Caitlin & Ali :: eSession

What a fun session at Pt Defiance/Owens Beach! Caitlin and Ali are such a cute and fun loving couple :) It's going to be a blast to photograph their wedding in September at my favorite venue, Rock Creek Gardens.

Here's a few of my favorites from our time together...

Jillian :: Newborn

Wanted to share a few of my favorites from my session Monday with little Jillian.

This little angel wanted to sleep the entire session! Sure made for some adorable sleeping photographs. Can't wait til your next session to see how much you change!





Yawn!!!


Cute little smile :)

Emily :: Newborn

I LOVE newborn sessions! Tiny toes, squishly lil ones... it's the best ever!

And I love even more when the newborn is one of my favorite wedding client's newest addition! Remember Todd and Christi from two years ago? They have a new addition - meet Emily.

Todd and Christi's Wedding


Sweet lil Emily


Love this tender image

Amanda :: Senior

What a blast Amanda and I had on Saturday for her Senior Session! We got beautiful weather too :)

I feel like I go so far back with Amanda! I worked with her mom for five years, I've photographed her neices for commercial photography, I photographed her brother's wedding several years ago... and now Amanda's Senior Session!

A teaser of my favs - enjoy!

Wish List :: Love Affair Photo Workshop

Wow! I cannot believe how backlogged I am in updating my blog! I have so many wonderful sessions to blog about, but first I want to tell everyone out there how much I want to go to this amazing photography workshop Love Affair Photo Workshop.

I am entering their drawing for a workshop tuition. Hope I get it!! It would really make for a fun summer workshop to attend.

I want to tell you all about why I want to attend... well, the ladies who put it on are AMAZING! And I would love to soak up all the wonderful photo knowledge they have to share! I really want to take my photography to a whole new level and think this is the perfect worshop to do just that :)

In other news... and because it helps me get more entries to the drawing, I have joined the fun of twitter! Follow me @tessagilbertson

Shelby :: Senior

Seniors are so much fun!

Shelby and I met out at Pt Defiance for her session... and then it began to rain. I am so thankful to have a studio rental space when this happens! Thanks Willow!

I just can't get over how stunning Shelby's eyes are!

Stella :: Newborn

I simply love to photograph newborns! They are so fresh and squishy and for the most part, pretty cooperative. Stella was an angel for her session. She slept most of the time which really helps!

Anna :: First Birthday

This week I had the joy of photographing Anna's first birthday photos. Anna is such a tender little girl and a delight to spend time with. My dear friend Crystal is Anna's mom and we have had the opportunity to spend a lot of time together lately as Crystal has been visiting this month from Arizona. Don't go home Crystal!

Here's my favorite set from her session

Jessica & Tyler :: Wedding

What an amzing day at Snoqualmie! Jessica and Tyler were married at the cute chappel there and then snowboarded down the mountain. You should have heard all the guys talking as Jessica walked by... "That's my dream girl" or "If I ever get married I want a woman like that" It was too funny!

Lollipop

Today my friend Dinea and I met for coffee to "talk shop" and after tried to capture a few images of Noah at the park. He took a pretty hefty fall after these few were taken so we had to cut it short. Why is it that every time I try to capture HIS photos he always has a scratch, bruise or something the day before I want to take the photos?



What is this yummy sweetness?


Wearing great grandpa Wes' hat

Bath Time

This year it's my goal to capture my life, the every day things and share them with you here on the blog.

This is Noah's bath the other day - love this lil guy :)







And a fun angle

Jonathan is One

I had the joy of sharing in Jonathan's first birthday. For his session, he opened presents, had cake and lots of family fun.

Happy Birthday Jonathan!

VanderVeen :: Family

It's always a pleasure to photograph friends. Today, despite the drizzle we ventured out to photograph April & Calvin's family for their Christmas cards. Their girls are just adorable and were in a great mood - which makes my job easier! We went to Indulge Cupcakes after for a little treat since the girls were so good.

What a beautiful family!

Fleury :: Family

This weekend I had the pleasure of photographing these adorable twins. We missed out on their session last Christmas because I was in the hospital on bed-rest with little Noah so I was super excited when Becki called this year to schedule their session.

These two are just too cute!


Gotta love reading upside-down!

Noah's 1st Birthday

My baby is ONE already! What a year it has been!

Noah is now 20 pounds 8oz, a long way from his tiny 4 pound 10 oz beginning! His little personality is just adorable :) He loves to crawl around everywhere and get into anything he possibly can! He is close to walking too.

Noah loves balloons!






My first and last attempt at fondant!












He loves to climb the stairs!

Davis Family :: Portraits

I had such a fun time with the Davis family photographing their energetic 3 year old. I LOVE fall color and when the lighting works out this great - it's just a photographer's dream!

