jenna {abbotsford portrait photography}

This beautiful young woman is my cousin, Jenna. As I took these photos with her last weekend, I had to shake my head a few times, because in my mind Jenna is a little girl, eating chicken noodle soup at my grandma's table. However, the girl standing in front of me is no longer little, nor was she eating soup...she is a university graduate and basically a super model. This spring, Jenna graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition from St.Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. Her parents were there to celebrate with her, and it was her mom, my Auntie Erin that emailed me about doing this session. I was instantly on board. I love that photos can do that. They can commemorate a time, an achievement, a love, a new beginning or a completion. It is such an honor to do this for my baby cousin.

Jenna ~ You are beautiful. Quite obviously on the outside, but on the inside too. It was such a treat to be able to spend this time with you - thanks for indulging me and my ideas and having fun with it. I love you and I'm so proud of you...Congratulations!!!

a prom day {graduation}

This post is my second featuring the graduates of the class of 2011. You can view part one over here if you happened to miss it!  The gorgeous young folks in this post are now alumni from Mission Secondary School, and, if some of them seem familiar, it's because a number of them were either graduates or dates from that last blog I mentioned. It's a tight-knit, little community we have going on here!
So, to all the lovelies featured here today...thanks for being so good looking and fun! Thanks for letting a sweaty, pregnant chick (it was REALLY hot) tag along on such a special day. And, to the good people at Starbucks, thanks for the iced white mocha that surely saved me from dehydration!
Looking forward to next year, Grad 2012!!!!