This is E., she is tiny, and she is very patient. Her aunt asked me to take photos of her newborn niece in Den Haag, and I was happy to oblige! E's mom is American, and her dad is Dutch, and these two actually met in the exact same way as my fiancee and I - she studied abroad, fell in love, and got her Dutch significant other much more into American college sports. They are a great family, and it was a fun time hanging out with them in their beautiful apartment, along with their four pet rabbits. One of the bunnies makes a cameo in the shoot, and almost every toy E. has is also a bunny of some kind, so it wound up being a bit of a theme.
Newborn portraits of Anna in Groningen
And so, a month after doing a maternity shoot with her mom and dad, I got to spend the afternoon taking photos of Anna. She is already such a laid-back and pleasant personality, much like her mom. I channeled a little Anne Geddes (hopefully in a good way), since there's is simply no way around the preciousness of a newborn, and I'm looking forward to getting to see her grow up!
Michelle's mom has been staying with the family since shortly after Anna was born, so we wanted to get a multigenerational photo while she is here visiting from America.
When Dutch families have a child, it's traditional to put up the congratulations cards up in the house on display, so I figured we may as well have a photo of the reason for all the cards. Congratulations, my friends!