Would you know it was cold, windy and soggy outside from looking at the beautiful smiles on these two beauties' faces? It certainly was but that didn't stop us from having fun playing in the cherry blossom petals just outside Target in downtown Winston-Salem, NC. Bella and Tabitha were really fun to photograph for their Mommy & Me Celebration Session. All 30 minutes were filled with giggles and joy-filled mother daughter bonding. Check out some of Bella & Tabitha's favorite portraits from their session!

Since sharing her portraits on social media, Kirby has been designated the "Snow Queen" and I whole-heartedly agree! We don't get much snow or winter weather here in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Even being from Colorado, I'm okay with that - I am SO not one for cold. When it does snow, though, especially that soft, fluffy, perfect snow I am always inspired to take snow portraits (despite the frigid temperatures).

When I saw those big white flakes from the coziness of my bedroom window, I knew I had to take advantage. This is the second (pretty) snow of the year - that RARELY happens here in the south - and I didn't want to waste it. 

I quickly rummaged through my wardrobe collection and, although most of my collection is at the studio, I found an outfit that would work splendidly. I immediately reached out to Kirby, the salon owner of Hair By Kirby based out of Jasper & Fern, and asked if she would be my model. We talked vision, styling and then jumped on the session.

Man, I am stoked with how these turned out! I can definitely say these are bucket list photographs for me.  

A big thanks to Kirby for being the biggest reason this session happened!