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May 11, 2012

Sarah: Senior Beauty

Meet Sarah…graduating high school never looked so good.

Sarah’s pup, Buddy, joined us for the session. I love him.

Sarah came out in this jumper and all I could think was that I wanted it in my closet...nowishCan’t wait to score my own!!

I’ve loved being a mama to a little girl-baby, but I’ll be honest, teenage years scare me…until Sarah. Seriously, hanging out with her made me SO excited to have a teenage daughter some day!! She’s precious, pure, and full of goodness!!

I really enjoyed my time with her.

Looove this one.

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May 8, 2012

Rachel & Rob: Barnyard Wedding

I had the privilege of shooting a beautiful wedding outside Omaha a week ago.

There were so many thoughtful details to this wedding and I had such a hard time narrowing down which images to share.

For those of you who know Rachel and Rob, you know that there love is much like who they are individually…

Love that is kind, patient, thoughtful and love that includes others. I anticipate their marriage will be the same.

This was a holy day, filled with magic and rain, square dancing and sunshine, a flash mob and fire works. Rob and Rachel entered into covenant with a dozen nieces and nephews at their feet, a pie bar and a community that stood in faith with them. Holy indeed.

So grateful I got to be a part of it.

Rob and Rachel opted for a first look

This made me happy.

There is a gentle intensity to their love.

I felt like each time I turned around I was seeing a personal detail emerge…Rachel had her grandmother’s handkerchiefs with her.

This was a wedding that welcomed children! I loved the coloring station they had set up~

At the reception, Rachel slipped into a dress that her mother used to square dance in when she was younger as a surprise for her mom.

The reception included a line dancing and square dancing instructor so guests could get their promenade ON!

Rachel’s aunts and cousins collaborated on the 15+ pies that made up the pie bar! Yum.

Flash mob…guests from over five states practices and surprised the married couple with a dance midway through the reception.

Rob and Rachel, thanks again for including me in this milestone, I loved every second of it, mostly because I love who you are!

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May 6, 2012

Mother’s Day: Contest

It’s time for another CONTEST!!!!

In celebration of mother’s day which is ONE week, I am giving away a family portrait session with CD!

If your mama or wife is anything like my mama, then nothing makes her happier than pictures of her family…

Seriously, my mother’s house is like a shrine to her children and grandchild with all of the photos that she has mounted on her wallsHa.

Multiple entries included, here are the rules:

1) If you haven’t already, ‘like’ lulliloo photography’s FB page for your first entry.

2) Post/Share on FB about the contest with a link to this page

3) Leave a comment below stating why your mama, your wife or *you* need a portrait session!!!

*Winner will be chosen via Random.org next Friday, each entry counts separately~

updated to add: We have a WINNER!!! I loved reading all the entries and honestly wanted everyone to win…this contest was not based on merit as all you mamas out there are hands down worthy of some attention and gifting this weekend! I had to defer random.org to pick our winner; each contestant was assigned 1-3 numbers based off order of submission to the contest.

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Mike Phifier, you, your bride and your beautiful children just won a family portrait session with CD!! Contact me to put it on the calendar

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Deanne - I need a portrait session because…
1. You’re the best photographer!
2. James is getting so big and we havent had a family photo in a few years.

Nicole Helmstetler - I would love a family shoot! Preston is growing so fast and we have tons of pictures of him but hardly any of us!

Leah E. - I am a mama and a wife who would love for your camera to capture my little family one last time before we move! Plus, I love to see Ari’s changes from session to session. You have such a way of drawing out the beauty in each photo. What a cherished gift you give with your talents. Oh, and it would be wonderful to spend the time with you

Lauren A - After my husband lost his job this past Monday my life has been flipped upside down. I have taken two part time jobs to help make ends meet. This is a huge adjustment since I have stayed home with our daughter since birth. It was unexpected and after 22 months of spending all our time together I miss her like crazy. And feel very alone without her always at my side. Ur beautiful photos would give me something to look back on and see us happy and beautiful, not struggling and sad.

