Joyeux Noël!

Feliz Natal!

Froehliche Weihnachten!

Feliz Navidad!

Hope you all have a wonderful Holiday Season!

Peace, Love and  Joy!

All women should celebrate who they are, be daring and feminine and release their sensuality. A Boudoir photo shoot is the perfect excuse to celebrate yourself — your curves, your brilliance while feeling beautiful, confident and sexy.

The Belle Meinerz Boudoir photo session experience is all about women feeling absolutely exquisite, beautiful, glamorous — celebrating their femininity, all their beauty and power.

I meant to post these on my blog on International Women’s Day, but I am running behind schedule due to February being one of my busiest months so far (expect lots and lots and lots of maternity and newborn sessions showcased here in the next few days).

XO

~W.T. Ellis

Christmas is my favourite time of year.

Everyone celebrate the Holidays differently, but no matter how you celebrate it, or what your faith is, the Holiday Season is one of cheer, goodwill and pure joy. It is the season to get together with family and friends and rejoice on the greatest gifts of all:

Love. Peace. Hope.

In the spirit of celebration, love, peace and hope, please enjoy this slideshow featuring my littlest 2010 clients:  click here to enjoy it on full screen. May your Holiday Season be blessed and joyful.

Happy Holidays!

Love,

and heart to heart,

from one place to another

The warmth and joy of Christmas,

bring us closer to each other.

~ Emily Matthews

I met this darling little angel this week and I couldn’t have asked for a sweeter baby to finish up my 2010 season…

That’s right: I am calling it quits for 2010! THANK YOU everyone from the bottom of my heart for a wonderful year!

My calendar is full to bursting and I want to enjoy the rest of the year with my family, however I’ll be back tomorrow with something really sweet and special… stay tuned!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Peace, Love & Joy,

I recently had the honour of photographing this precious little girl, not even a day old new,

still in the hospital!  Love me some fresh new baby!

Congratulations you guys on the arrival of your sweet baby girl!

XO

Make a statement with {oversized} art. Decorate your home with your photographic art.

This image turned into the huge Canvas below:

(Please contact me for cake designer + party decor info)

The image below…

turned into this huge panel for her first birthday party:

(cake by famous berliosca!)

These StoryBoard/Collage designs…

… turned into unique pieces of art:

Your portraits are art pieces and should be displayed with style.

That’s why I always help my clients visualize their favorite images in their homes…

… so they can proudly display their art!

{our signature fine art Canvases come ready to hang and are designed to be displayed without a frame}

I always get the question “so how big should I go with my images?” Bigger is always better — it makes more of an impact.

For smaller prints, I usually suggest a gallery display, a grouping of images (for instance, four 16×20 or eight  8×10 art prints grouped together).

16×20 sounds big, huh? Not until you see it close to a 30×40, like the one hanging on the wall bellow:

And just in time for Father’s Day:

Give dad the perfect gift–the gift of memories. Canvases and StoryBoards make memorable gifts.

If you’re signed up for our Newsletter, check out your inbox for the Father’s Day Special! (to sign up click on the brown button “sign up for SPECIALS” and make sure to join me on facebook.

XO

I always feel so honoured when parents choose me to document such a fleeting time in their child(ren) lives — the first few days. So when they come back to me for another session it’s extra special. It amazes me how much my little clients can change in their first year… such a blessing to watch them grow! I was *so excited* to photograph this dolly again… yes, she is a doll! A cabbage patch doll. Check for yourself those gorgeous blue eyes, beyou-tiful hair and perfect lips. Have I mentioned her beautiful hair and stunning baby blues?Mom put a lot of time and thinking into planning the outfits for our session, we’ve carefully selected what to wear, and I love the results! She wanted just the perfect picture for this dolly’s birthday invitations… ’cause she is turning…She’s got the beautiful shape of her eyes from her gorgeous momma… but she also looks *a lot* like her daddy.  Actually, the resemblance to both her parents is pretty amazing. I’d say a perfect mix of both. I finish this blog entry with one of my very fave (of maaany favorites) from yesterday’s session. It was such a pleasure to photograph her again!

XO

I read the above quote on a friend’s facebook page right after coming back from this session last week. So fitting. That’s exactly what I witnessed on that day.

These three adorable kiddos sure will have amazing memories from their childhood. I had a sense of that right after their mom booked our session, back in February. I always tell my clients I’ll bring a few cute hats, etc to our session, and to my absolute delight she replied what she really wanted was to capture her kids “the way we see them on a daily basis”… nothing too posed. natural, casual portraits. she wanted me to capture them. their childhood. So I went to our session with my camera, lenses and my heart only. and it was one of the best sessions ever. I truly had a blast. A fairy-tale like, whimsical photo session… the children doing their thing and me? playing with them! Mom never once said “look at the camera”, “smile”, “don’t do that face”… she just let them be. and play. like they do everyday. in their wonder garden, their enchanted backyard. there’s even fairies living there (didn’t you notice the fairy door on the tree?)

This, my lovely friends, is childhood at its finest. playing and having fun is serious business in this family… as it should be.

I was driving back home smiling from ear to ear and eager to get to my computer and download the stunning, real life images we captured on that magic afternoon. This is just a teeny tiny little sample of what we got. The best images are yet to come!

Thank you mom and dad for the wonderful afternoon with your beautiful, charmingly clever, oh-so-adorable kids. I cannot wait to have a playdate photograph them again in the fall.

XO

It’s always a pleasure to photograph him… and man did we have fun! LOVE Spring sessions! LOVE active, smiley little boys! and I puffy heart LOVE this location!!

I am off to another adventure this afternoon and hoping to be back soon with more fun images!

on a side note, Spring Sessions are almost fully booked, with only 2 spots remaining. Please contact me asap if you wish to book a spring session.

XO

Hun, I am so thankful you are (now officially   a part of my growing business. Welcome aboard!

Photographers out there, if you need help with your blog, or anything web-related, shoot me an email and I’ll send you her contact info! Oh, and have I mentioned she is the scrapbooking queen and mom extraordinaire? She is. all that and much, much more.

XO