Joey + Sarah = True Bliss! │Sacramento Couples Photographer & Sacramento Maternity Photographer

Oh the fun that can be had when you have a story to tell!  That's what I believe the true essence of photography is anyway, the ability and opportunity to tell a person(s) unique and wonderful story and I feel privileged as a photographer when people trust their story to little 'ole me.

Meet Joey + Sarah, an absolutely adorable, fun-loving and giving couple who enjoy life to it's fullest don't mind if that includes a little bit of goofiness!  When Joey proposed to Sarah it was in the form of an elaborate and thoughtful scavenger hunt.  She was driven around in a limousine to various locations where the merchants were to give her the clues Joey had prepared.  If memory serves me right, the hunt concluded when she was at the State capitol at dusk and the chauffeur directed her to a spot in the garden and then told her to turn around....and there he was on one knee with a beautiful ring and an even more precious promise of the future they would have together.  Swoon.

One of the stops on the hunt was Rick's Dessert Diner.  This was our first stop at our session last Sunday and I had not anticipated what a hot spot it would be on a Sunday afternoon!  Person after person kept coming in and the line nearly went out the door, but Joey found us a corner table and we enjoyed capturing some moments between them as they shared a milkshake and then some coffee before heading back outside for a few minutes with their babies (aka Bubba the Blind and little Tyson).

Next we headed to a nearby church that Joey + Sarah love.

They are due with their first baby, a little girl, in a couple of months and enjoyed this opportunity to meditate on their many blessings.

 

It was so much fun being able to share these moments with them.

Despite going to separate schools and not meeting until their mid-twenties, it was in this old auditorium where they both graduated from their respective high schools.  It just happens to be across the street from one of their favorite restaurants, P.F. Changs.

This last image they're reacting when I exclaimed I may have been the target of an unclean bird above...oh the lengths we photographers go to tell the story! 

Thank you Joey + Sarah for a fantastic time and journey through some of the special places in your lives.

One hot mama-to-be!

I think these next couple of images are some of my all-time favorites with their classic beauty and simplicity.  

And like all good stories...They Lived Happily Ever After!  THE END.

Greg, Raeane, Jared + Grant│Sacramento Family Photographer

I am so thankful for the great friends that I have and am especially thankful when their kids love my kids and we're able to have "playdates" for the kiddos that result in another awesome opportunity for the mommies to chat.  This is Raeane.  She's terrific.

We first met when she and a couple of her friends came to preview my college and they stayed the weekend with my roommate and I.  Her two friends ended up coming there for school, but I didn't see Raeane again for about 4 more years when we randomly saw each other at the church we started going to after my husband and I moved back up to Northern California.  It's been fun getting to know she and her husband Greg and to experience our pregnancies only months apart. 

Meet Jared and Grant - boys so full of life and adorable too!

I love capturing siblings!

And I really adore capturing mamas and daddies with their precious ones!

Thank you Raeane and Greg for trusting me with these moments!

Mini-Session - Awesome C Family!│Sacramento Family Photographer

Family photography is so rewarding - a chance to meet some fabulous people and get to know others better.  The {C Family} was one of my holiday mini-sessions and in order to accomodate their schedule we met early, I'm talking 7:30 AM early, and it was such perfect light and little Mr. R couldn't have been a better model!  The key as we found, was the bag of donut holes dad had picked up on the way to the session.  A genius move, that bag of donuts is not a trick I'll be forgetting anytime soon.  In addition, if anyone is ever up for an early session please let me know because the light is wonderful very early in the morning.

A gorgeous young family

I loved little R's sweet smile and fun-loving personality!

Thank you {C Family} for a fabulous time!

A is for Adorable!│Sacramento Family Photographer

I am truly enjoying this opportunity to meet so many lovely families and adorable children as I photograph them this holiday season!  The {A Family} contacted me about coming to their home and capturing them in their favorite neighborhood park and we had a fantastic time together as we documented their family of three and the sweet love they have for one another.

The adorable {A Family} with one of my favorite processing styles.

Little Mr. N isn't walking quite yet so he had a blast crawling through the leaves and playing with my crate.

Happy Birthday to this adorable boy who just turned 1 this weekend!

Thank you {A Family} for the chance to meet you and create these lasting memories for you!

The {G Family}│Sacramento Family Photographer

Most of my clients are friends so it's exciting when I get a call from someone I don't know who wants to book a session.  In fact, if you don't already know about it, I have a fantastic {Share the Love} referral program where you can earn a $50 print credit to use toward a future session for each new client that books and completes a session with Mindy Newton Photography referencing this program.

The Gustin family was a referral and I had a fantastic time getting to know them and capturing their lovely smiles.

I love the laughter that surrounded our entire session!

Thank you Brenda and Don - I hope you love your images!

I Heart Faces - Silhouette

When I saw the theme this week for I Heart Faces weekly challenge was "Silhouette" I knew exactly which photo to enter - a shot I took one night of some friends as we walked back to their house on the golf course.  I just love the rich, graduated color and the way they are looking at one another.

First Fall Mini-Session│Sacramento Couples Photographer

In this modern age of technology I'm forging an increasing number of friendships with people I've never seen before or only met once or twice.  It may seem strange to some, but through Facebook chatting, blog following or just plain old email, there are people out there in the world I feel I'm great friends with even though our friendship is expressed through the typing of keys alone.

I used to be a consultant for The Pampered Chef and met Jennie at my very first party almost 3 years ago!  We ended up keeping in touch through Facebook and following one another's blogs and figured out she even knew my husband as they both teach in the same school district.  Jennie is an extremely talented scrapbooker and card maker, an all around artist I would say, so I was very honored when she contacted me and booked my first mini-session.

She and Brian are one of the nicest couples and I had a fantastic time getting to know them both throughout our mini-session.  I hope they'll enjoy their photos and look forward to getting to know them even better!

They hadn't had any pictures taken (formally) since their wedding six years ago so I wanted to capture some of their love for one another that was so inspiring and sweet!

 

 A truly adorable couple - beautiful inside and out!