Part two of this session makes me squeal with delight, honestly! So many times while shooting I would sing because I would get 'the shot' and end up doing a little happy dance. It would make the girls giggle cause there I would be singing and dancing while they stood in fun costumes. The light during this session was to die for as well, simply delish!

Thank you girls for being such wonderful and amazing models. You dazzle me with your beauty!

I'm so excited to feature these photos, like over the moon excited! When I first started to decide which ones I wanted to post I had over 100 and I knew that would be too much so I had to shorten the list and believe me it was hard to do!

I wanted to photograph a stylized shoot and knew what I wanted it to look like but didn't know anyone who would fit the look I was going for. Thankfully my friend Erin did and we found our three models, who were just perfect! The girls were awesome, no FABULOUS to work with and I'm loving these. Seriously like they warm my insides! The concept was three girls out on a sunny day enjoying life and just hanging out in a forest. They decide to rest and take a nap and then dream playing dress up playing in the sun and being princesses. Ohhhh, it gets me excited just writing it out.

We did everything out in Derby Reach again, I'm in love with this location! Enjoy the images!

Meet Simone, Dani, and their friend Karlie!

This is the third time I've had the pleasure of photographing Ashlynn, and each time I do, I feel so blessed that I was given another opportunity to get to know her better.

Ashlynn graduated high school this year and was nominated by her sister for the photo shoot with The Celebration Project, and mentioned how proud she was the Ashlynn made it to this point and knew she would be the perfect candidate for us, and was she ever!

Ashlynn was simply beautiful, pulling off a wonderful Hollywood Glam with a black dress that had a deep v in the back that I quickly became excited over, and her hair, by Chelsea, was just perfect for the look!

Ashlynn, I'm so proud of you and wish you much success in the future, I know you're going to do fabulous thing!

Meet the beautiful and glamorous Ashlynn:

The Celebration Project: Ashlynn Pattrick from Lesley Stefanski on Vimeo.

A little while ago I told you about Celebration Project and how we were accepting nominations for girls who you thought deserved to be pampered and have a fashion inspired photo shoot. Sherry was nominated by her friend who told us that Sherry had enrolled herself in a academic intense program and overcame hurdles by persevering and pushing through her academic high school career.

Sherry was so cute when we first met her, a little shy wondering what we were going to be like and what we were going to do to her. But the moment she saw herself in the mirror after having her hair and make up done by Chelsea she completely came out of her shell and showed us how cute and adorable she was! I just wanted to squish her the whole time!

Meet the wonderful and beautiful Sherry!

The Celebration Project: Sherry Hua from Lesley Stefanski on Vimeo.

Celebration Project was put together by myself and the amazing Many Jill and Chelsea Banwell, and I loved working with them every minute of it!

Celebration Project is something I am so excited to tell you about. It is a collaboration between myself and  Mandy Jill of Mandy Jill Photography and Chelsea Banwell of Chelsea Banwell Makeup Artistry.

Our goal is to give a fabulous experience to young graduating women who might otherwise not be able to afford to have professional photography and makeup for their grad photos.

If you, or you know someone who would like to nominate a girl or would like to receive more information, please email info[at]celebration-project.com!

Looking forward to reading all the nominations!