Gorgeous baby girl!

First of all, Merry Christmas to everyone, and I hope you are all having great holidays so far. I took these a few weeks ago, and they are a Christmas surprise for Dad. Since mom posted them on Facebook, I'm going to go ahead and assume that dad got his gift a little early... ;)

Anyway, what a sweet baby! I always say that, but I always mean it! Not a peep of a cry the whole time I was there, and no one got peed on. An all around good time!

Here are a few of my favorites from her session, her eyes are just so pretty.



The next two are my top two favorites. What a sweetie!


Just relaxing...



Ho, Ho, Ho!



Merry Christmas everyone!

For a brief second, I thought it was me...

It seems like there have been a lot of photos of this family on my blog... well, I guess there have been! This is the couple who had the surprise wedding - read more about it in this post - Surprise Wedding

Because their actual wedding was a surprise, they weren't able to invite all of the friends and family, so Skip and I went to Oyen in November to take the family photos that we didn't take at the actual wedding, as well as some photos at the reception.

Here are just a few of my favs. from that day.


Here is Shaune wearing his grandfathers cuff links - details like this are so special.


Skip got this one and I LOVE IT! I was shooting straight on - and that one is good too - but I really love the different angle on this one.


You may have noticed in the family photo above, and in ALL of the other photos, everyone seems, well, more happy than usual to be having a lot of family photos taken. I thought that maybe I got funnier, or maybe I had something in my teeth, no...

This was what was going on behind me for most of the photos, and I can only imagine what else. I may have to hire him for all of my photos!



I thought for sure she would sneak a taste, but grandma caught her first.



This was the moment when Shaune's sister said that she had found some old audio footage of Shaune singing as a child, he looks worried, and he was worried for a good reason, it was hilarious!


A special dad daughter dance...


The band Cold Shot was there to entertain for the rest of the night - they were really good!
Amanda's uncle plays base - he's the one with the cool beard.

Here is the link to their myspace page if you are interested in booking them for your event.
Cold Shot



Thank you so much Shaune and Amanda, we had such a great time getting to know you and your families over the past few months.

Happy Holidays!

I know it's a bit early for Merry Christmas - but I just want to take a second to say thank you SO MUCH to everyone for making this such a fantastic year. Happy holidays, and I hope to see you all again in the new year.

If anyone is still wanting some last minute Christmas gifts - all prints are 10% off. I can still get them here before Christmas as long as I order them before Monday the 15th. Give me a call at 403-504-7101 or e-mail me at adayinthelifephotography@shaw.ca.

There are still a couple more posts coming before Christmas - and some big, important news too!


Christmas from Jenn Galloway on Vimeo.

A really funny little guy...

I had a fantastic time at Police Point Park a few weeks ago with this family... Daniel is a few months older than Quin, but so much the same in so many ways. Probably most two year old's are busy and full of energy, and he is no exception... We did some singing, some running, some exploring, some walking backwards, oh, and mom and dad brought a flashlight so that we could look inside some gnarly old trees for bugs. This was all in about an hour.

Oh, and I should mention also that these gorgeous blue eyes have made an appearance on my blog once before - actually as the very first post! Here is the link - The Beginning...

I didn't post very many the first time around so there are a few more this time, enjoy!


This was one of the VERY few times we got him to sit... ;)



Looking for bugs...




Running and enjoying the tall grass...





This is DEFINITELY one of my favorites!



Love his eyes in this one...




Also a favorite...



I am also going to take a second to thank Sonja for entering my summer contest - this was the free session that she won. Here is the link to her summer photo that won the contest...
Contest Winner

Thank you so much Sonja for being a constant supporter and promoter of me and my photos, I really appreciate it. I hope that you love your sneak peek, and there are lots more to come soon.

I really like scarves...

Just sayin... I like scarves in pictures...

Anyway, here is a fun couple and their pup Mia - this was a just because it's Christmas soon session.

I am a bit overwhelmed with all of my work to do, so without further ado here are some of my favorite pics...


This was our secret to get Mia to pay attention, JERKY! YUM!

Cameron looking pretty fantastic...

Alisha looking SO STUNNING! Look at those eyes!



A little attitude... (with a scarf) love it...




YUMMMM! One of my favorites...



Thanks you two - I had a great time! Alisha, I am actually just about done all of them, so I'll be talking to you really soon, Jenn

Don't know what to buy for Christmas?

Do you want to pay for a session or even some prints?
I just wanted to let everyone know that I now have gift certificates available - in $50, $100 and $150 increments.
It's a great Christmas idea for new moms, not so new moms, mom's to be, grandma's, a special lady or man in your life, a great gift to go with a new piece of jewelry or a trip to the spa, or on it's own.

I will even do the wrapping for you!

Click here to buy a gift certificate!

You can now pay with a credit card (through paypal) as well.

A puppy with no papers...

If this is your puppy, and you'd like to see more pictures, bring me your paperwork, you know who you are... ;)

A Seriously Fun Family...

I posted I picture from this session earlier, here is the link to it...
CRAZY FAN

Here are some more of my early favs. of this seriously fun family...



This was a really special session for mom, first of all because the kids paid for it, as a gift for their anniversary. GREAT GIFT IDEA (if I do say so myself)! Secondly, there was a bit of a mix up (we'll call it a bit, but actually giant, and not by me) on their wedding day, and this couple wound up with NO photographer and no wedding pictures. Since then they have never really had any photos taken of just the two of them, so I made SURE to get some this time around...



Here are the family rings...



Being silly...



I especially like Mom in this one, just trying to keep her balance, and dad laughing at her lack of balance, not to mention the karate kids...

Just for fun, leave a comment with your guess - who fell first?




I will not even say anything about this except that it wasn't my idea... ;)




I had such a fantastic time with you guys and I can't wait for you to find another excuse for photos! I will be talking to you "soonish" to get you your photos.

Fun Wedding Accessories!

I found these on another photographers blog that I read and I HAD to share - these are the absolute cutest accessories I have seen! Here are a few photos and the link to their site...

Muscari - by Easter Yu

Muscari Pure White Blooming Box Ring Cushion

This is an awesome alternative to the standard ring pillow.

Muscari Birch Ring Cushion

My favorite, I think!

Muscari Bird Nest Ring Cushion

Mossy Basket

Really different boutonniere...

Feather Flower - so cute as an alternative to a veil.

The prices are in US dollars I think, but they seem very reasonable for something so cute and unique. I think that they may do custom colors as well... Anyway, just had to share, if someone buys something let me know, I would love to see them up close!

What else can I say, what a crazy fan?!?!

I would like to give this shot a bit of a back story (there actually is one), but it's funnier without...


Thank you to the "best kept secret" family - you know who you are... I am laughing so hard at this pic. that I am crying! (This isn't your sneak peek by the way, I just scanned through and couldn't resist)

The Rood Family...

I am not going to post any family shots today, just because they might be going out in Christmas cards and I don't want to ruin the surprise.

This little man is exactly 1 month and 1 day younger than Quin and I can tell they are into all of the same kinds of trouble... ;) I am just kidding, he was such a sweetie - here is Weston watching his big sisters climbing up the tree.



Here is Matea - looking so pretty. I loved her and her sisters matching outfits. They said they thought they were silly (I think that was the word they used) , but I agree with mom - SO CUTE!


And last but not least - Kiara! Aren't all three kids so gorgeous?




Here are Mom & Dad. Dad (Matt) may look familiar I did a few quick photos a few months ago for Canyon Creek. Here is the link to that post - check them out if you are looking for a new house in the Medicine Hat area, it really is a gorgeous area.

Canyon Creek Photos

I tried two different processing methods - leave me a comment, which do you like best? Warm autumn tones with fantastic light shining through...




Or the moody black and white with a little grain...


I like both...



Anyway, back to processing... check back in the next few days for some SUPER cute wedding accessories that I found and can't wait to share.

The Whole Family...

I had the pleasure of meeting Michelle and her husband, both kids, her sister and parents a few weeks ago on a gorgeous autumn day.

Here are a few of my favorites so far...

We were throwing some leaves, which didn't really make Haidyn very happy. He was having a rough day, so we got him into the wheelbarrow asap.



Here's dad wheeling the kids around, they really liked that...




Here is Haidyn letting me know he'd really rather be playing with his brother over there...





Here is Corbyn doing some climbing...




Thanks you guys! I had so much fun! Also, I can now say I have learned about the dangers of dry cattails... Who knew they could make SUCH A MESS!

Check back soon for the Rood Family photos!

Married! Part two!

So, here it is... part two! I am trying my best to get caught up on all of the sittings from the past few weeks, so I'll keep this short and sweet and get to the good stuff.

Roxanne... yowza - looking good! (is yowza a word? I don't know...)


The vocal soloist of the evening...



Roxanne is from Newfoundland, and had one of her bridesmaids screech Marcus in as a surprise - this is Marcus getting into his sou'wester.



I really love this one! Roxanne making sure that all of the kids get a taste of the icing as soon as the cake was cut, right off of the server...



YUM! (The light, I mean, not the kiss - you'll have to ask Roxanne about the kiss!)



Check back in the next few days for the sneak peek of the Schuett family.