Last Friday I got to spend the morning with A and N and their three month old sister A. A is the best big sister. Don’t you love their matching Tea dresses? It kind of made me want another little girl. I know I could dress Josh and Sam the same but somehow it just...
Last October, Claire contacted me to see if I would be available to accompany her family to the airport and photograph the homecoming of their daughter, Hope. I remember reading the e-mail and getting goosebumps on the top of my head and tearing up. She didn’t have a date, but was hopeful that it would...
Michelle Dixonthese are the most touching photos. i have a friend that is about to meet their daughter after 2.5 years of waiting so this touches home. what a beautiful memory you have helped them capture!!!ReplyCancel
EstherYay!!! So glad these are up! I kept checking all day, they are great. So fabulous and really show every single minute of the night. What a great thing – it’s just wonderful and the faces are so amazing. You’ve outdone yourself on this photo shoot! It is really incredible. And . . . Hope is so pretty!!ReplyCancel
Dawn AldermanAmour!ReplyCancel
tamsen donkerbawling! wow, these images are so beautiful, every time I see something like this I want to adopt more and more babies! congrats to the family!!ReplyCancel
Sarah WilkersonOh, Sarah! You’re making me cry! These are AMAZING. I can’t stop looking at them … I have the chills, I’m in tears …. You’ve captured such a perfect story. Perfect, Sarah. Really lovely. They’ll be able to live this amazing experience again and again thanks to your incredible work and attention to detail. Good luck to Hope and her new family – thanks for letting Sarah share a little bit of your life with us.ReplyCancel
Shannon JoyThere are no words… I think my tears would explain it all. What an amazing time for this family and for you, Sarah. What a blessing. Congratulations to Claire, Rusty, S, and Hope. I wish your family a lifetime of joy…ReplyCancel
Jes GwozdzCongrats to the family! What an awesome story-telling documentary you have created here, Sarah. Love it!ReplyCancel
Charlene HArdyBEAUTIFUL! What an amazing event to witness, the photos are stunning and capture a truly special day!ReplyCancel
Kay ~ KaceyOh, these are so wonderful! Such a great job of capturing the emotions! Congrats to the family on their new little girl!ReplyCancel
Ariana FalerniI have the biggest lump in my throat.. the emotions you captured are truly amazing and I’m feeling them right along with the family.. photojournalism at it’s best!!ReplyCancel
Tracy GildayWow Claire & Rusty,
I have never cried just looking at photos before… What a wonderful experience to be involved in your adoption and experience your little gift as if we were there. Wow!! Feeling lots of Emotions, & Joy for your family.
Lol – My kids are asking me why I am crying…
She is beautiful and so lucky to have wonderful parents!!
Hope you have a Facebook account where you can keep posting pictures of your children….
Warmly,
Fr. Tim MurphyCongratulations to the parents and prayers for your gift of life.ReplyCancel
Mary Ann ArchibaldI am overjoyed with happiness for Claire and her family. I could sit here and look at these pictures all day. My eyes are filled with tears and my heart filled with gladness for the end of a long journey and the beginning of a new life for all. It brought back many fond memories of my own adoption as an eight year old coming to America from S. Korea to meet my new family in person.
CONGRATS TO THE WHOLE FAMILY !!! Hope is soooo Beautiful !!! She will grow to know just how lucky she is to have all of you loving her and wanting her !!!!ReplyCancel
Christa aka BabbyMamaOh, awesome. I found you when looking for a last-minute wedding photographer for my mom and her gf. I know weddings aren’t your thing, but I hope I have the $ to do a session with you and my family some day. I’m glad I found you and this post – I’m sitting here all teary, but in a good way 🙂ReplyCancel
JenniferThank you so much for these beautiful photos!! I friend of mine volunteered me to take pictures of her friend’s family as they arrive home from Russia with their newly adopted son. I was clueless as to what to do for them as I specialize in newborns/children and family portraiture! Thanks for the inspiration!
On Tuesday night, I had the honor of going to the airport with a family to meet their daughter, adopted from Korea, for the first time. I knew the minute that I took this picture that no matter what else I captured that night or the rest of this week, this would be my 52...
Jonathan J. BatesWhen one gets to see their child for the first time, life truly begins. Being a mother or a father is the greatest gift that life can truly bestow on us. Its a beautiful picture that reminds me of being a kid waiting for santa claus. Congratulations, and a fantastic job. 🙂ReplyCancel
Since J got good at holding his head up, I’ve been wanting to do pictures of my three kids on my bed. I can see the image in my head as a huge canvas over my fireplace. I still don’t have “the shot” but I’ m getting close! buy Cystone online Two out of the...
Yesterday, we woke up to a couple of unexpected (I didn’t know it was going to snow!) inches of snow. I hate snow but I have to admit, getting to capture a moment like this with these two beauties is almost enough to make me change my mind. Don’t they look like little snow pr...
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Lisa HarrisonNice work Sarah. What beautiful children.
monicaSuch sweet shots. Great job Sarah!
carey PowerAnother great shoot! I love the pictures.
LindsayI know these kids too. They are so beautiful. Great pictures!
Beth RossWhat sweet pictures and beautiful children. I love the one of the girls in their matching dresses and the little boy playing with his train.
RebeccaMy sister, A, forwarded me the link to the photos you took of my neices and newphew. You did an outstanding job capturing little A, particularly in the second to last photo! Nice work.
Jes GwozdzOh my goodness, those matching dresses – total cuteness!