black friday | whitehorse children's photographer

Are you ready to get your shop on? This will not happen again in 2011!! Don't miss out on this golden opportunity to book your portrait session AND get all the printed goodies your little heart desires... and maybe even fill a few stockings along the way!

All emails must be received between 12:00am and 11:59pm on November 25th. Late emails will NOT qualify for the special pricing. You will be contacted in the following days so make payment arrangements. Sorry, payment plans are not available for this special event.

To take advantage of this enormous sale, email me at info@vanessafallephotography.com with your name & phone number. I will be calling back all qualifying clients throughout the following days as quickly as possible. Any and all purchases can be gifted and/or split up.

All sessions purchased during this event must be booked between January 1 2012 and June 30 2012.

it seemed like a good idea at the time | whitehorse chidlren's photographer

This upcoming weekend is the Alkan Grand Ball which is the highlight of the winter in Whitehorse. It is the night where all the beautiful trees that have been donated by local businesses are auctioned off to raise money for our local hospital foundation. Currently, the foundation is fundraising for an MRI machine.

Last year I had a pretty little tree in the auction all decorated with antique mercury glass ornaments in red and turquoise with some modern ornaments in red, turquoise and brown. It was an immensely popular tree and I had so much fun watching and listening to everyone bidding feverishly on my tree and all the other lovely trees.

This year, I have a very special tree planned and this is the tree skirt that made from directions that I found on Pinterest. Now, you may or may not know that when my oldest son was very little, I had a clothing design business and had a lot of fun making wedding gowns, prom dresses and unique garments for my lovely clients. I closed that business when I was pregnant with my youngest child and haven't touched my sewing machines much since then. When I saw this tree skirt, I knew that I'd never find anything even remotely as pretty in the store.

My trusty pin cushion that is about 15 - 20 years old. My mom had one just like it so when I started sewing at 15 (when my dad got me my first sewing machine) I knew I had to have one just like hers.\Found this one in a teeny little shop in Victoria's Fan Tan Alley in Chinatown.


I used to use a second hand Elna machine that is the one I got on my 15th birthday. I finally retired that machine (not because it stopped working, but I just wanted to use a newer machine) and replaced it with a very inexpensive Singer from WalMart. It mostly gathers dust but whenever I call it to action, it's ready to rock.

This is a look at the complete skirt. If I weren't so pressed for time I might have made this skirt a little fuller (another 45-90 degrees of circumference) but it's going under my pretty tree tomorrow. There will be photos of the finished tree next week. Hope to see some of you at the Grand Ball. If you're there, please find me and say hello!

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samantha | whitehorse maternity photographer

I never tire of my job. I adore each of the families I work with and this hot mama was definitely NO exception. Samantha showed up with a bag full of clothes & jewelry and a fabulous attitude. She had never had professional portraits done before and so she was a blank slate. How fun!!

We rocked all sorts of looks, poses & backgrounds so this is just a wee sampling of the magic we made together.

What a gorgeous woman! I know there are lots of pregnant ladies out there who would LOVE to celebrate their growing family with a fun maternity portrait session. So call the studio at 867-668-2296 to book a session for you and your partner. Children & pets can often be included too so please mention that when you book.

introducing khloe | whitehorse newborn photographer

Wowzers, this has been one seriously baby-heavy week! I love giving you this delicious little morsel to enjoy as I head to Vancouver Island to take care of my dad.

This wee darling is Khloe. She is eleven days old and the most committed little sleeper I've ever met! She was zonked out when she walked in the door and stayed that way right up until the end of her session (but really, it was just having her diaper changed that made her test out her lungs!!)

Her Mama, Tenisha just sit back and relaxed while I worked my magic with her precious newborn and the images will steal your heart, I promise!

Earlier this fall, Khloe's daddy, Cody was in a serious dirtbike crash in Porter Creek. Sadly, he did not survive so he didn't even get to meet his sweet baby girl. The following images are to celebrate Cody's life and to hopefully bring this family some healing.

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