Manisha and Paul have had a busy – and very exciting! – few months.  I photographed their wedding back in May, which was only a month or so before Manisha’s due date.  That day alone was fantastic to spend with them and Manisha absolutely glowed.  But they also wanted to capture this special time on their own so the day they arrived back from their honeymoon we went out together again and did just that.  I’m so glad they decided to find time for this in their busy schedule.  We didn’t get a lovely day weather-wise but we got some lovely, lovely images, and the grey, overcast skies made a wonderful backdrop to our beach location. I hope you think so too!

A couple of weeks ago I blogged the first of two posts I have been dying to share with everyone here.  So this is part two and I hope you enjoy these images.  These guys are such special friends of mine, and their little man is going to grow up into a gorgeous, smart and much-loved individual, just like both of his parents.  I really treasured being able to take these photos for them.

I want to give a special thanks here to Sarah for allowing me to share the first few images below.  Even though I have signed consent to post images from any of my sessions I always check with clients first before posting anything of a personal nature, and if they prefer I didn’t well then I don’t.  Sarah however was kind enough to let me share these and I’m so grateful as I think they are beautiful images of a beautiful subject.  I’m sure you’ll all agree!

Fast forward a few weeks and it doesn’t get much cuter than this.

A couple of months ago two very special friends of mine gave birth to absolutely gorgeous baby boys within a few weeks of each other.  In both cases I had the opportunity to capture some maternity images for them followed by a newborn session, which was really, really special for me, and I’ve been looking forward to posting some images from both.  So here’s the first one!  If you follow my blog you may recognise Deb and her gorgeous son from previous posts here and here.  Her ability to produce the cutest boys ever is just one of her many talents.  Here are some images of them both, joined by cute son No 2 …

and the little bundle of joy that arrived a couple of months later …

I think these two are going to get on well.

It’s almost over so to all the mums out there I hope you had the most marvellous Mother’s Day and got totally spoilt, whether it was just a little or a lot!  I spent this morning with my own lovely mum and this afternoon/evening was treated to a picnic by Tony, Poppy and Gus.  It had to be transferred from outside to the living room floor due to the weather but the kids didn’t mind as they got to watch the Wiggles all the way through so they were so happy! Now they are tucked up in bed soundly sleeping and I’m enjoying a drink on the couch before transferring myself to bed with a book and my favourite footwarmer (Tony).  Couldn’t think of a better way to finish Mother’s day …

I had grand plans about putting together a post with all my favourite shots of mums and their kids for today but as with most things on my to-do list I ran out of time so I’ll have to save the idea for next year.  Instead I’m dedicating this post to a very special family – my brother’s.  I took these images about three months ago just before Emma gave birth to the most beautiful baby girl, so it was their last session as a family of four.  It looks like three sessions but we just did a couple of quick outfit changes at the one location which looked totally different depending on which part of the parkland we used.  It’s such a beautiful spot, I can’t wait to get back there for another session.  Talking about beautiful, they’re not a bad-looking family either …

I photographed Gill and Ian’s wedding a few weeks prior to this shoot, and their beautiful newborn pics a few weeks after (will post soon!). Gill, Ian, thanks for letting me share such a special time in your lives, it’s been wonderful, just like the two of you!