We love photographing weddings. Being invited to bear witness to two people coming together, surrounded by those closest to them, as they commit their lives & love to one another is a pretty incredible thing. Being entrusted with documenting all that love & celebration, to preserve the memories for our couples, their families, and future generations to enjoy…well, it is, to say the least… a humbling responsibility and also an absolute labor of love.

We feel really blessed to get to work with some amazing couples, who very often become friends…and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Relationships are what we are all about…both documenting them and building them with the people we photograph.

So, there is no greater compliment than when a couple comes back to us years after their wedding and asks us to document the next happy chapter in their lives…babies.

I LOOOOVE me some baby time! Andy is like the Pied Piper of children. His nieces and nephews worship the ground he walks on. Although he doesn’t have the official title, for all intent & purpose he is uncle to many of our friends’ kids, and even children he’s never met flock to him and vie for his attention. But babies…I think they make him a bit nervous and he’d prefer to wait till they’re a bit bigger and can play with him. My husband…the big kid!

Me? I could eat babies up. I love the way they smell, the way they smile when they have gas. I love the sounds they make when they eat and the way they just know how loved & safe they are in the arms of the people who care for them.  They are completely vulnerable, yet they know exactly what they want and when they want it…no indecision there. They are sponges for knowledge and yet personalities often seem formed long before we realize it. They bring out the very best in us and let us see the world though untainted eyes.

They are purely and simply….love come to life.

So, I was very happy when Aimee & Rick, one of our couples whose wedding we photographed almost 4 years ago, called to share with us the happy news…they had a baby girl, Tess. And, could I come by their Wellesley home to take some photos of her in her first few weeks of life, they asked. Generally, newborn photos are best done 8-10 days after baby is born, when it’s easier to get those sweet nudie, scrunched up, sleeping photos of them.

Tess was a bit older…into her third week, but she was still every bit delicious and so, so fun to be around. She did make us work a bit harder, but it was worth it, and Mom & Dad….we hope you agree!

Tess’s sweet digs…

baby's crib

Fueling up for her photo session…

baby feeding on bottle

Food coma success!! Makes my heart smile!

naked baby sleeping

Apparently, Tess’s too! Love me those gas smiles!

newborn smiling & sleeping

In the safety of her Daddy’s strong arms….heavenly!

sleeping baby

Mommy & Daddy time…

baby with mommy & daddy

A little finger snack from Dad…

baby with mommy & daddy

Oh mommy…you love me so good! Baby bits just make me giddy…

baby with momma, newborn feet

Love is….moments like this!

newborn getting kisses

Andy & I haven’t been blessed with our own children, but we know many and see the wonderful ways they change lives. I can’t help but think that Aimee’s & Rick’s faces say it all in this next photo. You look down at your baby, this tiny life you created with your love, and the love you feel for it equals nothing else in the world. I get weepy just thinking about it. And, there are some more of those delicious baby bits again…can we talk about the wrist chub? Seriously?!

baby hand

Mmmmmmm-mmmm goodness!

sleeping newborn

It took a while to really tucker Tess out, but she finally got there, just in time for a little snuggling with mom & dad.

parents with sleeping baby

Hey there sweet cheeks….

sleeping baby & feet

Aimee & Rick, thank you so much for welcoming us back into your lives, for inviting me into your beautiful home and sharing your super sweet, crazy beautiful little girl with me. She is delightful and Andy & I hope these photos serve as happy reminders of this exciting…and fleeting…time in your lives. They grow so fast and so much will change really quickly, but we hope these photos will forever keep those first few weeks of Tess’s life close at heart!

It was so great seeing you both again and getting to be a part of yet another exciting, love-filled milestone in your lives! Congratulations and thank you! I loved our afternoon together!

Big hugs, Christine xoxo

PS … If you ever need a babysitter when you come visit your folks on the Cape, feel free to give me a call! Tess is a delight!