Being inspired by all the fashion coverage these past weeks from Coachella festival!  Festival fashion is fun, free-sprited, and fearless! I combined festival fashion with one of my other favorite trend…neon!  I’d love to spend a day in the sun in this bright outfit!  The best part about festival fashion is that its over the top while keeping a laid back feel. So go ahead and put on a large stone necklace while rocking sandals and dance the day away! ~ Caroline

Skirt: H&M Skirt

Feather Earrings: Neon Pink Gold Glitter Dipped – Faux Leather Feather Earrings

Daisy Bracelet: Orelia Daisy bracelet set 

Marc by Marc Jacobs Pink Bracelet: Neon Pink Turn lock Charm Leather Bracelet

Sandals: MM6 Maison Martin Margiela

Crop Tank: Cream Floral Lace Swing Crop Top

Neon Handbag: Tory Burch Snake Cross Body Bag

Pink Necklace: Ombre Gradient Pink Neon Handpainted Vintage Rhinestone Necklace 

When mom showed me the adorable silver tutu she brought along, I died.  I said, “I have this really sparkly background that would look amazing with, want to try it?!”  Mom was all for it.  It was perfect!  Baby J was so teeny tiny and she slept right through our whole session.  She had the most perfect little doll features.  She snoozed in our pretty spring garden full of brightly colored hydrangeas.  She curled right up into the arms of her adoring mom and dad.  I could have photographed her all day!  And isn’t her mom one of the most gorgeous new moms on the planet?!  They were such a beautiful family and we had a great morning together.  Enjoy your sneak peek!

Mother’s Day is so special to us here at Heidi Hope Photography because our community of clients and online friends is comprised of so many amazing, inspiring, and loving mothers.  We’ve all had a tough week in the Greater Boston Area.  We have dear friends, family, and clients who call Boston home.  Shaun’s family was standing directly across from the marathon bombings.  They were cheering on his cousin who was just .2 miles away from finishing, near the second explosion.  In a week of heartbreak for our community, we can’t help but hold everyone we love a little closer.  We wanted to do something special this Mothers Day for the mothers who are such a big part of our life at HHP.

Often times, the moments we have with our children go by so quickly in the busyness of life.  We’re so busy LIVING those moments, we don’t have the time to stop and take a picture.

We want everyone to have a portrait with their children to treasure.  Our Mother’s Day gift this year is to thank our 2012 and 2013 clients with a free Mommy-and-Me portrait party!  We want to catch up, see how you are doing, or get to know you before your upcoming session.  Come enjoy sweets from our generous friends at Sweet Indulgence, chat with Heidi and Mariah, and smile for a picture you’ll love looking back on!

Happy Mother’s Day Heidi Hope Family!

Mommy and Me Party:

Thursday May 9th from 10am-2pmLocation to be announced via email (within 5 miles of our studio, or in studio in the event of rain)

To sign up for our Mother’s Day gift:

• You must have a booked session with Heidi Hope Photography during the years of 2012 or 2013 (so our party size remains manageable for us!)
• please email mariah@heidihope.com with your time preference.  We will email you back with the times we still have left available to take your picture (first come-first served for appointment times).  Current availability is from 12-1pm.
• Email us today, we are almost completely full!
• Your portrait will be delivered to you via facebook
• One photo per mama (with up to 5 children)

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If you love Pinterest like we do, you’ve surely seen some of these portraits pinned.  It has to be one of our most popular shoots of all time!  Kerri Cupcake and I planned it all out back in 2010.  We wanted to do something creative and fun just for ourselves.  Kerri and Sweet Indulgence designed this amazing confections table with every treat imaginable while the HHP team and I transformed the studio into a Mermaid paradise with hanging lanterns, silk pillows, soft streamers, a real sand floor and bubbles galore!  We gathered up a group of adorable girls ranging from 2-5 and we let them dance and play in their dream world.  Most of them didn’t want to leave.  This shoot made a beautiful spread in the 2012 issue of Bliss Celebrations magazine and has made countless pin boards and blogs since!  Here it is, The Heidi Hope Photography and Sweet Indulgence Mermaid Party from early 2011.

Photography: Heidi Hope Photography

Confections Table: Sweet Indulgence

Shirts: Gigi’s Glitzy Boutique

Pettiskirts: Dreamspun Kids

I loved meeting the W family last week.  They are one of our newest 2013 Baby Plan families!  Their sweet baby girl was a social butterfly.  Approaching 3 weeks old, she wanted to take in the world around her.  She loved to be held and cuddled and fed.  She looked like a living doll with the most gorgeous head of hair and pouty lips.  I had so much fun getting to know her and I can’t wait to spend a year celebrating her as she grows.  Mom and dad were completely in love with their new little one.  We started our session with plenty of family portraits where she cooed and smiled for us.  After 2 hours she finally drifted off to sleep and we captured plenty of dreamy images to end our day.  Enjoy your sneak peek!

If you’re a local mom, you probably already know about one of our favorite local businesses, Bellani Maternity.  If you haven’t stopped by to do a little shopping there, you must!  From helping you to register for your baby shower, to picking out the perfect backpack for your preschooler, their amazing staff can help you through every step of parenthood.  We’ve loved showcasing our work on their walls and are so grateful for the community of Bellani moms that we’ve stayed in touch with over the past years.  We wanted to do something fun to show our appreciation for all that Bellani has added to our community and give away a complimentary Heidi Hope Photography session to a lucky Bellani family in 2013!

