The A Team! {Denver Family Photographer}

The "A" family sure knows how to have fun together!
When selecting a location for their session there was only one place it had to be, The Adams County fairgrounds! Easter egg hunts, picnics and family football games all take place at this fun location! I hear this Grandma knows how to put an one mean Easter egg hunt! 

Part of this awesome family lives behind me and they know how to throw a family gathering. My family has even been known to crash in on them from time to time!

And these kids... don't even get me started on how amazing these cuties are (I'm currently watching them play in my backyard) LOVE these kiddos, LOVE the blue eyes and LOVE that I got to spend an evening with them in front of my camera!

Thanks "A Team" for letting me spend some time with  your beautiful family!

Dorky socks, a deployment and a tiny precious secret {Denver Area Photographer}

It was at Missouri Western State University where it all started.

She saw him in his Army physical training getup and thought he looked like such a dork in his PT socks. Um..... those socks were not too big a deterrent as just LOOK at how in love these two cuties are!

Their first date was a road trip to Galveston Texas. All the friends in the group going with them bailed out at the last minute and not wanting to miss out on road trip fun they decided to go anyway!

Love bloomed, he asked, she said yes and just a few months ago they just celebrated two years of marital bliss! (Maybe those friends of theirs had a plan up their sleeves the whole time in bailing on the trip!) Just guess where they honeymooned??? You got it! Galveston!

When I met with this couple in Downtown Denver for their session I could just feel the love between them. It was electric, it was sweet and it was real. You see Guy (yep, coolest name huh?) Is serving in the United States Army, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fox Company 1-66 Armor. They are the "Iron Knights"

On the day I was with them Guy was leaving for Afghanistan for a years deployment just 3 days later.

See now why their love was on fire!  They were so cute and Lacey... well she was just beaming with pride for her soldier. She was proud, a bit sad, anxious and most of all, she was glowing. You see that day Lacey (and Guy) held a secret between them. A precious little secret that will be making an appearance early in 2011. I'm not going to lie, there were tears shed by all during our time together.

Thank you Guy and Lacey for letting me hang out with you 

for an evening and sharing your amazing secret with me!

I also want to thank you both for your service and sacrifice for us all. 

May God bless you and keep you both safe and comforted while apart.

Thank you Becky Higgins for the chance to participate in the

BIG Photography Giveaway and meet this amazing couple.

Since this session, Guys company has suffered the loss of one of their men just this past week. 

I'm sure they could all use our extra prayers, thoughts and support right now. 

Please remember them.

All because two people fell in love... {Denver Family Photographer}

Ok,Ok... so I know that phrase is a tad cliche, but oh my goodness, just look at this beautiful family!  The M family all came together this summer for a fun filled family reunion.

Mr. and Mrs M met in high school, fell in love and have been married for 59 years.  How wonderful is that! 

Being with them for just a few hours their love and devotion to each other and their family was crystal clear and oh so sweet

Four children followed and blossomed into oodles of grandchildren and great grandchildren.  All just as cute and sweet as the next.

You can tell this family really loves to be together and have fun!

After a wonderful weekend of games, roller skating and a whole lot of togetherness the highlight of the family reunion was presenting Grandma and Grandpa a beautiful album of handmade scrapbook pages that each family had created and put together for the occasion.  I'm sure this gift will be a treasure for sure!  (Mental note, do this at MY next reunion, what a great idea!)

Thank you M family for letting me capture your amazing family and share in the warmth and joy of two people who fell in love.

Surrey with the fringe on top {Denver Family Photographer}

Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry
When I take you out in the surrey,

When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top! 

Ok, sorry I could not resist!   I'm a sucker for show tunes. I also have a sweet spot for adorable families and this one was no exception.  

When Mom contacted me for family photos she said I want fun, colorful and non traditional.  Wahoooo!  I love to break the traditional mold of "smile and say cheese!" 

If you know this family... then you know they are a hoot to hang out with!  These kiddos all have such personality little "T? dude's hair just makes me giggle and those sweet little girl giggles were intoxicating.  They are all cuties for sure! Who could every say no to these brown eyed darlings.

 just look at that little pout on Miss wee one!

Thanks M and T for letting me share a Saturday morning with you and your cuties.  I had a blast and hope you had fun going back and riding the bike more! 

Big changes at Darbym.com!!

A brand new look and feel for DarbyM Photography!

Before:

and .... Drum roll please......

After!

Out of this world sleek, polished and so "me"!

Click HERE to visit the site and check it out! There are still few tweaks and tiny updates to make but it's LIVE and it's BEAUTIFUL!!!!

I was lucky enough to work with a wonderful company New Skin Media out of the Bay Area California (my old stomping grounds!) on a fully custom brand spanking new website! (For you photographer geeks it's a Custom Skin that was applied to my existing SmugMug Pro site!)

I worked with Melissa at New Skin Media. She is a rock star!  Melissa was fantastic to work with, she listed to what I loved and wanted the site to incorporate. We talked about what "darbym" (aka me) was all about and boy howdy... if you know me at all you will know she really captured my personality, my style and what I love.  Seriously people, did you see the bead board!?! That alone makes me swoon.  I'm loving this new look and I'm in love with my new little corner of the world at darbym.com.

Photographers with a SmugMug site and looking to update your look... I'd really suggest giving New Skin Media a call!  They are fast, friendly and oh so talented!  Tell them I sent you and give them the code "darbym" and get 10% off your services!

Camera toting Mom and Dads that are wondering how to share and where to store all those precious family photos! SmugMug has several levels or service.  Photographers in need of a website solution, they offer an amazing platform.  I've been with them from day one and the people and customer service can't be beat!   Talk to me about a how you can sign up for a free trial period and check out all the smuggy awesomeness!

Thanks for stopping by and watch for lots of sneak peeks this upcoming week!  So many cute families to edit and I can't wait to share them with you all!

How much fun can one family have??? [Denver Family Photographer]

Well let me tell you... TONS!

I loved every second I got to spend with the amazing B family.  We spent most of the morning together braving the sun, the heat, the 4th of July crowds, mean gas station dudes, a cranky train mechanic and and a zillion killer misquotes.

This family is not short on personality one bit!  Six kiddos and all of them so spunky and cute and totally different!

Dad rode his new wheels to the session and we had to get some shots of him cruising down the highway!  (The image we really needed was me hanging out the window of the SUV on the Boulder Turnpike!)

Meet the Awesome B Family!

If you know this family you will KNOW that this fun shot is totally THEM! :)

Mom is so creative, she is a professional quilter and this gal can put together fabrics 

like no other... she has more talent in her little finger than I could ever imagine!

Meet the kiddos

one more for Dad...

thanks B family for a fun day!