I was so incredibly touched when this new mama told me that she had found my site four years ago for her in-laws who were expecting and she told me that she knew when the time came for her to start her family…she knew that she wanted me to document this incredible moment in time.

After a few months of bed rest…at long last…their precious baby girl arrived.  She was so sweet to photograph and I can see that not only is she the apple of her parents eye….but Memphis, their great dane,  is in-love too….who by the way was photographed a couple of years ago by the incredible Erin Vey – an amazing dog photographer!

What a beautiful and complete family!

It was a sunny but very brisk morning at the park recently when I met up with these three sweet siblings!  It’s always an honor to see these kids and they are growing up so fast!

This adorable family couldn’t remember the last time that they had a family photograph so they decided to make some time to come see me….and I am so glad they did! It was a complete joy to meet and photograph them!

I am super excited about these two couples who enter to win a FREE LOVE STORY session! They both are absolutely adorable and I think you will love reading their stories! Vote for the couple that you would love to see and hear more of their LOVE STORY!

Voting ends this Friday January 20th at 9pm PST.

KEEP READING TO WIN A FREE LOVE STORY SESSION!

I admit that I am a hopeless romantic. I love sappy movies and cry at almost anything, and I always love to hear the details of a great LOVE STORY.

I am pretty sure that my grandparents have the greatest LOVE STORY of all from beginning to end.  I loved listening to them tell me the story about how they met – my grandma worked in her brothers Harley Davidson shop and my grandpa had noticed her there and had asked her out.  My grandma’s brother wasn’t too sure about this fella but all worked out and they were soon married.  They were married for over 50 years. Their marriage was full and beautiful until the day they passed away.

I am so excited about this new product offering that I want to give someone a chance to win a complimentary LOVE STORY session and one 10×10 10 spreads(20 page) album!

Here are the details:

What do you do to enter the contest?

• Post a comment on this blog post to enter your name.
• Provide a short entry (no more than 300 words) describing your Love Story and why you think you should win! Send entries to shellie@shutterboxphotos.com. Deadline to submit entries is January 15th, 2012.
• The top 10 LOVE STORIES will be posted on the blog January 20th, 2012 and the entry who receives the most votes wins!

The VALUE of a LOVE STORY session is $925.00, so don’t miss out on this opportunity to do something amazing and document your one-of-a-kind story for generations to come.

To view two complete LOVE STORIES, check out the website for : Bev + Jeff or Emily + Paul.

The FINE print
Deadline to submit entries is January 15th, 2012.
Entrant must also comment on the blog post to enter their name officially.
Session must be completed by May 30th, 2012.
Session will take place in the greater Seattle area at a location of the photographers choice.
No exceptions to any of the FINE PRINT.
Entries that do not have a blog post to enter their name will not be considered.
An outside person (other than Shellie) will review the entries and select the top 10 LOVE STORIES to post on the blog for consideration.