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King – Mancuso Wedding

On October 10, 2019 my Godson, Tony Mancuso, married his forever sweetheart, Cameo King. They are a young love and so excited to start their future together. I am infinitely happy for them and admire what their near future holds: getting to live in Germany for a couple years! I hope they get to see more than I’ve ever imagined seeing, and the best is they will get to do it together. CONGRATULATIONS!

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Fresh 48 – Welcome Baby Piper!

Meet newborn baby Piper Rye! She arrived at 41 weeks on the dot! She was “tardy for the party” but sure did make an entrance when she arrived! I went into labor at home around 6am. My water hadn’t broken, but I was having pretty intense contractions.

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~ ~ ~ A whopping (almost) 10 pound baby! The moment Piper was born, she already looked like Parker did at three months old! ~ ~ ~

I texted my mom around 6:30am and told her about my contractions. She told me to wake up hubs and that she and my dad would start heading over.

I woke him up and hopped in the shower. I knew the hot water would help me with the contractions while waiting on my parents to arrive, and I was able to get cleaned up at the same time. I got out of the shower just after 7am and my parents had already arrived. Hubs had the car packed and was ready to go while Parker was still fast asleep. Big sis was only 22 months old at this point.

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We got checked into labor and delivery triage a little after 8am. I was having intense contractions quite frequently at this point. I kept asking to go straight back to the room, but they had to get things situated. I believe they were getting a room ready for me. A little after 9am the triage nurse decided to check me to see how much I was dilated and to make sure I was, in fact, in labor. In doing so she broke my water and we discovered meconium.

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After I was cleaned up, we headed back to the labor suite. I remember sitting down and getting my hep lock placed (the IV). I needed to empty my bladder so I went to the bathroom and felt the MOST INTENSE contraction I’ve ever had in my entire life. The nurse had to assist me back to the bed. I sat on the edge and moaned. That lasted about five minutes.

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All of the sudden the nurse whipped her head around and asked me if I am feeling pressure “down there.” I said through grunts, “I don’t know what I’m feeling, but something’s happening!” She rushed out to the hallway and called in the team. They ran into the room. The doctor on call turned my legs to the end of the bed, tore apart the bottom of the bed and proceeded to check to see if I was 10 cm yet. Instead, he saw Piper’s head!

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She literally came out in two good pushes and under one minute. She was almost ten pounds and born into this world looking like a three-month-old! It was the most painful and euphoric birth experience I’ve had. I had zero pain medication, so I felt absolutely everything, but the end result was that I felt amazing. I was not foggy from all the medication I had like my first birth experience. I was able to immediately walk around. Heck, I practically wanted to skip down the hall to the postpartum room!

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I definitely encourage mamas to try natural if they think they’re up for it. It was awesome and I had no pain afterward.

I hope you enjoy these Fresh 48 (hospital newborn pictures, Akron Ohio) of my second daughter’s birth, taken from one of my dear friends Caralee who is also part of my photography team. 

  • Jennifer M Photography | Akron Newborn Photographer

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Fresh 48 – Welcome Baby Aria!

We welcomed beautiful and healthy baby Aria to the world! I absolutely love mom and dad’s choice of name for their newborn! (My twin A is also named Aria xoxo)

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Fresh 48 – Newborn photography at Mercy Hospital in Canton, Ohio.

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I love the super wrinkly little toes in Fresh 48 photo shoots!

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Such a beautiful way to capture those first moments with your new baby! – Fresh 48 photo shoot in Akron, Ohio

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Please see the children and family gallery to see more newborn and fresh 48 photography in the Akron, Ohio area!

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Savannah’s Maternity Photography

I have been photographing Savannah now for close to eight years. She first came to me to help me style and do makeup for some of my photo shoots. We quickly became friends and started a wonderful working relationship where she was my go-to makeup artist for my clients and often used by my brides.

When Savannah got engaged (luckily) it was a no-brainer for her to choose me to photograph her wedding, which included her engagement session as well.

