Thank you SO MUCH for writing to me about the people you LOVE!

As always – it was hard to choose a family!

I also want to remind you to tell the people that you think so highly of EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THEM!

A few years ago – Shalane wrote to me about Evelyn – she didn’t win at the time.

Shalane wrote to me about Evelyn again this year – and the love for her friend just SPILLED over through her email!

SO – Evelyn – your family is the WINNER this year! Evelyn submitted a family that won a few years ago!

Your friendship is inspiring!

THIS YEAR MAY HAVE BEEN THE HARDEST YET!

If you submitted a family – but they weren’t the winner – check your email for a limited time offer regarding a session for that family!

ALSO – AS PROMISED – the winner of the LuLaRoe by Samantha Caamano legging drawing is … Veronica Gulliver!!

THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH FOR supporting this little business of mine!

BE THE LIGHT – THROW KINDNESS AROUND LIKE CONFETTI!

A long time ago – I started a BEAUTIFUL contest. You submit a family and they win a free session!

Jackie and her family were the some of the FIRST winners of that contest – a contest I now hold every February!

I’ve mentioned before how I love photographing families year-to-year!

This one – was a hard one. It’s always hard when someone is missing.

Nicholas is Jackie & Scott’s firstborn – a fighter! A ray of sunshine! And he is greatly missed!

Jackie & Scott – I LOVE YOU GUYS! Thank you for sharing your lives and your story with me.

The month of February holds two pivotal days for this family – Nicholas’s birthday and the day he left this earth.

Please pray for Jackie & Scott and their families and friends as they navigate through this month.

The lives that Nicholas is touching – the hearts. It’s absolutely beautiful!

It’s time for BEAUTIFUL again! This is the 8th year I’ve ran this contest – and I LOVE IT!

I will be awarding 1 family a photo session!

Email me @ dcbarden@gmail.com – write a paragraph or two about a family you know that deserves a FREE photo session.

I will be choosing 1 family from the entries and announce the winner on March 1st. The deadline for the submissions will be February 28th. I need to hear from 10 people to make this contest work!!

Make sure to tell me WHAT MAKES THEIR FAMILY BEAUTIFUL.

YOU CANNOT SUBMIT YOUR OWN FAMILY – but you CAN submit a family that you’ve submitted in the past – as long as they were NOT the winners! 

If you were a previous beautiful winner – you can’t win again – sorry bout that!

Also – you MUST use the photo session within 2017!

THIS YEAR – something a little EXTRA will be thrown into the mix! 

My sister – Samantha Caamano – has started selling LuLaRoe!!

Make sure to check out her page on FACEBOOK and browse her inventory! You won’t be disappointed!

Every person that submits a family will be entered into a drawing for a FREE pair of leggings!

You can submit as many families as you want!

THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!

I challenge you to think about a BIG act of kindness you could participate in this month! AND THEN DO IT! 

I love holding this contest every year!

Make sure you tell the people you submitted – how awesome you think they are!!

I will be offering a special to those of you that submitted a family that didn’t win – I’ve already emailed you the details!

CONGRATS to Angie and her little one!!

Guys – some awesome people love you! Crazy awesome people!

Thank you again SO MUCH! I cannot wait for BEAUTIFUL 2017!!!

It’s time for BEAUTIFUL again! This is the 7th year I’ve ran this contest – and I LOVE IT!

I will be awarding 1 family a photo session!

Email me @ dcbarden@gmail.com – write a paragraph or two about a family you know that deserves a FREE photo session.

I will be choosing 1 family from the entries and announce the winner on March 1st. The deadline for the submissions will be February 29th. I need to hear from 10 people to make this contest work!!

Make sure to tell me WHAT MAKES THEIR FAMILY BEAUTIFUL.

YOU CANNOT SUBMIT YOUR OWN FAMILY 

If you were a previous beautiful winner – you can’t win again – sorry bout that!

Also – you MUST use the photo session within 2016!

Linda was a BEAUTIFUL winner this year!

I LOVE those shots!

Linda – thank you so much for the wonderful session! I love the bond you have with your animals!

Lori & Billy were the winners of the BEAUTIFUL contest this year – along with a few other families!

Their little girls – the sweetest things!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE those shots! Complete abandon. Innocence. Darling.

I LOVED meeting your family! I hope you’ll be in front of my lens again!

Danielle and her sweet family were the winners of the BEAUTIFUL contest this year – along with three other families!

We met on a rainy afternoon – but it cleared up just in time!

Danielle – thank you for making the drive down! I can’t wait to photograph your family again!

I had over 30 submissions this year! WHAT!?

You guys are awesome. AWESOME! I hope you make sure to tell those awesome families how much you love them!

I will be offering a special to those of you that submitted a family that didn’t win – I’ve already emailed you the details!

CONGRATS to the –

*M* family – Ian & Danielle and their family!

*H* family – Lori & her son Jack!

*S* family – Lori & Billy and their family!

and a fearless woman named Linda!

Guys – some awesome people love you! Crazy awesome people!

Thank you again SO MUCH! I cannot wait for BEAUTIFUL 2016!