Lethbridge Weddings & Portrait Photography by Tanya Plonka

My friends have all been pretty quiet in the last couple years with life change news, so it was an extra big deal when I found out one of my best friends was having a baby! Normally I hop into my clients’ lives just before the baby arrives. I wasn’t used to this anticipation for months!

Alice arrived nearly right on schedule and within a week she was home and ready for her baby girl photo session. Everyone was starting to fall into the routine of having her around, but there was still so much excitement and joy. Alice was so sweet and quiet through her session and loved being snuggled by everyone. I look forward to watching her grow up… but not too fast!

p.s. One perk of doing photos for friends is being able to feast on cake at the end of the session. Cake eating usually doesn’t factor into the time, but I’d never be opposed if offered ;)

It’s been a few years since I last saw Julie and Chad, and since then they’ve had an adorable new addition to the family! They used my mini sessions to do some Lethbridge spring blossom newborn photos of Connor. He’s not quite a newborn any more, but pretty close! He was adorable in his little bow-tie and was fascinated by all of the white flower petals falling around him. His mom and dad just gushed with happiness snuggling him!

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Amari has arrived! Not long after coming home from the hospital she had her Lethbridge newborn baby photos. Since I last saw her parents, Mom is now rocking a super cute short hair cut, and both of them look way happier than before to have such a sweetheart in their lives.

Amari was a pro at her first photoshoot, bouncing in and out of sleep with hardly any fuss. She is so adorable!

Kysen did great at his first ever photoshoot! The newborn baby boy slept through the first half of his photography session and then watched with attentive bright eyes at the end. He loved getting snuggles from his mom and dad. A quick cuddle would instantly calm him down whenever needed. This worked out perfectly in our favor to get him juxtaposed with his dad’s tattoos!

Adalyn’s parents were full of joy as they welcomed her into their household. A few weeks after her arrival, I came over to visit for her indoor baby girl newborn session. It was important we capture the connection between their family so we did lots of snuggly photos. Adalyn was a fantastic model for her first ever photoshoot. She slept through nearly the whole session, making adorable cooing noises and sighs the whole time. If she continues to masters those sounds, she’s going to hold a lot of persuasion over her mom and dad!

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This summer I teamed up with a local organization to build up their image library with Lethbridge lifestyle photography. After running a model call on my website, several families were selected to take part in the project. I got to work with such a diverse group of people, from friends to past clients to some new faces! We ended up with so many natural and joyful images for the organization to choose from. Here are some of my favorites!

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