The Watanabe Family

Emmy won the last contest I ran on here & used her session to get some pics of her parents and their 3 adorable grand kids. It was also really fun because I hadn't seen Emmy in years (we went to High School together and were good friends back in the day), her little boy is just too cute with his big blue eyes. They're such a beautiful family and the kids couldn't be any cuter. Here are a few of my favorites from the evening - Enjoy!

And The Winner IS. . .

EMMY!!!

You've won a free photo session!

Congrats!

Send me an e-mail so we can schedule a date and time for your session.

Contest Time Once Again

Here's what you do:

Leave me a comment and Tell me who you are, where you're from, how you heard about me & my site, how often you visit the site, then leave me any feedback you've been just dying to share

Here's the Rules:

Only one entry per person, you have until 8 am on July 22nd to enter, and don't forget to leave me your e-mail address so I can get you your prize if you win.

The Prize:

It's a secret, you'll have to wait and see when you win! But don't worry, I'm pretty sure you're going to like it!

Happy Birthday to A, S & Z

These three siblings have their birthdays all in a row and were needing some updated pics for their wall. Aren't they just adorable?

The Low Family

I actually shot this cute fam awhile back & just totally spaced posting their pics. They have the cutest three little boys and were all just so much fun, and I just love their mom - we grew up together up and went to school together in B-town. So, sorry it took so long to get them posted (and your disc is in the mail).

I had to include this series - this cute little guy decided to try and cross the little stream at the park we were shooting at and ended up totally falling into it.

NEWS!

I just wanted to quickly share some exciting news with everyone. I'm expecting my second child at the end of October. I shared this news on my family blog awhile back, so sorry if it's old news for some of you.

What this means for you is that for anyone interested in fall pictures (Christmas pictures, Grandparent gifts, etc.), I will probably only be available through about the 20th or so of October and may be ready to start shooting again around the end of November (tbd at a later time). These dates could certainly change as things get closer and if you have a session scheduled I will certainly let you know if any changes will affect you. If it looks like I'll be able to continue shooting beyond the 20th you'll find any information right here. Please keep this in mind when coordinating with other family members to get that big group shot, and try to book your fall session early. I have not started booking beyond July as I try to not book more than 3 months out.

Also with this exciting news has meant that I've been a little under the weather lately and have not been able to get shoots processed and edited as quickly as I like to. So I apologize to anyone that's had a session recently that it's taking so long to get you your pictures. Hopefully I'll start feeling better soon and can get things pulled together.

As a family, we're really excited for this news and can't wait to see what is in store for us this fall!

Check back soon for some more exciting news & another contest!

And one of my little guy

The Adorable Little Miss J - and a few friends

Last weekend I got to shoot the sweetest, little girl - Little Miss J. She was in Utah on a girls weekend vacation with her mom to visit some friends & asked me to take some pictures of them while they were in town. I had SO much fun shooting her! Before we finished we had to get a few pictures of her with her cute friends (E&H - you've seen these cute girls before, I shot them last month) & a few with the mom's too. Isn't Miss J just so cute? Kristen, enjoy!

It's Contest Time Again!

I've been trying to come up with a logo & watermark for my photography stuff for the last little bit but haven't been able to come up with much of anything. I thought I'd see if any of you had any bright ideas/designs that I could use? What I'm going to do is hold a little contest. . . submit your design(s) to me at vivienvanleeuwen@yahoo.com and if I select your design, you'll get a free photo session (including a 1-1 1/2 hrs shooting time, a copyright relese DVD in high resolution of ALL images from the shoot, & 15-20 edited copyright release images).
Here's a few things that I'm looking for. Something that I can use on my blog (and future website), as well as a watermark. I'm looking for something bright & fun, yet clean & simple and then I'll use the colors from the logo all over my blog (and future website) - keep in mind that the background of my blog is white. If you are interested in sending me some designs but want more info of what I'm looking for, just shoot me an e-mail!
Thanks everyone! Can't wait to see what you come up with!
With the weather starting to warm up it's the perfect time to schedule your spring & summer portraits.