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Pure Love { Austin Newborn Photographer }

Oh, how I love this one of mommy and baby. My new favorite pose!:)

This beautiful baby girl was so good to me for her newborn session! I loved every minute of it.:)She is the firstborn of her family and has a wonderful mommy and noni (grandma) who love her so much! Enjoy your sneak peek, “M” family! You are blessed!!

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kelly g - March 25, 2010 - 7:34 AM

LOVE the mama and baby shot! Beautiful!

Leah Stafford - March 25, 2010 - 8:47 PM

These are beautiful girl! Great job!

Rachel - March 25, 2010 - 9:03 PM

These look amazing. I am sure the family will cherish them.

Anne-Marie - March 25, 2010 - 9:49 PM

Awww… She looks so tiny. Great job!

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Miss “G” { Austin Newborn Photographer }

Meet little miss “G”, who was a mere 5 days old when she debuted at her newborn session last week! So sweet! You might recognize her big sister who has graced my blog a couple of times before! Such an adorable family! Enjoy your sneak peek!!:)

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Trina - March 23, 2010 - 12:10 AM

Adorable! Love the sibling shot, I would be thrilled if I were the parents!

Laurie - March 23, 2010 - 6:28 AM

Awww, sweet smile you captured!!

Jenny McMasters - March 23, 2010 - 8:26 AM

What a beautiful baby and amazing pictures! I love the wrap in the first picture. Adore the pic with sister! Wonderful, wonderful images!

Megan - March 23, 2010 - 9:22 AM

These are just precious and the one with big sis is great!

Michelle - March 23, 2010 - 9:55 AM

I LOVE the shot with her big sister and her tiny toes. Gorgeous work!

Lisa Kryschuk - March 23, 2010 - 11:33 AM

Beautifully done!

Terra - March 23, 2010 - 4:16 PM

awww I love all the pink tones in the first one. What a sweetie!

Lina - March 24, 2010 - 6:45 AM

Beautiful baby girl. Love your captures. Fantastic!

Tori Piercy - March 24, 2010 - 11:29 AM

Awwww these are jst beautiful! Great job!

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Farm Fun { Austin Baby Photographer }

This sneak peek is long overdue! (My sincere apologies to the “T” family! My computer crashed last weekend and their unedited photos from this session were stuck on my dead computer! After some magic and several days of nail biting, the wonderful people at Star Tech PC were able to save their pictures!) We met back at my favorite “farm” for little B’s 18 month old portraits! Enjoy your sneak peek!

Blowing “wishing flowers”:)

Watching airplanes…

Bellybutton!!

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Becky - March 19, 2010 - 12:54 PM

I thought the belly shot was my favorite – until I saw the last one!!!! love.

this n that - March 19, 2010 - 6:00 PM

So cute!! Love the colors
-Shellie

Lisa Little - March 19, 2010 - 6:46 PM

He is such a cutie and I LOVE this location! Gorgeous work!

Shanna - March 19, 2010 - 8:02 PM

Thank goodness you were able to recover these! They are gorgeous!

Leah Profancik - March 20, 2010 - 5:43 AM

OMG, is he adorable or what?! I love his smile! Great work!!!

kelly g - March 20, 2010 - 8:37 AM

Love these! I LOVE #2 and the one with dad is just too sweet.

Beira - March 20, 2010 - 7:57 PM

oh my gosh! He is darling! I love how happy they look in that last one.

Tori Piercy - March 20, 2010 - 9:23 PM

Awww he is a DOLL! These are so great!

Libby - March 21, 2010 - 10:03 AM

Love these, Elle! The last one is my fave…so precious!

robyn - March 21, 2010 - 12:47 PM

This little guy has the best smile – what a fun session!

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Baby “E” { Austin Newborn Photographer }

This sweet baby girl came 3 weeks early! Little Miss “E” is sooooo cute!!! Her favorite way to lay is to put her hand up by her head – a natural when it comes to newborn posing!:)She did great and even gave me this HUGE smile… Enjoy your sneak peek, “W” family!

(More sneak peeks coming soon – had a bit of a computer fiasco on Friday (my trusty computer died (literally) but I’m going to pick up my recovered “data” (ie. unedited session pictures) tomorrow evening! – Good news is that everything was saved!)

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Kristin Cook - March 16, 2010 - 7:30 AM

awwwwwww….so sweet!

Jessica Hamlin - March 16, 2010 - 8:35 AM

So adorable, Elle!! LOVE the 4th one down…super cute hat too! :)

Krissy Allori - March 16, 2010 - 2:34 PM

I adore these. The hat and wrap and perfect!

Aebe - March 16, 2010 - 3:32 PM

Nice photo’s Great job

Bethany Dawn Burns - March 16, 2010 - 8:44 PM

GORGEOUS ELLE!!! I love those hats and that smile is adorable. You just rock!

Stacey - March 16, 2010 - 8:52 PM

What a beautiful smiles! You did a fabulous job on these.

Tori Piercy - March 20, 2010 - 9:29 PM

Awwww what a cutie pie! Love these!

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Layla Grace Fundraiser { Ella Bella Photography }

Update! Wow!! I’m amazed at all the responses I’ve gotten from this fundraiser for sweet Layla! Thank you all for the incredible outpouring of support for this sweet family!

