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I had so much fun with our sunflower sessions this year! They bloomed earlier than expected, but were so big and beautiful, it was worth rescheduling two weeks worth of sessions into three nights!
Here’s just a quick sneak peek of the amazing cuteness that happened!
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The sunflowers are in bloom! Amelia was such a joy to shoot! She tried eating the sunflowers, of course, what baby wouldn’t? Check out these totally squeezable cheeks!!!
Next up in our vintage toy series with Baby Ellie is Chutes and Ladders!
Would you believe it took us almost 4 hours to create this life-size gameboard??
Ellie was perfect!
Then we headed up to the beach at Big Hollow to play in the flowers and the sand. Isn’t this the cutest itty bitty yellow polka dot bikini ever?!
Wow! What a year! You have the sweetest smile and best little kisses!
It has been an honor spending this last year with you, and I can’t wait to see you grow into an awesome little toddler!
Now, to take those first steps… 🙂
When I was pregnant with Claire, I had the idea to do this series. After 20 months of brainstorming, scouting locations, designing sets, making props and costumes, shooting, editing, and stressing, I finally feel like it is complete. I started this project for me, to have some fun shots of my daughter based in the world of Harry Potter, a world that I love. In the end, I didn’t get do all of the sets I wanted, added a couple I hadn’t planned to, and pushed myself to try new editing and shooting techniques to get the look I wanted. Some turned out exactly like I envisioned them, others drastically different, and a few shots were totally unintentional, left entirely to the random behavior of a toddler, a lucky shutter finger, and a little bit of luck!
My vision all along was not to make my daughter into Harry, but to have be herself, as if she were attending Hogwarts current day. I tried to stay true to canon and used details from the books, interviews that J.K. Rowling has given, and the movies. Claire is sharing a lot of the experiences that Harry and his friends did, but that happens when you go to the same school! Claire was a good sport, and her big brother Maddox loved joining in a few of the sets, too!
I know my family and friends and Facebook followers have been waiting for this day for a very, very long time, so without further ado, I present my Potter Project. 🙂
To my beautiful daughter, Claire. You are my muse. I love you!
I made most of the props myself, but for those I didn’t make, check out these shops:
Orchard Works hand carves the most amazing wands!
SnappyPea made the perfect easy-to-wear tie
Marauder’s Map from LilliannaMarie
Acceptance Letter from Outlaw Heart Paper Co
House and Quidditch sweaters by Tina at Crochet Creations
Special thank yous go out to to:
Lauren Fairweather for use of her song, “It’s Real For Us” – You are amazing!
Kimberley McClard at Potter Pandemic for use of her Gryffindor Crest
Cylonka for use of the amazing Hogwarts Crest
Wacca for us of the Holyhead Harpies art
by Wendi Riggens
Sherri Spence - Love them!!!
Jenna Marshall - Love it. You have amazing ideas! You’re an inspiration to me and my work x
Rachael Sheridan - Wendi, You have outdone yourself! I was blown away by your creativity, attention to detail, and ability to shoot a toddler! It was a pleasant surprise to start my day off with this blog post. You go, Girl!!!
Raquel Grace - Your baby is freaking adorable! Makes the Harry Potter images doubly awesome! I love these. 🙂
Celina - Incredible!! And what a darling subject. But where on earth did you find her Weasley Christmas sweater?!!
Wendi - My friend Kristen made it for me! She doesn’t have a shop, though. It’s so perfectly imperfect, down to the sleeves being different lengths 🙂