It’s probably a very good thing that Sean and I are already married because if we were getting married today, I would have SUCH a hard time deciding what kind of wedding I want!  When we shoot a vintage themed wedding I think that’s what I’d like, then we shoot a small country wedding and that seems perfect, but then we shoot a huge elaborate city affair and I think “this is for me!”  Yes, it’s a beautiful thing to be already married and have all of those decisions behind us! :0)  If they weren’t, I would have been taking lots of notes at David and Omaira’s wedding!  I can’t wait to share more details from their day later on!  The colors were so rich, the setting was so perfectly modern and quirky, and the details were just gorgeous!  Check out our super sexy Bride and Groom and wedding party and you’ll get a glimpse of what I’m talking about!

David and Omaira – the wedding was exquisite and so were you!  We expected nothing less! :0)  Congratulations to you both!

Every couple’s lifetime spent together starts with the dating relationship.  That’s why I love engagement sessions.  It’s the documentation of the first chapter of a life together.  One half of this particular couple is someone Sean and I have had the pleasure of knowing for quite some time.

Michael was a dear friend in our high school days.  A group of us spent the summer after our senior year going to movies and it was through Michael and his love of motion pictures, that I came to truly appreciate the artistic nature of films.  He opened my eyes to the symbolism, the visual poetry, and all of the little stylized choices made by the directors that I had previously overlooked and I have never watched movies the same.  Thanks Michael. :0)

When Sean and I got engaged, Michael was one of the first people I called because I knew that I wanted his artistic eye for our wedding videography and even though it’s not really his thing, he graciously agreed to film it for us.  That video is still today one of our most treasured possessions!  We were so happy to reconnect all these years later and find Michael so completely in love with Greta, the most beautiful and sweet young woman you could ever meet! :0)  Their wedding is sure to be absolutely precious and we count ourselves lucky to have been asked to be a part of it!

Here are a few of my favorites from their engagement session, marking the end of our maternity leave and the kick-start of our journey into being both business people and parents.  Wish us luck! ;0)

Many of you have already heard through facebook, twitter, etc. but for those who have not, we are so happy to announce the arrival of our son!  He came into this world at 1:31am on February 26, 2010 at 7 lbs., 12 oz.  He is perfect if we do say so ourselves! :0)  We are completely thrilled with him – it’s like the year and a half long inhale of breath since losing our first can finally be released.  We finally have our family.

Now something that has not yet leaked into the internet realm as of yet is his name.  It was something we thought a lot about, as I’m sure all parents do.  We wanted it to have meaning, serve as an account of his legacy, and be given with purpose.  To top it off, it needed to be different to pacify his parents’ inner creatives. :0)  We introduce to you Seven Patrick Daniel McLellan.

For those of you who don’t know, Seven was the name of our first son who passed away.  We decided to name him after his older brother so that his memory would be sure to stay with us always and his life would always be acknowledged.  Patrick is Sean’s middle name and SP are also his initials so without making him an outright junior, he is named for his father and can be “mini-SP” for his grandparents.  Daniel is my maternal grandfather’s last name and my paternal grandfather’s first name which made it terribly convenient for us to be able to name him in honor of both of these incredible men with one name.  Finally, McLellan is our last name so of course you would assume it’s just his by default, but what you might not know is that there’s no actual reason for Sean to have been a McLellan at all.  He was given his mother’s stepdad’s last name – the name of a man who would go on to be his father and grandfather when he certainly didn’t have to be.  We are all so proud to take his name and have his legacy continue through our son.  So there you have it. :0)  This is our Seven – incidentally, born in room 7, on the 26th of the month – a day later in the month than the day his brother was born (November 25th).  The page has officially turned and life moves forward with joy at last.

Thank you so much for all the outpouring of love you’ve shown us, through our struggles and our triumphs in the past year and a half.  We have received such amazing support, encouragement, comfort and help.  Thank you especially for all you’ve given us over the past few days.  We have amazing friends and family, and your support has been better than anything we could have asked for.   It made us smile to see all the encouraging comments all over Twitter and Facebook before and after his safe arrival.  It was hilarious to discover that our son had his own Twitter hashtag (#McLellanBaby)!–and it was amazing to see that within hours there had been over 1000 views of the first image of Seven that Mel posted from her iPhone :)

A HUGE thanks to one of our closest friends, Jen Bebb, for flying in all the way from Vancouver, Canada to be there for us, and to photograph our first few moments with our baby.  We’ll share some of those later on, after we get to see them!