I am quite certain that if you have ever seen our blog, that you have seen this adorable family! This is Caitlin and Co.  and we have been photographing them for, well, a little over 18 months now! I adore this family, and was a little saddened by the wonderful news that they were given a great career opportunity that will require them to move out-of-state. They have found a wonderful new photographer (yes Ang, we checked, lol!) in their new town that we are confident will serve them well.

In the meantime, however, we got the chance to capture this family one last time before the move (although we would love a session with the new little one if you come back for a visit!)  Oh yeah…did we mention that Caitlin is going to be a big sister?!!!   We hope you enjoy the pics and we wish you the best on your new and exciting journey!

Love,

Melissa and Barb

Little Aaron finally made it back to us for his 1st birthday shoot.   Kristin, his mom, has an insane schedule and we had an impossible time scheduling a shoot date.  I think she’s the only one whose photographer says “just drop him off and I’ll give him back when I’m done playing with him”.   Aaron has three big sisters who are crazy dance and gymnastic fiends so mom and dad are all about the sports with this guy.  Everytime we’d yell “YAH!”, he’d fling his arms straight up in the air (check out the bday cake storyboard and you’ll see what I mean).  Thanks for letting us have him for the afternoon, he’s a real sweetheart.

You may remember this adorable little one from a few months back.  Well, he is already 3 months old!  Love me the little one’s, and he is no exception.  Fortunately, although we had a few close calls, I was able to stay dry this time.   Mom and dad, we look forward to seeing you in a few months.  Hoping we can get some shots in those cool pajamas you brought.

Ms. Bryanna came to visit us again for round two of her senior session!   We got so lucky with this girl.   She is up for absolutely anything.   She requested a shoot in the snow and, ironically, it is something we have been waiting for the chance to do.   Thanks for giving us the opportunity and keep your fingers crossed for a clear, snowy evening in the very near future.   Here is your sneak peek!!

We don’t normally do weddings, but when presented with the possibility of shooting our niece/cousin’s wedding there was no way we were going to say no.  The wedding was beautiful, the couple gorgeous (I’m biased, but it’s true), and everything about their special day was perfect.  Angie and Eddie are one of those couples that you know were destined to be together.  We are so happy to welcome Eddie into the family.  We hope you’re both enjoying your time in the Rockies.  Thank you so much for having faith in us. Here’s to your sneak peek and FOREVER:

In the post below, I made reference of the fact that the baby’s dad knew my brother.  This got me thinking about the time one of our clients walked into my home studio,  looked at me and said “I know you”.  She also knew one of my brothers.  D and I were talking about it and I remarked that if you graduated from a Taylor school anytime during the 80’s, chances are you would know my family.  So we decided to make a game out of it.  Here’s the hints:  We are a large Catholic family with 8 children (6 boys, 2 girls), the youngest is a Taylor cop, the 2nd youngest is an Allen Park cop.  Our last name isn’t McGuckin (everyone knows them), we aren’t even Irish!   The question is:  what is my family’s last name?  If you’re correct, and you were planning on booking a session with us, we’ll throw in a free 8×10 ($15.00 value).  Email us at mdphotography@ymail.com with your answer!  If you need a few more hints, comment below…

We explain to new parents that a newborn shoot can take up to four hours and this case was no exception.  The results were well worth the time.  We love to capture newborns, the memories that are created are treasured forever.  This little guy was such the cuddler, I think part of the reason they were here for four hours is that I didn’t want to let him go.  His mom and dad are awesome people.  It’s such a small world, we found out dad went to school with our brother/uncle.  Adel, thanks for the meat (what is that spice-cinnamon?)  and cheese pies.  Those were awesome, you must have had a premonition that I would get drenched and that food would make it all okay!!

And another baby planner turns 1!    Anyone who follows our blog has to remember Caitlin just by looking at her beautiful eyes.  At six months this little one was crawling–amazing!!    Honestly I don’t know if we’ll ever see another bionic baby.   Thanks (in part) to her Auntie,  Caitlin is probably the best dressed baby I’ve ever seen.    And we just love, love, love the hats that her mommy coordinates with all of her outfits.  Lets go Etsying… 

On the serious side, this wonderful family is leaving Michigan.  Unfortunately for Ang, they’re off to an even colder state.  We’ve been promised that when they come back for family trips, they’ll bring Caitlin back to us.  I hope so, I can’t wait to see her with some hair (is she gonna be a blond, brunette, red?).  Hopefully, we’ll keep you posted.

We consider Bradley our first baby planner.  Well the little guy turned 1!  It has been so fun to watch him grow, as said before it never ceases to amaze us how much a baby changes every three months.  Face it, a newborn is basically a “blob”, within one year’s time they are walking all over the place and into everything.  Gotta love the fact that we get to capture these changes with our camera.   We’re gonna miss our little buddy and hope to see him for the milestones…

We had the pleasure of shooting Kayla for the second time this year.  As some of you may recall, we did a UofM shoot this past Fall. Her and her mother came to us for an indoor session.    These two are the type of people that make you feel like you have known them for a long time.  Once we stopped laughing, we were able to capture some great shots of Kayla.  She is the type of person that just glows for the camera.