Family Photography

How To Avoid The Dreaded Baby Clutter

Cassandra Henry, Transformed Spaces March 20, 2018

Spring is [finally] upon us! And with the warmer weather that is hopefully right around the corner, we tend to start thinking about decluttering the house. From sweeping out the dust that has settled over the cold winter months, to opening the windows for some well-needed fresh air, and donating all those clothes you’ve accumulated that still don’t fit. It can be quite overwhelming to go through it all, especially with a baby, so I have found an expert to

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Behind The Scenes Of Starting A Family – Chapter 1: The Decision

Stephanie de Montigny March 19, 2018

For those of you who don’t know me, here is a little introduction before we get into it. My name is Stephanie de Montigny, I am happily married to my husband Alex, and love living in the beautiful city of Ottawa (though my heart will always belong to small towns). We are two weird individuals who fell madly in love, and work hard to keep it that way. (Well, it’s been pretty easy so far, but I know things are

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Newborn Baby Karma – 7 weeks new

Stephanie de Montigny March 16, 2018

Baby Karma came to visit the portrait studio for her newborn portraits at just over 7 weeks new, 50 days old to be exact. This session was one of our ‘newborn petites‘ and while she was awake most of the time, we got some great smiles from her (perk of older newborns!), and we managed to get a few sleepy images too. Especially once she was comfy in beautiful mama’s arms, so I snapped a few extras for mum.  

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5 Best Ways For Capturing Baby’s First Year

Stephanie de Montigny March 12, 2018

I get it, professional photography can be expensive, especially if it were something that you are doing every week or every month to capture your ever-changing baby in that first year. So let’s agree to keep splurging on professional images for important moments and big milestones that you’d like to print, and that your smartphone phone camera is perfectly capable of capturing the adorable in between moments that will be stored in the cloud. To help you document those in-between

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4 Easy Ways To Self Care

Sarah Rennick, Mama Mobile Massage March 9, 2018

Taking a Mama Minute   I get it; your days of sleeping in and lazy Sundays without pants are behind you. Sometimes it may feel that your “you” time came out of your body during labour. Yes, in some ways it did. You now have another human requiring a large amount of attention thrown into your everyday mix of life. The problem is that you were not given the allotted number of extra hours in the day to accommodate the

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Discovering Manotick – A Walk, Skip & A Jump From Barrhaven

Stephanie de Montigny March 5, 2018

I have always loved small towns, having spent the majority of my childhood summers in the dot on the map that is Moonbeam (15 minutes from Kapuskasing, Ontario), and growing up in the then-small town of Whitby. This didn’t change when I moved to Ottawa, but it was certainly an adjustment to the hustle & bustle that is downtown. I quickly moved out of that apartment and over the last decade have lived all over town, and even ventured off

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Newborn Baby Thomas – 3 weeks new

Stephanie de Montigny March 2, 2018

Baby Thomas came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn portraits at almost 3 weeks new, 19 days old to be exact. This session was one of the ‘newborn petites‘ and he rocked it like a champ! We were able to get stunning images of him all bundled up in the prop, and then some sweet ones with his beautiful mama.   World, meet Thomas.   Here are a few favourites from the session. There are even a few behind-the-scenes

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The PNNP Experience

Stephanie de Montigny February 26, 2018

For those of you who have been following my journey for the last year or so know just how excited I am that I have finally been able to get this video put together. Getting it all pieced oh so beautifully has taken time and effort to make sure it was done right, and it feels fitting as it is exactly what I do for my clients.   Introducing the official brand video of the Pure Natural Newborn Photography Experience

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What Is A Birth Plan? And Do I Actually Need One?

National Capital Doulas February 23, 2018

At one point or another, every soon-to-be parent asks themselves a ton of questions about the upcoming birth of their child. The more they get to thinking, the more complicated and elaborate the answers seem to get. The logical thing is to plan it out. Writing a birth plan has become very common place nowadays, and most couples will bring one along to the hospital when they go into labour. There’s a huge variety of templates and checklists available on

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Baby Days Are Coming March 24th!

Stephanie de Montigny February 13, 2018

Their first smile is just as important as their first birthday, and there’s nothing more special than being able to look back on these amazing memories. This special event has been specifically designed for capturing growing babies as they achieve their milestones, and show off their newly learned skills. I am here to help you capture these special moments so you have tangible memories to look back on and can show your little one as they get older and starting asking about

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Newborn Baby Aurelie – 2 weeks new

Stephanie de Montigny February 10, 2018

Baby Aurelie came to visit the portrait studio for her newborn photography session at almost 2 weeks new, 10 days old to be exact. She was quite the little grunter, and hinted at a smile a few times so I worked hard to get one. She was the perfect match for one of the new floral setups at the studio, and I am happy we pushed through her adorable grump face until she drifted off to sleep.   World, meet Aurelie.

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Happiness Is At The Bottom Of My Chardonnay

Ashlee Linton, Your Everyday Sommelier February 9, 2018

A nice glass of wine at the end of a busy stressful day can do wonders for my mood. Especially a smooth red with my beef tenderloin or a cold glass of dry white with my parmesan crisps. On it’s own works too! While I am lucky enough to share wine taste preferences with my husband, family dinners with my parents require us to open 2 or 3 bottles so that everyone is happy. My dad and I love a dry

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Newborn Baby Wesley – 2 weeks new

Stephanie de Montigny February 3, 2018

Baby Wesley came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at almost 2 weeks new, 13 days to be exact. This little guy made me work very hard for these images, and I am glad we all stuck it out because we even got a smile from him. Between the fun energy of his big sister, and the love you could feel between everyone, this was such a great session!   World, meet Wesley.   Here are a

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6 Reasons to Expose your Child to a Second Language ASAP

Amy Maan, 123 Petits Pas January 26, 2018

Many parents choose to wait until school begins to expose their children to a second language. Evidently, a child who is exposed to a second language, at any point, is a very lucky child indeed; however, parents should note that the earlier a child is exposed to multiple languages, the better. Here are 6 reasons to expose your child to a second language as soon as possible.   0-3 Years of age is a pivotal period of time for language

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Redecorating The Barrhaven Studio

Stephanie de Montigny January 22, 2018

I’ve been busy at the studio this weekend! After many furniture placement trials in the past several weeks since we moved into the new space, I finally found the perfect layout, and that means I was finally able to put up my artwork and props. I am SO excited!!! And it is just in time for the branding photoshoot at the studio next weekend! Eeeek!!!! See for yourself!     Special thanks to my husband for those behind-the-scenes snaps. But

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