Couture Child Portraits | Princess Session | Skagit Fine Art Photographer

When couture dress designer Elizabeth Copeland of Bentley+Lace asked me to photograph one of her new dresses, I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. She needed the images for her website and marketing right away, so I wasted no time contacting my lovely young model, Natalie, and her mother. When they saw a picture of the dress, they were elated!

Maplehurst Farm, a beautiful local wedding venue, agreed to allow us to photograph at their location. Next, we lined up talented hairstylist Areca Hollinsworth of Hair by Areca and Natasha Gendron, make-up artist extraordinaire, to style our young lady.

Finally, I asked the incredible Patty at Sustainable Blooms by Garden Treasures to create a bouquet and floral hairpiece for Natalie. With very little to go on other than a photo of the dress, she came up with simply gorgeous florals to complement the color of the couture gown.

Here’s the catch: because we were pressed for time, we had to do the outdoor session in our cold Washington February weather! Natalie was a real trooper and you’d never know by looking at these images that she was…shall we say…a bit freezing!

Do you have a special girl in your life who would love to be photographed? Would she love to be a princess for a day and have beautiful images to keep for life? Maybe she would love to be photographed with her very best friends with all of them dressed for a “Princess Day”? Or perhaps you would love to celebrate a benchmark birthday or some other special occasion.

If so, please contact me and let’s talk! This is my passion.