Jenny has a great smile, and she looked completely gorgeous.

and now their slideshow…

I love this one!

Happy family!

I LOVE chubby baby legs

and now the slideshow…

Here’s a cute picture of Melissa’s daughter, Atley, and Justin’s neice, Allison.  Such sweet girls!

Here’s a favorite of the summer!

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Ryan and Amy were married in Wooster, Ohio.  I had a wonderful drive up to Wooster, the weather was beautiful so I left a couple of hours early and took my time on my way to the wedding.  I had lunch at a place in Wooster called ‘Broken Rocks’ cafe.  I also found a cool place called Local Roots, which supports local farmers and craftspeople, they have tons of local produce and products, it was a great place!

After my ramblings, I headed over to the church.  Luckily none of us melted, although it was very hot.  They did have a few merciful air vents blowing out cold air.  Despite the heat, we had a lot of fun, and made some beautiful pictures.

I LOVE this image of Amy looking absolutely gorgeous!

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Erin and Jared met at Muskingum University in New Concord, OH. So that is where we decided to do their engagement session.

Since it’s kind of a long way from my house, Jeff and Allie came with me, and after the session with Erin and Jared, we went camping. It was a great time, even with the rain. Due to the rain, however, Erin and Jared were unable to bring their dogs with them, so we have another session planned for this summer sometime. I can’t wait to meet their pups, from facebook pictures they look pretty cute!

Muskingum is a beautiful campus!  I love these doors.

I’m a sucker for spring flowers in the foreground and background.  When I saw these iris, I knew I had to get them in the picture.

Ah… the good ol’ Boyd Science Center.  Good times, good times.

Lovin’ these red doors in front of the gym.

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We did a couple of family pictures, and then some personality shots of Reese by himself.  Kim and Jeff were determined to make that boy smile, and boy, did we get some good smiles.  I love babies at this age!  They are totally convinced that their moms and dads are the funniest people in the world.

Reese is such a sweetheart.  Seriously, look at this face!  I don’t think he could look anymore precious.

A favorite from the feet pictures.  Little round toes.  Perfect!

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Sophia makes some great faces.  This one below is a fav, and there are a few more really cute expressions in the slideshow.  She’s just chillin’ with her parents in this one.

I think this one is really sweet.  Kim and Derrick love their new baby.

Sophia really seemed to be very relaxed during pictures.  Newborn pictures can be hard on a baby, their whole schedule gets thrown off, they have to stay awake longer, there’s lots of people talking to them… this can take it’s toll on such a little person, but Sophia did great.  She stayed calm and happy the whole time.

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Meet Camille Alden, beautiful daughter of proud parents Elisa and Jimmy.  Camille did such a great job during our session.  She is incredibly photogenic, just like her mom and dad!  In these images she is just a week and a half old, and she already has so much personality.

Laying safe and cozy in mommy’s arms.

Family.  I’m a sucker for ring shots at weddings, but I love family ring shots too.  Such a wonderful thing when a couple takes the next step in their life and has a child.  It can be scary, but it is also amazing!

I think it’s amazing that baby feet already have little wrinkles and lines.  Just imagine where these feet have yet to go, and yet, even after only a little more than a week of life, they already tell a story.

Camille is doing some model work for me in this image below.  I figure since I use her parent’s wedding images in most of my displays, I should use her for some as well.  Camille, the new face of Cope Photography Babies.

And what a great face it is!

She’s chillin’ in style here.  What a cutie!

Lisa and Jimmy, welcome to this new phase of your life!  Thanks for continuing to let me be a part of your lives.  I look forward to taking lots and lots of more pictures of your beautiful girl.

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I have had the opportunity to be in the room during labor and delivery with my sister, and of course, when I had Allie, but this was the first time that I have been asked to professionally photograph such an amazing event.  I thought it would be cool, but it was even more awesome then I thought it would be!  One thing I’ve always loved about my job is getting to be a part of people’s lives during such an important time, and after the wedding, this is the next most important thing in people’s lives.

When Kim and I first talked, we weren’t sure if I would be in town when she went into labor, as her due date was the 19th of March, and we were out of town from March 16-26th.  Luckily, Sophia held out for me to get home.

Saturday night I got the call from Derrick that he and Kim were at the hospital, so I grabbed my bag and headed out.  By the time I got to the hospital, Kim was progressing very fast, and had Sophia within an hour of my arrival.  After Sophia was born, I was able to tag along with the nurse while she got measured and cleaned up.  Kim and Derrick’s family came in, and I was able to capture each of them meeting little baby Sophia.  It was wonderful to get to be a part of welcoming her to the world.

Due to the personal nature of this type of photography, I am only going to be posting a few favorites, and although there is a slideshow, I didn’t want to post it here.  If you would like the link to the slideshow, you can email me, Kim, or Derrick, and we can give you the link.

So here’s a few of my favorites.

This is Derrick and Sophia holding hands for the first time.

And then there were three.

Kim looked beautiful!  Her family kept remarking on how awesome she was doing.  Having a baby is tough work, and she made it look easy!  Here she and Sophia meet for the first time, and share a laugh.

Oh, the sweetness that is new babies!

Another picture of the new family.

Baby feet.  I love ‘em!  I took about 30 pictures of Sophia’s feet, but this is one of my top 3 favs.

Thank you Kim and Derrick for trusting me with this amazing day!  I had a wonderful time with you, and am thrilled to see you guys become parents.  I know you’re already doing an awesome job!

If anyone would like more information regarding this type, or any other type of photography, please don’t hesitate to email or call.  I had such a great time with this first labor and delivery session, I can’t wait for the next one!!

I got to meet the girls the other day, and spent about two hours just hanging out with them and their family. They are adorable to watch, whether it be sleeping, or well, sleeping… babies do a lot of that. So I’ll post of few of my favorites from our time together below. Such sweethearts! I can’t wait to see them running around in a few years.

My all time favorite thing to photograph on newborns… feet.  I’m not sure if this is Isabella or Penny’s foot, I just know it’s cute.

I think it must sometimes be just awesome to be a twin.  You automatically have a built in friend and snuggle partner.

Of course, at other times, it probably isn’t so fun… like when you’re laying there sleeping and then out of nowhere you get socked in the face.

Baby Issy fast asleep…

Baby Penny fast asleep…

Issy wakes up and gives us a little baby smile.

Penny stays asleep, but won’t be outdone by her sister, she also shares a little baby smile with us.

Another of the two of them snuggling together.

Issy being lovingly held and watched by her big sister, Maddi, and her Mommy.

Welcome to the world baby Penny and Baby Isabella!  I look forward to watching you grow up, and taking lots and lots of pictures of you!