Forget about Peanut Butter and Jelly here comes MILK AND COOKIES!!!

Have a happy, fun and safe Halloween!!! :)

Amanda Berke Photography + High Point State Park Mini's!

Hey guys! I am a terrible blogger!!! I wanted to get on here and thank you all for the support, encouragement and comments regarding my fall mini sessions at High Point State Park October 16th! I love meeting and re-meeting people I hadn't seen in years! I'll be sure to prepare some blog posts to highlight some of my favorite images from the sessions! :) In the meantime! If you are interested in having a mini session November 6th, I have a few open slots available! Email me at info@amandaberkephotography.com or stop by my facebook page today and leave me a message!

Fall Mini Sessions {High Point State Park}

Holiday Mini Sessions

For more information please contact me today via Amanda Berke Photography.

Beautiful Children {Waldorf, MD}

Hey! I never know how to start these blog posts... which is really weird because I am never really without words! The kids and I have been enjoying this cooler weather! The leaves in my backyard are starting to change already! I see hints of red and orange randomly strewn throughout the trees! :) I have been in the mood for hearty meals. Last night my daughter and I made pulled pork for pulled pork sandwiches (they were GREAT!)- it was a BIG hit with my kids and especially my husband! Not to mention it smelled awesome in my house all day!!! I learned yesterday that it's a lot of fun to do the dishes with my 1 year old :) I can honestly say I've never been SOAKED from doing the dishes but, seeing her little face made it ALL WORTH IT!! I wish I could have recorded it... :) We would have been a site to see! As if that weren't enough I had an AWESOME surprise waiting for me when I woke up from my afternoon nap with the kids (hey! I'm pregnant- I hardly sleep at night... I need to take advantage of these 2 hr naps in the afternoon while I can!) to THIS:::::::::::::::::

I'm excited!!! Really unexpected and REALLY a great surprise! If anyone believes in me it's definitely my husband and this... wow, this blows my mind! :) Needless to say I cannot wait until it get's here next week (darn weekend!)

So on that note :) Here's a couple pictures of the littlest loves of my life:

Exciting NEWS: Amanda Berke Photography {Waldorf, MD}

I didn't realize until now that I haven't shared my GOOD NEWS with everyone on here!!! Brian, the kids and I are excited to announce that baby Berke #3 will make their debute in late January!!! :) We are halfway to meeting our newest little blessing!


Hehe no in case you were wondering I have not been craving OREOS... One night I was sitting at the kitchen table with my sister in law when we decided we wanted to know how much the baby weighed... Soo I looked around my kitchen and found OREOS and decided that they were PERFECT! We've been watching baby OREO ;) grow by every couple of weeks noting how many OREOS he/she weighs ;) It's been fun!

Baby OREO ;) We love you and really cannot wait to meet you! <3 <3

Hope you all had a fun/safe Labor Day weekend! We did... haha a whole lot of nothing here. My sister and cousin were in town so we had a crab/shrimp feast :) That's about it!

FALL/HOLIDAY MINI SESSION + A CHANCE TO WIN A FREE MINI SESSION!!! (NEW YORK CONTEST)

Hey Guys! It’s that time of the year again- before we know it the trees will be changing colors, leaves will be falling and our sweaters will be worn on a more regular basis. I’m really excited to once again offer Fall Mini sessions as well as, Holiday Sessions. Unfamiliar with what a mini session is? A {mini session} is just what the name implies- a shortened version of my regular session lasting 30 minutes at a fraction of the cost but same great quality. These mini sessions are perfect for family, friends, maternity, engagement and children! Please visit my website/blog for more updated information.



*Holiday Sessions- You may be thinking “Amanda you’re crazy it’s only October, you’re thinking about the holidays ALREADY?!” These fall mini sessions really are a great opportunity to round up your family, get that beautiful family photo that you’ve been thinking about and putting off (I’m guilty of this!) and showcase that MUST SEE SHOT on your families holiday card!



