Scarlett’s Cake Smash Session

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Anika Colombo

Wow, this past year has FLOWN by! Scarlett turned a year old today and we had her cake smash session the other day to document this milestone. I found a cake maker (Crystal Teets) local to Beaverdam, and she made the most AMAZING rainbow cake for Scarlett’s Rainbow & Unicorn themed birthday party!

We had to do this session first thing in the morning, so poor baby girl was not exactly bright-eyed and bushy tailed. In fact, most of the photos I have of her before the cake were pathetic crocodile teared photos, but I did finally manage a smile or two.

She really enjoyed her cake and was eating like a lady, super daintily and in tiny little pieces. Her big brother looked on and asked no less than a thousand times if he could have a piece… finally we obliged and he couldn’t believe we said yes. They were so adorable… Kellan making these approving grunts with each bite and Scarlett trying to feed everyone pieces. Here are just a couple highlights from their session. I love how these images turned out. I hope you do too!

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Anika Colombo

I had the honor of photographing a friend and her sweet family as they wanted some photos to make a big announcement! Emily seriously has the cutest little pout and I had a great time making a fool out of myself just trying to make her laugh #noshame

Can we just take a moment to talk about how ridiculously good looking and photogenic this little family is?! Ahh!

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Anika Colombo

I’ve been bad about blogging sessions lately and it is one of my goals for 2016 to get better about keeping my blog up to date! SO, you will be seeing a lot of images from past sessions as I play … Continue reading →

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Anika Colombo

This fall has been such a crazy season for me and I am so thankful to all of my clients for keeping me busy! I’ve loved every second of every session and have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know all of my … Continue reading →

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Anika Colombo

I have been super anxious to tell everyone but had to wait until they made the official announcement… but the photo session I did the other day of my brother was actually a PROPOSAL! He had me ask them to model for me so I could “try out some new gear”. He was so worried about her catching on, so he tried to throw her off a few times during the session. I was trying so hard not to laugh.

I brought little chalkboards to try to keep it fun, interesting, and candid. These were their portraits of each other. LOL.

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Then he suggested writing something sweet to try to throw her off his scent. He was very convincing. She said later she thought that might be it.

And then… while we were shooting in the woods, my husband secretly set up an easel with a super cute frame my brother made with sweet momentos… the napkin and check from their first date, a photo of them together, and a heartfelt message.

It took several minutes to try to lead her over to the area where it was setup, which is a hilarious story in itself. Anyways, here is the proposal!

She said no! Just kidding, she said yes and I am so psyched for them! We are all so excited to welcome her to the family and I am so, so honored that they allowed me to be there to photograph this special moment.

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Anika Colombo

We have been enjoying our vacation this year with family at the beach so far. Hurricane Arthur comes through today, but should be sunny again tomorrow. The weather has been beautiful and the ocean warm almost every day we’ve been here. Kellan really did not enjoy the sand at first. He kept wanting me to brush off his feet and hands, but he got used to it by day two and now he loves getting his bucket of “wa-wa” and splashing his toys in it. He has gotten too brave for me by trying to run into the ocean and also trying to jump into the pool before someone is there to catch him. Little daredevil has no fear.

Here are a few pics of my little guy on the beach. More pics to follow on Facebook this week.

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Anika Colombo

I’ve had the privilege of photographing quite a few babies recently. I love babies! They’re definitely challenging, but it’s so rewarding to be able to watch them grow up. Newborns come with their own set of challenges. I never know what to expect when photographing a new arrival. Sometimes the baby is perfect. Sleeps the entire time, minimal fussing, easy to maneuver… but most of the time, the little one requires quite a bit of shushing, rocking, folding, holding, feeding, changing, etc. As long as you have patience, it can be done! I have some tips on preparing your newborn to be photographed on my All Things Baby page, if you’re interested in scheduling a session. Here are a couple newborns I’ve photographed since I last updated, and also a couple 6 month portraits from one of my babies doing the Baby’s First Year package I offer. So sweet!