young family part 2

Part 2 of the photos I took this past Saturday -- here are some of my favorites of Sophie and Elizabeth. I am so excited that Spring is on it's way! While I love taking photos inside my studio, it is much more fun to take pictures at outside locations, especially when I'm photographing children.
I couldn't decide what I like this one better in, color or B&W.

young family part 1

I took family photos yesterday of my good friends the Youngs. Here is part one, featuring Amelia. I'm going to be entering all three girls in the NILMDTS National Model Search contest(http://www.sandypucvotes.com/).

Calling all 2010 Seniors

Calling all 2010 Seniors!! We still have a few more months before summer is here, and senior portrait season is in full swing, but I wanted to share a special deal I have available for a limited number of seniors. If you are interested in being a senior rep (or having your child be a senior rep) shoot me an e-mail at emily@emilyraephotography.com. I will select one senior rep from each school in the Grand Rapids area. You get an amazing deal on your senior session and photos. Let me know if you're interested and I'll send you more details!!

Josh & Bridget's Wedding

A couple of months ago I posted some pictures from Josh and Bridget's engagement session. I got to photograph Josh and Bridget's wedding on February 15th. It was a beautiful ceremony and I'm so glad I got to be a part of their special day. Here are some of my favorites from the day.

national model search

About a month ago I posted a special for Sandy Puc's National Model search. This is a great contest to find America's cutest kid and also is raising money for a charity I'm involved with, Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (NLMDTS). Here's how the contest works.

Go to the website: www.sandypucvotes.com

Enter the Grand Rapids gallery and click on the Tab "O-P". Vote as many times as you want, each vote costs $1 and goes to benefit the charity NLMDTS.

And there is still time to book your session if you'd like to enter your child in the contest. They have to be between the ages of 18 months - 14 years old. E-mail if you're interested at emily@emilyraephotography.com .

Vote Now for the Effort!!

My husband's band The Effort entered the April in the D songwriting contest with 101 WRIF in Detroit and they are in the final 3!! Go to the site below and vote for them. You have to register with your e-mail address, but you can opt out of the automatic e-mails if you like. Take a couple minutes to support the effort!!!
http://www.wrif.com/content/2008_12aprilind.asp

Engagement Session

Here are photos from a recent engagement session with Jolanda and Jim. This was my first time meeting Jim, but I have known Jolanda for more than 10 years. Jolanda was my small group leader when I was in high school and her younger brother James is married to my best friend Melissa. Congratulations Jolanda and Jim!