Mel - Lauren, I am sorry for your loss! It is so hard sometimes to understand why things happen the way they do and I get annoyed when people under estimate the transition that such a change would bring…may your family experience a deep sense of peace and stability despite these circumstances and be drawn closer together; may your time with your little one be all the sweeter. Thanks for sharing.

K - I just liked your FB page! I’d love some more pictures of my baby girl. There can never be too many!

Sherri W - oh… we just need another family shoot because my kids are getting so darn big and cute… plus, we just love you!!! (I already “like” your FB page, and I’m sharing the link right now!)

Mariah - Ever since we renewed our vows, we’ve entered into a new stage of growth with our family – and would love to mark that

Sue Rutt - I would love a family shoot!! Why? for the same reason your mom has:) I love my grandchildren and my children. We just seem to be growing by leaps and bounds!! This October will be grandchild #8 (from Sherri). Isn’t that enough?

Christina Vogt - Well….my mommy is the most wonderful woman I’ve ever met. She’s lovely because she’s selfless, she’s gentle, she’s strong and fierce, and her love is alive and beautiful. She’s beautiful, and her new wrinkles are beautiful. She’s wise and she stores her treasures up in the lives of everyone she comes into contact with. She reminds me to cry, to be angry, to scream, and then to breath and laugh and get up and keep going towards the joy that awaits around every corner. And a photo shoot with her kiddos would remind her just how lovely she really is

Ernest Shand - If I had it my way – the love, respect, and admiration I have for my Wife, Val, would be documented in Mel’s pictures year-after-year. On the verge of Mother’s Day, I can’t think of a better sign of appreciation than a family photoshoot; especially when you consider how it’d help to relieve some of the gravity that’s attempting to weigh us down. Val is undoubtedly the reason why I’m alive today! Our friends & loved-ones know the story…and while it doesn’t make her any more deserving than anyone else – it solidifies for me that she’ll ALWAYS have my unwavering effort in an attempt to ensure she’s happy and feels/knows she’s appreciated. — I love you, babe…hope you get the #W

Mel - Oh Ern, this is lovely, thank you for sharing. Your wife is amazing through-and-through and it is an honor to know her!

Val Shand - Oh what an amazing Hubby I have- Thank you!
I would love to nominate my Momma, Jeanne Morast, for the photoshoot. My mom loves like no other and is always there no matter what. She has been through a lot in her life and continues to survive and thrive. I know that I would not be where I am today without her.

Rebecca F. - well….Mel is def a FANTASTIC photographer…and I would love to give this to my mother in law for mothers day..she has been having a really rough time lately…and like your mother she also has a shrine to her 3 boys and now me…. but hasn’t had extra money lately to take any family pictures…So this would be a great way of spoiling her….

Dara Lasseter - My mom deserves a Lulliloo photo shoot because a) she hasn’t had a professional photo shoot of herself since the early 70s, b) she does my laundry every Sunday with a smile, c) she is so close with her granddaughter they have their own special language, d) her heart will never give up on her 34 year old bi-polar son who still lives with her to this date, e) she spends her time taking care of an 88 year old woman and f) this might give her the confidence to start dating. Gasp!

Beth Novak - Hey girl. . . I love how you take pictures of other people and their kids and you can just see the love, laughter and adventure between them. I’d love to see what you can do with the adorable boys in my life. For real.

Wendy Celoria - Why? Because we were some of your 1st, You are our favorite and only photographer, and we can not go a year without Lulliloo.

Sarah - I need this because Erika lotz saysI do!

Jeanne Morast - I would love to nominate my Mom, and my two beautiful daughters! They are beautiful on the inside as well as the outside! It would be great to have a four generation pictures of my Mom, daughters, and grand children. Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful Mom’s!

