Part 2: Sophia at 6 months, captured in her nursery

Here are the remaining images of this little cherub's photoshoot. The other images are here in part 1 if you want to view them.

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Nicole

Part 1: Images of Sophia at 6 months. Captured in her nursery

Nicole (Sophia's mom) contacted me and requested I capture images of her darling little baby girl. As Nicole stated in her email, they have not yet had professional photos taken of Sophia only the 'happy snappy' shots. In my opinion these are awesome as well and there are so many apps that allow you to do some stunning things with those images...but that's for another day.

So on Saturday, 21 April I set off to go and capture images of this little darling. As Nicole and I discussed we would keep the shoot natural, no props and stuff and we would use Sophia's nursery as a backdrop. There is so much detail in her nursery, it was perfect for this shoot. This was a wonderful decision as Sophia was relaxed and bubbly as well . *High five, Nicole!

There are quite a number of images I would like to share so I am adding them in a 2 part blog.

Thank you Nicole and Charles for entrusting me to capture on camera, this precious stage of Sophia's life.

That's it for now.

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Nicole

Two little angels

These are two little angels who have come into my life. Today I got to spend some time with them and as I had my camera with me, I thought it would be great to capture some moments. Meet Zoey and Cleo...

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Chantal and her girls

A few months ago I ran a competition on my facebook page, sugar and spice photography - nicole. The person who got the most people to 'like' the page and referrals would win a studio photoshoot. For the month of the competition Chantal must have driven her friends crazy by asking them to 'like' my page and say that she referred them. All that work paid off and led to a great shoot.

Enjoy!

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Nicole

Party Ideas for Kids| Nicole: PRINCESS PARTY

I have been booked to capture the fun-filled moments of little Lirah's princess party on the 19 November. This got me thinking of what her mom must be going through leading up to her party. I use to run a kids' party planning company and know the stress that comes with wanting to make your little angel's birthday the best ever (not forgetting that every year needs to be better than the year before).

I have therefore decided to dedicate this blog to 'planning a princess party' - the blog is designed to be DIY, any mom, no matter your budget or time, can use some or all of the elements. Remember at the end of the day the most important element is that your little princess knows how important she is.

• Decide on the colour scheme. Below are dreamy colours I would use.

• Invitation: All royal parties start with the invitation. Add the party details to the wand and hand  deliver them to the guests. Click here for the tutorial to assist in making the wand and tiara.

• Decor: There are so many ideas for princess party decor. Below are my favourites. 

1. Dress up a wire body model with a princess dress or print off images from the internet and place them on the table.
2. Cut out a star or tiara (or image of your choice) and use cake flour to add the image to the walkway. 

• Snacks: Have figurines of the princess dresses made as lollipops, sandwiches cut out as tiaras, cupcakes placed in a princess holder or a cupcake stand dressed with tulle.

• Games: To keep the guests entertained, let them play Princess and the frog (pin the bow-tie on the frog) or get them to make beaded princess bracelets. Both of these activities can keep them busy for some time.

• Party pack: Get any form of a bag and dress it with tulle for a princess bag.      

Remember there is no perfect formula for any party, but there is a vast amount of resources available. I trust that you have enjoyed this blog entry.

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Nicole