More Than Just a Christmas Tree {Personal} Marin, Napa and Sonoma County Photographer...Shelley Hohe

So excited to have our Christmas tree up and our house all decorated.  I love this time of year as we get to be together as a family and enjoy the warmth we feel in our home.  Just sitting on the couch as a family surrounding the Christmas tree,  listening to Christmas music, eating some fresh baked cookies and sipping some eggnog or coffee for me :) Does is get any better than this??  Indeed it does!  We couldn't even enjoy this season without our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  For He is the One we find our true love...our true peace...our true joy!  He is our reason for this season!  Decorations, tree, cookies and eggnog we can be without, but His love for us we cannot!  My prayer is that in the midst of this season as some might be crazy busy trying to get their shopping finished or for those that might be away from family this year, may you truly know you do have a Savior who came to this world to love you, to want fellowship with you and to give you peace that surpasses all understanding. 
Merry Christmas...may the Lord richly bless you and your family!

For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

{Isaiah 9:6}

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WIN THIS.... Gift Certificate by Shelley Dee Photography { Marin, Napa and Sonoma County Photographer...Shelley Hohe }

With Christmas around the corner I love nothing more than the gift of giving. From now until December 20th you have the chance to win a gift certificate for a custom photography session and photo package valued at $250. You can either use it for yourself or give it as a Christmas gift. To enter in this giveaway all you have to do is "Like" (become a fan) Shelley Dee Photography & Artistic Design on Facebook and share this post on your Facebook page. Once shared, comment on the Facebook post letting me know that you like this page and shared this post so you can be entered for a chance to win Only two more days left and you don't even have to live in the San francisco Bay Area to win.  If you have a friend or loved one that lives here you can give this gift to them :)

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Luther Burbank Gardens Photoshoot {Senior Photography} Marin, Napa, Sonoma County Photographer...Shelley Hohe

Meet Macie...

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Welcome Baby Boy {Newborn Photography} Marin, Napa, Sonoma County Photographer...Shelley Hohe

I am looking through files and I realized I have not posted these of this precious newborn baby boy.  I just love everything  about this session from the brand new 1st time parents, the cutest little bundle of joy, to the adorable nursery so perfectly decorated. 

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Congratulations Graduate {Senior Portraits} Marin, Napa, Sonoma County Photographer....Shelley Hohe

This past June I had the honor of being able to to capture not one, but two graduations and both of the high school graduates just happened to be our nieces.  It still seems like just yesterday our nieces were little girls, as a matter of fact they were just 4 years old when they were flower girls in our wedding.  Now they both have grown up to be beautiful young women.  My prayer is that God will guide them and give them hope for a bright future!
We love you Shauna and Macie....Congratulations to you both Xoxo

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My 40th Birthday {Personal}Marin, Napa, Sonoma County Photographer....Shelley Hohe

I can't believe it has been almost a month now since I turned 40.  I wanted to post these pictures of the party my mom and husband put together for me, but June has been a very busy month.  Not only was it my birthday, but in June it is also my husbands, our twins and even our cat.  Yep...that's right all of us with June birthdays.  We always would say how strange it would be to have another child or pet who had a birthday in another month besides June.  We have been used to June birthdays for many years now.  June is a big deal in our family of four + cat = family of five.  We always plan something fun for all of us, for instance last year instead of getting presents we all had disney gift cards on our birthday lists and we ended up getting enough to pay for our entire trip to Disneyland for a week.  Having all of our birthdays in the same month has definitely been fun!


Here are the photos of my Vintage 40th Birthday.  I must confess, when I found out my mom and husband wanted to plan a party for me, I had to have my share in the decorating and crafting.  I have always said besides my love and passion for capturing people with my camera, I also love planning, crafting and decorating for parties, events and weddings.

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Happy Birthday { to our twins } Marin, Napa, Sonoma County Photographer....Shelley Hohe

Today we celebrated our son and daughters 12th birthday.  We had such a fun day starting out with a nice breakfast at home with dad taking the morning off, followed by lunch with grandma and a trip to the mall for some shopping.  I am so blessed to be their mom and to have watched them grow over the last 12 years.  I love looking back at all the photos I have captured of them and to see that my love of photography started way before 3 years ago.  I might not have been the best photographer, but the passion and desire to capture our kids at different stages in their life was there.  They are a huge reason behind Shelley Dee Photography.  Thank you Thomas and Katelyn for inspiring me to continue capturing you with my camera.  Happy Birthday....I love you both so much!!!

These 2 photos were taken over 10 years ago with my little point & shoot

 This last year with my dslr

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Happy Fathers Day {My Dad} Marin, Napa, Sonoma County Photographer...Shelley Hohe

Happy Fathers Day to my dad who I love and miss so very much!  The reason I miss him is because he lives on the other side of the United States. There is quite a bit of mileage separating us, but not enough to hinder the love I have for my dad.  If anything it just makes my heart love and miss him even more!


Even though my dad lives on the other side of the U.S. we still talk often on the phone which I love!  He is still that dad who loves me no matter what, who gives me strength, who encourages me and who I can go to for some very important answers.  I love the fact that I know he will always have my back, he will always be there for me in my time of need.


Just recently my dad had heart bypass surgery, it was so hard to know he was going through this difficult time in his life and I could not be there for him.  All I could do was pray to God to give him strength, to comfort him and to heal his body.  So far God has done that and I am so thankful.  He has had a little bit of a tough time with his recovery,  but I know God is faithful, each and every day is a new day of restoration!


I love my dad so much and there is nothing worse than to know your parent is not feeling well.  You always know your dad to be the strong one, your hero, but sometimes even our dads need a hero too.  So today being Fathers Day I pray that my dad will know that the love I feel from him is just a glimpse of the love our Father God has for my dad.  Gods love is perfect love and I thank God for loving me so much that He blessed me with such a loving, strong and encouraging dad!!


Happy Fathers Day Dad!!  I love you with all my heart!!!

This is how God showed His love for us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loves us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. {1 John 4:9-10}

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Harvest Christian School Auction/Dinner {Events} Marin, Napa and Sonoma County Photographer...Shelley Hohe

It was just a month ago I had the honor of witnessing some very talented men and women throughout the Petaluma community come together to decorate for this amazing event.  This is Harvest Christian School's annual auction and dinner where all proceeds go towards their educational programs.  I was amazed at how hard people worked at planning and putting together this event.  There were so many wonderful items that were donated from different businesses in the community.  This year I was not able to attend the event but I had the honor of donating a photography session and capturing the beautiful outcome of the hard work everyone put in to make this one amazing night!

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