Men are what their mother made them--Senior Session with Hana Koilpillai
"Men are what their mother made them."
Of course there are exceptions to every rule but in most cases, when you see a good man, somewhere behind him is a mother who raised him to be that way.
Today's Senior, Hana Koilpillai, would like to dedicate her Senior session to her grandmother and to the wonderful son her grandmother raised, Hana's father.
Hana had not initially planned on wearing a sari for her session. But according to her mother Kim, the night before the photo shoot Hana came across some of her grandmother's jewelry and was overcome with emotion and memories. And though she normally does not elect to dress in the Indian style that is representative of her rich heritage from her paternal side, Hana decided to incorporate the beautiful sari that her grandmother had given to Hana's mother.
In preparing this blog I contacted Hana and her mother to make sure it was okay to include the images with the beautifully vibrant gown. I had been told that Hana wanted to surprise her father, who had no idea she would be wearing the dress.
In response Hana sent me this message and ask that I include it so that everyone would know that these images are in memory of her dear grandmother..
"I had some pictures taken in the sari, which my dad's mom dressed my mom in for her wedding rehearsal dinner, to honor my beautiful grandmother, my Paaty. I'm so thankful for my Paaty raising her son to be the man that he is, because he's an amazing father. I wanted to surprise my dad with this and let him know how much I wish with my entire heart that she could be here to share my senior year with us."
Hana Koilpillai
Reading Hana's sweet words of love for her grandmother and father made me teary eyed! She is definitely a beautiful girl inside and out.
I am sure her father will love and cherish these special images from his only daughter.
And I know that Hana's Paaty must be looking down with a smile in her heart for her sweet and lovely granddaughter as Hana embarks on her final year in the Northville school system.
Attending Northville schools since Kindergarten, Hana is a third year varsity Lacrosse player for Northville High School. She keeps busy during the summers by working as a day camp children's counselor for Springhill Camps.
"I love having my summer centered on Jesus and kids and seeing God work in my life and through me to help kids grow in their relationships with Him"
Next up for Hana is college in Florida to study Marine Biology.
Between her family, and her faith, and her beauty in strength and character, Hana surely has nothing but good things on her horizon as she moves towards the next step in her life's journey.
And no matter where her path may take her, or how far from home she may roam, I leave her with this quote to light her way and bring her comfort.
'A life that touches others, goes on forever.'
Best wishes Hana!
All the world's a stage-Senior Session with Tori Dedo
"All the world's a stage."
William Shakespeare
Tori Dedo is an aspiring actress. A Senior at Detroit Country Day School, she is in the process of sending applications to colleges where she is looking to get her BFA and hone her craft.
An all American beauty type, Tori was both sweet and open for anything at our photo session. Which is probably a very good trait to have as an actor ;)
Equally adorable was Tori's mother Jacqui. She is one of those mothers that is in complete infatuation with their child and is their biggest cheerleader. The world would indeed be a wonderful place if everyone had the support system that Tori has in Jacqui!
I wish for Tori an awesome Senior year and I hope she finds the perfect college that helps her achieve all her dreams. Somehow I don't think she will have any problems whatsoever :)
Generations of Love
Generations of Love
Here's to strong women.
May we know them.
May we be them.
May we raise them.
This week I had the pleasure of doing a generation session with Eve and her mother Inna and Eve's 5 year old daughter Sophie.
Eve's mother was visiting all the way from Russia! So it was especially awesome to have the opportunity to photograph these 3 generations of women.
I hope Inna enjoys her time in Ann Arbor and that she loves these special images with her beautiful daughter and sweet granddaughter.
If the family is together, the soul is in the right place.
Russian Proverb
Ava Celebrates a Milestone
Ava Celebrates a Milestone
Happy 1st Birthday to Ava Lucia Corral!
Ava just turned one on June 6th, 2017.
As you can see she is just as adorable as can be!
Though this is the first time Ava has been in front of my camera this is not the first time I have met her. My daughter Savanah was blessed to have Ava's mommy, Veronica, as her Girl Scout Co-Leader this past year. So I have had the pleasure of seeing this precious baby before.
But this is the first time I have gotten to meet Ava's daddy, Angel,and big sisters Julie,almost 13,and Nayeli age 10, (unfortunately big brother Eddy was unable to attend).
Ava was truly a real sweetheart during our session. The further in we got the more her inner model came out!!
The whole Corral family is just as sweet and wonderful as they can be and I really enjoyed our time together. A shout out must also be given to Ava's Uncle Jerry, who really helped out on the sidelines. You could tell the two of them shared a special bond and I had to pull him in at the end for a couple of photos with his beautiful baby niece :)
Thank you to the Corral family for including me on documenting such a sweet milestone.
May all Ava's birthdays be as rich and blessed with love and family as this one was.
Love, Nancy Roxanne
Newborn Baby Mohini
Newborn Baby Mohini
Used to wrap my hands around his little finger
Turns out he was wrapped around mine
He said "You can be anything you want to in this great big world"
But I'm always gonna be daddy's little girl
The Shires
On June 6th, 2017 at 6:30 am, Mohini Yu Mullick made her debut at 8lbs and 9 ounces. Named for a Hindu Goddess and her middle name for her Korean grandmother, she starts her life surrounded by lots of love and a rich heritage from both her father's Indian background and her mother's Korean one.
Mohini's delivery was a long one and mom Erin credits new father Jay with being the one to help her make it through the intense all natural delivery.
Mohini is Jay's first child and by the look of total adoration he has whenever she is near I am sure she will always be daddy's little girl!
Mohini will definitely have the best of both worlds as the baby of the family and the only girl, but she will also have the benefit of two older brothers to help her along life's path.
From rowing to hockey, her big brothers will have lots to teach her!
Congratulations to Jay and Erin, and to big brothers Ronnie and Nicky!
And welcome to the world Baby Mohini!
