Carlia Faye Photography

The V Family {Adoption Session}

2011-08-29T18:25:00.000-07:00

OK So I am a bit behind on the Blogging. So I am starting again with this Gorgeous Family!! I had the most fun with this family! The braved the heat with me and were troopers as I made them crawl through weeds and holes.. Thanks so much for letting me capture your beautiful family!!!

Levanders!!

2010-12-06T12:31:00.000-08:00

I met these 3 great kids and their mom downtown GH and we had alot of fun getting some great pics!!! Thanks guys for being so great and photogenic! :)

Braelyn Rae {Newborn}

2010-12-03T16:57:00.000-08:00

I has a lot of fun photographing this beautiful little girl!! She is one of Newest Baby Plan Members!! We started off a little rough but once she got comfortable we had fun!! Thanks so much for choosing me to capture this new Adventure in your lives and I cannot wait to watch her grow up this year!!

Cyber Monday Sale!!

2010-11-28T17:04:00.000-08:00

In the Spirit of Cyber Monday I am offering Print Credits at discounted prices! These are good toward prints only now through the end of 2011! These will make great christmas Presents or a great discount for your own Family, Child or maybe you have a Senior Graduating next year!
This offer will be good for one day only from 12:00 tonight till 12:00 tomorrow night!
Here is what you need to do. visit http://www.carliafaye.com/ and click on the client proofing section. Create a account if you do not already have one and click on the Cyber Monday gallery. Click on the Cyber Monday image, Choose the Print Credit you would like and add it to your cart. Total must be paid be 11:59 tomorrow night for it to be valid.
If there are any questions or you would like a greater amount please contact me at carlia@carliafaye.com

$300.00 for $250.00
$200.00 for $150.00
$150.00 for $125.00
$100.00 for $75.00

Thanks!!! Carlia

Brandt

2010-11-18T18:39:00.000-08:00

My Nephew Brandt is 6 months already!! (ok by now he is 7!) He is the most serious cutie pie! Aunt Carlia worked hard to get some smile but he was not givin them up! I will get some at 9 months Brandt James! Luv u!

Ava! {Celebrating Adoption Session}

2010-11-09T12:01:00.000-08:00

A classmate of mine recently came back around town for a visit with her family and Breslin and I met up with her and her beautiful Daughter Ava! We chatted a bit about our adoption stories and let the girls play a bit. We also took some cute pics of little Ava! Thanks Amy for choosing me to share your beautiful daughter with and I really look forward to seeing her again!!

Kleinjans Family

2010-11-06T09:18:00.000-07:00

OK. This was a AWESOME shoot! I had a riot with this family and everything went perfect! It was a gorgeous night and five great, beautiful people!! Thank you so much for hanging out with me for a bit and I hope you LOVE your pics!!!!

Aiden

2010-11-05T08:06:00.000-07:00

Little Mister Aiden was not a huge fan of pics but we did get some cute ones! I had alot of fun with him! (and I got to cuddle him a little, the best part of my job!)

Brendon-Western Michigan Christian

2010-11-01T13:13:00.000-07:00

I met up with Brendon and his mom in Grand Haven for some Senior Pics. I enjoyed meeting both of them! We got some great shots of him and his guitar! Thanks so much for choosing me to take your Senior photos and someday when you make it big with your music, remember me! :)

Greta {3 years}

2010-10-24T18:50:00.000-07:00

I headed out to a Gorgeous home on Lake Macatawa to take Greta and her dad's pics! This was a great location and the nicest family! I had so much fun chasing Greta around as she looked for places we could take her picture! Thank you for a great Session!!

Daniel-Zeeland West

2010-10-22T10:41:00.000-07:00

I met up with Daniel and his mom at the Zeeland Stadium for some Senior Pics! Daniel is quite the Athlete! State Champion in Track! Very Impressive! He was so laid back and did a great job! Plus I got a chance to meet Jacks PreSchool Teacher for the first time. Thanks guys for a great session!

Little miss Kendra turns 2!!!