FALL MINI SESSION/HOLIDAY SESSION DETAILS
WHEN: October 16th, 2010- rain date, October 17th, 2010.
TIME: 9AM-
LOCATION: Up for suggestion. CONTEST TIME! If you are reading this chances are you are VERY interested OR VERY BORED! Fall in both Orange County and Sullivan County boast BEAUTIFUL scenic views, bright colors and wildlife galore. Fall may arguably be the best time of the year for natural light photography.

HERE’S WHERE YOU COME IN: Send me an email with your name, a picture of your favorite/must see fall location as well as, address of location. I will select 1 entry as the winner of the contest and give them a FREE MINI SESSION!!! The location that wins will be the location for my fall mini sessions!!! Be ORIGINAL- 14 emails with pictures of the Hawks Nest will not make for an exciting contest! Think outside of the box! Email me at: info@amandaberkephotography.com and keep your location a secret! I will reveal the winner Friday, October 1st! Have fun with this!!! I look forward to hearing from you all!

FALL MINI SESSION: $75
• Session fee includes a 30 minute photo session for up to 4 people (for each additional person over 4, please add $15).
• 10-15 custom edited images will be loaded to a password protected gallery for your viewing/ordering.
• 10-15 low resolution, watermarked images will be made available via facebook for sharing with friend’s ad family.

HOLIDAY MINI SESSION: $125
• Session fee includes a 30 minute photo session for up to 4 people (for each additional person over 4, please add $15).
• 10-15 custom edited images will be loaded to a password protected gallery for your viewing/ordering.
• 10-15 low resolution, watermarked images will be made available via facebook for sharing with friend’s and family.
• 25, 5x5 or 5x7 Holiday Cards- many different designs to choose from! You decide which image(s) to select for your card (samples below!).



No minimum orders. Prices for these mini sessions: 4x6 - $8, 5x7 - $10, 8x10 - $15, 8ct wallets - $10. Additional sizes are available please do not hesitate to ask!

A WAAAAY too short visit to Ocean City, Maryland

My husband and I took our children and sister-in-law to Ocean City Maryland last week and had an AWESOME time! I needed to get away and just... relax! The kids had so much fun. My daughter Alyssa is very much a girl- she HATES being dirty so I was a little nervous whether or not she would actually like the beach (this was her first time!). I'm happy to report SHE LOVED IT! :) My son Zachary has been to the beach a bunch of times and definitely enjoyed himself and playing with Alyssa in the sand! :) Enjoy this storyboard I made :) Gosh, I love my babies!!!

Littlest Heroes Project Photographer- Cute Little Jeremy!

Remember my last Littlest Hero- Jeremy!? I had so many great pictures from our time together that I wanted to share another sneak peek with you all. If you visit my website there's a folder under "Littlest Heroes Project" to see my latest LHP work! :) ENJOY!







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Meet the Whitehead Family! {Littlest Heroes Project}

A couple weeks back I was contacted by the Littlest Heroes Project to photograph JEREMY; a sweet, active 2 year old that loves ducks and anything with tires. You wouldn’t know by looking at him but just after Jeremy was born a heart murmur was detected. Upon closer examination a Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) was diagnosed as well as a stenosis (narrowing) of the pulmonary valve. In 2009 little Jeremy underwent open heart surgery to repair the hole and the stenosis. Today Jeremy is a healthy, happy little boy that is expecting a little sister next month!




This past Saturday I met the Whitehead family at Bladensburgs Waterfront Park for Jeremy's Littlest Heroes session. Jeremy is my 3rd Littlest Hero to date! I have another little angel scheduled for the fall! :) Whitehead family enjoy your sneak peek! There's more photos to come. If you are interested you can also visit my facebook 'fan page' I posted some on there!

I talk about the Littlest Heroes Project every chance that I get- if you don't know what the Littlest Heroes Project is, or if you would like to find out more information about this great program visit their website today!

Changes are coming to Amanda Berke Photography!

