Abigail, 5 days old

Wohooo!!! An other newborn shoot! You guys make me so happy :o)) Remember Alyssa?? Well, Alyssa & Adam’s beautiful daughter was born just a few weeks ago, and I was lucky enough to get this little peanut in front of my lens when she was only 5 days old! Yup … I love my job and I am so happy to share this set as Alyssa & Adam are very dear to me! I love you guys, big congratulations from me :o)

I’m starting off with my favorite photo … oh my, isn’t she just precious!???? May I mention that I just ordered a HUGE print of his for my studio?? :o))

Loved her little shoes also :o))

Look at those little lips and the fuzz on her back, sooooo cute!!!

Sleepy little angel!

How freeeaking cute, right?? :o)

I could not get enough of her!

And btw, she has the most beautiful nursery I have ever seen! We included some of the owls in her photos, the basket was her’s also … look at the beautiful crib sheet + you should have seen the little quilt her grandma made!

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And the proud parents :o)

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Feature on On to Baby! :o)

YAYA!!! Sooo happy to announce, that Anya’s birthday party got featured on On to Baby! How exciting!! :o)

To all the mommies on here, On to Baby is a style blog with all things lovely for baby and mom. Founded by The Wedding Chicks, On to Baby features loads of inspiration to help you welcome your little one in a special way. ♥

You can find the full article HERE, thanks Susie from On to Baby!

Happy Mother’s Day {part 2}

You guys know me … I love shooting Holiday photos :o)) Couldn’t resist to have a little Mother’s Day shoot with Miss baby girl, so here are 2 from our mini-session :o) I hope all the mommies are having a wonderful day today! Gotta say being a mama is just the very best thing in the entire world :o)

Wanted to start a new mother’s day tradition :o) Thought girls like to dress up in mama’s clothes, so I put her in one of my (very) old night gowns and a necklace that grandma made. Thought we could take the same (ish) photo every year :o) … well for the next 4-5 years anyway, I doubt she’ll want to do it when she’s a teenager, haha … :o)) Think next time I should be able to include some of my shoes also … we’ll see :o)

Happy Mother’s Day!! :o) {Part 1}

This one is dedicated to my wonderful mom, I love you! :o)

Thought it would be a nice idea to try to create a similar shot that my dad took of us, with my baby girl :o))

An while I am at it … 2 more of my girl :o)

The cute hat is from Dana Eckert. If you have kids, you want to check her out, she has beautiful dresses, ties, bow ties, hats and lots and lots of other cute stuff :o)

HERE is the link to her etsy store also :o)

In Boston :o)

Hey guys, I’ll be in Boston this weekend (Friday – Sunday). Let me know in case you want to meet and check out some of my albums, I still have a few spot open (next trip won’t be until June).

Thanks so much and see you soon :o)
~ Agnieszka

Paige, 8 months old

I had my very first “official” shoot in my new studio yesterday (wohoo!) & kicked off the season with an adorable little girl named Paige :o) Not sure if the world can handle that much cuteness, but we’ll try :o))

She was SUCH a trooper, all smiles and giggles! I mean seriously … one of the happiest babies I know! :o) And look at those biiiig eyes! :o)

Have  to show off a couple serious looking shots, haha … since we didn’t get many of those, haha! :o)

With Easter around the corner I had to grab at least one with some bunny ears … :

A little outtake from our session: … love that cute, happy baby!

Ok, how adorable is this??And a couple of her big brother Blake. Such a sweet, sweet boy!

Thanks for the visit! :o) I’ll see you guys again soon.

Anya’s First Birthday Party + Cake Smash Session

Wohooo!!!! I’m finally posting Anya’s photos from her little cake smash session and some of her party pics! Many of you guys have been asking me for the pics, so … here they are! :o)

I can’t believe she’s already one … I know, I know … everybody always tells you, and you know it’s true, but it really only hits you when it’s already “too late”. They DO grow fast! I think Tim will agree when I say that she’s the most precious thing in our life! We can’t imagine our life without her anymore, I don’t think there are words that can possibly explain how much we love her!

Happy first birthday my little girl! We love you SO very, very much!

My little angel:

A couple of photos of her first birthday dree … I got the shoes from Gracious May, I just love her designs … and the butterflies on the wall are actually in Anya’s room :o)

Aren’t they pretty? :o)

I got the yummy cake from The Mixing Bowl, in Fort Collins. I had a “little” bite … uhm … deliiiiicious! I want a cake smash for my next birthday also :o)

Ok, ready for some detail shots? I have to admit … it’s hard to plan a party having been to soooo many wonderful events in my life. You end up with so many ideas and it’s hard to narrow them down ;o) BUT  I gotta say, I had a BLAST designing Anya’s little birthday party! I wanted it to be girly, but not too girly, bright, colorful (but not over the top) … I wanted to incorporate some of her photos and onesies she wore when she was born … it had to be cute, with some shabby chic elements and a slice of humor here and there :o)

Let me tell you, mommy was busy for a couple of days … but it was all SO worth it! :o)

Here’s a photo of our dining room / with the main snack table: Thought the lanterns added a nice splash of color and playfulness :o)

A couple of photos of the birthday banner I made for her. I wanted her to have something that she could keep for forever and maybe pass on to her kids … :o) Hey you never know, right?

I’m sure you can only imagine how hard it was for me to not her thousands of photos printed of her :o) I wanted to incorporate at least a few of them, thought it would be nice to see how much she’s grown in the last year …

Oh and I got the onesies printed printed at Customized Girl

Thought it would also be nice to throw a couple of photos of Tim & I’ baby photos … yup, that chubbers … that’s me :o)

I loooove handmade stuff & lots of pretty details (blame the wedding industry) :o)) … Best and biggest investment was a ~50 stack of shabby papers I found at Michael’s (Life’s Journey, Designer Paper 36 double sided papers)

I hung the little harts above our little guest book alcove:

The guest book (which is a Kolo Album) got a personal touch also … remember the butterflies that are hanging on Anya’s walls? I made smaller versions of them and glued one on every page & asked our guests to take a quick photo of themselves:

Btw, did you check out her photo that is right next to the guest book? :o))

Yup, the paper is from the same booklet I got at Michaels, you’d be surprised to see what else I made from it:

I looooove tulips (and orchids) – and since Anya doesn’t have any favorite flowers yet, we went with mommy’s choice :o)

I figured it’d be boring to just put them into boring vases, so I put them into some old milk bottles, and old jars I found on etsy

And what’s a party without some old-school milk & cookies?? :o)

Ok, now we’re getting to the delicious stuff :o) I got the cupcakes from a local bakery called The Mixing Bowl. The did such an outstanding job. Loved how everything came out … even the little bumble bees :o) Aren’t they just super cute??

Hosting parties can be overwhelming .. let’s face it. You have 3 choices, you’re either killing yourself in the kitchen the day off, you get a caterer or you just put out snacks. Well, I for once just wanted to enjoy the party … standing in the kitchen was not an option, especially because we had out of town guests and I wanted to spend some time with them rather than worrying what’s currently cooking in the oven. Hiring a catering company was not really in the cards, so I decided to get a couple things before her big day. I was actually in NY about a month before her birthday and since I knew what kind of colors I’ll incorporate into the party, I got her 3 different colored m&ms (not that she could have any) … mad a couple cupcakes the day before (with some yummy, homemade caramel toppers), put out a couple cream puffs (got the super fast recipe from auntie Carol – top secret & super fast to make :o)) ) … oh and hey, check out the little popcorn cones … easy & fast to put together :o)

oh and check out the super cute pinwheels I got from Elizabeth St (trough etsy). Sooo pretty! Loved the paper she used!

Ok, ok .. almost done … last thing I made out of my shabby stack of paper were some little plates. I didn’t want to go with any plastic plates one could pick up at Walmart and since the papers came in different colors and designs I thought it fit the theme … They were really easy to make and it only took about half an hour (ok, maybe 1h if you consider that I had to clean up after Anya, while she was playing “unattended” in the kitchen cabinets … haha)

Loved the little bowls! :o)

I’ll have to admit … I’m a tough cookie when it comes to photos … haha … but I guess I had to be a host at the party, so I couldn’t take many photos of the party itself (boo), but here are just a few:

Happy birthday my little girl! <3

And I’ll end the post with a couple photos I got 2 weeks before her birthday … :o) …

(The cute pettitskirt is from Cheeky Chic Baby)

… and the invitation :o)

Shoes: Gracious May
Headband: Baby K Designs
Dress: GAP

Pettitskirt: Cheeky Chic Baby

Lanterns: Save on Crafts

Cake & Cupcakes: The Mixing Bowl

M&M’s: From their store on Times Square, but you can also get them HERE

Guest Book: Kolo

Lanterns: Save on Crafts

Glass Bottles (beside the milk bottles): Mountain Rose Herbs

Pinwheels: Elizabeth St
Paper straws: DimeStoreBuddy
Dried flowers, mini clothes pins for the photos & paper pad: Michaels

Custom Onesies: Customized Girl

Cake Stand: local second hand store
Baby Bottles: from the kitchen cabinet :o)
other decoration & birthday banner: do-it-yourself projects :o)

Krishna, 4 months old

So excited to share this set, it’s the last one from my recent Boston visit … I was dying to meet Krishna for a while as she’s the baby girl of some very good friends of ours, and since we moved before she was born I missed out on her first 4 months :o( She is SUCH a perfect little girl, but you’ll have to see for yourself …

And I got a smile out of her too :o) Awww :o)

Just precious, isn’t she??!

And one with one of her dresses that her grandma made for her, LOVE it!

Hope to see you again real soon! <3

Charlie, 7 months old & Braydon, 2.5 years old

Ok …. I have to warn you … the following post might make you want to pich some cute little cheeks. I mean seriously … how could one resist?? Meet Charlie and his handsome big brother Braydon! Those 2 will break some hearts when they get older, let me tell you!

Starting off with my favorite again …. though it was really hard to choose:

Yup, I do this for a living … life is good :o)

And a few of his brother, Braydon :o) Ready to take off?

OK, you can’t see it in this photo, but this little guy has the longest eye lashes – EVER!

And an out-take … gotta keep those little guys happy :o))

Thanks so much for coming by, Sarah & Tim!

Jackson, 3 months old

Baby Jackson must be one of the most content little guys ever! That little man was so relaxed during the whole shoot, haha … he sure knows how to melt one’s heart! Isn’t he just adorable? I love his blue eyes and cute eyebrows!

Heart breaker! :o))

We even got one of him smiling …. oh and hey, check out that cute little hat that grandma made for him! <3

And do you recognize mommy & Daddy? :o)

Thanks for coming by, Kate & Ethan! Can’t wait to see you again real soon!

Alyssa, 34 weeks pregnant – Mini Shoot

Auntie Alyssa joined Jolee’s shoot and I couldn’t resist grabbing some quick shots with her beautiful belly! I shot Alyssa’s wedding back in 2009, and I can’t even tell you how nice it is to see families grow! Alyssa, you’re a gooorgeous soon-to-be mommy and I just can’t wait to meet your little girl! Thanks for coming!

Jolee, 3 weeks old

Little Jolee visited me with both of her parents, her grandma and auntie Alyssa, and boy did we have fun! They are such an awesome & funny family! :o)

Jolee was the youngest of all my Boston shoots. Such a little peanut. Slept most of the time and was not bothered by my camera at all :o) If you ever question the fact why I tell you to get NEWBORN photos, look at this set and tell me you’d not want to have photos like this in your baby collection!

My favorite from this session:

Suuuch a cutie!!! Look at those lips!!!

Love this photo. I took a very similar one with my husband & baby … and we love to look back and comment on how tiny she was!

Thanks for coming by, guys!

Nico, 10 months old

Up next was her cousin Nico! Love all the photos we got, what a little ham!! :o)) Nicole, you’ll be in soo much trouble once he’s older … well, you probably already are :o)) Thank you soooo much for coming by! <3

Ciaoooooo!

Ok, how ridiculously cute is he??

Definitely don’t want to talk business with him once he’s older … I’d have to agree with all he’d say ;o)

And a little out take :o)

Francesca, 13 months old

A couple weeks ago I went back to Boston for a few baby photos, it was sooo much fun catching up with everybody and meeting the new little cuties.

I’ll start off my little series with Francesca, I think this was our 4th shoot and girl has she grown since I saw her last fall … she even knows a couple words now too! What a cutie! :o)

Little firecracker! :o)

One from in-between shoots … :o)

I just love her blue eyes!

Oh and let me tell you, this girl is gonna love shoes!! :o))

Thanks for coming by Kendra! :o)

Anya, 11 months old

So, since I’ll be in Boston without my baby, I figured I’ll post some photos as I know many of you guys would have wanted to see her :o) Here are a couple recent ones of my little fire cracker. Hope you enjoy :o)

My little cutie:

Love those lips!

This one is dedicated to mama as she gets pinched … a LOT … I’m sure they’re all love-pinches though, right? ;o)

Dressed as daddy’s little pirate girl:

Arrrrrr :o)

Haha!

… off to new adventures:

Playing peek-a-boo with mama:

And one with her first tooth:

I love her so much!

Can’t wait to see everybody later this week! <3

Baby Ryker, 1 month old + sister Gwyneth (3 years old) + their parents :o)

Time to post some more baby photos! YAY! :o)

Lill Ryker (1 month old) + family visited me a couple weeks ago. I can’t even tell you how much I love photographing babies, haha … MY baby keeps looking bigger, and bigger next to all those newborns! Crazy how time flies!

With this post and with some of his sister Gwyneth’s photos, I also wanted to raise awareness for Down Syndrome, especially since March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. World Down Syndrome Day (http://www.worlddownsyndromeday.org) is on March 21 (3-21 for Trisomy 21).

Also, have a peek at mommy Megan’s blog if you want to have a peek into their life :o)

Thanks so much for visiting me, hope to see you guys again later this summer! :o)

Oh and … psssst … happy almost-birthday little girl!! :o)

Love this one of lill Miss Gwyneth :o)

Cutie pie alert!! She’s such a sweetheart! :o)And one of the whole family:

Martha & Cory | Impromptu Pregnancy Shoot in Central Park, NY

Yay, I finally get to share this little story :o) Some of you guys (that saw the sneak peek preview on my facebook page), might already have been wondering why I called this session an “impromptu” photo shoot …

Well … as some of you know, I was in NY for a long weekend not too long ago. It was a bit of a long & exhausting trip, considering I traveled with my baby girl (who seems to be getting heavier every day, haha). Well, after some hours of traveling I finally arrived in NY. After I grabbed my suitcase and walked up to the cab stand at the airport there was *quite* a long line. People were already complaining that the cabs just seemed to not want to stop at the cabstand and kept driving past us. I was already way tired by that time I thought to myself that that it will probably take ages until it’s finally our turn. Well, everybody waited QUITE a while for the next cab to arrive … and as I watched the couple that was first in line pack their bags into the cab, they turned towards me (there were like 20 people in line!) and offered me to split the cab into the city. Martha & Cory are honestly some of the nicest people (I’m sure all their friends and everybody that knows them are agreeing with me here), it was SO thoughtful of them to split the cab! Anyway … I really wanted to do something nice back and since there was nothing I really had to offer besides my camera I offered them a couple of photos the next day … ;o) …

So … THANK YOU GUYS for being so sweet!! I hope you enjoy the photos, the gallery will be online in not too long. I wish you only the very best, and I can’t wait to see some photos of the little peanutella :o) .. only a couple more months / weeks to go!

Big hugs to both of you and thanks for an awesome walk in Central Park on a wintry day! :o)

Nicole’s & Rafael’s wedding featured in the *Destination Weddings & Honeymoons* magazine!!!!

I’m excited beyond words! What should I say? :o) Not sure if there is a bigger honor than having a wedding published on a bridal blog or … MAGAZINE!!

Destination weddings are like little (ok … HUGE) treats for me as I loooove to travel (I’ll admit it, I’m a beach girl) + love to shoot weddings. Can you imagine a better mix? I love my job :o)

Since you can’t really read the article below, I copy pasted the text, hope that’s ok :o)

Love of cinema connected Brooklyn, New York, couple Rafael, a freelance filmmaker, and Nicole, a marketing manager for a television content provider, who met while working on a film. After they dated three years, Rafael popped the question on their anniversary — but only after a foiled proposal attempt on a Florida vacation. “He wanted to propose while kayaking, but I was nursing a New Year’s Eve hangover and told him he should go without me,” Nicole laughs. “I had no idea; I was totally clueless.”

The couple chose Mexico for its affordability, convenience and great cuisine, and they set the date for Presidents Day weekend to give their friends and family a break from winter. Searching online, they found Al Cielo, a four-room boutique hotel in Riviera Maya that was perfect for their nuptials. “It was everything I was looking for in a location: stunning, small, rustic and remote,” Nicole says. The 46 guests stayed in the nearby town of Akumal, and the couple hired Ismael Sauceda from Sauce Vacations to handle transportation throughout the week. The rehearsal dinner was held at La Buena Vida, an informal beachfront restaurant, where guests noshed on fish tacos, sopa de lima and homemade flan.

The next day’s sunset ceremony was held on the beach at Al Cielo. Donning an Amsale gown and a white orchid in her hair, Nicole walked down the aisle lined with palms and rose petals to meet Rafael under a wooden altar adorned with white fabric and orchids. The personalized ceremony was a family affair: Rafael’s father, Jose Ottoni Lima, officiated, and the groom’s 12-year-old niece read Dr. Suess’ Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Nicole and Rafael read aloud vows their guests had devised for them; then the couple exchanged their own self-written promises. “Reading the vows our guests had written was a lighthearted, fun portion of our ceremony because neither of us had any idea what they would write,” Nicole remembers.

Afterward cocktail hour was held on the beach, where guests were greeted with margaritas and hors d’oeuvres like salmon mousse, totopos and coconut shrimp. A traditional mariachi band provided background music while everyone mingled. For the reception, the party moved to the thatch-roof restaurant for a sit-down dinner overlooking the ocean. Instead of a wedding cake, the couple incorporated a bit of local flair: caramel and chocolate churros brought in from Charros Churros, in nearby Playa del Carmen. “They were a huge hit!” recalls the bride. “Our family and friends are still raving about them.”

The Details:

Venue: Al Cielo Hotel, Xpu-Ha Beach, Mexico

Bride’s Dress: Amsale

Groom’s Attire: J.Crew

Hair & Makeup: Finny Bell

Dessert: Charros Churros

Planner: Whimsical Weddings Tulum

Photographer: me-me-me :o) A Brilliant Photo

If you want to have a peek at some of the other photos, click HERE

Happy first anniversary!!! :o)

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Hope you guys have a very lovely day today!! 🙂

AGB IMPRESSUM