2010-10-18T11:13:00.000-07:00

Ahhh the terrible 2's! Kendra just turned 2 and although she is the sweetest little girl she is definately 2!! She wanted nothing to do with the camera on take 1 but then I headed over th her house so hopefully she was a little more comfortable and we did pretty good! Enjoy!

Taylan-Hudsonville

2010-10-12T13:30:00.000-07:00

I met up with Taylan at the Hudsonville Eagles Stadium and we did Part one of his Senior pics! These were alot of fun! Excited for Round 2!

Lauren-Calvary Christian

2010-10-08T10:50:00.000-07:00

I had so much fun heading out with Lauren for her Senior shoot! She had a awesome style so we did a "vintage" style shoot! A first for me!! Thanks Lauren and Jewell for such a great time!!!

Bella 9 months

2010-09-30T20:50:00.000-07:00

Little Miss Bella came for her 9 month Session and we had so much fun! She is a joy to photograph and always lets me get some great shots! Thanks so much!!

Bridget + Brooklyn=Besties!!!

2010-09-24T13:25:00.000-07:00

I loved this session! It was a surprise for the girls! They got their hair done and showed up here with no idea! Thanks guys for making me a part of this fun time!

Hillary-Calvary Christian 2011

2010-09-08T09:08:00.000-07:00

Check out this gorgeous Senior!!!! I had so much fun with Hillary. She has this huge smile and the personality to go with it!! Hope you enjoy these as much as I did taking them and have a great Senior year!!!

Justin-West Ottawa 2011

2010-09-03T20:47:00.000-07:00

I met up with Justin to take some senior pics. We walked around downtoen Holland and got some great shots. Thanks for letting me share this!

Kobe is 1!

2010-08-31T15:02:00.000-07:00

Kobe and his Mom and Dad Came to see me for some one year shots and also some family ones! Thanks so much!!

Little Henry

2010-08-26T18:56:00.000-07:00

This handsome little men was so much fun! He had big brown eyes and the cutest personality! Thank you so much for letting me photograph him!!

Nicole-Waupun High School 2011

2010-08-23T12:33:00.000-07:00

My Little Cousin Nicole is going to be a Senior!! That is so crazy to me since she was a flower girl in my wedding when she was 5! Woww how time flies. So I was Honored when she asked me to take her Senior pics!! She lives in Waupun, WI so we traveled there for a day to take them. It was also her 18th Birthday the day we shot these so we had a little fun with some birthday balloons!

Thanks to Nicole, Aunt Deb and Uncle Scott for taking us in and letting us stay with them and thanks to my Mom and Dad for driving me there!!

Logan is 1!!!

2010-08-19T15:12:00.000-07:00

This is my last shoot with beautiful Logan until she is 2 but I had so much fun! She is such a little peanut with the best facial expressions!!! I have enjoyed watching her grow into a toddler! Thanks so much for letting me share the first year of her life!!

Then the rock consumption began!!

(No rocks were swallowed in the taking of these photographs) :)

Bria & Ellery!

2010-08-12T11:15:00.000-07:00

Check out these beautiful girls! I loved photographing Bria and Ellery! Bria has these gorgeous eyes and ellery her huge smile! Thanks so much for letting me photograph your beautifuul children!!

Hunter is 1!!

2010-08-10T18:51:00.000-07:00

Little Hunter turned 1! He was having so much fun in this little car! We got some grreat shots in it! Good call Mom! Thanks so much for letting me photograph this exciting time!!

Marin is 2!

2010-07-19T14:44:00.000-07:00

Check out this beautiful little girl! She had so much fun running around in the yard and once in a while would stop and let me snap a few shots!

Thanks so much!!

Logan 9 Months!!

2010-07-17T08:45:00.000-07:00

Logan is one of my Baby Planners and I cannot believe that she is almost done already! I am so far behind Blogging that she is alreasy scheduled for her year session! She is so cute and I enjoy every time I get to photograph her! Thanks Guys!!

She was done with photos!!

Caleb! 3 months! {Baby Plan}

2010-07-15T17:19:00.000-07:00

Caleb and his mom came to me for some 3 month pics! He had these huge eyes! Not to many smiles but some cute pics!!