A few of my favorites...

Daddy Love


Too cute!


Adorable Little Man

Catch up Time

Wanted to post a few this evening to catch up a bit.

Shelby :: Senior


Davis :: Family


Resseau :: Family


Eric & Cristyna :: Wedding

My little darling

It was so fun to dress little Noah up in a costume! He was quite a trooper considering all the fuzzy stuff around his face :)

Noah in his lion outfit


Yummy leaf!


Adorable eyes


Holding up a tree ;)


Teeth! He has 5 now!

Amazing Neighbors

I love our neighborhood! We have some of the most amazing neighbors :) In fact I recall when I bought the house being pretty worried about what kind of neighbors I might have. As a girl living alone, I wanted to know I could be comfortable with the people around me. Well, meet the Backus family. They moved in just after I did (never mind Shawn moving in a washer and drier one night scaring the begeebers out of me at midnight to surprise his wonderful wife Karla before they officially moved in!)

Fast forward 5+ years, and it has been a great joy to get to know the Backus family. They are that amazing "cup of sugar" neighbors. We have fun catching up on life while fixing up our front yards, watch eachother's pets when on vacation, and just plain 'ol love who they are.

This summer in the midst of my wildly busy wedding season, we were able to sneak in a family session. It was tempting to rain on us so we opted for a quick little indoor session.

Paige

A few weeks ago Paige and her mom Pam (a dear friend of mine) and I went to downtown Puyallup and their home for Paige's photos. It's been a joy to watch this amazing young woman grow up!

Here's a few of my favorites.




Love the hot yellow shoes!

It's been a while!

Wow- just realized it's been quite some time since I last posted.

I have a TON of family and weddings to add - I'll be posting here in the next few days as I catch up. In the mean time, enjoy a photos from Noah last month at the beach.

I am loving watching Noah's eyes change over time... but they just twinkle in this shot




"I like sand!"




Playing with the sand

Reitzug Family

Today I had the joy of photographing my friends the Reitzugs and their family.

Here are a few of my favorites

The group (minus a few)


Cutest Kids!!






Love little sister's face in the background!




Some of the pretty mommies :)




Kate and Ashley

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Maya

Isn't Maya just the cutest thing ever! My cousin Gena wanted to take Maya's photo with her wedding dress each year. We had a blast at her fist session when Maya was just a tiny thing. This year, it was a hoot trying to keep little Maya in one place! Whew - toddlers are busy :)

My favorites from this year




A peek at my favorites from the last session :)

Mike & Jamie 8.23.08 Wedding :: Teasers

It was such a blast today with Mike and Jamie. A fun-loving couple that just wanted to get some great shots! Sure makes being a wedding photographer fun!

I love it when couples make their schedules work for a lot of creative photos. Jamie and Mike's ceremony was at 2pm, and the reception didn't start until 6, which gave us several hours for the photos - that's the way to do it if you decide not to see eachother before the wedding!

Here's a few of my favorites - enjoy!

Jamie loves the pics with flowers and rings - her bouquet had fun butterflies to match her colors, so I just had to capture the rings on this fun butterfly


Love a fun group shot!


Mike and Jamie's house has this amazing shade garden - what a great place for a little lovin


It's always fun to find a new place to take some artistic shots. My assistant Kristen noticed this house on her way to the wedding, so we just had to stop for some fun glam shots. Love Jamie's hot shoes!






Hot bride, hot car!

Erik & Ashley Wedding :: 8.10.08

A few of my favorites

Anna :: Cutie Pie

My dear friend Crystal brought over her adorable little Anna yesterday. Anna was a tiny little thing like my Noah, so she's still only 9 lb at 3 months!

A few of my favorites


Crystal made this cute little matching set


Of course we have to give Anna a chance to piddle on mommy!


I thought this photo was too cute - Anna was like um mommy, I'm having my pictures taken here - do you mind!

George & Kim Wedding Teaser :: 8.8.08

Kim & George were married yesterday 8.8.08 at Meeker Mansion in Puyallup. It turned out to be a beautiful day and the historic manion was the perfect backdrop for their ceremony.

I wanted to share a few of my favorites...

Holly & Aaron :: Wedding

It is such a blessing to be part of each and every wedding. Holly and her folks go to my church (and are in our bible study) and though we didn't really get to know eachother too much with Holly being away at college, it's like photographing family! Holly and Aaron were so amazing together - you just know when two people are meant to be together!

I wanted to share a few of my favorites...






Hottie Bride :)


I loved the horse and carriage - what a grand entrance to a wedding




Of course - kissing on o a wedding day is a must!


I love father daughter dances




Amazing get away car - thanks to Aaron's grandpa!

