“Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.”

~Lin Yutang

I just adore this beautiful mama.    I first met her when she hired me to photograph her days-old first baby girl, and I have had the opportunity to photograph sweet little N and her family many times since.   Traci is just so incredibly fun and we have found ourselves chatting for hours on end on more than one occasion.  She was the talent behind the amazing hair of all the models at our recent Alice in Wonderland shoot.  Check her out and give her a call if you want a new ‘do–seriously, she rocks!  You will quickly find that she is one of the sweetest things around, too.  I am SO very excited that Miss N is going to be a big sis, and I cannot wait to meet their new precious joy.  Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to be a part of your lives, I just love you all so much.  I look forward to watching your family grow! And to Dada S, I just haven’t gotten to the fam’ photos, but don’t worry–lots of fun ones with you, too! 

xoxo,

laura

Yay!  One of my photographs from the Alice in Wonderland photo shoot–styled by The TomKat Studio and featuring the talent of SO many fabulous artists–was a featured photo on the Martha Stewart Dreamers into Doers webpage!  SO fun and exciting that they loved it, too!  We had SUCH a blast at the shoot…don’t forget to check out my original blog post to see more of the shoot or visit The TomKat Studio blog!

xoxo,

laura

“But then, shall I never get any older than I am now? That’ll be a comfort, one way — never to be an old woman — but then — always to have lessons to learn!”

~Alice, Alice in Wonderland

Amazingness.  Not a word, I know, but when I think of this weekend’s Alice in Wonderland shoot, I just think to myself…amazingness.  Yep.    The past month was spent planning and organizing and dreaming of this shoot, and it was simply awesome to see it all come together.  So many incredibly talented designers and creative women were involved in this endeavor, and I want to thank each and every one of them.  I know you will love checking out their websites and blogs to learn more and to see more of their fabulous talent.

The tablescape was styled by the ultra-talented Kim of The TomKat Studio.  She did such an amazing job, don’t you think? She turned this dream tea party into a reality!!! 

So, without further ado, Alice welcomes you to her bright, fun, modern + chic Wonderland!

amazing vendors

Tablescape Styling | Kim, The TomKat Studio

Hair | Traci Rogers, Assistant Brittany Martin

Hair Accessories + fabric floral rings | Dolce Vita Mia

Floral Arrangements + some vases/accessories | Zuzu’s Petals

Some tablescape styling items | Kim of The TomKat Studio’s own collection, including items from Homegoods

Vintage Bottlecap Necklaces | Belle Chateau

Party Printables | The TomKat Studio

Styling + creation of Mad Hatter mustache ensemble + accessories | Grace, Finley and Oliver

Vintage birdcages + some styling accessories | Belle Chateau

Cupcakes + cookies | Decadent Delights

Hanging lanterns, white poms, polka dot plates, cups + napkins | Polka Dot Market

Rosette tanks + chiffon ruffle tanks | Finley + Oliver

Clothing:

Boutique Mia | Three floral tuxedo dresses

Classy Sassy Girls | turquoise ruffle dress

Lillipops | Vintage camera dress + leggings

Little Mave | Lavender bloomers

Pink Confetti Boutique | Polka Dot tea party ruffle dress with hair accessory

Suburban Stash | Mad Hatter jean skirt/tee/legging ensemble, suspender dress

Sweet Plume | Leading Lady peacock feather dress

Three Yellow Starfish | teal + black floral knot dress, ruffle bloomers

Tiny Belles Boutique | Tutus

I recently photographed some In the Rose Garden dresses and it was so fun to see these cuties in them!  The fabrics are so fun and vibrant and they are just perfect for your little princess.   Isn’t it SO much fun to dress up little girls?  I adore my son, and when I find cute boy things it rocks, but there is just something so fun to dressing up a little girl.  My Addison has even learned how to say, “Preee-ty”, and often says it over and over as she touches dresses and clothes.  It starts young, people! 

Check out the beautiful designs at In the Rose Garden for  yourself! 