Samantha & Jeremy Married!!!

2010-07-11T15:57:00.000-07:00

Samantha and Jeremy were married May 15! They were married at ottawa Reformed Church and Reception at Portobello. They were a riot to hang with all day! Thank you so much for letting me capture your special day and I wish you both every Happiness in your new venture through life together!!

Erin {Senior}

2010-07-09T21:10:00.000-07:00

I has so much fun with Erin! She is so beautiful and has these amazing blue eyes!! We headed Downtoen Grand Haven so get some great Senior Shots! Thanks Erin again for letting me share this great and exciting time!!

Carl and Angela Engaged!!!

2010-07-08T10:14:00.000-07:00

We headed out too take some Engagement pics of Carl and Angela and I had alot of fun!!! Angela is such a natural and so much fun to take pics of! I wish you guys so much happiness!!

Carpenter Kids!

2010-06-28T12:24:00.000-07:00

These kids are so polite and SO CUTE!!! Little Delaney wanted nothing to do with me but Deacon and Eli are little hams! So fun!. We tried and got a few of all of them!!

Precious Jonah Alexander!! {Newborn session}

2010-06-18T13:51:00.000-07:00

Little Jonah Alexander came to visit me to take some of his first photos! I have been taking Photos of his Brother and sister for a few years now and let me tell you he is just as sweet as they are! Jonah is one of my newest Baby planners and I look forward to watching him grow up! Thanks Guys!!

MaKenna! {Celebrating Adoption Session}

2010-06-17T09:39:00.000-07:00

Makenna came to visit me at the Studio and we had so much fun! She is such a little Sweetheart! MaKenna came home from Ethopia and is such a happy beautiful little girl! Thanks guys for letting me share this very special occasion!!!

The Petersen Family

2010-06-02T12:09:00.000-07:00

I met the Petersens out at Hemlock Crossings . What a cute Family!!!! They are one of my Celebrating Adoption sessions. Their 2 beautiful girls were so fun and little Lydia even would hold my hand as we were searching for spots! I was so honored to meet little Asha also. We had a great time sharing out Adoption stories! Thanks for a great shoot guys!!

Parker & Cloe

2010-05-18T18:41:00.000-07:00

I love taking Pictures of kids, even better is taking pictures of my family! So when I get to take them of my nephews and Nieces I have so much fun!! We took Parker and Cloe out and got some great shots!!!

Hudson and Hunter

2010-05-13T09:51:00.000-07:00

I met Hudson, Hunter and their Mom Downtown Holland to get some great shots of Hudson for his 4th Birthday!! He did so good! Sometimes it is hard to get 4 year old boys (I have one, not easy) to focus and sit still but his little personality came out and we got some great shots! We even threw in Little brother Hunter! Check out his eyes! Gorgeous!!! Thanks Guys!

My Handsome Nephew!

2010-05-05T09:16:00.000-07:00

My Husbands Youngest sister just became a first time mom!!! Meet my Handsome New nephew! Brandt James!

Emmet!!

2010-04-26T09:26:00.000-07:00

Little Mr. Emmet and his Mom came to see me the other day to get some of his first pics taken! I am so excited! Mr Emmet is one of my newest baby Planners! I can't wait to watch him grow up!!!

Kenton Adam

2010-04-21T11:21:00.000-07:00

I had a great time photographing little Kenton the other day! Newborn shoots have to be my favorite! Just seeing their little toes and faces! Here are some of the shot we got of him!

Baby Boom Special!!!!

2010-04-17T18:42:00.000-07:00

So I have been noticing it must be Spring because there are a awful lot of beautiful babies being born!! In celebration of new life I am offering a Newborn Special!!! Through the month of May, get $20.00 off a Regular Newborn Shoot (normaly $50.00) and if you buy my Watch me Grow first year package, you will get this Newborn Shoot for $15.00!!!! This Shoot needs to be done sometime in the first 2 weeks of the Babys life and you will also get 10% off any additional prints!! Call or contact me at http://www.carliafaye.com/ for an appointment!!!