Savannah has witnessed the same journey for me, becoming a mother, engaged, married, and beyond.

Shortly after I photographed her wedding, we began the inevitable talk about when she and Tyler may want to start a family. She said likely sooner than later. 🙂 When I learned very early on of her being with child, tears ran down my face with excitement and love for their growing family.

Savannah is clearly a gorgeous woman (lucky Tyler, but let’s be honest, he’s pretty easy on the eyes as well!) But what’s most beautiful about this wonderful person is what’s inside.

“They” talk about a pregnant woman’s glow, and Savannah absolutely radiates here. Please enjoy.

xoxo, Jenn

Jennifer M Photography | Akron Maternity Photography

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Alexis’ Maternity Photoshoot

First time mama, Alexis did the right thing. She documented one of the most special times in a woman’s life, pregnancy. I’m always so excited to chat with expecting mamas about their pregnancy and ideas/goals of birth and breastfeeding since it is so incredibly close to my heart.

xoxo – Jenn

Jennifer M Photography | Akron Maternity Photography

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I love the detail of the profile of mama’s bump with the romantic lace to compliment it. It’s shoots like these that make me so thankful that I am a maternity photographer in Akron!

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Whitney’s Book Cover Photo!

Whitney came to my studio with excitement for shooting her headshot. She is especially looking forward to this portrait gracing the cover of her upcoming novel!

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Thompson Twins Takeover!

A couple weeks ago, Tamika, the beautiful mama of these adorable twins, graced my studio. We briefly chatted about twin motherhood while trying to navigate keeping the attention of two very mobile 1 year olds. The twins were precious, especially when mama put them in their princess dresses and furry boots! <3

Interesting fact about these two: they are the same kind of twins as my daughters. It is a very common misconception that all twins that are in two separate sacs (Di-Di diamniotic/dichorionic) are automatically fraternal. These two were di/di and mama decided to have their DNA tested to see if they were in fact identical or fraternal. Everyone tried telling her that since they were two separate sacs, they were definitely fraternal, but mama knew better…I mean LOOK at them! Sure enough, they came back with the same DNA, making the 100% identical even though they were in two separate sacs just like fraternal twins. #nowyouknow !!!

Happy viewing! xoxo Jenn

Jennifer M Photography | Akron Family Photographer

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Can you tell who is who?! I know I can’t! 

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Michael or Melrose?

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Can you tell why I love being an Akron family photographer?

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I love photographing sweet babies right here in Akron!

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xoxo

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Holiday Family Portraits

Merida and her daughters came to the studio for their holiday portraits. They were so cute!

xoxo Jenn

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Lexi’s Senior Pictures!

Stow High School Senior, Lexi

I’m so glad Lexi and her mom sought me out to capture Lexi’s senior pictures. Her mom Julie told me that Lexi was looking for something a little different that what she’s seen with many of the other photographers they researched. She said that she liked “my style” and from what she gathered from my website, thought she would like my personality! Win-win!

I had no idea what Lexi was looking for, so I just did my thing. She was incredibly easy to photograph and often from certain angles reminded me of a young Charlize Theron! I loved her style just as well.

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Lexi chose my platinum package which includes multiple different locations in and around Akron, both in studio and on-location. I treat this package similar to a model photoshoot. The outfits are essentially unlimited, but usually end up being around up to 5 total.

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Because wanted both architectural with lots of grungy textures and also nature, we were hiked to a variety of different locations which gave her a super wide range of looks for her senior pictures!

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senior portraits

She specifically wanted a sunflower, but luckily we found a really cool wild flower field!

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Sometimes keeping it simple works best!

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One of a kind artwork in downtown Akron for her senior pictures made for an awesome backdrop!

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Thanks so much for checking out our photoshoot and if you were looking into a package like this, click here so you can find all the details! We had an absolute blast shooting her senior portraits! Hope you enjoyed!

Jennifer M Photography | Akron Senior Portrait Photographer

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