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Lakers basketball cake smash with The Flash Lady Photography

Lakers Basketball Cake Smash | Hartford, CT

Lakers Basketball Cake Smash | Hartford, CT He shoots…he scores! What an adorable theme that Mom decided to go with for this one years old’s first birthday celebration! After talking on the phone about different options, she settled right away on a Lakers basketball cake smash – something that friends had suggested especially because this…

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First birthday milestone photos by The Flash Lady Photography

First Birthday Milestone Photos | Glastonbury, CT

First Birthday Milestone Photos | Glastonbury, CT When I photograph weddings, it’s always an honor to eventually photograph their children! Such was the case with this little family, as I had photographed Mom & Dad a number of years ago. Fast forward to today, and they have two beautiful children! It was time for baby…

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Pink & cream sibling newborn photos by The Flash Lady Photography

Pink & Cream Sibling Newborn Photos | Plantsville, CT

Pink & Cream Sibling Newborn Photos | Plantsville, CT I’ve been very fortunate to get to know this family over the last 2+ years as we photographed their first daughter as a newborn up to her second birthday earlier this summer! And surprise! Baby #2 was on the way in 2020 too! I was so…

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Floral Kate Spade cake smash by The Flash Lady Photography

Floral Kate Spade Cake Smash | Newington, CT

Floral Kate Spade Cake Smash | Newington, CT Baby girl has turned 1 and another one of my Annual Review Plan babies has graduated! It seems like just yesterday that she was here for her newborn photoshoot in my Newington, CT studio, and before we knew it, it was time for her floral Kate Spade…

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Pastel newborn photos by The Flash Lady Photography

Pastel Newborn Photos | Newington, CT

Pastel Newborn Photos | Newington, CT Planning for each newborn photography session at my Newington, CT studio starts early! But with COVID-19 causing shutdowns in the spring, there was less time for planning with most summer clients who had to wait until we were able to reopen as part of Phase 2. This little sweetheart…

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Pink floral cake smash by The Flash Lady Photography

Pink Floral Cake Smash | East Hartford, CT

Pink Floral Cake Smash | East Hartford, CT Cake smash planning begins well in advance of the session date, and it’s a big reason why I recommend to parents that we book a date and start planning at least 4-6 weeks out (and even longer if possible!). Most of the time, I’m planning something either…

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6 Week Newborn Photos | Hartford, CT

6 Week Newborn Photos | Hartford, CT In most cases, I advise clients to contact me in their 2nd trimester to start planning for their newborn photoshoot. This gives us time to answer questions, plan for any special requests, and crosses another thing off your “to do” list before baby can arrive really any time!…

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Classic family portraits by The Flash Lady Photography

Classic Family Portraits | Manchester, CT

Classic Family Portraits | Manchester, CT It’s always wonderful to continue to see families as they grow and want to come back to see me to capture it all. I last saw the Mathewson Family about 3 years ago for a spring photoshoot in downtown Hartford, Connecticut to celebrate their youngest turning 1. Now, a…

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Mauve Newborn Photos by The Flash Lady Photography

Mauve Newborn Photos | Newington, CT

Mauve Newborn Photos | Newington, CT With the opening of photography studios as of Phase 2 (June 17th 2020) due to COVID-19, we were overjoyed to see a HUGE surge of requests, many for newborn photoshoots from parents whose babies were already in that 2 week (or in most cases more) window that we like…

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