Ross & Ava

2010-04-15T06:05:00.000-07:00

Check out these Cuties Eyes!!! OMG they are the biggest bluest eyes!! Ross and Ava were so fun to photograph. They are ao cute and hopefully get to see them again soon! They are expecting a brother or sister in May! Congrats guys and thanks so much for letting me photograph your beautiful children!!

A Few Specials!!

2010-04-12T20:01:00.000-07:00

In the spirit of Mothers Day, the weather changing and life just being a everyday blessing, here are a few specials!!!!

Receive 10% off of any Gift Certificate purchased through Mothers Day!

With Every session booked through the month of April, receive a free 8X10!

If you refer a friend to me and they book with me in April, I will double the refferal discount. 20% off your next print purchase!!

Bella

2010-04-12T09:15:00.000-07:00

Miss Bella came to see me again for her 3 month pics and she has gotten so big! We got some great shots! Thanks Guys for a great time and I cannot wait to see Bella Grow!!

Ashlyn!

2010-04-09T10:48:00.000-07:00

Little Ashlyn is one of my Celebrating Adoption Shoots and I am so honored to meet her! She is such a sweetheart! Thanks so much for letting me share this wonderful time in your lives!

Beautiful Logan!

2010-03-15T15:35:00.000-07:00

Check out this precious little girl!! Logan is one of my baby planers and I love seeing how much she has grown and just how cute she is!!! Thanks so much Heather and I will see ya in a few months!!

Cora

2010-03-09T11:55:00.000-08:00

Little Miss Cora was so fun to Photograph! She is so cute!! Thanks again Susan for letting me share your beautiful girls lives!!

Our Baby Girl!!

2010-02-18T10:39:00.000-08:00

Breslin Grace Schippers

Jami and I have been in the process of Adopting for about 18 months now and finally God blessed us with our second child, a beautiful baby girl. On December 10, 2009, Breslin Grace was born into this world. She came home to live with Jami and I and our son, Jack (also Adopted and just another of Gods most wonderful blessings)on December 13th, 2009. I would just like to share some photographs I have taken of the loves of our lives! God is so Good!!

Catch up pt 2

2010-02-18T06:12:00.000-08:00

A few more sessions from this fall!!

Baby Bella!!

Jake

Catch up!

2010-02-12T12:20:00.000-08:00

OK. So I have not caught up like I said I would! Still getting used to having a newborn !! So I am going to do a little montage of some of my shoots over the fall!

Jeremy & Sam

Rylee!

Emmert Family!

2010-01-29T12:56:00.000-08:00

I had a riot photographing these 12 kids! I will admit I was a little nervous going into this with 12 of them but it went so well!! Thanks guys for choosing me to share this fun day!

Eric {Senior Session}

2009-12-08T18:05:00.000-08:00

OK. I am so very far behind on my blogging!! So since I am finally slowing down for the year I am going to get caught up in the next few weeks!!

Eric and I met up at Pigeon Creek Park to take some outdoor senior photos. This was out THIRD try getting together because of terrible rain, and the flu! We finally got out and got some shots!!

Kobe!

2009-12-01T17:58:00.000-08:00

Little Kobe was so much fun to photoraph! He literly laid there and stared at my camera! So very cute!!!!

Beautiful Little Logan!!

2009-11-29T20:50:00.000-08:00

A few years ago I photographed beautiful Logans Parents wedding and they were such a cute couple! Now they are first time parents to a beautiful precious daughter!! Logan was so cute and I had so much fun photographing her!

Liam is 1!!!

2009-11-24T19:21:00.000-08:00

Little Liam turned one! He is the happiest baby!! This Little boy has been a joy to take photos of and I was so honored to take photos of his first year of is precious life!!

Assink Family

2009-11-16T19:16:00.000-08:00

I went to the Assinks House to take some Pics of their Great Family and they had the best places in their yard to get some great shots!! Thanks so much Guys!!!

The Moelkers

2009-11-09T20:11:00.000-08:00

The Moelkers came to me for some Family Shots and even though we froze our buns off, we got some great shots! I love this family so much and love watching them grow. Thanks Guys so much!!

