I am a professional photographer serving St Augustine, Jacksonville, and all surrounding locations in Florida and south Georgia (travel fee may apply) . I specialize in pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and family events including First Communions, Baptisms, Confirmations and weddings.
I offer a natural, lifestyle, and documentary approach, however I also offer portraiture and posed approaches. Depending on your individual preferences.
St Augustine Lifestyle Photographer | Jacksonville Photographer: Heaven Sent
Time heals all wounds they say. But guess what ? It just is not true, Loosing a child is like losing a piece of your heart, and you never get it back. A part of you is always missing and you actually never completely move on from it. This is a very special blog post today. One I have been praying about the last year. The title "Heaven Sent" is from my friend's blog name and seemed the fitting title.
On this day last year, August 6, 2014, I was with my friend Kelly as her daughter Paisley Jane whose soul was born into heaven. Her little 8 inch body weighed just 4.8 oz at 18 weeks. She joined Curtis, Aubrey,and Maverik. And as heartbreaking as this already is after Paisley two more children, Carly and Brody were born into heaven. I was also with them when Brody was born (just 6 weeks ago) If you ask them how many children do they have, they will tell you 9, 6 are in heaven and 3 are here .
I first met Kelly at a local breastfeeding event and took photos of another of their children as she carried him on her back in one of her beautiful wraps. Knowing the pain I felt with my losses, I wanted to be there for them as a bereavement doula and photographer.I knew it would not be easy, but I prayed silently in my heart to be able to console them. A year later (with Kelly's permission) I am sharing photos from Paisley and Brody's (whom passed just 6 weeks ago) birth.
I want those that have suffered losses no matter what age to know your baby IS your baby YOUR grief IS YOUR grief.
Every life is precious from conception to death. In our society most do not talk about pregnancy loss (especially early miscarriage )
Kelly and Michael Lynn both have blogs about their losses I encourage you to read them and any fathers , read Michael's blog as well.This is Kelly's blog http://angelsremembered.blogspot.com/?m=0 and Michael's is https://michaellynn2002.wordpress.com/
A Grieving Parent’s Prayer
© Bernadette Zambri
(Written June 13, 1993)
I feel unable to pray - I need Your insight in new ways to pray.
I feel abandoned - I need Your warmth.
I feel isolated from You - I need courage to take steps closer to You.
I feel hurt – I need Your healing..
I feel so sad – I need Your closeness and humour.
I feel anger, resentment and bitterness – I need Your Peace.
I feel afraid – I need Your strength.
I feel anxious – I need Your patience.
I feel that I can never trust You again – I need to feel Your Love.
These are true love and raw emotion and may be difficult to see but something everyone needs to see.
After these photos there will also be a slide show of Both Paisley and Brody.
Here is a slide show of Both Paisley and Brody :
St Augustine Breastfeeding & Birth Photographer | Live, Love, Latch! St. Augustine
Live, Love, Latch! is a National Breastfeeding Month (August 1-31) celebration presented by La Leche League USA and hosted by LLL Groups throughout the country. This is the second year for this annual event.
Live Love Latch! is an event to celebrate breastfeeding and to highlight breastfeeding support. Everyone is invited to attend and sign the declaration of support. You do not need to be breastfeeding to be included. Family, friends, doctors, lactation consultants, midwives, businesses, legislators, and anyone else who supports breastfeeding in our community are welcome.
The key goal of Live, Love, Latch! is to raise awareness of how a supportive community can help nursing dyads breastfeed successfully. The secondary goal is to break the previous year's record for breastfeeding supporters attending. Last year's national record was 9,028! In the spirit of the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding, this celebration provides an opportunity to educate everyone about how they can be supportive to breastfeeding families and how this natural way of parenting effects the community as a whole.
Join the Jacksonville community on August 22, 2015 at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum. Here is the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LiveLoveLatchJacksonville?fref=ts
Join the St Augustine community on August 29, 2015 for the Live, Love Latch! St Augustine, 10 AM- 1PM at Belly Luv Maternity Studio 900 Anastasia Blvd Suite C, St Augustine, Fl 32080. Open to any member of the community who wants to show support, whether or not they have breastfed a baby themselves, are a father, grandparent, etc. We will have great raffles, silent auctions, and a fun atmosphere with plenty of family friendly events.
Any businesses interested in sponsoring the event through a donation are welcome to contact Lisa at 904-250-0918 Or message our Public Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/LiveLoveLatchStAugustine
Enjoy some images I took last year!
St Augustine Photographer | Jacksonville Photographer : St Augustine Beach Solar Eclipse
This was from a Solar Eclipse a few years ago taken at sunrise on St Augustine Beach. IT was a cold (for us) November morning.
St Augustine Photographer | Savage Swim Grand Opening Bash
Today I attended the Grand Opening Bash of Savage Swim! A local custom made swim wear shop read this article about who and what Savage Swim is:
http://www.staugustinesocial.com/the-story-of-beth-reeb-and-the-launch-of-savage-swim/ It is a interview with the owner and creater, Beth Reeb, a local St Augustine mom. You will be inspired for sure! Her custom swim and athletic wear is top quality. Check out her website here: http://www.savageswim.com/
IT was a lot of fun and while some may not think an opening bash of a custom bikini shop would be a family thing, my kids had a blast playing with many of their local friends and made new ones.
Shop local!
Enjoy this slideshow!
St Augustine Photographer | Reception of the Relic of Saint Augustine
I was so blessed to be able to attend Solemn Vespers at the Cathedral Basilica of St Augustine tonight as our parish held the Reception of the Relic of Saint Augustine. My son was one of the altar servers, the Cross Bearer. I did not use a flash tonight in order to uphold the reverence of this vespers so the photos may appear 'grainy'.
With the 450th anniversary of the founding of St. Augustine and the establishment of Catholicism in the United States being celebrated this summer, the Diocese of St. Augustine announced , after talks with the Vatican and Italy, a relic of Augustine of Hippo, the theologian the city was named after, will be featured on the First Coast.
Father Thomas Willis, the Pastor of the Cathedral Basilica of St Augustine, held Vespers on July 7th at 7 PM welcoming the reliquary, part of the Vatican Treasury, to the diocese:
“What a wonderful gift this is to have a major relic come to the city, parish and cathedral that bears the name of one of history’s most notable and intellectual people,” said Father Willis on Wednesday. “Augustine of Hippo is known among Christians as the ‘sinner turned saint.’ His story of conversion to God is so relevant to our contemporary era.
“To have this significant relic on loan to the diocese and the Cathedral Basilica during our Jubilee Year, celebrating the 450th anniversary of the founding of America’s first parish, is, indeed, a blessing,” added Father Willis. “I hope that many people will come and make a pilgrimage to the cathedral, ask our patron for his intercession and be renewed in the beauty of the Catholic faith that Augustine taught so well.”
Please enjoy this slideshow from tonight: