For almost a year now I have been thinking of away to use my passion of photography to add some love back into the world. I wanted to create something that would open peoples minds to the fact that as a photographer I am human too. Life is not always rainbows and butterflies and I also have my share of struggles. With that being said this is where The Mary Purdy Photography’s Rainbow Baby Project comes into play. After a long debate I decided to name it “Purdy’s Rainbow’s”! All three of my beautiful, perfect, daughters are rainbow babies. This is something I hold very close and dear to my heart. Not a day goes by that I do not wonder how life would be with those children my husband and I have lost. But having these wonderful girls here with us is the most amazing feeling in the world. Words can not explain the joy these little ladies bring to us everyday. I want to be given the chance to add more joy into someone’s life who has struggled like we have. These sessions will be given to families who are pregnant with or have given birth after a miscarriage, still birth, infant loss, or child loss. I know from experience I can not fix the hurt but I hope that I can add a little more color into someone’s storm.

Charlie

With out further ado here is a glimpse of the very first Rainbow baby session for my project. Meet Charlie, I do not know the complete story behind how this sweet boy came to be but I can tell you from experience working with him that he is wonderful. A true blessing. These images are proof of how happy and fun this adorable boy is. He was the absolute perfect model to kick off this project and I’m happy his mom contacted me when she did. This smash is one for the books, that’s for sure. Charlie had fun from the start. He giggles, he laughed, he threw confetti, and he ate cake. He managed to splash all the water out of the tub but that’s ok, because he had so much fun doing it. Happy two years young Charlie, I hope your second birthday is as wonderful as you.

Charlie