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Eleanora’s birth story

It’s been a 10 days since little Eleanora arrived. It all feels so surreal. I don’t think it has really sunk in that she isn’t just a sweet little thing that is with us for a few days. I can’t even begin to figure out or explain how I feel. I guess I thought I’d have more of […]

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Marie Funchess - August 18, 2014 - 5:17 pm

Absolutely precious! Congratulations Jennifer and Jonathan! What a beautiful family!

marcia - August 18, 2014 - 6:24 pm

you guys are such a precious family.
and you look so stunning, even with all the pain, man!

Stacey Carpenter - August 18, 2014 - 8:22 pm

Aww, you three make such a sweet family! Congratulations!

Emily grapes - August 18, 2014 - 10:36 pm

Absolutely love your photos. What a story you have too! I can’t imagine enduring the pain for an entire week, but you’re quite the trooper. And she’s just unbelievably gorgeous! Congrats again, JJ!

Emily @ Perfection Isn't Happy - August 18, 2014 - 10:40 pm

These pictures are so precious! Congratulations!

Shower for Eleanora

At the end of last month I traveled back to Jacksonville for a baby shower in my home town. I feel great love for Jacksonville for many reasons, but much of my adoration stems from all the wonderful memories I have from growing up there. Of course, my family still lives there too! I’m always […]

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alex - June 9, 2014 - 1:29 pm

These are gorgeous! Are they shot on film or the mark iii? 🙂

jenniferblairphoto@gmail.com - June 9, 2014 - 2:42 pm

Thank you Alex! I normally shoot film, but these are all on my mkiii! 🙂

nicole - June 9, 2014 - 3:25 pm

that cake is to die for! love all the little details 🙂

Our little girl’s name is…

  After months and months of deliberating over our little girl’s name, we have finally chosen one. We definitely were not quick about this process. We wanted to find the perfect name for our baby. After all, she’ll have it for the rest of her life! Now that we settled on this for sure, we couldn’t […]

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Rissi - May 9, 2014 - 3:04 pm

Beautiful. Love it, Jennifer – and it even looks pretty together. Congrats!

jenniferblairphoto@gmail.com - May 9, 2014 - 3:37 pm

I always loved Penelope too Mackenzie! The hubs didn’t love it though! It’s such a gorgeous name! 🙂 And thanks!

jenniferblairphoto@gmail.com - May 9, 2014 - 3:49 pm

Thanks Rissi! We love it! 🙂

marcia - May 9, 2014 - 5:07 pm

aww, that is such a gorgeous and perfect name. I can’t wait to see pictures when little eleanora rose comes into the world! 🙂

Evannah - May 9, 2014 - 5:22 pm

I LOVE this name!!!!!!!! I love unique, classic sounding names with a beautiful and feminine meaning. Good job! And Elle is the perfect nickname. I have had my future little girl’s name picked out since I was a little girl and fortunately, my man loves it too. Just need to get the ring on the finger and the bun in the oven 😉 I have been wanting to call my girl Felicity Faye for years and years and have not once ever changed my mind 🙂 Felicity means happiness/joy (my middle name) and Faye means pixie/fairy (Faye is my mom’s middle name).

jenniferblairphoto@gmail.com - May 9, 2014 - 8:33 pm

Thank you Evannah! Aw, so sweet. Felicity is a beautiful name too! I wish I had one picked out! It was really hard to find one we both loved!

jenniferblairphoto@gmail.com - May 9, 2014 - 8:34 pm

Thank you so much Marcia!

Growing up in an insta-world

It frightens me sometimes when I think about the kind of world our little girl will grow up in. Simplicity is scarce. Busy is everywhere. We have sacrificed quality for quick. There is a lot of social and not a lot of personal. I can hardly navigate my own heart through all that is meaningless on the path of purpose, but […]

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marcia - May 8, 2014 - 12:12 am

i seriously love this so much. and it’s so so true.
God’s been showing me so much about social media and how self centered it all it. this just hit the nail on the head!

Emily grapes - May 8, 2014 - 3:37 am

I couldn’t agree more with you. I think of the same thing for any future babies. This world (myself included) is all so self-involved and obsessed. Here’s hoping we can become less so He can become more.

Holli - May 9, 2014 - 8:30 am

So true. This blessed me this morning. How nice to follow such beautiful imagery and feel spoken to by Him through you. Thank you for being such a beautiful light (in this crazy photography world, too!). 🙂

Laura - May 9, 2014 - 6:46 pm

Wow! I need to read this everyday. 🙂 Love you, Jen!

Finding out…

“It wouldn’t be so bad if we had a baby this year…” he said. January of 2013 rolled around and we started to feel more “settled” with where we were in life. A few months prior we had finally moved out of our tiny little newly-wed apartment and into a house. We were ok with […]

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Emily grapes - March 19, 2014 - 1:54 am

This was such a sweet story. Minus the struggles throughout the year, of course, but the sweet joy you both felt; I love that. 🙂

Abigail - March 20, 2014 - 2:06 am

so love this. God is so faithful!!

Kamil - February 13, 2016 - 4:40 pm

– joan! i haven’t left you love in a long time! i loved this post 🙂 beautiful crloos, so much emotion, and super crisp! nice nice nice! hope you’re doing great!