Newborn Snuggles: Little A makes her debut

This little princess was such a pleasure to work with. She was sweet and snuggly and just LOVED being cuddled by mommy! Older sister was there to help with the photo shoot (and watch a little Dora, who doesn't love Dora??)

I love this shot! We have done it before, but its one of my favorites. Baby toes make me melt!!!

And oh my goodness, she is such a little doll! Loved how cooperative she was with all the posing!!!

Have I mentioned before how much I love bling and big flowery girly stuff??? LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!! We get giddy when we show up to photoshoots and the little ones are dressed to the nines! JUST love it!!!

Capturing Moments on a hot summer day

We seriously have some of the best clients! Yeah, we are a little bias but they really are GREAT! It was stinkin' HOT when we did this families photos, but they just SPARKLED for the camera!!!!
Yes...you may gush now...aren't they adorable???

This photo is probably one of my (Nicole's) favorites!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the daddy and son moment!!!!

Ummmm....can we give you a parenting tip??? LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTER!!! She is BEAUTIFUL beyond words!!!!

You guys rock! Thanks for stickin' through a HOT day with us!!! You guys SHINED for the camera!!!!

Sneak Peek: A HOPE BEYOND DEPLOYMENT....

Yesterday started out overcast, turned rainy, started thundering, and then rained more....and more....

But....we remained HOPEFUL!!!

The families were so cooperative and even got a tad wet, but we had SO much fun and were able to get some great photos under the natural canopy of trees....or umbrellas....

Thank you to our soldiers who sacrificed so much of their lives to protect ours! And thank you to the wives and babies at home who wait nervously for your soldiers to come home to you! You guys make a huge sacrifice and we are so thankful! We hope you enjoyed your day with us and enjoy your photos for years to come! Thank you for having A Hope Beyond Deployment and sharing your memories with us!!! Come check out more sneak peeks on our FACEBOOK FAN PAGE!!!

Beyond the pictures: Taking it a step further

You have had your pictures taken. Your smiles were perfect, your clothes spotless, your little ones well-behaved (or at least they appeared to be). NOW WHAT? What do you do with all those pictures??? Frame them??? Put them in an album??? Share them via email???

We wanted to share a few ideas with you, that will help you take your pictures a step further!!! We LOVE us some graphic design and of course we love sharing our creations with you! Today we wanted to share some scrapbooked pages with you, but TRUST us, this ain't your Grandma's traditional scrapbook. This is DIGITAL and can be printed, framed, or put in an album just like your traditional photos!!!

Check out some of our "scrapbooked" creations!!! We can make a customized scrapbook for YOU after your photoshoot as well, just ask us for details!!!

Quotables - A Picture

A picture is a poem without words.---Horace

Sunset at the Park {Des Moines Photographer}

This is the third time we have had the privilege of photographing Little Miss and Little Mr. They are SO stinking photogenic and FULL of personality! And boy does mom know how to dress those two! She always has them decked out on the most ADORABLE outfits!!!!


We met right at sunset one evening and had a blast laughing....

...looking fabulous....



...looking adorable....



...and giggling hysterically because we were picking grass and throwing it (somehow it became green spaghetti...don't know how that happened, but it was funny!)



Have a perfectly fabulous day!!!! ---the UWA girls

Perfectly Princessy - Des Moines Photography

My favorite time of day to shoot photos is the few hours before sunset. What a GORGEOUS light that time spills on to us! I loved being able to explore and play with Little Miss here who was all decked out with fancy shoes and purse!
The light was just perfect and she was quite the little diva. Walking carefully in her pretty shoes and holding her purse up high.
She loved telling us all about her birthday party, her favorite shows, toys and colors. And showing off her fancy finger and toe nails that matched mommy's!
She was full of giggles (my favorite thing about photographing kiddos is there genuine laughter and gigglyness---yes its a word!)
Happy third birthday Little Miss! You are a doll!