Trisha Hofmann - I saw your photography through a friend and it’s absolutely beautiful! I have two precious children and with one of them being six months old, I haven’t had professional photos taken of us yet. To be able to capture the love we have for each other through your photography would be an honor.

Erika - I can never see my baby girls smiling face enough. Plus, she wasn’t exactly cooperative at our last shoot. You are ah-mazing at what you do!

Erin M - (Already ‘like’ the page, and shared the link!)

When I think about a photo shoot of my kiddos (wow, I have TWO kids?!), the person I think of first is actually my mother-in-law. My mother in law lives 2,000 miles away from her only grandchildren, and it’s hard. Facebook is convenient, but impersonal. She treasures the mediocre photos I upload to FB and send to her phone- they are her links to these boys. My sweet Greyson was born last week, and because of finances and a family wedding, she will not be able to meet him until he is 6 months old. I would love to surprise her with photos that would capture these boys’ spirits in a tangible way.

Meg Stoddard - Why I would like a portrait session:

a) your an amazing photographer!
b) I have a little one on the way and newborn photos will be an absolute necessity
c) what an awesome (1st) mother’s day gift!

Kassie Walsh - I would like to win because I have lost a ton of weight since my little Logan was born. And I want to feel pretty

Debra Baker - Why wouldnt I want to win?!?!?! My mind is going 500mph with reasons why I would love to be the winner of this contest. I would either keep it or give it to my wonderful mother-in-law. She is the mother I never had. Probably the most beautiful woman inside and out. I like to think Im pretty awesome too haha…I am a mother of 4 kids and married to my best friend. I actually saw this link on my friend Val’s page. So knowing your a friend of Val, I wouldnt expect anything less than amazing and your site proves that!!!

Cameron Smith - Well… where do I start…?

Reasons we need a photography session:

1. We have NO photos of our family in our house.
2. We’ve never had a professional family photo session. (I’m always the one taking pictures, rarely in them)
3. We LOVE your family photography style!
4. I seriously NEVER win ANYTHING.
5. I’m a cheap bastard.

Pick us!

Tassie Phifer - Tassie needs this..I need this, the world needs this, everyone needs to experience my joy….. I was walking through our house today and found a 6 year old living in my house… and he has siblings, I cannot believe that time in its irrevocable march is progressing at speeds previously unknown to man. My family my wife we are changing and the beauty of my wife and kids requires documentation. Who would believe that my wife is so radiant or my kids so perfect as they are in this present moment. I will be a shallow boastful braggart if that is what they say because without the pictures to document, no prove the beauty which I see, no one will believe me when I tell them of how beautiful how perfect my family is..

Mel - Cameron, that surprises me (although I’m always behind the lens too
Thanks for ALL your reasons, they are worthy.

Mel - Mike, you are a good husband and father indeed and Tassie is lovely through and through. Thanks for entering, I hope you win the random draw!

Jessica u - I would love for my mom to receive the portrait session. She has always put her family and friends before herself! This is just as all example, but she has a friend with cancer and she asked her kids to donate money toward the friends medical cost instead of getting my mom a gift. Like your mom, my moms house is a shrine to her kids and it would be great to give her some new pictures.

May 2, 2012

Tiara: Beauty

Meet Tiara.

She’s a fabulous educator at Penrose academy and artist to boot!

For her 25th birthday she had photos taken of to commemorate the birthday and included her two loves, her pup Bowie and boyfriend Matt.

We ended the session with a bottle of bubbly and yummy light. These are my favorite types of sessions; the ones that are just…because.

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April 30, 2012

Samaira Rose: Baby

I just love my clients…this little family being no exception! They have the sweetest little girl and an amazing adoption story and they couldn’t be more perfect together!

You might recognize Miss Samaira from her 6mo old pics, now she is taking on the world with tutus and purple frosting and celebrates her first birthday this week.

Couldn’t have had more fun with them, despite the 92 degree April heat!

Enjoy: