New Year: Welcome 2008!!!!

2007 is gone and 2008 has just begun, and am I sure excited for what is in store for 2008. I am elated to announce that my husband and I are both launching new photography websites! YEAH!!! Although we have two different business names, we will be working together. We have two different areas of focus in photography but the same vision of giving our clients personal assistance and amazing photographs of their intimate moments! Our hope is that our different personalities, focuses, and styles will provide our clients with more diverse photographs.

Tony will assist me on weddings and I will assist him on individual portraits, family portraits, fashion shoots, seniors, etc. (Although Tony will NOT assist on births...no worries to my female birth clients! *Smile*) This also means that we each can get book for a wedding on the same day.

So as for 2008...we are so glad that God has blessed us in this New Year and pray that God will use us to bless all of our clients with awe-inspiring pictures. God bless our new year! Who knows all that will happen in this great year?!?!?

Also, I am proud to say that I have FINALLY picked my OFFICIAL business name:
Kristen M. Photography.

My website is http://www.kristenmphotography.com/. My website has a direct link to Tony's website: http://www.anthonysteven.com/. THEY ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION but should be ready to view shortly.

Baby Robert Chadwick Mueller

I had the honor of photographing Annie as she gave birth to her first son, Robert Chadwick Mueller, on Monday, November 19th, 2007. It was an amazing experience! Joe was a great coach and Annie did incredible. (Did I mention that Robert was 9lbs. and 9 oz. and she had NO drugs...yes, she is amazing!) I was blessed to be a part of this intimate experience. Congrats to father Joe, mother Annie, and big sister Mara.

This is my favorite detail shot.

Weighing in: 9 lbs. 9 oz.-He's a keeper!

Being measured: 22 inches long

Joe's mom dressed Robert for the first time.

Welcome to bright new world, Robert!

The Mueller Family Portraits

Sunday was not just a day to photograph Annie and Baby Mueller, it was also a day to take some family pictures. So Joe and Mara also joined us for the shoot. Joe had so many great photography ideas and Annie & Mara shined in all the pictures. Enjoy the second part of my Sunday photoshoot. (You will also see why I split this entry into two sections; there were just so many great photos.)

Annie's Pregnancy Pictures

Annie is my sister-in-law who was three weeks away from her due date when we took these pictures. She is always beautiful, but I think she is especially radiant when she is pregnant. I was blessed that she let me take these intimate pictures of her pregnant with her second child. Enjoy just a few of my shots. (Isn't there just something AMAZING about a pregnant belly?)

I asked Mara to kiss her mom's belly, instead she snuggled her baby brother-to-be...which turned out to be even more precious!

Annie's sister took a similar photo to this when Annie was pregnant with Mara.

Mara has a belly too.

Jadyn and Grandma Portraits

On Saturday, Jadyn, my mom, and I headed off to get some grandma/grandchild portraits. I know I am biased, but I really think they took some great shots. Can't you just feel how much my mom loves Jadyn? Well, here are some of my personal favorites:

P.S. Notice our prop was a horse because my mom LOVES horses! She actually has a live one....go figure though, I will not let Jadyn ride him for a while. So as for now, she can ride on this little rocking horse whenever she wants.












I LOVE this picture of Jadyn...she was pucking up her lips and her eyes just pop!


Jadyn was getting quite tired and needed her pacifier, but Nana D could have taken pictures all day with Jadyn.

Katie and Bobby-Our FAKE shoot

Lisa, Jon, and I headed out to photograph our FAKE bride and groom. It was a blast! Lisa had invited me to shoot with her on this special trash the dress with Katie, my sister-in-law. I was excited but thought it might be even niceer to have a "groom" for her. She like the idea so we skipped the wedding and reception, and just took pictures of Katie in a wedding dress and Bobby in a tux. I think that we all had a great time. And we got some great shots. He are my favorites....and just pay close attention to the detail in Katie's eye makeup. The makeup artist was Jen from Mac at the Galleria mall; she did a fabulous job! WOW!- P.S. This was my first photo shoot with my new Canon 40D!

This was Bobby's favorite.