I just got finished creating a new logo and watermark and wanted to share! I'm also in the process of upgrading my www.amandaberkephotography.com website! :) :) So stay tuned I'll be sure to update when that is finished! I hope all of your summers are going great! We've been keeping busy here! I have some news to share ;) I'll post again soon- time to get the kids in bed (yikes late!). Niight!

Part II Levi Family {Littlest Heroes Project}

I had a lot of fun at my Littlest Heroes with the Levi Family at Hazelwild Farms in Fredericksburg, Va last weekend! I have so many favorites from this session so I figured why not share more?!? Enjoy the slideshow below!

Oh and how fun is this--- we framed a horse *LOL*

Meet the Levi Family! -Littlest Heroes Project

I was contacted a couple months ago by the Littlest Heroes Project to photograph beautiful Mackenzie; a sweet little 5 almost 6 year old (oops sorry mom!) with a tremendous story. In 2006 Mackenzie was diagnosed with Medullablastoma. After 6 cycles of chemotherapy and 3 stem cell transplants Mackenzie has no sign of a tumor! I was VERY blessed to spend a couple VERY HOT but, fun hours with Mackenzie and her family!

Brian, the kids and I headed out early Saturday morning to meet and photograph this little angel and her family at Hazelwild Farm in Fredericksburg, Va. Hazelwild is where both girls, Mackenzie and Grace attend school. I was REALLY hopeful to beat the heat... ha, not so much! I don't remember the last time I sweat so much! *LOL* Gross! I hate sweating except maybe when I'm working out! :) Anyways, we had a lot of fun! I got to not only SEE but TOUCH a pony! You could only imagine my excitement/nerves when one of the ladies from the farm introduced me to Chloe an 1800lb HORSE! Holy Horse she was GINORMOUS- soo cool! Thank you Levi Family for this experience with me!!!

I cant say enough about the family either! They were incredibly sweet! I'm always a little... hmm, nervous? meeting a family for the first time. Right from the git-go I felt comfortable with the family. Mackenzie and Grace are 2 little girls with such personality! Hehe, I felt looking back at the photos that I got a lot of pictures of the back of the girls/families heads... but, I love these shots! And I LOVE the ones of the girls actually looking at me even more! :) Thanks so much for the experience! And thank you so much for taking my family and I out for lunch! You all are so sweet! I hope that you enjoy your sneak peek!

*On a side note: I cannot even begin to explain to you guys how much I have been touched by being a part of this great Project! Visit the Littlest Heroes Project website today to learn more about what and why we do what we do!

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I'm pretty sure that this IS the good life!

I am just terrible about blogging on here!!! I'm sorry! Brian, the kids and I just got back from a great 4th of July weekend visiting with family and friends in New York! We had the absolute worse trip back... Well, I suppose it could have been worse for instance if our car died and didn't restart after sitting in standstill traffic for nearly 2 hrs... Yah, that would have been worse. Needless to say pretty much as soon as we got back we went to the dealership and traded in our 2004 Chevy Trailblazer for a brand new 2010 Dodge Journey! :) Ohhh its so nice! AND the best part of it is, I don't have to worry about the car dying! It's really nice! I LOVE blasting the music and singing my heart out! Ohh and the best part is my kids love to sing their little hearts out too! :) :) I am blessed!!!

On another note! I have my 2nd Littlest Hero session this weekend! The hubby kids and I are thinking about heading to Virginia tomorrow night and making a fun weekend of it! This session is going to be awesome on so many levels! We get to celebrate a beautiful little hero and her family AND I get to be the closest I've ever been to a horse! :) It's going to be great! I'm praying for good weather... Oh boy, I just checked my weather bug and it shows thunder and lightning on Saturday... yikes I better watch that closely!  


Have a wonderful weekend everyone! Stay tuned to a sneak peek from this session! :) :)

PROOF- They really DO love each other!

Most of you that follow me know that I'm a mommy to 2 beautiful babies ;) Zach and Alyssa! Lately they have been monsters... so it's really, REALLY nice to see them loving on each other. I just so happened to snap these shots this evening- I title them- "My reminder" *LOL* :) I love these pictures! Have a beautiful weekend!