cherish : one year young : the newell jones family

There's something so dear to me about a one year old's birthday party. A celebration marking this immensely wild and wondrous year, this trip around the sun for a little one, and an anniversary of parenthood. It's such a beautiful and tender time.

It was such an honor to photograph this sweet family. The Papa and Mama birds are incredibly talented photographers and beautiful-beautiful-souls, and their dear boy... I'd take a dozen just like him, he's such a sweetheart!

Love and Light,

Heather

Cherish : The Hattig Family : Summer

I've had the great honor of photographing the Hattig family a few times a year for the past few years, and for this portrait we decided to adventure to Denver for their photos. They had never been to the Denver Botanic Gardens before, so it was so much fun to share this special place with them. We found a fairy garden, panda forest and monkey land. It was a magical day and visiting the gardens with little ones is seriously the way to go, they see and imagine so much!

Thank you, sweet Hattig family, for always making my heart smile.

Love and Light,

Heather

2013 Holiday Portraits : important dates

I can hardly believe it, but summer is over. The kids are back in school and the fall winds are slowly making their way to Boulder. I can't wait to break out my sweaters and boots, cook my favorite stews and pick up a pumpkin spiced latte at Starbucks. This is my absolute favorite season for many reasons, one of which is it's family portrait time. 

If you're looking to schedule your family portrait, please do so soon as my schedule is quickly filling up. To ensure that your portrait is completed with enough time for holiday cards and prints, I've set up a few deadlines. If you're like me, time flies by quickly, so hopefully this will help you plan ahead and have plenty of time for your holiday cards, photo gifts for grandparents and such, and a little time to relax. 

To schedule your session please email or call the studio:

(408)391-0241

heather@heathergrayphotography.com

Love and Light,

Heather

cherish: welcome them home

I met this family through Welcome Them Home, an organization that connects photographers to military families for portraits of soliders homecomings. We donate our time to military families to thank them for service to this country. It was an honor to photograph Lt. Frantz's return home. The last time he saw his wife and son was the day his baby was born. Five months later, he was returning home.

I met Alyssa and her family at the Denver Airport. We watched the flight updates since there were a few storms heading into the area Lt. Frantz was flying from. The flight was delayed and we anxiously waited for updates. Alyssa was non-stop looking at her phone for her husband to text her when he landed. While we waited, their friends and family visited with each other and shared stories. I met a few of Lt. Frantz's colleagues and their families. It was beautiful to see how much these people cared about this man and that they all wanted to be here to thank Lt. Frantz and his family for their service to our country. 

We all stared at the walkway waiting and as we saw Lt. Frantz walk up the stairs we all smiled. Everyone was crying and the people around us at the airport cheered and clapped for this beautiful family. I cried with every photo I took. I cannot begin to imagine what this moment felt like for this family. I can't begin to grasp this selfless act of serving ones country and the sacrifices military families make for all of us. Men and women dedicate their lives to this country everyday, leaving behind their wives, husbands and children, and this is why I'm a Welcome Them Home photographer. I can't think of a better way to contribute to these amazing families. 

Love and Light,

Heather