Handsome Little Blake

2009-11-05T06:28:00.000-08:00

Little Blake was such a great Baby! He was happy through everything I put him through and we got some precious shots. Thanks so much Craig and Elisa for letting me share in your Miracle!!

This last one I had to throw in. We were laughing at the las minute Blake pulled out a Dr. Evil "One Billion Dollars" Pinky! Priceless!

VanTuinen Family

2009-11-02T09:12:00.000-08:00

They VanTuinen Family is always fun to take photos of. They have 3 great kids and all with awesome personalities! Thanks guys and hope you enjoy!

Tyler

Kaden

Hannah

Carter & Emma

2009-10-27T16:00:00.000-07:00

I grew up with the 2 cute kids parents and now they have some awesome kids!! Thanks so much for letting me photograph you!!

Family

2009-10-26T09:43:00.000-07:00

We headed over to my Parents house to carve some pumpkins the other night and took some great shots of my parents and Jack and Brayden for their Christmas card. (yeah they leave us out of it now :)!) I know I have so many of you waiting for blogs post and I promise I am working on them but these were done so I thought I would share!!

Shaelyn {Senior Session}

2009-10-19T16:19:00.000-07:00

I met up with beautiful Shaelyn and her mom for some Senior Pics> This Girls personality was awesome and I had a blast photographing her! Thanks so mych Shae and Deb!!

The Jonkman Family

2009-10-18T10:26:00.000-07:00

I met the Jonkmans for some Family Pics and had a great time! They are a fun family and have 2 very energetic boys! (what boys aren't) But we got some great shots of them!! Thanks guys for a great time!

Elisa & Craig and baby Brower

2009-10-16T12:31:00.000-07:00

Elisa and Craig came to me to take some pics of their upcoming miracle. Elisa and I met for some alone ones and then Craig joined us to get in on the action!!! Since then they have a beautiful Baby Boy named Blake. I had the pleasure of photographing him also and I will soon get those up! Thanks guys!

Meeka

2009-10-16T11:43:00.000-07:00

I have known Meekas Mom since we were little kids and we were and are still great friends!! I loved seeing her be a great Mom and photographing her adorable daughter! Thanks so much Matt and Stacey!

The Gibson Twins! Micah & Mason

2009-10-16T11:14:00.000-07:00

These 2 cuties are growing up so fast! I am so thankful they let me share their lives with them!! Thank you!

Angela & Midnight

2009-10-16T10:09:00.000-07:00

This was a new shoot for me. My friend Angela contacted me to get Pictures taken with her Cat Midnight. Midnight is very old and was heading into surgery the next day and she wanted some memories in case something happened. Well happy to say Midnight made it through very well and now she has some great pics!! Thanks Angela!

Carlya & Camryn

2009-10-16T09:32:00.000-07:00

Rozema/Plaster Kids!!

2009-09-18T17:53:00.000-07:00

Check out these 6 cute kids!! I got some great smiles this day and had so much fun letting the kids help me search for spots for their personal shots. Thanks so much guys for a great time!!

Samantha {Senior Session}

2009-09-14T18:53:00.000-07:00

Samantha was so much fun to photograph! She is a beautiful girl and was a pleasure to spend time with!! She even brought her boyfriend Josh along for the ride!! Thanks so much for letting me share this wonderful time in your life!!

Hunter {Newborn Session}

2009-09-08T19:16:00.000-07:00

I Love Newborn Sessions!!! And they are even more fun when the baby and Family are as cute as this one! Little Hunter was a joy to photograph and Big Brother Hudson did a great job helping me out by holding his new little brother! OK you are probally saying seriously Carlia how many pics of the same sleeping baby do we need to see? Well to bad cause in my book there are never to many! Thanks Tim and Kim for letting me photograph you beautiful family and beautiful boys!!!

Kristen {senior session}

2009-09-03T10:07:00.000-07:00

Kristen met me out in beautiful Grand Haven so we could take her Senior Pictures! She gave me a great opportuity to get some pics i have not been able to before!! We walked into a music store and grabbed some sweet guitars and took some great shots!!! Thanks so much Kristen! You are a beautiful girl and I had a great time getting to know you!!

