Stunning beauty!

Happy Wednesday! Just thought I would share some pregnancy photos that I took of Jessica and her son and husband Jim this past Saturday. She looks gorgeous at 36 weeks pregnant! I photographed her son about a year and a half ago, so seeing how much he has grown was awesome! Their little girl Ava should be arriving within the next month, so stay tuned for a new little cutie for newborn photos! Here's the link to a slideshow of the images from the session. It was loads of fun and I swear that Jess could be a pregnancy model!

www.cristynielsen.com/Jessica/Jessica.exe

I am currently booking into the third week of June with limited availability on the weekends. I'm also preparing to take a vacation with my family from August 4th - 13th and will not be taking client appointments until August 16th. If you would like to book a session for June or July please contact me to schedule your session as soon as possible.

Congratulations Anna & Gary!

So it's past midnight and I've been up checking out the images from Anna & Gary's wedding today. It was such a fun day! They are the coolest couple and such wonderful people. I also saw Andrea & Scott whose wedding I did last July. It was great to see you Andrea & Scott!

Anna & Gary had a beautiful day even with the 95 degree heat and endless sun! Poor Gary was roasting in his tux, but handled it like a champ! Anna looked stunning to say the least! The ceremony was very touching and emotional for all that were a part. It was an honor to be a part of their big day and a priviledge to capture it and preserve their memories forever. They are headed off to Paris tomorrow for their honeymoon! Have fun guys! Be safe and Congratulations! See you when you get home!

Here's a few pictures from today. More to come!! :0) Cristy

Happy Mother's Day!

Okay so yes I'm a little late, but I thought I'd wish all of my favorite moms a Happy Mother's Day. To my friends... to all the women in my life who make a difference in the world. To all of those of you who I love and respect. I feel bad that I don't keep in as good of touch with you all as I should. It seems life keeps me pretty swamped these days and I feel like I never get enough girl time, or time to just call a friend to chat.

So to Cindy, Christine, Mom, MS, Grandma, Tamu, Teressa, Holly, Suzi, Stephanie, Andrea, Jen, Sarah, Sabrina, Kristy, Angela, Brenda, Lesa, Misty, Leslie, Christina... I love you guys! I wish there were more time for us to enjoy together! I often feel like a bad friend, sister, daughter, daughter in law, for not keeping in better touch. I am working on finding balance in my life between home and work so I can take more time out for all of you!

To all my photography buddies all over this country, YOU know who you are! To MB, JW, KS, MW, AS, DQ, LS, CD, ED, LV, You are all my rocks everyday. You all keep me sane and help me to get up everyday and continue on my venture to capture the big moments in people's lives with my camera in hand. Visiting our special site and my daily contact with you all has helped me more than you will ever know! I have become a better photographer and business woman because of you all and your contributions to my life. When I said in Chicago that we were all of the same blood, I meant it... we are all working towards the same goal. To help provide for our families and follow our dreams by doing something we LOVE! Kudos to all of you for you and your hearts full of passion and inspiration! I have made friends from all parts of the country through my photography. From right here in FL, Salt Lake, Texas, Illinois, North Dakota, Michigan, Missouri, and YES Kentucky, you have all made a HUGE impact on my life and have helped keep me in line from across the miles. Just a big shout out to all my MWAC's...lol. Keep on shootin girls!

Hope you all had a great Mother's Day! I'm getting a bit sappy today and missing all of the women in my life!

The latest...

So I'm in the studio, and have done several sessions there already. It's amazing the difference when I can spread out and move around! I have done two sessions this week with a gorgeous 12 year old named Sunny. Here's a few of the images from her two sessions. We did these for a modeling portfolio and comp cards. She's really great in front of the camera. By far the hardest thing was keeping her looking her age. I ordered up several sets of new business cards with my new address on them, so I'm anxiously awaiting to get them and start passing them out all over town. I also got in a wedding album that I ordered for my clients Ehren and Paul. I created an album for them with their wedding photos and ordered it from one of my favorite vendors. It is STUNNING in print. I gasped when I opened the book and it brought tears to my eyes. Seeing your work on the computer is one thing, but seeing it in print is a whole nother deal. I know they will love it! If you haven't seen it yet, you can view it by clicking on this link www.cristynielsen.com/EhrenPaul/AlbumShowcase .

Shaylee is doing well, getting ready for the summer to begin. I am still trying to find some sort of summer camp to keep her busy for the summer. Last Friday night she and John went to the Dad N Me night at her school. They had a great time enjoying arts and crafts and making me a moms day gift. It was supposed to be a surprise, but we all know Shaylee can't keep surprises so I got the angel pin that she made for me when they got home. She's been swimming every day and has learned to dive and do flips in the pool. Her latest challenge has been learning to swim underwater. She is turning into fish girl!

We booked our vacation tickets to Maine for the first week of August last week, so I'm excited for some much needed time off! We haven't taken a vacation in two years, so this is a welcome break! My cousins who I love so much and hardly ever get to see will be off the same week and we will all spend time together at camp. I'm going to be doing my cousin Kyle's senior portraits while there on vacation... it will be very weird for me to do that, as I have been away for most of his growing up years and still think of him as a little guy... his sister Jessica just called me last week to tell me she's pregnant! Congratulations! My dad will also be taking time off to spend some time with his kooky granddaughter. She is VERY excited to see her Grampy, Nanee and Uncle Scotty!

John has been doing his thing, working and golfing, more work than golf, but he's been enjoying the time he does get to spend on the course. He's registering soon for the Florida Amateur tournament, so keep good thoughts for him to do well at that event. Friday night he went and played at his monthly poker league. The tournament is coming up and he's in good standings, so he's excited about that. The weather here has been wonderful, although we haven't gotten rain in about two months now, and we are desperately needing some moisture!

I'm getting antsy about the TLC show that will be airing in July. I know I have nothing to hide and am no different than most of the wives and mothers in this country, but I'm just getting nervous about everyone seeing us on television. The producers have said that the show is very touching and heartfelt, so I can't wait to see what they have done with it. We truly enjoyed the whole experience and are ready to see the final outcome of editing!

That's about all for now... I'll try to update more often!

:o) Cristy