Another brand new baby boy entered the world recently!  His big brother came along to the studio to offer support and provide lots of hugs and kisses.  Congratulations on the new addition!

We recently celebrated the upcoming three year old birthday of an adorable young lady.  This little girl has personality bursting out in every different direction.  I think you’ll be able to see that from the following photos!  Happy Birthday!

A beautiful wedding on a gorgeous day was celebrated recently out at the Hilltop Chalet.  Will, the groom, gave a quick speech after the toasts which reminded me exactly of why I love weddings so much.  He spoke of the great opportunity we have on wedding days to be surrounded by our closest friends and our extended family members and a room full of people who are genuinely happy to be there.  This is one of the great treasures of photographing weddings — the opportunity to be around a couples most  cherished friends on a day filled with anticipation, excitement, unbounded love and endless smiles!

Congratulations to Will and his beautiful bride, Amanda!

Have you ever had your husband suprise you for your birthday or anniversary? A few weeks ago, a friend of ours received a big surprise when her husband plotted a birthday party complete with a suprise photo session and portrait book of her kids taken a few weeks before. He even secretly enlisted her help with getting outfits for the kids and coming up with locations!

He had the family session scheduled for the night of the surprise birthday party to totally throw her off the trail and the kids clothes were all wrapped back up and waiting in the bags for the big event! I think she was totally surprised! I also think she’s going to get him back good when he least expects it! Can’t wait to see what’s in the cards.

Here are a few of my favorites from the studio session! A lot of action and movement and twirls and tickling were going on that day. If you have never tried to focus on a three year, you should give it a try sometime! And then, you should throw a five year old in the mix and just watch the kinetic energy in action!

Happy Birthday, Kristi!

Suprise!

Kelsey had a two part session and she rocked it! Part I, the outdoor session can be found here. Part II took place in the studio and I’m loving all the fun shots that came out of it.

Kelsey you’re a rock star!

If you are a 2011 senior or know someone who is, pass them the link to my blog for a chance to win a $200 print credit with the purchase of any package. More details to follow soon! The drawing will take place on July 15th. To enter, become a Facebook Fan through this link. Send me a message to let me know you are a senior and interested in a chance to win a senior photography print credit!

Who is very alert, has big beautiful eyes and pretended to smile at least at least three times for the camera?  It is this little fellow named Lance who graced my studio with his presence last week and he was barely even eight days old!

Félicitations mom & dad!

Kelsey will be graduating next year with the class of 2011 and she’s helping me kick off my Senior Model program. This is the first post from our two part session. Her studio session will be posted next week along with a chance to win a print credit with any senior package purchased for a couple of 2011 seniors! Details will be posted on the Melissa Shelby Photography Fan Page in Facebook the first week of July. Click here to become a fan and learn of the details.

Do you know a 2011 Anchorage senior who is looking for a photographer? Send them to the Fan Page for a chance to win!

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