Enter to win!

Anyone who visits Bellani Maternity during the month of February and spends $100 can be entered to win a complimentary 30 minute Heidi Hope Photography session including all images in 2013.  There is no additional purchase necessary!  Simply fill out your entry card after purchase and we’ll draw a winner on March 1st 2013.

Get out there and shop, because we can’t wait to meet you!

I first met this happy baby girl back in 2011 when she and her big brother visited our studio for portraits.  We stayed in touch online and through the wonderful community of moms at Bellani Maternity over the years.

We were on our Holiday break this year when I saw the story spread over facebook.  A family in our community was struggling with the recent diagnosis of their young daughter.  She had gone into the doctors with a stomach bug and then their world had changed.  I soon found out it was Belle and her final diagnosis was pre-B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) .  I just couldn’t wrap my head around the sudden news.   I sent mom a message as soon as I heard.  Whenever she was ready, whenever Belle was ready, I wanted to be there for them in any way that I could.

I have worked with many families fighting childhood illness through The Tiny Sparrow Foundation over the past few years.  It has been the most meaningful part of what I do as a photographer.  I know how much photos can mean to families fighting through treatment and recovery.  I also knew how much Belle’s beautiful curls meant to her mom.  Not for their physical beauty, or the soft way they framed her baby doll face, but because they were a symbol of Belle’s babyhood.  They were a symbol of Belle before their world was turned upside-down.  I know I would have felt exactly like Belle’s mom did.  Yes, those curls will grow back, surely more beautiful than ever, but I would have wanted to hold onto them as long as I could.  I had to get to the hospital and capture Belle’s curls.

Belle and her mom are some of the strongest girls I’ve ever met.  Mom has been incomprehensibly positive and tenacious for her daughter.  They amaze me and everyone else they meet.  Belle had already fought through over two weeks of treatment and wasn’t feeling great the day I visited.  We had endless fun, girly, dress-up toys to make her smile, but she mostly wanted her Elmo, her mommy, and her cozy blanket.  You know what?  That Elmo and blanket looked pretty perfect to me and there is nothing more beautiful than a mother’s love.

Plus, this isn’t the last photo shoot you’ll see with Belle here.  We’ll be catching up again, when she’s feeling much better.  She has plenty of tutu-twirling ahead of her!  This summer, her hair will be growing back and I probably won’t be able to keep up with her as she runs around outside.  For now, I’m happy to have captured those sweet curls before her next chapter begins.  You can read more about Belle’s story in her mother’s words on the Kent Macaroni Kids Blog.

If you would like to help Belle and her family, please visit  Belle’s Youcaring.com Page or check back in with us for the many opportunities to make a difference for Belle in the coming months.

Oh my gosh, is this not one of the cutest babies you have ever seen?  I was totally in love with her from the first second she looked at me with those big brown eyes.  Little Star sessions are some of my favorite and especially when babies are at this age.  It feels like I’m just hanging out with mom and dad, playing dress up with their little one.  Sometimes I have to remind myself that I’m working!  M was so sweet.  She indulged us in plenty of adorable outfits and sets.  I’m wondering how I’ll ever choose favorites for this gallery!  Enjoy your sneak peek!

I had so much fun planning this first birthday session with mom!  Both baby A and her big brother B have December birthdays so she wanted to create something fun and Holiday inspired for our cakesmash that she could take out and display as part of her Christmas decorations each year.  She also loves candids and natural smiles (me too!) so we filled our session with plenty of playing and laughs.  Big brother B is at that age when kids see a camera and automatically make a “cheese face”.  I know it all too well with my four year old, and just about every little one I photograph at this age.  The trick is to make them forget they are having their picture taken!  Usually I make a complete fool out of myself in the process.  After taking lots of fun family portraits, we focused on the birthday girl, baby A.  She was so full of personality and very quick crawling around the studio!  I love all of the expressions we caught and all of the fun memories of our session.  Enjoy your sneak peek! 

We’re so excited to be bringing back our December Deals! Every week from now until the new year we’ll be offering a special deal for a Heidi Hope Photography session.  Each deal is available for ONE WEEK ONLY.  After one week, the deal, and the opportunity, expires! If you’re a newsletter subscriber, you’re already in the know about the entire series. To hear about future promotions, sign up for our newsletter here.

This week’s deal (expires 5pm EST, December 21st, 2012): Book a Senior Portrait session for the Spring of 2013 (before May 31st), and receive 32 free wallets of your favorite pose, plus a free yearbook photo!

We’re already thinking Spring for senior portrait sessions, and want to make sure we have sessions free for the class of 2013 and 2014! This deal is perfect for seniors who want to remember their last highschool years with more than just a studio yearbook portrait. We personally make every shoot unique, and provide stylists for professional hair, makeup, and wardrobe styling throughout your session. This Spring, show off your magazine-quality shoot with free wallets and a yearbook photo!

How do I take advantage of this deal??

Call the studio (401-864-1919) this week to schedule and submit your session fee for a senior portrait session. Please note we are here to answer your calls Monday through Friday 9-5pm.  Calls during non business hours will be returned in the order received.  Session fee must be submitted before 5pm EST, December 21st, 2012.

Please visit our SENIOR PORTRAIT WEBSITE to learn more about Heidi Hope Photography sessions!

~ The Heidi Hope Team