Caili Helsper Photography

Caili is such an absolute pleasure to work with, and I’m totally going to force her to be friends with me outside of when we hire her for any of our photography needs.
I found Caili through her blog and could just tell from her writing that her laid back, funny, real attitude would mesh really well with my family and I. I mean, she loves baking, her hubby, and obviously her work. Her photography speaks for itself. From weddings, to family sessions, newborn shoots to maternity, engagement to special events… you name it. Every photo has a story behind it and is just so raw and real. She has an eye for capturing natural moments in the most beautiful way. A story that needs no words.
When I first met with Caili, we chatted for an hour about life and then finally got around to the details of what I was looking for in a photo shoot. I contacted her to do a newborn shoot for my second son who is due in December. I decided I’d like to do a «mini maternity/​family» shoot prior to becoming a family of four. I am SO glad I did!
On our original date for our shoot downtown, it was pouring and freezing outside. She reached out to me that morning asking if I would like to reschedule. Laid back and flexible — talk about a nice change of pace and so necessary for outdoor shoots! So we rescheduled for the following week. It worked out much better!
When we met with her, my husband (who normally would have said he needed a few glasses of wine before doing pictures) was totally relaxed and laid back. We didn’t even feel like we were doing a shoot. We sort of ran around with our 18 month old letting him explore the riverwalk (her suggestion of location which was awesome!) and every few minutes she’d get a few of the three of us together. When we did, she made suggestions that were great for Jon and I, and focused on making Declan smile at her. There was no pressure to have a perfect picture or hurry and get something taken. We just felt like we were hanging out, and she happened to be there and friends with us Luckily Caili is SUPER talented because my son was cooperative for about 15 minutes and then was over it. In fact, he peed through his pants which I found absolutely hysterical. I mean, is that real or what?! The photos she got are just spectacular. We are laughing a ton as per usual, and she captured his silly, loud personality so well. She also got some beautiful shots of my pregnant belly which I didn’t do the first time around. In fact, there is a way to do a classy maternity shoot!
We are beyond impressed with Caili’s photography, her ability to entertain and make my son laugh, to make my hubby feel comfortable, her suggestions on a few family shots, and mostly it was just fun to hang out with her. I can’t wait to have her do our second sons newborn shoot in just a few weeks when he arrives!
You will NOT be disappointed, and all of your expectations for photos will be completely blown away with Caili! She will be our photographer forever, hands down!