Some BFF love!!

I am sure that many of you have met my best friend Jeni, who is so wonderful to help me from time to time with Melibelle! I seriously could not ask for a better friend and I could not love her more!! This time around she’s on the other side of the camera with her sweet family for their yearly photos. They are always so kind to let me play and try new things with them and I’m forever grateful for it. These are by far my favorite photos I’ve ever taken of them…okay, so I say that every year, but I digress. I really mean it this time. Thank you Jeni for everything you do; I simply couldn’t make it without you!

twice as sweet!

At this point, it will come as no surprise that newborns tend to be my favorite subjects! When there are two newborns, I’m just in double heaven!!! That is exactly where I was for this session with these absolutely precious twin girls. One newborn session usually takes a while… so with double trouble, it was definitely a lengthy process! Mom and Dad, you were great while I tried to capture the fleeting tiny moments of your beautiful girls. Thank you for allowing me to do just that!

Mommy knitted this sweet yellow blanket while on bed rest! Makes this portrait so personal and special!

A New Business... that I can't tell you about just yet!

WOW… I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am to be a part of this wonderful new start up company! I can’t REALLY tell you how cool their product is and how all you mommies are going to LOVE LOVE LOVE this… YET! For all my Tyler readers, they will be debuting at Mistletoe & Magic, so you are going to want to plan to go this year! Trust me on this and as soon as I can share all about it, I will!! For the moment, meet two fun and wonderful Mommies who just happen to also be BFF’s and business partners. Thanks so much ladies for allowing me to be a part of your fab new business!

Tea parties, tutu's & cowboy boots... what more is there in life?

This particular session got changed at the very LAST MINUTE... as in the night before! We came up with this new plan and BOY OH BOY am I EVER glad we did! Miss M and I go back a long way, so I'm always SOOOO happy to photograph her and all her beauty! Let me tell you, I had no clue how this crazy tea party idea I concocted was going to turn out! I just knew that with this beauty and some good ole' imagination, it had to turn out amazing...and did it ever! I adore and I mean ADORE every single portrait that I took this day! Mom and I worked hard and it was HOOOOT, but so worth it! :) Thanks again Kerri for allowing me to document your little angel in every stage of life!

my favorite from the day!!

A picture is worth a thousand words right?

If that is truly the case, these make up pictures should add up to a billion words! I'm so sorry that I have been out of the blog loop for awhile, but I hope you follow the Melibelle Facebook... I'm always uploading sneak peeks over there! :) Enjoy this little catch up! :)

First up my Niece!



Next up SR Zack



We had some fun in the bluebonnets!



Some newborn loves!



And back to another Sr!



And then some wedding loves... could this be more all over the map!?!?!?!




And back to yet ANOTHER Sr!!! :) and her sister and daddy!

i LOVE that she rocked her converse in this photograph... my kinda girl! :)


Some more newborn lovies!



Swift family are new friends to Melibelle and they were a blast!!



This e-session was a blast! IT's my cousin and her man... can't wait until the wedding. I won't be the photographer b/c I'm in it... and it's going to be a blast! :)



My amazingly talented step-daughters dance portraits for 2010!




And this sweet little man I've had the pleasure of photographing twice before... once in his mommy's belly and when he was a newborn! Now he's about to turn one!

Kismet

Where to begin with these two? I have known this blushing bride since we were in middle school! In high school she met the man of her dreams and they were absolutely head over heels for each other. You know, the crazy beautiful kind of love that makes you sick and jealous at the same time? They were that couple. They dated off and on through high school and I was just positive that they would marry and never part. Life happened (as it usually does at that age) and they drifted apart. About now you’re saying Melissa.. this seems like a weird blog post for an engaged couple! I’m right, aren’t I? Surprise! Fate intervened and brought these two crazy in love high school kids back together! And I have been so fortunate to be the one to document this sweet time in their love story! Their wedding is in 3 days and I can't wait!! :) Congrats you guys!