UPDATE: ALL FULL!!:)

Please tell a friend about this blog post after you are done reading it!!! Help spread the word so we can help this precious family!!

Sweet little Layla Grace, age 2, went home to Heaven yesterday after battling 10 months with neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer. My heart has been so heavy for this family since I found out about her a few months ago. I’ve been down on my knees more times praying for little Layla than I have for my own children. She was truly an angel and brought out the best in everyone who was touched by her heartbreaking story. She leaves behind two sisters, age 4 and age 9. Her parents, Ryan and Shanna, have been the connection between all of us and sweet Layla, updating their Twitter regularly and posting heartfelt blog posts as they coped with the reality that their baby girl wasn’t going to win her battle with cancer.

I can’t imagine their loss. I can’t imagine waking up tomorrow with their reality. And all the tomorrows that follow. And being strong for their other two precious daughters. And keeping Layla’s legacy alive. And facing the mountain of medical bills that lay waiting to be paid….

So, I am going to do something with my sadness for this sweet family and I want you to be a part of it!

I’m having a one-day Layla Grace Mini Session Fundraiser on Sunday, April 11th from 2-5pm!

What: Layla Grace Mini Session Fundraiser!
Where: Mayfield Park
When: 15 minute sessions from 2-5pm
Cost: $100 (100% of this fee will be donated to the Layla Grace Marsh Medical Fund!)
What you’ll receive:
* 15 minutes of photography time for up to 2 children (you can buy two blocks of time if you want to do your entire family!) – up to 10 edited proofs in your private gallery to choose from!
* 1 – 8×10 custom storyboard art print (see samples below!!)
* Additional prints and a special “Layla” digital collection package can be purchased after your gallery is available! 50% of all print and digital collection purchases will go towards Layla Grace’s Fund!
* Optional: Dress your girl(s) “Layla style” – in a hat with a big flower, or a Matilda Jane style outfit, and receive an extra 8×10 print from your session for free! (Disclaimer: if you only have boys, you can still participate in the mini session event!)

Only 6 “Layla Grace” mini session spots left! Please contact me ASAP if you want to reserve one of them!

PS. If you are unable to attend the mini session event but want to donate to Layla’s medical fund, please visit their website here: http://www.laylagrace.org

PPS. Here are 2 samples of the adorable custom storyboards you can choose from after your session!

PPPS. Did you know that “Layla Grace” is Google’s 3rd most popular search word for 3/9/10? Wow!!

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Mandy - March 10, 2010 - 8:10 AM

This is an awesome way to raise money for them. I haven’t been following them long but she has touched me. She was one day older than my oldest daughter and my heart is just heavy thinking about what they are going through. I just wanted to say Thank you!

Lisa - March 12, 2010 - 8:54 PM

Wow Elle – what a great idea! I wish I was in TX and could take one of these spots. Blessings to you as you continue to bless others….this little girl has certainly touched many hearts.

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Hello Spring! { Austin Baby Photographer }

The trees are budding around Austin, the green grass is returning and I’m starting to find patches of wildflowers! It’s almost Spring! We’ve had an unusually cold winter in Austin, so we are all anxiously awaiting the arrival of warmth, and flowers, and days spent outside playing under the sun.:)

Remember these adorable babies? These twinkies are 9 months old now! You can take a walk back through memory lane and see their newborn session and their 6 month portraits. So much growth happens during the first year of life! I love watching my baby planners grow up! (Little Miss “C” is also the 2009 Ella Bella Photography portrait of the year winner!) Enjoy your sneak peek, “F” family! See you in a few months!!:)

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Jessica - March 8, 2010 - 1:57 PM

Yay for spring! Just adorable images!

mollie - March 8, 2010 - 2:51 PM

very very sweet :) i love your twin sessions!

Nicole Marie - March 8, 2010 - 3:57 PM

Beautiful images!!!

Kari - March 8, 2010 - 4:45 PM

LOVE the last one and they are all such sweet captures!

Beira - March 8, 2010 - 5:21 PM

That is so awesome you get to head outside for sessions already! These are beautiful.

Libby - March 8, 2010 - 9:09 PM

These are stunning, Elle! I love absolutely everything about that first image and the tongue and the eyes and the expression on the little man are just adorable!!

Jen - March 9, 2010 - 6:17 AM

Love the color in these. I really love the first set of photos!

Jaidean Baker - March 9, 2010 - 8:49 AM

These are beautiful, Elle! What adorable kids! I just love that last shot!

Angela Crutcher - March 9, 2010 - 9:01 AM

Holy CUTNESS!!!! These are absolutely adorable. Love the colors! I am desperately wanting some green grass here!

jennifer adams - March 9, 2010 - 9:49 AM

awww what beautiful babes, they are so cute! LOVE their big blue eyes!

Jeni - March 9, 2010 - 10:42 AM

oh they are just adorable!! Love those big gorgeous eyes!

Ashley Duckett - March 9, 2010 - 11:06 AM

Great work. Looks like an awesome location too!

Zoe Berkovic - March 9, 2010 - 1:50 PM

These are so great! Love them all!

Bethany Dawn Burns - March 10, 2010 - 6:25 PM

LOVE! You have the most adorable clients on the face of the earth! :)

diamond - June 17, 2011 - 10:49 AM

soooooo cute

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