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Gestational Diabetes and a Beautiful Home Birth

Gestational Diabetes and a Beautiful Home Birth

“This pregnancy was so different than my first. The morning sickness lasted forever, and just as it started to go away I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Which honestly felt so unfair to me at the time because I live a pretty balanced lifestyle knowing that diabetes runs in my family. I thought I had done everything “right” to avoid it…”

BLACK FRIDAY | Free Film with any Session

BLACK FRIDAY | Free Film with any Session

Book a 2021 session on Black Friday (November 27, 2020), and receive a free 1-2 minute film (to be filmed during your session). YES this includes Small Businesses and Births!!

If you are not sure what type of session you’d like, you can simply pay the session fee to secure the Black Friday film deal, and make your final decision once it is time to book the session date next year.

Promo will run from 7am - 11:59pm on November 27, 2020.

FALL 2020 GIVEAWAY!!

FALL 2020 GIVEAWAY!!

I’m so excited to share that I have teamed up with a few incredible local small businesses for a giveaway, with nearly $600 worth of prizes! All the details about each prize is listed below. This is an Instagram Giveaway, so head over to Instagram and enter to win! Giveaway closes on Sunday, October 11, 2020…

5 Reasons Why You’d Love A Documentary Family Session

5 Reasons Why You’d Love A Documentary Family Session

Do you have old family albums? What are your favourite photos to look back on? Believe me, the Sears photos are hilariously PRICELESS, but my absolute favs are the ones where we are in the living room and you can see those leopard print curtains and the plaid couch, the cringe-worthy unsafe carseat you’re strapped into, the vintage toys…how you remember your family and home growing up. Don’t these photos bring back MEMORIES of your childhood?

CHRISTMAS TREE FARM | Documentary Style Family Mini Sessions

CHRISTMAS TREE FARM | Documentary Style Family Mini Sessions

Tis the season for mini sessions! I adore these little seasonal, tradition sessions that give just a little snippet of your family life…next stop, a full “Day in the Life” session for you though, amiright!?

For these 40 minute sessions, we are heading to Allouette Tree Farm in Maple Ridge. The ultimate goal is for you to actually buy your Christmas tree DURING our session! I want to capture the hunt, the kid wrangling, the cutting of the tree, loading the car, and all the crazy that goes along with these outings. There is even hot apple cider and a fire to relax beside if you need to warm up and snuggle by the fire for a bit. Don’t need a full tree or have an artificial tree? Just let the kids hunt the farm for a tiny one for them to decorate at home, and maybe pick up a handmade wreath for your front door! They smell ah-mazing.

PUMPKIN FARM | Family Documentary Mini Sessions

PUMPKIN FARM | Family Documentary Mini Sessions

Ok….so I’ve decided to do a thing. Mini Sessions have never really been my jam. I love REAL and authentic. Kids being their weird, crazy selves. Families just being families. You just can’t get that in a 15 minute mini session…

A Beautiful Fraser Valley Home Birth | Alyssa Kellert Photo + Film

A Beautiful Fraser Valley Home Birth | Alyssa Kellert Photo + Film

Ahh home births. There’s just something so cozy and calm about them. It’s incredible to be a part of something so powerful, every single time. This was their FOURTH little baby, third girl (and third home birth)! They were incredibly excited to meet their little one, and mom waited oh so patiently. Mom was in early labour for quite a while, and I was on high alert for their birth…

Adelaide's Sweet Family | Documentary Newborn Photographer, Vancouver BC

Adelaide's Sweet Family | Documentary Newborn Photographer, Vancouver BC

It was such a joy to photograph this family! I love how they fell right into the documentary style and just went about their lives as if I weren't there. It was so beautiful to see. No expectations, just real life. They were all so full of joy and love. These are the sessions that I live for. These are the…

These are the Days // 365 Daily Photo Project - January 2018

These are the Days // 365 Daily Photo Project - January 2018

I am SO excited to be starting this new daily photo project this year. Last year I missed it so much, I missed capturing all our memories (even the boring ones). My kids love looking through our album. My daughter likes to bring our daily project albums to school for show and tell. It's the...

A New Years Baby | Vancouver and Fraser Valley Birth Photographer

A New Years Baby | Vancouver and Fraser Valley Birth Photographer

Attending the birth of a friend is such a special honour! When my friends value me, and let me know I am well worth the money, it gives me allll the feels. This was the first birth that I have gotten called to over Facebook Messenger, ha! And it was my first birth of 2017! Connor’s mom and I were chatting about her contractions, and then all of a sudden her husband messages me to tell me to meet them at the hospital…you know it’s the real deal when mom can’t type anymore!