Mini Shoot: Hannah & Reagan

I had a fun mini shoot with these two cuties this past Monday. It had been 2yrs since our last one and I have to say they are just as cute as ever. They were so full of energy and spunk, coming up with poses all on there own. They are both so adorable and have so much personality it was a lot of fun. Here are a few of my faves.

See Local: The Craftastic Studio of ROC Paper Scissors

Introducing Relish Studio's new personal project, See Local. Each month we are going to showcase a local artist or business. This month... we are happy to introduce you to Rosa of ROC Paper Scissors.

We walked into the light and airy studio of Rosa Clifford (featured on The Martha Stewart Show and Tampa Bay's Daytime) and though the morning was slightly overcast, I don't think we could've felt any warmer, the room any brighter. What amount of sun that shone through the misty clouds, poured into her large west facing windows and the light sparkled off of her racks of glitter and pretty, dainty things. We were there to capture a tutorial for one of her beautiful handcrafted cards, of which orders come to her from across the globe, for Martha Stewart's The Craft Dept. blog... and we left her studio feeling like we'd just had lunch with a dear friend. Although, yeah, lunch with a dear friend happened, because that's just the kind of person Rosa is––a great hostess, an inspirational artist, a caring mother, a dear friend and a good cook too.

Take a look at our totally crafty and smile-inducing shoot, and then visit Rosa at her online shop... though I will say, mind your wallets, because I left the shoot with an order of my favorite pieces of art. On second thought, don't worry about having to save up for the perfect pieces, you can score your own, and at a great price too!

To get the full tutorial for the card shown above, visit Martha Stewart's The Crafts Dept. blog.

Other Vendor Credits:

Featured Artist:: ROC Paper Scissors

Photography:: Relish Studios

Jewelry:: Heidi Daus Designs

Hair:: La Posh Salon

FEATURED ON:: Martha Stewart's The Crafts Dept. Blog

A Downtown Engagement: Britney & Tim

There is something so beautiful about two people really in love. You know what I'm talking about...the sweet glances, the soft touches and the knowing smiles. All those simple things that make you feel like your on top of the world. It is one of my favorite things to witness because it is so precious and rare.

This past weekend we had the pleasure of spending time with Britney & Tim. They have been apart for three months...so you can imagine how special this session was. It wasn't hard to come upon all of those sweet little moments. We had such a blast and we can't wait to shoot their wedding in just a few short weeks!




To see more from this fun session visit here.

Engaged: Danielle & Jason

She denied his first Facebook friend request, not realizing it was the same Jason she had grown fond of at her church softball games since she never did get his last name, the same Jason a family friend was trying to set her up with, the same Jason she had chatted up to screen for one of her friends.

But he persisted and requested her "friendship" again with a message reading, "You're too good to be my friend on Facebook, but you can talk to me at softball?" Oh yeah, this was the same Jason. The one that always knew how to make her laugh... and soon after they had their first date of Italian food and a concert. She was smitten.

Two years later, and not long before Jason had to leave for the other side of the country for school, Danielle entered Jason's house only to find herself following clues, photos and notes that read sweet sentiments like "I'm the luckiest man in the world"... and more, bringing her to tears before she found him near an empty chair surrounded by flowers, guitar in hand. The proposal was perfect, much like their love, and followed by a dinner of Italian.

I predict a lifetime filled with many pasta nights, and excited for their wedding in exactly two months!

We were in the middle of a barn, no heat and it was COLD... they were troopers and definitely knew how to heat up a space.

One of the things that impressed me about Jason was his quick wit and ability to make Danielle laugh... to make us all laugh, hard.

Danielle, you're gorgeous.

We had a great time with these two!

Wedding: Becky & Jeremy

We had a great time with these two, who we had the pleasure of shooting before, at their beautiful wedding. Which ended up being moved indoors because of rain, and the entire time, they didn't skip a beat. They were happy to be in love, and happy to be getting married... and Becky + Jeremy, we were happy to be there too!

Enjoy the happy wedded bliss!

Meet the Swartz Family

We had a fantastic shoot this past Saturday with the gorgeous Swartz Family. I had been working on building the set of this shoot for a week and I was so excited to see it all come together in our studio. On top of that I couldn't wait to take pictures of Derek and his adorable little red head. He was a pro in front of the camera, all eyes were on him and he knew just what to do. The shoot was filled with lots of toothy grins and sweet little laughs; we loved every minute. Erika, Kurt and Derek we had an absolute blast spending the morning with you!



To see a few more fun pics of this session check out Tabitha's blog.

Mini Shoots: The Pettit's

There is something so beautiful and special about a mother's connection with her little boy, these two knew just how to encourage each other. They knew how to make each other laugh, smile and really shine. They brought out the best in each other and it made our job not only easy but really fun. Karen and Drew, we seriously had such an amazing time with you, it was everything we love about our family portrait sessions.

See more of this fun shoot here!