Family photographs

Hospitality

  • Post published:July 9, 2021

One of the things I love about my business is welcoming you into my home. When you come in for your design consultation, reveal/order appointment, or the portrait session itself, I am opening my home to you. I love sharing myself with you as you are sharing your family with me. I enjoy ensuring you feel welcome and comfortable. In my family, food is an important part of hospitality, so anytime you come to see me, I will have food.  My grandmother loved feeding people! One of her specialties were sugar cookies. Not the crispy or chewy sugar…

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Value of Family Portraits

  • Post published:June 23, 2020

Life changed when I closed the car door and started the long drive up I 95. This moment had been a long time in the making: 12 years of school, extracurricular activities, SAT's, essays, applications, college visits. And now the time had come, the day I both looked forward to and dreaded.My oldest had just started college. I remember, of course, the day she was born and the love and joy I felt. The time when I could hold her in my arms and on my lap passed much too quickly. She was eager to be on her…

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Love Letters

Love Letters

  • Post published:February 14, 2020

Have you ever received a love letter? How many have you written? Do you save love letters, reread them? Holding my firstborn in my arms after she was born, taking in her scent, the softness of her skin, and her contented breathing and cooing - that was my first "love letter" from her. After the two-week "honeymoon" period, she was pretty fussy in the afternoons. I began to wonder if I was doing something wrong. But then one day, I smiled at her, and she smiled back! What a powerful message of love that was! I've had many…

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The Joys and Pains of Being a New Mom

  • Post published:March 22, 2018

I'm happy to have my friend and colleague Dr. Ed Camacho, chiropractor, as a guest blogger. When I was a new mom, I thought any aches and pains I had were just the result of motherhood and something I had to get used to. Dr. Ed told me there are things new moms can do to help those newly used muscles. You can find out more about Dr. Ed and his office here. See more mommy and baby photos at Portraits by Anne-Marie. Leave a comment about your experience with "mommy muscles"! Mommy Muscles -  

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Let Your Face (Or Gesture) Speak What Is In Your Heart

  • Post published:February 6, 2018

What subtle messages do we give our children? In Daring Greatly by Brene Brown, Ms. Brown says "One of the best pieces of parenting advice that I ever received was from the writer Toni Morrison." She goes on to explain that Ms. Morrison was on Oprah talking about her book The Bluest Eye. Ms. Brown goes on "Ms. Morrison explained that it is interesting to watch what happens when a child walks into a room.  She asked, "Does your face light up?".  She explained, "When my children used to walk in the room when they were little, I looked at them…

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