happy spring!

I am so excited to share some pictures from the spring mini sessions with you!

As usual, you never know what spring in Salt Lake City is going to bring your way, and unfortunately, what it brought was rain and snow on the day of spring minis. So after some rescheduling and lots of flexibility (shout out to the coolest clients ever!) we scheduled for a day that was supposed to be sunshine and warmth. It was mostly sunny and warm, but the weather sure had me worried that morning!

Thanks to all of you for sharing your families with me in celebration of spring! 

This shot was completely unscripted...which is exactly what I love most about it. From the second you see these two together, you can tell that this little lady loves her brother like crazy!

Just have to make myself tall enough to see!

(note for moms everywhere: dad was standing just outside of the frame...
we wouldn't want any little people taking a spill in the icy river during our sessions)

This little guy was so awesome!
He was so excited to get his picture taken and asked me to take a picture of his hand. I'll tell you what...if a kid that cute asks me to take a picture of something, you better believe I am going to do it!

 

Love his little serious face, and that hair is oh.so.cute!

looks like spring to me!!!

This ended up being one of my favorite shots of the day...
can that great big closed eye laugh get any cuter?
P.S. Thank you to the actual plane flying across the sky for facilitating this shot!

I seriously cannot get over how adorable this little guy is in his hat!

Hope you are enjoying spring and that you have a very happy Easter weekend!

BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY WINNER!!!

Apologies for not posting the winners last night...I got wrapped up in a painting project and then decided I wanted to let my little birthday girl do the drawing and she was already in bed. But, now that you are on the edge of your seat, I promise I am making up for making you wait by giving away an extra prize!

The winner of the FREE session and $100 product credit is...

Comment #6 from k.k. chamberlain

CONGRATS! Contact me before April 16 to claim your prize!

And once Chloe drew the winner, Morgan wanted to draw a winner too (luckily Brynn was asleep or I would have had to come up with another prize), so a

FREE Spring Mini-Session and $50 product credit will go to...

Comment #33 from jessie

WOO HOO! Spring Mini-Sessions are only a week away (April 9), so contact me ASAP to claim your prize and schedule your session!

To the rest of you who entered...there will be lots more celebration happening later this summer when I return from maternity leave with a NEW LOOK (yes...hopefully a non-pregnant silhouette will be part of that new look, but smileabunch photography is getting a new logo and website as well and I can't wait to share it with you!) so stay tuned and don't give up on when I disappear for maternity leave. ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY giveaway!

This month marks the one year anniversary of smileabunch photography...

and since today is my oldest daughter's birthday (yes...that cute little face below is my sweet Chloe!), 

I thought it fitting to declare today the day for celebration!

 

And what better way to celebrate than with PRESENTS!

So, I am giving away a FREE SESSION with a $100 PRODUCT CREDIT! ($200 value)

To be entered to win, leave a comment on this post (comments on facebook or by email will not count) 

telling me your favorite birthday tradition OR why you want to win this session.

WANT AN EXTRA CHANCE TO WIN:

If you sign up for the specials and promotions email list, 

write a second comment letting me know that you subscribed.

-OR-

If you are already a subscriber, check your inbox for an email headed to your inbox today for details on how to get 2 extra entries!

-AND-

LIKE smileabunch photography on Facebook and comment here letting me 

know you are a fan on facebook for another extra entry.

Winner will be randomly chosen in the evening on Friday, April 1, 

so get your comments in before 7:00 pm MST that day...

I promise I won't pull any April Fool's Day pranks!

GOOD LUCK

and 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY smileabunch photography!

Spring Mini-Sessions 2011 - Salt Lake City

I am so excited to announce the smileabunch photography spring mini-sessions! Partly because that means that the flowers are blooming and the grass is getting greener and partly because I have been fielding many requests for mini-sessions since the last sessions in the fall!

These sessions are perfect to show off those adorable Easter outfits, to get some fun shots to give to Grandma or Mom for Mother's Day, or just a fun way to celebrate the arrival of SPRING! If you are a subscriber to the specials and promotions email list, then you already know the details, have had a few days of priority booking and even got a special subscribers-only discount - WOO HOO! - but if you aren't a subscriber yet, this post is for you! (Make sure you subscribe to get the emails so you don't miss out on all the subscriber perks, though!)

If you book your session by the end of march and pre-order the full disc of images from your session ($150), your session fee is FREE!

To book your session, contact me (Jen) at 801-413-3622 or email me.

mission-bound

My baby brother got his mission call on Saturday to serve in Birmingham, England.

We are so excited for him and can't wait for this exciting adventure to start!

headshot

Just organizing some photos and realized I never posted any pictures from this headshot session!

Have a happy day!

big belly - salt lake city family photographer

This is me and my big belly...26 weeks along and moving into the third trimester...

I am still feeling pretty good, which is awesome because there is a lot on my to do list right now! My maternity leave starts 2 short months from today which means there are a couple of things you might want to know...

• If you are interested in a spring session complete with sunshine, green grass, flowers, and budding trees, I only have a couple of sessions available before I start maternity leave on May 2.
• smileabunch photography is celebrating its first birthday later this month! Happy Birthday!!! Make sure you sign up for the specials and promotions newsletter so you don't miss out on any birthday celebration specials (hint, hint)! Remember there are subscribers-only specials, so make sure you and your friends and family are on the list!
• I will be offering spring mini-sessions in April...details will be coming soon!
• And finally...all the details are top secret, but I am working with a fabulous designer to create a whole new look for smileabunch photography! It will be unveiled when I start back up after maternity leave and there will be some pretty exciting changes coming along with the new branding. I (obviously) can't wait to share it with you...but now you have to wait until it launches!

Happy March!