It was a privilege to photograph baby Sammy this week.  He couldn’t be more sweet!!  Though, honestly, I wasn’t surprised by that considering his parents.  They were laid back and relaxed throughout the entire portrait session.  I can’t express how wonderful and helpful that is!

Sammy let us curl him into a fruit bowl, lay him in a baby bed, wrap him up in a basket and so on….  He didn’t complain one bit.  A perfect and sweet little guy!!  I am so lucky to do this for a living!

Congratulations, Missy & Joey, I am so happy for you and hope that our babies get to be friends in the near future! 

I met Robin & Rob at Kevin & Lauren’s amazing wedding last summer (check out that blog here: http://melissahassey.com/2011/08/lauren-kevins-wedding-at-the-mallard-island-yacht-club/).  When they contacted me to photograph their wedding, I was thrilled!  That is until about month or so later when I learned that I was pregnant and due just one day after their wedding date.  I was SO bummed (about the wedding, not the baby!) but realized that I would have to tell them right away.  I wanted to give them plenty of time to find someone that wouldn’t be possibly going into labor during their vows!

Anyway, Robin & Rob took the news amazingly well!  I knew that they were disappointed and that my personal life had certainly caused a snag in their wedding plans.  Though I would have understood them being angry, they instead were extremely gracious, understanding and excited for me.  As a gift to them for their troubles, I offered them a complimentary engagement session.  They chose Asbury Park, which I had never been to.  I was really excited and the location did not disappoint!  I would gladly go back there again in the future.

The two of them are absolutely adorable together as you will see.  They are also very easy going and fun!  I know that their wedding is going to be fantastic!  I am bummed to be missing it….

Thanks for all the laughs yesterday (and the grilled cheese!), Rob & Robin!  All the best to you both with your wedding and marriage!

And, yes, I took some liberties crossing out certain words in the mural below, but I like the effect… 

Last week I had the opportunity to photograph these two wonderful women!  We spent some time wandering their neighborhood of South Philadelphia.  I simply love city photo sessions where we just wander the streets looking for pretty textures!  There is so much art, so many mosaics and beautiful little nooks to be found at every corner.  I hope you enjoy these few!

You may remember that I photographed a maternity session with Kate & Shawn not too long ago.  You can see that blog here:

http://melissahassey.com/2012/02/maternity-portraits-3/

I was SO extremely excited when I got the message that baby Shawn was born on March 13th and couldn’t wait to meet him and photograph him!  The little man was having a bit of a rough day that day but we waited it out and did everything possible to cheer him up!  He eventually settled himself and became very peaceful.  I’m sure he slept quite well after I left that day…

Kate & Shawn were amazing!  They are both extremely laid back and clearly enjoy every inch of and every moment with Shawn.  How could you not though?  He is simply precious!  I truly appreciated Shawn & Kate’s calm during the session and was genuinely impressed with how quickly they seemed to adapt to parenthood (this is especially encouraging to me!)  Baby Shawn is certainly a lucky little guy!

Congratulations, Kate & Shawn!  Shawn is perfect and I couldn’t be happier for you both!!

Even his cry is adorable….

as are all of his little parts….

I am very excited to offer Mini Portrait Sessions this Spring! Mini Sessions are 30 minute portrait sessions that take place at a predetermined location. While I particularly enjoy getting to spend a lot of time with you and your family, Mini Sessions are a fun alternative when you just need a few updated portraits. I plan to bring prop options and lots of energy!!
Also, I will be GIVING AWAY ONE COMPLIMENTARY MINI PORTRAIT SESSION!!  To enter to win, all you have to do is “Like” Melissa Hassey Photography on facebook (if you don’t already) and leave a comment about why you would like to win the session OR leave a suggestion for a future mini session (location, prop ideas, etc..). I will be using http://www.random.org/ to draw a winner on April 1st! And, no, this is not an April Fools joke!