And the winner is....

Well I know I said I would post this today, er ugh, Yesterday, but I have not gone to bed yet so technically I count it still as thursday! :-)

I actually printed out all the wonderful comments on our portrait party and had my 2 year old DD draw from a bowl, AND, Drumroll Please ..................................

The winning comment is:

The pictures are beautiful!! We had so much fun at the portait party and my husband loved the pumpkin bread. We can't wait to see the rest of the pictures. ~ The Kohart Family

So Kohart family, I will be sending you your code for your free unit! Congrats!!

Dont wait to get your orders in everyone! Remember galleries expire on the 10th and it is OK to send them in before then! :-)

~Amber

Sweet Sweet Baby

Just look at this sweet little angel!

Julianna was less than 1 week old when I got to get these images of her sweet little face!

She was super alert and wide awake most of the time, but I was able to get a few good shots in of her sleeping!

I know mom's family lives out of the country and I hope that they can get to see this little sneak peek of their first little grandbaby!

Enjoy!

~Amber

Portrait Party!

OK, So we had our first ever Portrait Party last saturday and we had a wonderful turnout of 14 beautiful babies!

All the mini sessions are edited, and I am just waiting on my tech support to help work out a few kinks in my online ordering system. (they are away on a much deserved holiday!) Believe me I am just as excited for you all to see your proofs so you can bet that they will be up just as soon as possible! I think you will be just as suprised as I was with how many great shots we were able to get in just 15 minutes!

But for now here are your Sneak Peaks! I am sure you will agree this is one adorable Bunch!

***AND as a Bonus, and just for fun as we wait, I am going to have a little contest!**
Leave a comment on this post for your chance to win your choice of a free unit from your party session! I will have a drawing when the proofing sites go live, so post away! Family and friends can post too! Cannot wait to hear from you all!

(Please remember these are just web-sized files, so the print quality will be much higher and is guaranteed to be just stunning!)

Enjoy!

~Amber

Baby Bentley

Meet Baby Bentley!
He was just as sweet as could be and had a full head of beautiful BLONDE hair! He is going to be a real heartbreaker for sure!
Enjoy!
~Amber

I just LOVE this one of Bentley and His beautiful Mama!

Look who's 6 months!!

Hooray!

Even Teething; Little Wesley is just about my favorite baby to photograph!

We had fun today, here are a few quick sneak peaks, then I am off to finish up the other editing I have to do! :-)

Wesley's Mommy is hosting our first ever Portrait Party and I am super excited, it will be lots of fun and I will get to meet lots of new little cuties!

Isn't he a Total "Chick Magnet!" LOL :-)
And this one just cracks me up, I think he is sayin'

"Cabbage makes you strong!"

And lets end with a little vintage Christmas.

Enjoy!

~Amber

Karen & Adam

Ok guys! Here is your sneak peak! This is just the beginning!
I hope you like them!

I get the pleasure to do their wedding as well in Beautiful Nauvoo in January! I LOVE winter weddings! ( I was married in January too! :-) )

Enjoy!
~Amber

Senior Siblings!

Ok, so I had alot of fun with Liz and Garrett earlier this week! I did their older brothers Senior pics last year, and this year I got to do two more from their family! They are just the nicest people you will ever meet!

I am just posting a few quick ones of my favorites! We got lots of great shots in, but on this shoot I paid the price, I dropped one of my favorite lenses!

Yeah, you heard me right, that was a $$$ Oops! :-(

BUT I am crossing my fingers that Canon can fix it and I will not have to buy a whole new one, I guess that is what comes with 1 clumsy mommy photographer! Better than ME falling down the really cool stone stairs that I dropped my lens down! LOL. No worries!

Enjoy!

~Amber

Senior 2008

Today I had the pleasure of shooting Kenneth's Senior Photos. He was such a cutie and his whole family came along for the show! We all lucked out with the weather cooperating as it has been raining all week and today there wasn't a cloud in sight! Here are a few sneak peaks, I had so much fun and I just love all his curly red locks!
Enjoy!
~Amber

Just trying out a few variations on the Urban Vintage look. What do you think??

Photo Playdate at the Park!

Ok Brooke and Erin,
I had a ball yesterday at the park with your two little sweeties! Photo playdates are SUPER fun!!
This is little June and baby Wesley, you may recognize them from earlier posts! :-)
I couldn't help but post a few of these even though i have a hundred other things i should be doing! he he
Enjoy!
~Amber

OK, and here are a few in a new proofing style I call Urban Vintage! I Just LOVE It and it went perfect with some of these photos, what do you think??


Arn't theses two mommies beautiful!?!

Senior Session Update

Ok, I have had several calls about the senior sessions.
And as some of you may or may not know, we have re-located all the way to Topeka! :-)
We are officially settled in and I feel like things are slowly getting back to "normal."
The senior dates that I posted before I will still be out in Leavenworth shooting the seniors that have booked those dates. I do still have room for a few more, so give me a call if you are interested!
Because of the move I will be offering the same special on other dates here in Topeka as well, so it isn't too late to call!
913-306-1381
(If you missed the special, just scroll down)

Thanks to all of you who have written or called to check on us, I adore you all and look forward to seeing you whether it is here in Topeka or back in Leavenworth!
Until Then!

~Amber

oh, and p.s. the New and Much improved website is slowly coming along, it is now live, but it will be a few more weeks before it is done I am affraid as I will be pretty busy, but feel free to check it out and watch our progress! www.bellarayphotography.com
Enjoy!

Jaylee Rae

Well I guess it is about time that i posted a few of our newest addition!
This is our little Jaylee Rae
She was born on August 12th, weighing it at 7lbs 7oz and was perfectly pink!
She has added so much Joy into our little family, and her sister just adores her!
Hope you Enjoy!
~Amber