Adventure Awaits...

It's easy to fall into the rut of the norm, the routine. And when adventure calls to us, we immediately start thinking we need to hop on a plane and fly somewhere far away to achieve it. But I promise you, adventure awaits you.. even in your back yard.

We felt like getting out of the city on Saturday, so we decided to take a ride out to Baie-Saint-Paul..  just about 45 minutes from our house. This little beach is one of my favorite places in Quebec, and I swear it's just as beautiful, if not more so in the winter than in the summer. The girls were in heaven sliding all over the ice. I could have stayed there for hours looking out over the frozen seaway(if it weren't for the -17 degree temperatures)! But even just an hour there, I felt so refreshed.. a complete change of scenery, no one around but me and my little family embracing the wonder of mother nature. 

I dare you to find some adventure this week.. look around you and see things a bit differently, and when you catch yourself going, 'oh wouldn't that be fun.. but I don't have time, or it's too cold, or I should get home and make dinner'.. stop. And do it, whatever it is. You deserve it.

how to conquer the cold in quebec: camera, snow, a redheaded friend, and lots of love.

A glass of champagne, and we hit the road like teenagers to catch the last of the sun over the Saint Lawrence. Sometimes a little adventure with friends is all you need to conquer the -20 degree insanity that we call winter here in Quebec. 

2014 Round Up and Confessional...

I am confessing. I was a TERRIBLE blogger in 2014. I just went through all of the shoots I did this past year and realized I didn't share more than half of them here!! I suppose with Facebook and Instagram, it's easy to fall out of the blogging loop. But the truth is I like blogging. I love to write. It has always been a huge source of sanity for my wild, constantly moving mind. I started journaling when I was 6 years old and still have all of my old diaries from my childhood. Maybe I'll even share them with you someday.. eeeeekk I don't know about that.

Anyway, I am starting off my 2015 here by a little wrap up of some of my favorite images from 2014 and a promise to be more present here in this coming year. There are a lot of really awesome things in store here at Jennifer Marcuson Photography this year. I feel like it's gonna be a good one...

Keegan.

There is something about the mother and her first child. I don't know how to put it into words, and perhaps it's solely because I have been there that I can say this.. but every single freaking day I gain more and more respect and outright love for women.

This shoot was indeed about this little man, Keegan, as he turns one very very soon. And my god look at him! (insert emoticon with hearts for eyes!) We totally hit it off right away.. he would NOT take his eyes off of the camera! But it's the ones with mommy that get me the most.. because, well, because.

xo

Chheng et Maxime

She and her son. He and his kids. And some tiny little puppy love. It isn't often you meet this sort of a family with this much chemistry and unfiltered, unperformed LOVE between each other. I was nothing short of inspired by these beautiful people as we made our way through the orchard at La Ferme Genest in St. Nicolas, Quebec last Saturday. I mean, I'm not kidding when I say that my heart was hurting with happiness! They were silly and sweet and they weren't at all afraid to roll around in the grass and get dirty (dream clients!***). And then the grandparents showed up in the pumpkin patch, and things just got sillier. This is the stuff that makes my heart soar.. 

Elle et son fils. Lui et ses enfants. Et, l'amour d'un 'tit chien. C'est pas trop souvent qu'on rencontre une famille comme ca.. avec autant de chimie et amour entre eux. J'était tellement inspiré par ces belles personnes alors que nous faisions le tour du verger à La Ferme Genest à St. Nicolas, Québec le Samedi dernier. Sans blague, il y'a eu tellement de la joie dans mon coeur! Ils n'étaient pas gêné de jouer et rouler dans le gazon et se salir (les clients de rêves!***). Et en suite, les grandparents sont arrivés dans le cour de citrouille et ç'a devenu même plus le fun. Ça, c'est les affaires comme ça dans la vie qui fait voler mon coeur.