Turquoise beanie with melon bloom courtesy of the fab Dolce Vita Mia.

xoxo,

laura

“Photograph:  a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art. ”

~Ambrose Bierce

*Sigh*  My head is always swimming with new and interesting ideas of how I can display the thousands of photographs that I have of my children and family.  Yep, I have taken thousands (millions?!), but there are always those cherished ones that really hit you and you think, “I need to hang this!”.   Alternatively, you hire a custom photographer and invest in gorgeous canvas or print wall art…then, what do you do with them?  Here is a little inspiration to get you dreaming and planning…love these!!  Think beyond an album, beyond the photos on the computer, beyond the desk prints and go big!  It really does make a huge impact.  I have a wall of nine 20×20 frames matted to 12×12 on a large wall in my office (I will have to photograph it and share one of these days…).  I cannot tell you how happy it makes me to see the smiles of my children displayed so prominently.

Like this one…you would probably never, ever think to go quite this big, but how could you ever be in a bad mood when you were in this room, looking at these smiling faces?!   Just looking at this makes me grin!

{image via apartment therapy}

I love the simplicity and symmetry of this display…

{image via desire to inspire}

This display is just so personal in that it combines photos of your children with framed pieces of their art.  The colors pretty much rock, too.

{image via real simple}

{Do you have a fun wall display?  Share it with us! Email me over a pic!}

{image via domino magazine}

Ummm, yep.  I seriously would do this!  What a statement!!  No need to say more, it speaks for itself, don’t you think?

{image via pewter and sage}

Send your wall display photos to me–big or small, black + white or color…we want to see them!  Inspire us! 

xoxo,

laura

“Two souls with but a single thought,

Two hearts that beat as one.”

~Friedrich Halm

This wedding rocked.  I just loved every little detail!  These two beautiful souls were wed on a beautiful June day in Thousand Oaks, California, surrounded by their loving family and friends.  It was a day filled with smiles, joy and much laughter, and it was just so perfect.

There are still so many sneak peeks to come–bed jumping, groomsmen, In N Out + photobooth fun!!  I just wanted to put these few out there before we left town.  Enjoy!!  More will be up next week! 

xoxo,

laura

Be sure to check out Laura Winslow Photography on Facebook for more images!

“Love is a symbol of eternity.  It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end. ”

~Author Unknown

Such a beautiful wedding and a gorgeous couple.  I cannot wait to post a full sneak peek (today or tomorrow!).  There are just so many special and gorgeous moments to this weekend’s wedding.  A sampling: bed-jumping, giggling with BFFs, tears of joy, sunflare as vows are being said, In N Out, a vintage red bike + crazy well-wishers striking poses for the photo booth!  Can’t wait…can you?    Stay tuned…

xoxo,

laura

“The law of love can best be understood and learned through little children.”

~Mahatma Gahndi

This little sweetie and her sis were just naturals in front of my lens.  I had so much fun their beautiful mama’s maternity session, and I was so excited to meet this little Addison Grace (it is, after all, a pretty special name to me!!).  She was just so darling–calm, sweet, beautiful and with the sweetest little serious look.  What a fun session!  Thank you so much, L family!  It was a pleasure!

xoxo,

laura

Our amazing and talented designers, boutiques + shops:

Belle Chateau

Boutique Mia

Cake Hole Project

Classy Sassy Girls

Decadent Delights

Dolce Vita Mia

Finley and Oliver

Hair by Traci Rogers of Hair Unlimited

Lillipops Designs

Little Mave

Pink Confetti Boutique

Suburban Stash

Sweet Plume

Tiny Belles Boutique

The TomKat Studio

Three Yellow Starfish

Zuzu’s Petals

Don’t forget–email a creative photo of your daughter showcasing her fab personality + 1-2 sentences {in her own words} telling us why she wants to strut her stuff + her current dress/clothing size + age to laura@laurawinslowphotography.com by Monday, June 21st to be considered.

Thanks so much!  Chosen models will be notified by Thursday, June 24th.  Can’t wait to see those cuties!!

xoxo,

laura, mia + kim

“Siblings-the definition that comprises love, strife, competition and forever friends.”
~Byron Pulsifer

What a super fun session!  I had the pleasure of photographing one of our {mod babe} contest winners again, and this time I got to meet her big bro, too!  I had a blast watching the energetic little guy run and explore.  There were so many fun places to check out, and a ton of beautiful flowers for sissy to hang out in.  Little man was on a quest to find the fish, I tell you!  When we finally reached the water, I snapped away as he curiously and in awe turned his ear and then eye toward the running water.  Where were those darn fish?   Thanks so much, H fam!  It was great!!

~Adorable dress from the fab In the Rose Garden~