Happy 1st Birthday Party Addison!

A couple days after her 1 year family portraits and cake smash, I documented Addison's first birthday party! Did you know when you book a portrait session, you can add event package B to your portrait package and I will waive the Event Collection Booking Fee? So you will save $295! Adding the documentation of an event so close to an important portrait session (such as your child's first birthday) is a great way to grab moments of the whole entire family and circle of friends because those people are all part of the story too. Needless to say, adding the documentation of the first birthday party is very popular with the 1 year olds. And especially popular with my birth and newborn clients, as Addison here is, (see Good Morning Addison + Six Day Old Addison). 

On top of adding an event session, we also added an Event Documentary! These sweet films are a hot new item that I offer to both event and portrait sessions. They're adorable mini documentaries. They're the perfect keepsake. Here, watch Addison's film by pressing play:

So cute right? I really love making these films!

Now here's a collection of my favourite pictures from Addi's super fun party because of course we also took soooo many pictures. 

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The Pine Cove Series

We just got home from spending a few days at a cabin overlooking the French River with some wonderful friends. Our pals got married, and they did it surrounded by the most beautiful scenery. I just love the Canadian Shield! It's one of my most favourite places on earth! It was just what we needed after the busiest and craziest month of our lives. May was full of many photo sessions and a lot of births, along with conferences and so much illness, and sadly we lost Julian's Grandma. It was a really hard month. So being in a place like Pine Cove was so good for the soul, even if I went from back to back births before hitting the road! (It was epic! 😂) There was no internet or cell reception, so we were shut off from the world. Pure bliss.
Oh, and guess how many times they sang the Moana song in the canoe?! 😆

Exploring the Canadian Shield while I sneakily photograph her in pockets of light. 

She's been looking at this dress for 3 months and has been so eager to wear it! So here she is! The moment she's been waiting for!! The wedding is about to start! 🤗💕

Samers! Hahaha! I have so many pictures of them where they're unintentionally and obliviously mimicking each other. 😂

Playing in the big leagues. And she scores!!!

During wedding speeches, children are incapable of sitting quietly. Instead we left the room so they could do the absolute opposite of what we were begging them to do. Typical. 😂 But boy did Adelaide have fun catching up with her pal Fiona! 

Sitting on the dock watching the minnows during the incredible sunset over the French River 😍
...So worth the black fly bites.

Watching a sunset like this every night would be the worst hey?! 😆 Seriously, someone take me back. Pleeeaaase!!! 😍

After the sunset we went running back to the lodge to spark some sparklers and make s'mores!! Oh night light, how I love to play with you!! 😍

Sparklers are pretty magical, especially with a flare!! Ya know, I think it's the uv filter because since putting it on I've noticed more flares in general, but especially in my birth photos using artificial light sources! Bring on the flares!!! ✨

Roasting marshmallows and makin' s'mores! They're pretty much in heaven!

"Hey Audrey, only one more s'more okay?" 😂
And just like Audrey wants more s'mores, I want more cabin time!! But all good things must come to an end kid.

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