This little guy was a newborn photographer's dream! Jabari slept peacefully the whole time and he has the best hair ever! His big sister adored him and I could basically use ever image I shot as a portfolio piece. Here's just a sneak peek of some of his first newborn images. 

                                                                                                                                                       xoxo, Christina

Blooming Portraits has newborn packages that fit any budget, with payment plans available on Milestone Collections. Babies change so much in the first few weeks after birth. Preserve that memory and reserve your newborn photography session today!

Your 20 min session includes all retouched digital files via download & print release. These are perfect for kids, families, extended families or even to update business head shots! Session fee is due up front and is non-refundable due to the limited availability and popularity of these sessions. If weather does not cooperate on the day of your session, we will reschedule.

Now thru August 5th, you can save with our Early Bird offer... Just $200!! These sessions book up fast so grab yours soon!

Here's the lineup:

Sept 13th - Aamodt's Apple Farm Stillwater
Sept 27th - Tamarack Nature Center White Bear
Oct 11th - Muriel Sahlin Arboretum Roseville
Oct 17th - Tamarack Nature Center White Bear
Oct 25th - Rock Island Swing Bridge Inver Grove

I just adore little miss Piper's newborn images! She is absolutely beautiful. Check out her stunning sneak peek!

I'm so thrilled to finally be taking more clients and capturing more babies. It's my favorite part of my job. I recently purchased a ton of new wraps, headbands, props, and newborn knit outfits for the studio and I'm excited that I have lots of newborns coming to the studio over the next few weeks. Be sure to follow me on Facebook and Instagram for their sneak peeks!

If you or someone you know is looking for a newborn photographer in the Twin Cities, please reach out or send them to Christina Knoche at Blooming Portraits!

{Blooming Portraits was previously called NinaMarie Studios}

Luca was one of the newborns I photographed just before the COVID pandemic started. He was a great little model and oh so cute. Here are just a few of my favorites.

Also I'm offering a 40% discount on my newborn session and packages until May 1st. Click on my Purchase link to check out this great deal.

My clients are like family to me. I get to watch families get bigger and little ones grow. If I'm really lucky I get to capture those same little ones turning into high school seniors, getting married, and eventually their own children. That's why I friend request every single client I can find on facebook (you're welcome to request me if I haven't found you yet). Even if you decide to use a different photographer, move away, or just don't do pictures as often... I still want to know you and see you & your family grow.

This business brings so much joy to my life. But in the slow winter months, sometimes I need a reminder of why I got into photography in the first place. Your family is that reminder. Thank you to everyone who has let me document their growing family all these years. I appreciate you more than you will ever know. You have helped a struggling, single mom put food in her kid's bellies... and as most of you know my kids... they require a lot of food so please keep coming back :)

I'm excited to become a better photographer this year. I feel like I've put learning on the back-burner, but I know in order to grow my business, I need to work on my photography skills. That's my main goal this year and I hope you all give me lots of practice. Again thank you for supporting me, even a Like on my page is support!

If you haven't heard, I'm in the process of moving my studio back to my North St. Paul space. If you have a session before Feb 15th, it will most likely still be at the Mpls studio unless we have discussed otherwise. After the 15th, we'll be in NSP. And of course I love on-location and outdoors. I'm always up for new spots to get those creative juices flowing.

Speaking of outdoors.... uh can Spring please come quick?! I'll be announcing Spring Mini Sessions at the end of February. If you have a cool location suggestion, send me a message! And if you haven't reserved a Bunny Session, they are getting filled up fast.

Thanks for reading this to the end. I'm feeling a bit sentimental and I wanted to share with you. Know that if you're struggling, keep going. I struggle every other week and I just push through. Sometimes I'm not even sure how. Winter is tough. I'm here if you need an ear to listen.

xoxo,
Christina (Nina)
Blooming Portraits