Shanna Chess Photography

And I got lucky with weather again!  It was crazy out most of the day this past Sunday--windy and rainy.  But by mid-afternoon it was clearing up and even the sun came out :)  So this family and I rushed to Armitage Park in case the rain came back.  Scarlett is going to be the best big sister.  She is just a little mom :)  Can't wait to meet the baby boy towards the end of January! Enjoy!

Such a beautiful and sweet family I spent my Sunday morning with this past weekend :)  I did the twin girls', Caroline and Evelyn, 1 year cake smash session and I can't believe it was already a year ago!  They have grown so much and so has their big brother, Oliver.  They have also become a little more opinionated in the past year, as many 2 year olds do :)  We can just say it was one of the most difficult toddler sessions I've had to date and I think mom, dad and myself were all a littler nervous there wouldn't be any sister pictures!  Or a family picture for that matter.  But we worked together to come up with some ideas to get some great smiles out of all 3 kiddos.  It's amazing what a beanbag and throwing some gum at children can accomplish ;) Enjoy!

I can't believe that Areia is already 6 months old!  She still has some of her mama's beautiful red hair, but she thinks it is turning more brown everyday.  Maybe she'll get lucky ;)  And I think she is looking more and more like her pretty mama as every day passes.  And yes, I do photograph all sports team fans no matter what colors they are wearing :)  Enjoy!

Adeline had so much fun with her 1 year cake smash session last month, that she convinced her mom, dad and brother that they needed a Fall family session as well!  Such a beautiful family and we had so much fun getting these photos done.  And we got super lucky with the rain!  I had been watching the weather for about a week leading up to our session and the day before it was showing that the rain would be done around sunset.  So I kept my fingers crossed that it would be done a bit earlier than that, and the photography Gods listened!  We even got sunshine!  Enjoy :)

I had such a great time at Cindi and Blake's wedding.  They are such a fun and laid back couple.  Their wedding party was full of loving and hilarious people as well.  And their families are amazing.  We started off the day with the Bride and Bridesmaids arriving at the venue with just Cindi needing to get into her dress.  The boys arrived and we went right into the First Look.  I just loved Blake's facial expressions :)  The venue, Oak Knoll Acres, was just perfect for their personalities--a beautiful remodeled barn in Creswell.  The wedding party photos were so much fun!  We loved the spot with the tall trees lining the outside of a field so took most of the formal portraits there.  The ceremony was beautiful and quick and even their dog, Wyatt came out to congratulate them after exchanging their vows.  And of course the reception was a blast!  People dancing and even taking the microphone for some rapping and singing :)  And a beautiful wedding and couple deserved a gorgeous

Oh my gosh, Marshall is such a Gerber baby!  He has grown so much since I did his newborn session but he is as adorable as ever!  And his big brother, Danny, did great getting some fun brother pictures.  I was also so excited to use my new hot air balloon prop :)  Enjoy!!

I'm so thankful to all my clients and fans!  I reached 1,000 fans on October 1st!!  I can't believe it :)  Just after my 2nd year anniversary of being in business.  You guys are awesome! So as a thank you, I am doing a HUGE giveaway!  Thank you to all the sponsors who are helping make this so great!  See below for details and make sure to enter!  I know some of my fans are not local--many of you are other photographers or vendors that I've purchased from, so for those of you who are greater than 60 miles away from 97404 and do not want to travel to Eugene for a photo session with me, I will give the option of a $50 Etsy gift card :)  Have fun and good luck!!  And please make sure to click on Terms and Conditions towards the bottom of the entry form to read all the rules.  And let me know if you have any questions! Here is what you can win!  ALL ENTRIES WILL BE VERIFIED.  IF THE DRAWN WINNER HAS NOT COMPLETED ALL STEPS, I WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT NAME DRAWN.   All of the