Cutie Pie

I wanted to play around with some settings on my camera... Now that I have my own model it's great!

Beautiful Eyes

Wells Family :: Portraits

I love taking photos of kids - such fun! We were blessed with a beautiful and warm evening to take the Wells family portraits in their beautiful back yard(minus the mosquitos). Its always fun to watch kids grow up - their adorable personalities beginning to blossom! I had taken their photos when the twins were 9 months and boy was it a riot trying to maneuver all three kids. It was a bit easier this time, except that the chase was on! What a workout for all the adults involved!

Wow - what emotion!








My favorite shot of the day - lovin' on sister :)

Pool Time

Noah got to go swimming for the fist time yesterday. He had so much fun splashing around!
We will be spending a lot of time in great grandma's pool this summer if we keep having these scorcher days! Whew!

Holly & Aaron :: Wedding

What an amazing day! So beautiful - Holly did a wonderful job planning out all the fun details right down to a photo booth and horse drawn carriage! I'll share more later, but for now wanted to share an image from my new fisheye - Mt Rainier was incredible peeking through in the background.

Andrew & Sarah :: Engagement Session

Andrew, Sarah and I had a wonderful time at Wright Park on Friday evening. Here's a peek at a few of my favorites.

Holly & Aaron :: Engagement Session

We had Holly and Aaron's Engagement Session yesterday and had the most beautiful weather! Can't wait for their wedding this Saturday!







Beautiful Sisters

Resseau Family

Aren't they just the cutest family ever! I will miss you guys when you move :(





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Anya & Jordan :: Wedding

It was such a joy to photograph Anya & Jordan's wedding on Saturday. What a wonderful couple! I can't wait to share more images with you two :)

Anya anticipating seeing Jordan for the first time










Boys just gotta have fun! I love the second one!

Adorable

Just had to post my favorite image from today's session. More to come next week.

Isn't he just adorable!

George & Kim eSession - Slideshow

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Jamie & Mike eSession - Slideshow

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Kim & George Engagement Session :: Peek

I just had to take a look at the image from Kim & George's engagement session today. I am so excited that it's wedding season and I get to have fun with such wonderful people!

Here's a few of my favorites - the rest will come later this coming week.







I was holding the puppy's leash for this shot and I gave her too much give - she had just walked all over them! I love the giggles that followed!

Jamie & Mike Engagement Session :: Peek

I had such a great time with Jamie and Mike yesterday at Pt Defiance. What a fun loving energetic and loving couple. They have been together 10 years - amazing! I can't wait for your wedding!

Here's a few of my favorites - the rest will come later this coming week.

Elijah & Ellie

This weekend we had the pleasure of photographing two of my cousins and their beautiful families.

Ellie


Elijah

Mother's Day Sessions

A few of my favorites from the first session from the Mother's Day Mini Sessions...

Claire





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Jonathan Slideshow

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Sweet Jonathan

Wanted to post a teaser photo of this adorable little guy Jonathan. I'll post more later in the week.

Mother's Day Mini Sessions

Mother's Day Mini Sessions -- Saturday May 3, 2008 Joyful Moments Photography will be offering Mother's Day Minis.

What's a mini? It's a 20 minute session to get your fun mother's day portraits. We'll start at 10am and have openings on the hour/half hour until 3!!! Just think... cherry blossoms, tulips, beautiful luscious green outdoor fun! We'll also have an indoor/covered option if it starts to do the *r* word!

Don't miss out on this opportunity -- EMAIL now to book your session!

Here's the best part -- all photos will be posted Monday morning! So you can order on Tuesday and have your photos on FRIDAY! Way too fun! Just in time to give as gifts to all the moms in your life.

Cost is $75 and you receive
• 1)5x5 mini proofset
• 3)5x7 or a $35 print credit

And if that's not enough... for every friend you tell about the Mother's Day Mini Sessions, you will receive an extra $20 in print credit! (Friend must book session to qualify for $20 print credit)

EMAIL to book your session!

The Photographer's Photos

Always being behind the camera I rarely have the opportunity to have my photo taken. During a shoot for my hubby's Great Aunt & Uncle and their kids, I handed off my camera to cousin Chris (a phenominal photographer) and had him take a few of our family. I am so excited as he took a new head shot for me too!



The Gilbertson side


And a new headshot for me to use - hooray!

Noah's Dedication

A few shots from Noah's dedication- Sunday April 13, 2008. (In honor of my grandpa Homer's birthday)

The Fam


Jordan River Baptismal Water

fingers

I found my fingers - and I can keep them in my mouth. Yummmy goodness!


I'm feeling pretty guilty right now - I have a bunch of client work to post and all I have been posting is Noah stuff. This being a new mommy thing is sure fun!