A journey of little moments, vivid imaginations of the life that is growing inside, wait that get longer towards the last few weeks...Sounds familiar?  Yes, that is exactly the beautiful journey of Maternity.

Totally in love with the portraits from this Maternity photoshoot of Chaya and her adorable family that is soon going to become a family of 4.

It made me so nostalgic of the amazing bittersweet times I had been through during my pregnancy, whole 9 months of infinite optimism.

A little princess to complete this cute family.

The glow on Chaya's face adds more glory to the beautiful mom she is even after one long weekday. She was wearing the Stash and floral crown Oviyam made adding beauty to it.

The little brother is extremely excited for his little sister and We were so excited to capture all of these cute bonds of this family. Congratulations Chaya and Raj.

First Birthdays are very special! It is the first anniversary of Parenthood, A celebration of accomplishment through the first year filled with  Joy, fun, waddles, sleepless nights, experiments, diapers, baby foods and un-decipherable cries at 1 AM in the morning.

Oviyam was honored with an opportunity to cover first birthday party of darling Isha! What a grand party it was, so beautiful and planned through that I was awestruck the moment I stepped into the party hall. You would be too....

All adored in pink, whites and satin florals, the room was dreamy. Every corner and Wall in the room had a story to tell about Anisha and Ravi's first year with Isha. Pictures around the wall that made every single guest in the room take a trip through their wonderful journey to this big day. 

Hats off to all the efforts Anisha and Ravi, It truly was amazing. Anisha had designed the whole party, From how each table would look to what goes on the cake & the kind of linens for decor. One can see a sweet, lovely, passionate Mom who has thoroughly enjoyed the little baby girl's first year in every detail:)

A beautiful family near and dear made the event all the more beautiful. Here is sharing some of our favorite candids with you.

and all those wonderful smiles.

Or should it read an Ode to these Amazing Grand parents?

These are the people with silver in their hair and Gold in their heart. They have this Big melting heart not just for the family but every single soul they know. I am one proud kid to these every loving couple. 

They taught us to Love deep, Be together against all differences, give unconditionally and help without expecting anything in return.

As a parent i would be very proud of myself if i even live upto 50% of the kind of parents they are. But with a smile mom would say "You are an amazing Mom kanna!" every time I sit in a corner thinking that was the worst parenting day in my life.

as any Dad, appa had his dreams for us,making me an IAS was one of them I hear, but never did he make it our dream. A dad who stood by every decision in life, every moment of success and failure equally with a never fading smile and words "Just go get it and you can?". That shaped me and my outlook for the world.

Talk to my kids, you will hear about the kind of grandparents they are. Aachi and Thatha (Grandma & papa) makes their world a little softer, a little warmer, a little kinder and a lot brighter. They are there playmates, companion, story teller, caring friends, best huggers and what not.

Migrated from our nest, We arent lucky to visit grandpa and grandma's nest every week, month or even every year.I feel guilty, myself searching for words for the kids when they ask "why are aachi thatha leaving for India Amma? Can we go too?"....  But against all odds, barriers, absolute opposite culture, age & health impediments, language chaos and hurtful long flights, they are always ready to hop on that plane to spend their time with the kids and us anytime of the year. 

Thank you is not the word for every small bit of life you spent and continue spending for us and just us till date, I bow to you Amma and Appa. Live, Laugh and Love like today forever!!!

And Happy 70th Appa (Dad)! :)