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The number one question I am asked, by clients and non-clients alike, is what to wear for family photos. I get it- choosing your own clothing is hard enough, but now you are trying to select coordinating outfits for yourself and the rest of your family. You want everyone to be comfortable and look amazing, […]

What to Wear For Family Photos | Phoenix Family Photographer

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Silver bells, silver bells, it’s Christmas time in… uh, nowhere. It’s actually not Christmas time anywhere, but you better believe that photographers across the world are already gearing up for holiday family photo session season! As you start preparing for your holiday family photo session,  there are a few things you should know to make […]

Planning Your Holiday Family Photo Session | 3 Things Your Photographer Wants You To Know

mommy and me photos toddler boy

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Play Sessions are my favourite. I know, I know. I say that about every type of session I do, but these sessions are SO much fun! There is something incredible about capturing the every day moments that might otherwise be forgotten as our kiddos grow! Zev’s 3rd birthday session was full of those fun, every […]

Zev | 3rd Birthday Session

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It makes me feel old to say it, but I’m raising a tween girl. Pretty sure she was just born yesterday, so I don’t know how we got to this point, but let me tell you, I am not ready! I am not ready for puberty, make up, boys… all the things my tween daughter […]

Raising A Tween Girl | Easy Breezy Beautiful Preteen Girl Workshop

Arizona Tween Girl Workshop
mint-white-family-photos

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Meet my baby sister… well, she isn’t quite the baby, but she’s younger than me so it counts! She got married in March, blending two great families into one amazing family. We were hoping to do some family photos then, to celebrate this new beginning but March in Utah is a little bit dreary and […]

Provo Canyon Family Photo Session | Kayti + Brad

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Scott and I met in September of 2003. I was a brand new Spartan at Michigan State University (Go Green!). He was serving a 2 year mission for our church. We ran into each other in the cereal aisle of the grocery store. He and his mission companion were shopping for Special K with Red […]

This Is Us | 13 Years Strong

kauai anniversary photo session
phoenix dance recital photography

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I never planned to be a dance mom. Now, I’m not saying that as a bad thing at all! It just wasn’t in my plans. I didn’t dance, none of my sisters danced. I don’t know anything about the dance world. Swimming, golf, tennis, even soccer- yes! Dance- no. Yet here I am, volunteering to be […]

Dance Mom | Eva’s Ballet Portrait Session

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Hello! (hello, hello!) Is anyone here? (here, here) That’s quite the echo. But I can’t say I’m surprised. This website and blog have been around for about a year now, and it’s still pretty empty on the blog side. Let’s change that shall we!? I figure we will start at the beginning. A little introduction […]

Meet Claire | 10 Things You Might Never Need to Know About Me

Claire Waite is a Phoenix Valley birth and portrait photographer

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My sweet Turner turned 5 at the end of September, and I celebrated his birthday with a trip to the studio. This did not exactly rank high on his list of “Things I Want To Do On My Birthday”, but I invited his best friend to join us and brought buckets full of toys so […]

Happy Birthday, Man Cub!

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I know it is only October, but I have to admit that I am already humming Christmas songs and getting excited about putting up a tree and Christmas decorations! I just love how cozy my home feels during the Christmas season. It probably doesn’t help that at the beginning of September, I dressed my kiddos […]

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!

Color photograph of four children in Christmas pajamas sitting on a white bed with a brass headboard