I love when families get together to do an extended session. They take a lot of work to coordinate everyone’s schedules, outfits and hope all the kids cooperate but the payoff is so worth it! For this session we were blending two extended families so it was extra special. Everyone looked amazing together with their coordinating (but not matching) outfits. They all complimented each other so nicely when we mixed up the groupings and worked well together in their little family units.
I met the cutest little farmer last week when Anthony came in for his 1st birthday session. I was so excited when his mom told me her Old McDonald theme I was so excited to create his cake smash set. I found an adorable backdrop and then added hay bales and adorable little stuffed farm animals to it. It was so cute! For his portraits we incorporated decorations that mom hand created. She hand painted ONE letters and a sign for Anthony’s birthday party that worked perfect for portraits. The whole session was so much fun and we had so many cute pictures!
Kacie’s maternity session at Tyler State Park was extra special to me. I’ve been there for almost every step of her and Luke’s love story, documenting it all. From his proposal at Prospector’s Steak House and Bar to their engagement, wedding and first baby boy Brayden’s newborn session. I’ve loved having a front row seat to watch their love story unfold.
Kacie looked absolutely stunning for their maternity session. She wore a gorgeous maroon dress that just popped so wonderfully against the park’s backdrop. Brayden did amazing too and smiled so big for all of his pictures! We had a great time and you’d never known they were all braving the cold February weather! Tyler State Park was the perfect backdrop for their maternity session and I couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day!
The tease of warm weather this weekend has me thinking forward to Spring! I can’t wait to be out shooting in the beautiful sunlight again soon. Last spring I had a great time taking the Miller’s family portraits at Kirby’s Mill in Medford. It’s such a cute little spot that is packed full of great picture locations. I always love getting together with the Millers too! Their girls are so incredibly sweet. Their older daughter melted my heart when she took my hand to walk over to the next spot. It was such a great session full of so much family love!
Happy Valentine’s Day! This weekend I did a Valentine Day session with the kids and it came out so cute. It was a fun way to kick off the year! We did some portraits of each of them on a simple wood backdrop and then a super cute Valentine backdrop. The simplicity really let the kids shine and show off their beautiful smiles.
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Mermaid themed First birthday cake smash session. Photographed by South Jersey Cake Smash photographer Abbey Bradshaw.
Read MoreI had so much fun doing the Watermelon Mini Sessions. All of the kids enjoyed their watermelon treat and their parents and I had quite a few laughs watching them. I've been thinking about doing these sessions for a few uears and I'm so glad I did them finally. The set came out just like I pictured it and the kids had a blast. I can't wait to do it again this weekend. There are still some session times open if you'd like to join us! www.abbeybradshawphotography.com/watermelon-minis
Last week the Mama-togs all got together to exchange pictures of each other with their children. As photographers we always end up behind the camera and rarely get pictures with our families so this is a great chance to focus on the moms! We met up at Boundary Creek and let the kids play while we all took time in front of the camera. I'm so happy to share my favorites of the night with you.
Ava is about to celebrate her first birthday so she came into the studio to visit me for her first birthday and cake smash session! I had so much fun planning out her session with her mom and LOVED her birthday dress. Ava's mom and I both share a love for Etsy inspired outfits and decorations. I designed a flower themed set for her birthday outfit that let Ava stand out and then we did a Wild One theme for her cake smash. I absolutely love when babies go face first into eating their cake and Ava didn't disappoint! She touched her cake a few times and then just went right in for eating it. She definitely enjoyed it!
As the snow is coming down I can't help but dream of last week when the weather gave us a beautiful 50 degree afternoon! Andrea wanted to try to do her maternity session outdoors if the weather would cooperate and we were able to do it just three days later! I met her and her family at Smithville Mansion in Easthampton for her maternity session. We had fun taking family portraits and then ending with portraits of the mama to be by herself in a gorgeous lace gown. I'm now offering gowns like the one she is wearing for all of my maternity sessions!
First off was the family portraits with big sister to be Ava. There is so much personality packed into such a little girl! She had me cracking up with her dancing, singing and playfulness.
This spring a group of momma photographers got together to swap pictures of one another and let the kids play. We met at the Burlington riverside and had some fun in the setting sun. It was a bit overcast that day but we still had a good time!
Hello 2018! Also welcome to my new blog! I'm starting from scratch but I plan to post all of the great sessions and weddings I had this past year! 2017 was my first year of going full time and it was an amazing year filled with such wonderful people! I can't wait to see what the new year will bring and I look forward to seeing past clients again and meeting new ones. If you are recently engaged, expecting a baby or would like to setup a family session please reach out to me at info@abbeybradshawphotography.com. I look forward to hearing from you and I hope you enjoy seeing all the new posts coming your way soon!
