Yes! Grandparents Day is Sunday, September 10 this year. In honor of this special day, I have decided to add a Newborn Mini Session. What better gift to give your parents than a portrait of their newest grandchild. They will cherish it forever. Or, you may want to book this mini session just for you if you don't want a full session, but just a few great shots. See the flyer below for details. Mini Session Fine Print: Must sign a Letter of Agreement and pay a non-refundable retainer fee of $50 to hold and reserve your date. Balance will be due day of mini session. Click here for important Mini Session details and link to download Letter of Agreement. Contact me to book your mini session now based on your due date. Date will be booked upon receipt of Letter of Agreement and your $50 non-refundable retainer fee. Spaces are limited on weekends only beginning Saturday, July 8 until Sunday, August 20. This will allow time to have images edited and printed in time for Grandparent's Day.
Since I shoot with natural window light only, you will have a choice of choosing your session time of 11 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. If you are not currently pregnant, but know someone who is, please feel free to share and tag them. Thank you and I hope you are able to take advantage of this special Newborn Mini Session!
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If you are looking for some fun activities to do with your children this summer, check out Fun4SRQKids for those of you living in the Sarasota-Manatee area. Fun4SRQKids is all about family events, kids activities and parenting resources in the Sarasota and Bradenton area! They offer indoor play, day trips as well as summer camps. You can check out their events calendar and/or you can sign up for their weekly newsletter so you won't miss a thing. Check out our ad under Pregnancy & Baby | Maternity and Newborn Photography. Don't delay - check it out today! Had the pleasure of photographing this very adorable chunkey, monkey at four weeks old. I generally do not photograph newborns older than 5 - 10 days, but this was a special circumstance and we couldn't schedule to photograph Baby Zion any earlier. During his session, he stayed awake most of the time, but that was okay, because he had the cutest expressions.
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