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Cake Smashing with Caris

Meet Caris.  She has amazing cheeks! Isn’t she adorable?

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She’s turning 1 in a few days!  To celebrate the event, she came over for a cake smashing!

Her mom made the cake and what a beautiful cake it was!  I am so impressed with your cake making skills Carmen. Can you believe this is the very first fondant cake she’s ever made? Amazing! :) Even though the cake gets smashed, it’s such a treasured keepsake for Caris…captured in photos. Nice work! I have to tell you Carmen, motherhood looks stunning on you.

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Caris is just learning to walk.  She’s almost there.

Onto the cake smashing!  The best thing about cake smashings is that you really get to see their personality come out in how they smash the cake. Caris took her time before she sampled the cake. It was like she understood how much time and work her Mom poured into that beautiful cake.

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Don’t you just love her Sumo Wrestler pose?

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Happy Birthday sweet Caris! Thanks for the entertainment!

August 31, 2010 - 11:53 am Megan - Amazing as always Christine! Such a gift. And she is SUCH a sweetheart. You most definitely captured her personality.

August 31, 2010 - 5:51 pm Cathy Empey - She is so sweet!

August 31, 2010 - 9:54 pm Trina - Christina you did an awesome job! You really got her little personality. I love spending time Caris she makes me smile everytime I see her. Great Job. Love you

September 1, 2010 - 12:30 am michelle - It just doesn't get any cuter than that. What fantastic photos. The Sumo baby is classic!

Sarah’s Spirit

Meet Sarah. She’s simply stunning.

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“Your Spirit” sessions are a celebration of who you are…right now at this stage of your life.  Sarah just turned 30 and wanted to celebrate this next stage with a photo shoot.  How amazing is that!?

You can’t tell through these pictures, but Sarah sports an English accent. Everything she says sounds fancy! :)

On a personal note, I have to tell you how I met Sarah.  She used to live in the UK and along with her husband, daughter, and a son on the way, they bravely decided to pull up roots and move to Canada.  I was part of an online group for individuals who were new to the Edmonton area.  Sitting in her home in the UK, Sarah googled “Online Mom Groups in Edmonton” and happened upon the same group I was part of  (which our friend Tawny moderated) and we “met” there countries apart.  So yes it’s true we “met online”.

When I first met Sarah face-to-face I immediately loved her.  She has a heart of gold. She is soft-hearted, kind, silly, fun, cheeky, welcoming without judgement, and carries with her an infectious zest for life.  She has a laugh and smile that transfers to the people in her presence.  She’s one of those people that is a giver of energy.

Since we’ve met, I have watched an amazing transformation within Sarah over the past 2 1/2 years that brings a smile to my face.  Since moving to Canada, she has welcomed a beautiful baby boy to their lives, has continued to foster the curiosity and bright spirit within her daughter, and is a great strength of happiness and support to her husband. She’s a treasured friend.  She has recently gone back to work as a hairdresser and let me tell you, she is wicked at what she does!  She has a real talent for bringing out the confidence in her clients.

Amy and I were so excited to capture her spirit. She exudes a vintage vibe with a modern flare.

A little background over the theme behind her photo shoot…The suitcase and train tracks symbolizes the journey she has been on which honours her routes but also holds so much possibility for her bright future.  This is also the reason for her choice of wardrobe…It’s a mixture of old and new. Past and Present. Honour and Promise.

Without further ado…this is Sarah’s Stunning Spirit.

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And one last one that shows her fun side when a farmer happened upon our little photoshoot…

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Thanks Sarah…to steal one of your sayings “I Loves Yer Heaps Sweet Pea”. XOXO

To view Amy’s capture of Sarah’s Spirit, visit her blog post HERE.

August 26, 2010 - 5:45 pm Tawny Robertson - LOL... Love them all! and of course I have a few favourite! :) But so many favourites and not enough time to type them all down! The 9th one from the bottom really stands out to me! But I can't actually pick the best one! Everything you say about Sarah is true... Love her to bits... xx Love you both! <3

August 26, 2010 - 7:05 pm Angie - I literally laughed out last at the last one with the farmer. Awesome job!

August 26, 2010 - 7:12 pm Michelle B - What a photogenic beauty you are Sarah! The photos are stunning. I love the picnic with the teacup.

August 26, 2010 - 7:32 pm Sarah Grose - OMG could these pics tell my story any better????? errrrrrr nope I don't think so. Thank you both for catching my spirit through the lens accompanied by you're endless amounts of talent. I love them all loads. One of my fav's is the farmer one it's a classic :) I love that I have met some fantastic, strong, kind and inspiring women and feel very blessed to call you my best friends. Loves loads sweet pea muah. xxxxx

August 26, 2010 - 7:41 pm Kristen Landerl-Hugh - Love the pics! Especially the tea party ones!

August 29, 2010 - 8:43 am Megan Tudge - oh my gosh! These pics are simply stunning! Great job Christine! You sure captured Sarah's beautiful spirit in these shots.

August 31, 2010 - 11:26 pm Sarah’s Spirit » Amy Alexander Photography - [...] Christine and I had the opportunity to photograph another stunning woman this past week [...]

Freckles and Cheeks

Meet the P. family.

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They were in need of some family photos, and I happen to take family photos…so it was a match!

They have an amazing connection.  I could feel the love and adoration for one another through out the session.  Makes the heart happy!

Meet  J.

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Don’t you just love his freckles?!

Meet his sweet sister A.

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She sports the BEST set of scushy (is that a word?) cheeks that you have to hold yourself back from pinching!

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J. is so loving to his sister.  He is, and will continue to be in the years ahead, a great protector.

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Thanks for spending the evening with me and putting up with all those mosquitos!  :)

August 24, 2010 - 6:01 pm Tawny Robertson - Aw! Christine you just made me cry! Love those guys! I can't say which is my favourite, I like them all but I may be a little biast! The bottom one is typical boy play, I love J's freckles and the close up B&W of A, 5th one from the bottom sure shows A's cheeky side... Love them all! Great job as always I must say!