I'm so proud to share these photos of Caleb, my cousin Adam's handsome son. I was lucky enough to fly out to Baton Rouge when Caleb was just over a week old so that I could capture these images for the family! Congratulations Rose and Adam!Caleb and his big brother Otis.
My nephew Sylvan on a hike in Eugene, Oregon
I cannot believe that my "baby" nephew is a 7 year old kid!! I took some photos while we were on a hike on my recent trip to Eugene last month. Here are a few of my favorites.
Sylvan - My Nephew in Eugene, Oregon
I visited my sister and her family back in December, and after much encouragement, I convinced my 6 year old nephew that it would be 'so cool' to let me do a mini (yep, like 5 minutes mini) session of him by the green wall. Between his missing teeth and his hair in the middle of growing out, I feel like he's 6 going on 16! The first one is my very favorite. The laugh on the second one is from my giving in and talking about 'stinky farts' to his absolute joy!! The last one was taken by my sister. One of the rare photos that includes me!!
My Family Trip to The Oregon Coast
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As a break from the usual, here are some photos from my family trip last month to The Oregon Coast.The first one is an iPhone photo that stitches together multiple images to create a panorama. This is the 180° view from the window in my bedroom. Unfortunately, sized for this blog it's a bit too small to really appreciate, but it's still a great view!The house we stayed in was surrounded by these gorgeous hydrangeas. This is the view from the hot tub. Yep, I said hot tub. And the tiger lilies I tried to convince my nephew should really be called leopard lilies.My family. Left to Right it's me, my aunt, mom, dad, sister and nephew. These little flowers are all over in Oregon, and made me smile every time I saw them.My sister and her son. (Who turned 6 this week!)Me and the nephew.And I leave you with this view, as it's also my last view of ocean on the drive back to my sister's house.
Happy Valentine's Day!
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Hello everyone and Happy Valentine's Day! I know that today is the day of the year that everyone thinks about all the love in their life. But my job has me thinking about that every single day! I'm so lucky to be around people on the happiest, most love filled days of their lives. I hope that all of you had a great Valentine's Day with your loves.Of course, a post by me isn't complete without a photo - so here's one of my Valentine and my best friend of almost 9 years... Miss Grayce Mae!Also, some iPhone Valentine's Day photos.First, of the beautiful flowers my Dad sent to me for Valentine's Day.And second, of my Valentine's Day Dinner Date - Daphne!!
Baby Winter - born in Georgia in July!
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I introduced you to Winter just after he was born in this post. These photos were taken when he was about 9 days old, which is a great time for newborn photos. Within the first 2 weeks a baby is still sleeping a lot and is comfortable in those cute curled up positions. These photos were all taken on location in the comfort of the new family's home.Winter is a thinking man!Can't resist this little cutie!Here he's asleep in his daddy's arms.And looking into Mama's loving eyes.He's already a happy boy!!This is one photo/pose that clients often request. It calls for one strong arm and one very sleepy baby.The happy family.(You may recognize Mama Amy from the front page of my web site. Winter's older sister Lucinda was the model for that photo, just over a year before!)www.courtneygoldman.com
Rose & Adam's Reception in Blue Ridge Georgia
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Rose and Adam had their reception at Pat's Kountry Kitchen. They had a great room for the reception and some of the best fried chicken I've had in a while!The mother of the groom (in the middle, also my aunt) and her friends giving the couple a congratulations.Chris, who introduced the bride and groom, makes a speech.Adam's sister, my cousin Robin, also made a touching speech at the reception.The gorgeous bride enjoys her first dance with her husband.And the traditional father daughter danceRose's father and his four brothers!They are off! (Note to brides and grooms to be... bird seed hurts!)Ready for Mexico!www.CourtneyGoldman.com
Adam and Rose’s Wedding in Blue Ridge, GA
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Some more photos from Adam and Rose's Wedding in Blue Ridge, GARose gets her makeup done at the salon.I love the colorful flowers!No words are needed to describe the joy and love in these next few photos...It was quite a hot day, but we stopped for a quick photo in front of the church before heading to the reception.More to come!www.CourtneyGoldman.com
Adam and Rose’s Rehearsal in Blue Ridge GA
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My cousin Adam got married over Memorial Day weekend in Blue Ridge Georgia. We all love his beautiful and loving bride Rose! I was excited to have the chance to be their photographer. I'm always capturing such special moments for my clients and their families, and it was a moving experience to be able to capture those moments for my own family.On Friday afternoon we had a bridal luncheon for Rose. All the ladies wrote down two of our favorite recipes for Rose to start her a collection so that she and Adam can enjoy cooking together in their new home. I thought this was a fabulous idea, and I pitched in two recipes from my Italy trip in 2004 - including one for tiramisu! (We did it ahead of time, they sent the recipe cards in with the invitation.) Here are the ladies.Next we went to the rehearsal. I love to see Rose looking into Adam's eyes with such love!And excitement!Rose's sister sang in the ceremony.The rehearsal dinner was held at The Toccoa River Restaurant.The mother of the groom (also my Aunt) gave a great toast at the rehearsal dinner.As did Adam's best friend and best man.More to come soon!www.CourtneyGoldman.com
I have a new nephew!
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Here are some more of the family photos I promised yesterday. A little explanation... My next door neighbors growing up were like a second family to me. We saw them every day, and shared all of our most important moments with them. So I refer to Dona and Bill as my other parents, and call Crawford my big brother. That being said, I have one beautiful niece - Crawford and Amy's daughter Lucinda. (There are tons of blog posts with photos of her.) I also have a nephew - my sister Heather and her husband Ryan's son Sylvan, the star of the last post. As of July 7th, 2010, I now have another nephew! Crawford and Amy's son Winter was born last week, and here are a few shots from the hospital. I'll be doing a more official session this weeks, so more to come for sure.Lucinda contemplates becoming a big sister.Lucinda has some fun with dad.The happy family!Winter - isn't he beautiful?A little grumpy...I call this one, "Put me back!"
Some Family Photos in Blue Ridge GA
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My cousin Adam got married over Memorial Day weekend in Blue Ridge, GA. My whole family rented some cabins in Blue Ridge and stayed for the week. Of course, the main highlight of the trip was seeing my sister and her son, as they live in Oregon. Being on opposite sides of the country isn't conducive to many visits. He's also adorable, so most of the photos do star him! Here are some favorites.Sylvan got this rocket toy from his grandmother. He played with it, shooting off the rockets and running to pick them up for a long time, but I love this moment I captured where he's just staring off over the lake, probably mesmerized by a bird or something. So cute!My "other family" The Humphreys have a mountain house in Blue Ridge. We went for an evening to visit and Sylvan got to drive the tractor! He was really excited. He's concentrating very hard in the photo below because he's actually making the scooper part go up and down. (OK, I'm not a tractor expert.)Here he's watching his grandfather to learn the art of fishing. I love the glasses over the hat look!Then, he helped his mom (my sister Heather) reel one in!The proud fishermen.Here Sylvan is making cookies with his grandmother.And reading a book while the cookies bake. Such a sweet boy!We had another adventure while in the mountains - we went gem stoning. Sylvan found lots of treasures!And here he's showing me his favorite one.So I may be biased, but Sylvan is the cutest! More family photos to come soon, as I photographed my cousin's wedding. Sylvan was the ring bearer and was just adorable. Also, my "other family" The Humphreys welcomed a new baby boy into their family last week, so photos of them will follow as well.