We had some birthday fun here! We played with balloons, chalk and all the props. We even got some photos with brother. It was a good day! 🥳

Congratulations to Estella and all of the 2023 Graduates! 👩🏻‍🎓

I know I say that every shoot is my favorite, but this really was my favorite! I remember Estella when she was little. Her Mom is a dear friend to me and also a valued client. We wanted to get the beautiful aspen trees for our session background. Santa Fe’s aspens are lovely in any season, but fall is simply the best! When we went to the location, it felt like we had all of nature to ourselves. It was a lot of fun!

I had such an amazing time photographing Vicky. We met many years ago, almost a decade. So when she told me she was interested in a boudoir session, I couldn’t of been more excited. She is beautiful, strong, independent, an amazing mom, and just an overall great person. I wanted to show all of this in her boudoir portrait.

Most of my boudoir session are private, you will not see the bulk of these sessions online or social media. I had asked her if she would allow me to share these on my website, blog and social media, and she said YES! Even though this was her first boudoir session ever, and she was nervous, she said YES! So here we are! The session was a hit, photos look amazing!

Matthew and Camilla got married in beautiful Nambe, New Mexico. The ceremony was at the Sacred Heart Church and reception at Camilla's family land. It used to be used as a dairy farm. The ambiance was amazing! Every deal of their wedding spoke beauty.

New Mexico…. the Land of Enchantment. I was born and raised in Santa Fe New Mexico and love it here. When I moved away for 5 years, I missed everything about New Mexico. I missed the food, the culture, the sunsets, and seasons. Everything about this beautiful place spoke home to me. I know others feel the same way.

In the past I have produced three wall calendars: a Pin Up Calendar and two New Mexico Church Calendars. As I move into creating more landscape photographs, I thought it would be amazing to document the experiences here on the blog, and create a final product - The 2014 Land of Enchantment Calendar. Each month will have a beautiful scenic scapes from New Mexico.

In the near weeks, I will also be offering sponsorship for each month. I will also be documenting this process on Instagram: @blackbirdsantafenm, and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/consueloepineda/

If you have any places in New Mexico that you would love to recommend for this project, please message me at consueloelisa@gmail.com.

Best,

Consuelo

Meet the Trujillo Family. It’s so beautiful to see the love of family. I have seen the Trujillo family grow through the years and looking forward to meet the newest blessing in September. Congratulations to your new bundle of joy!

xoxo,

Consuelo

If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

I was fortunate to be able to photograph this beautiful couple. They recently celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Their daughters presented them with a special anniversary present, dinner reservation at a nice restaurant and a photo session.

Our session was so amazing. Cres and Gail’s daughters were there to hang out. Cres gifted Gail a replica of her original wedding bouquet and a beautiful charm bracelet. Not a single eye was dry.

I love being part of these special moments, days and preserving them in time.

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