newborn Photographer

I had the privilege of photographing little Lucy – just 12 days old – recently. What a little sweetheart:) I can’t believe Ethan was that size just a few months ago. The newborn stage really is fleeting… And I know Lucy’s mom and dad are making sure to cherish the things that make this stage so precious. Thanks, Dana and Cody, for letting me capture your little girl – what a treat!

Here’s a sneak peek of a few of my fave shots of the the little beauty.

p.s. Props to the ever-creative Dana for making the headbands and the cute diaper cover seen here!

 

Posted in Babies, Children, Indoor, Newborn

K turns ONE! | Winnipeg Baby Photographer

I had the pleasure of photographing little “K” recently. What a cutie-pie! He just turned ONE. What!? I juuuuuuust photographed him as a newborn. How does time fly so fast? Now he’s so much bigger, and showing tons of personality, grinning and jabbering and pointing and running around….

Happy Birthday sweet “K”. Love to you and your dear family:)

- Meg

p.s. below are a few more of my faves from our sesh. We had a bit ‘o fun getting him messy with cake and icing!!

 

Posted in Babies, Children, One Year Old

Baby Ethan | Winnipeg Newborn Photographer

For those of you who don’t know, I have a good explanation from my blog-absence of late: I had a baby!

Ethan arrived on December 2, 2012, at 11:46 pm. He was 6 days early (I’m not complaining!). For those of you who like to know this stuff, he was 7 lb. 5 oz, and 21.5″ long. He’s suuuuch a long boy, in fact, that at 2.5 months he is wearing 3-6 month sleepers, and some 9 month tops! What!? I’m blaming my tall brothers.

Anyway, having a baby is CRAZY. It’s both amazing and hard, and sometimes both at the exact same time. Marcus and I agree that the net effect has been overwhelmingly positive. This little dude has turned our life on its head, but in the best way. We are SO in love with this kid. We think he’s simply amazing, and we’re only just getting to know him. Now I get why parents want to talk about their kids so much. I’m obsessed!! (But don’t worry, I promise I will keep asking questions about your life, too.)

I could go on and on about these past months – lessons learned, ways God has met us in this, funny stories, etc. – and maybe sometime I will, but I make no apology for my absence from the blogosphere (and the veeery part-time nature of my Blue Bird work in general right now): I will update more faithfully again bit by bit, but I just don’t have tons of extra time these days. I think I am spending it well, to prioritize cuddles and feedings and changes and baths and tummy time and “conversations” (he is trying his darndest to talk, it seems) and kisses and burps and lullabies (and washing diapers and wiping baby poo off walls and mopping spit-up….).

Baby-boo is stirring right now, so I should go tend to him:) I will leave you with some pictures from our first few months together (see below).
Love to you all,

Meg (& Marcus)

Ethan: 10 days old

 

And below: 11 weeks old (ish). Woweeeeeee! He has changed a lot; namely in fatness of cheeks and blueness of eyes, I think.

 

Posted in Babies, Children, Families

Baby Gabby | Winnipeg Baby Photographer

Gabby and her mom (Kristen) came by last week for some belated 6-month pictures. What a total sweetie this little girl is. She was so calm, and cute as could be – a dream to photograph. Kristen is such a good mom, and was really lovely to talk to. Watching her and hearing her talk about Gabby made me even more stoked to meet my own little one  (I’m currently 39-ish weeks pregnant) – and I was already pretty darn excited!

We had fun trying out different sets and props* and outfits – Gabby was easy and sweet the whole way through, despite our poking and prodding and cooing and so on:) Dad was even able to drop by for a few minutes during his busy work day so that we could grab a quick few family shots.

So glad I got to meet and work with you folks! Enjoy your sneak peek.

~ Meghan

 

*Kudos to Leah Guenther for hand-crafting the sweet hanging ornaments!

Posted in Babies, Children, Christmas, Families, Indoor

Leah and Travis: A Winter Picnic | Winnipeg Photographer

Last, last summer (i.e 2011) I had the pleasure of photographing Leah and Travis’ engagement session and their wedding day (featured on Style Me Pretty’s blog) – both of which were a real treat to be involved with! These two are excellent people, and terribly cute together. Plus, Leah’s creativity and creative energy know no bounds.

Inevitably, I was excited when she contacted me with the idea of doing a Christmas/winter photo shoot with her and Trav! She hand-crafted neat garlands and ornaments (some of which will see repeat performances in other shoots of mine – thanks Leah!), and made a delicious Winter-Picnic spread. She even cut me a piece of her delectable Pumpkin loaf. Oh my soul, people…. if you ever get the chance to enjoy her baking, TAKE IT.

Oh, and don’t let me forget to mention that she also knitted her hand warmers, and her neck cowls. Sheesh! So good. I love great people, and I get so excited by creativity…. and the combo of both in this session made me overwhelmed. I may have danced around about it (at 8-plus-months pregnant, no less).

Anyway, here are a few of my faves from the shoot. Thanks, L&T – I loooove photographing you two!!

~M

Posted in Couples, DIY, Etc., Winter

Baby Jacob | Winnipeg Baby Photographer

This child is too cute for words! I am so thrilled that I had the privilege of photographing him. Jacob’s one of those super cheerful and expressive babies, and his gorgeous brown eyes are always WIDE OPEN. Cuuuuuuuuute. He melts me.

He’s also a very fast crawler, so we literally had seconds to grab photos of him in this or that pose before he was around the corner and exploring. Anyway, I love this kid (and his family) and am excited to share a few of my session faves here. Enjoy! (And thanks C&D for sharing your kid with me!)

- Meg

p.s. His mom is uber-talented and MADE that phenomenal grandpa-sweater he is sporting (!!).

 

Posted in Babies, Children, Indoor

Le Studio: Test Run #1

My sweet Finn (affectionately known as “F-Stop,” and less affectionately known as “F-Bomb” – ha!) offered to pose for me as I excitedly tried out my NEW INDOOR STUDIO set up. Sadly, he was not ready for the above shot (and remains slightly bashful about it – don’t tell him I posted this picture online!!!).
Definitely some tweaks to be made, but I’m excited to be making a go at this! As awesome as Finn is, I anticipate that you will witness even more extreme levels of cuteness coming from my studio to your computer screen in the very near future…. stay tuned!!

Until soon….

Posted in Indoor, Pets

Gleem Jewellery | A Sneak Peek of the Shoot

Jane Martens, creator, owner, and all-round brilliant mind behind Gleem Jewellery, never ceases to amaze! She pulled together some of her most recent creations for a fall photo session, and, as always, her work is outstanding! What a super-fun and inspiring shoot to be a part of. Sigh. Lucky me.

Great people, great location, great jewellery. Loved it!

There are more pics than shown here, of course, but I’ll let her reveal those to you herself. This post is just a sneak peek of some of my fave shots of these gorgeous models wearing unique and lovely Gleem creations. Check ‘em out!

To see more of Jane’s work (and buy some! Buy lots!), visit her Etsy store. You can also become a Gleem fan on her Facebook page (do it!).

~ Meg

p.s. HUGE thanks to Tammy Bargen, Crystal Siemens, and Jacquelyn Koslowsky for modelling for this session! You ladies are stellar.

 

Posted in Advertising, Etc., Portraits