It’s New Year’s Eve and I’m about to get real deep on you here for a minute or two. Over the past few years I have had the pleasure of documenting Allison and Dane as they built their life together. Earlier this year I was ecstatic to be able to help surprise Dane with the news that they were expecting a second little addition to their family! More recently, some of you may remember the post featuring their amazing vintage aviation themed maternity session. But even before this exciting year, we had their first maternity session under our wing as well as Ava’s newborn & first year cake smash photo shoots. I certainly can not forget to mention how honored Stephanie and I were to capture and witness their love as they exchanged wedding vows! I mean come on… we had the privilege of seeing Allison rock her wedding dress on her big day right along side of her mom & sisters before anyone else! We got to hug and congratulate them as newlyweds before their guests stood to leave their seats! My point is, this sweet and beautiful couple has trusted me with many of life’s precious moments starting from our very first meeting. I was reminded of this trust and overwhelmed by their faith in me just a few days ago. On 12/28/16, at 7:25pm, after witnessing an intense couple of hours of labor, I had the extreme honor of watching their son Oliver take his first breath and shed his very first tear as he entered our world! As a mom myself, I know that there are no words that come close to describing the beauty, joy and overwhelming feeling of love and gratitude in that moment! At the time, all I could do was hope and pray that I captured the right photographs that would freeze these emotions so that this family could treasure those memories always. The love, devotion and sheer teamwork these two have always displayed both as spouses and parents has always been extremely evident to those around them. Oliver James is an extremely lucky little boy!
Congratulations to the entire McIntosh & Dickie Family! To Allison and Dane; Thank you once again for this amazing opportunity as well as volunteering to share these images with our followers ! I’m looking forward to little Oliver’s newborn session!
