Happy Happy | Julie Marie Portraits | Delaware Children's Photographer

2nd Birthday to this beautiful little girl!  Today is her actual birthday, so I wanted to make sure to get these on the blog!  Hope you have a great day, and we can't wait to celebrate your birthday! (This is one of Jake's little friends that he loves to see!)

 This one just cracked me up!

Remember this couple? | Julie Marie Portraits | Baltimore Wedding Photographer

I love, love, love this couple!  I met them for the first time back in 2009 when they hired me to photograph their wedding.  Ever since, we've stayed in contact via facebook, texts and talking on the phone.  They are seriously the nicest, most genuine couple ever.....and I was lucky enough to see them again to do a fun photo shoot since they just celebrated their 1 year anniversary.  Except this time...I got to meet their babies......

Thanks B&T!  It was so good seeing you guys again and meeting your pups!

Oh, We Love to Swing! | Julie Marie Portraits | Delaware Children's Photographer

We found something new that we like to do!

and somebody sure loves his daddy!

A Downtown DC Christening | Julie Marie Portraits | Washington, DC Photographer

I had the pleasure of photographing a christening for a very special little guy.   He's actually related to the bride/groom from the December wedding that I did, so when his mom told me it would be at the same location, I couldn't wait.  Plus, I got to see a lot of people from their wedding at the christening.

This little guy was so, so handsome, and he was absolutely perfect.  When they arrived at the church for the christening, he was sound asleep.   When he woke up, he was full of smiles.   I don't think he cried once during the entire day!  

Both of the grandmothers were responsible for getting him dressed in his gorgeous gown....as you can see, we had some fun while he was getting ready!

No cries at all with the water!! 

There were actually four priests performing the christening.

His gown was just beautiful and so classic!

and I couldn't resist showing you this little expression!

The reception was held at the Park Hyatt in downtown DC.

The godfather and soon to be godmother in the middle with little C and his parents.

Thanks P family!  It was so great to meet all of you and witness C's christening!

Is JMP Back? | Julie Marie Portraits, Delaware Wedding Photographer

Yep...JMP is back! You may have noticed that the blog has been pretty quiet for the past two months.  Well, part of the reason is because everybody has had their share of sicknesses, and we've had a lot of visitors....but the main reason is because I had decided that I was taking two months off.  My baby boy turned 11 months old yesterday, and I just feel like these past 11 months of his life have went by way too quickly !  I've really struggled this past year with feeling guilty for not spending every second with my little guy, and I decided that I needed to do something about that guilt!  So....I'm now slowly getting back to work, and you can expect to see some more action on the blog (as well as playing catch-up on the blog from last year's sessions, too)!  JMP has a lot of exciting things going on this year....a Vegas wedding, a Maine wedding, a Florida wedding, a New York wedding, 2 Pittsburgh weddings, Virginia weddings, Delaware weddings and lots & lots of fun kiddos/family sessions already scheduled!

And without further ado....I had the pleasure of meeting this gorgeous couple recently in Dover.  What a great session for me to start back to work with, huh!  Hope you enjoy the photos!  Congratulations to B&C on their engagement and their upcoming wedding on 9.10.11 that will be held in the bride's home state of Nevada!

A Baltimore Bar Mitzvah | Julie Marie Portraits | Baltimore Bar Mitzvah Photographer

Catching up on the blog.....

I was so excited when mom asked me to photograph Mr. A's bar mitzvah this past fall!  I had met this family a year ago at the beach, and fell in love with them.  This family has 4 of the nicest (and handsome, too) boys you could ever meet!  I just love getting to see them.

Anyway, I got to meet up with them on this special day in October.  The bar mitzvah was spectacular.  It was, actually, my first bar mitzvah ever.  It was such a special night for A, and wow....I can't even imagine how proud his mom and dad are of him.  He really is a special guy.  I think the thing that I love most about him is his love for his family....actually, that goes for all of them.  Family means the world to them.  Thank-you so much for allowing me to capture this special day for you and congratulations!

My Crazy Life

Not really crazy....just fun!  This past weekend, my mom, sister, niece and nephew came out to visit.  We had a great time although I was sick, my niece broke out in hives from being sick and taking an antibiotic, my little Jakers continues to have a cold/run a fever and my nephew had numerous coughing spells that resulted in using his breathing machine.....but other than that, I loved every minute with them, and I miss them so much already!  I just hate it when they leave...I know that i'll see them in a little over a month, but to me, it just never gets easier seeing them head back to the airport!

So......so much for trying to get 3 crazy kiddos to cooperate for pictures!  This is what we ended up with!

Everybody's Sick

Everybody's been sick in our household.....hence the quiet blog.
Stay tuned....more to come!

Hues & Textures Fun Journey | Julie Marie Portraits

I saw some fellow photographers post some images on facebook, and I remembered that Marta Locklear 
had started a journey for photographers to join in on to get refreshed from the busy season, the endless hours of editing and sleepless nights just trying to stay on top of everything.  Don't get me wrong....I absolutely love that, but it does take a toll by the end of the year, and I'm always ready for some downtime (& my husband is ready for me to be home too).  So....I decided to jump in on the fun....something that I can do in my own home, on my own time, and I don't even have to leave my baby boy behind to do this.

To start things off...the journey project is on week #8 (i'm really late on getting started with this project), and I'm jumping in on the color {yellow} and the texture {unlimited} week.

And to make this project even more fun....for each hue/texture journey that I do, my twin sister is going to show you how to decorate a room using the colors from the journey project. So go on over to Jennifer V Designs to check out her take on designing a room using this week's color!
Yellows