Liam {Baby Plan Session}

2009-08-31T20:13:00.000-07:00

Liam is growing up so fast and is the cutest litte thing! He was so good during this shoot and we got a ton of great pics!! Thanks again for letting me share his first year!

Ambers Senior Pics

2009-08-24T10:30:00.000-07:00

I had so much fun photographing Amber. She was so comfortable and fun to work with not to mention her natural beauty which makes my job easy!! Thanks for letting me share in this great time in your life!!

Announcing Kassidy Mae!

2009-08-18T18:29:00.000-07:00

Welcome Little Kassidy!! She was not to fond of being without Mommy and Daddy (especially Daddy as you can see)! So we sent up shop on their bed and got some great shots!!! Thanks so much for letting me into your home and sharing this wonderful miracle!!

Oh Precious little Stella!

2009-08-17T11:48:00.000-07:00

Babies!!!! They are all such miracles! Little Miss Stella (love that name) came over to get het first official photos taken! She was so sweet! Did not love the camera as much as we had hoped but still can out with some sweet shots. Thanks Jodi!!

Malenah is 1!

2009-08-09T18:22:00.000-07:00

Malenah and her mom came ovet for her 1 year pics. I remember when she was born and she was little peanut. Well she is growing up and is a happy little girl!! Thanks so much for letting me share her first year!

Ross and Ava

2009-08-04T21:29:00.000-07:00

I have been taking Ross and Ava's photos for over a year now and they are just as cute every time!! This time Ross was not camera shy!! Thanks again!!

I have been taking Ross and Ava's pictures for over a year now and they are still just as cute every time!! This time Ross was not camera shy! So cute! Thanks again Sarah!

Jenna and Anna

2009-08-02T19:30:00.001-07:00

These two girls are the cutest things!! I had so much fun photographing them! Little Jenna loved the camera and was posing for me the whole time! Thanks so much for letting me share this with you!!

Jordan!!!

2009-07-14T10:28:00.000-07:00

I loved this shoot! The outfits were fab! Jordan is a wonderful dancer and let me take pics of all her wonderful Dance costumes! Thanks so much for letting me do this for you!!

Little Miss Annabel

2009-07-13T19:06:00.000-07:00

My Adoption sessions are so dear to my heart and this one was no exception! I love hearing the families stories! Miss Annabel is such a precious gift and I am so happy I got to share this with her and her wonderful mom! Thanks so much!

TenHarmsel Family......

2009-07-10T20:47:00.000-07:00

I had the most fun photographing this cute little family! Mr Brayden was just starting to walk around and had so much fun in the tall grass! Thanks guys for letting me photograph you!

Nick's Seniors

2009-07-08T07:17:00.000-07:00

Nick came all the way from Phoenix to get his Senior Pictures taken! Well kinda...:) . Nick moved to Phoenix a little while ago and while he was here we attended church together. So while he was here to visit we got a Senior Session in!! Thanks Nick! I hope I got the essence of Lake Michigan for you to show off in AZ!

Katrina's Seniors

2009-07-01T20:26:00.000-07:00

Katrina is a Senior!! We headed out to Grand Haven and had a awesome time getting some great shots!! Thanks so much for letting me chare this special time!

Ashley + Paul

2009-07-01T06:50:00.001-07:00

Ashley and Paul tied the knot on June 12 in a intimate beautiful wedding!! It was held at the most gorgeous house overlooking the lake and was a perfect summer day. Thank you guys for letting me share this day with you and I wish you a long and happy marriage!!

Miss G is 2 years old!

2009-06-30T08:49:00.000-07:00

Little miss Greta turned 2 so they came over to get some pics! she is so cute!!! Thanks for letting me share this great day!

Baby Girl K.....well almost!

2009-06-26T09:28:00.000-07:00

Holly and Lee are going to be firstime parents to a beautiful baby girl so Holly wanted to get som cute pics before the blessed event. We had alot of fun! Thanks so much for letting me share this special time!