April is packed with excitement—three contests and a special announcement are coming your way! We held our regular Bella Baby (in-hospital) and Bella Life (out-of-hospital) contests for March 2025, with an additional contest for the 1st quarter of 2025. Can you believe we’re a quarter of the way through the year already? The theme for the quarter was “Best Yawn” and we are excited to share some adorable newborn yawns! See the sleepy babies and all the precious March winners in the video below.
A few words from the winners
Bella Baby
“I asked dad to touch noses with his baby, but the golden moment was when their eyes met. It was love at first sight for the doting dad and his beautiful newborn daughter. She was wide eyed throughout the entire session and we were able to capture many sweet images with mom and dad.” -Tonya McGue, 1st Place
“Mom was so excited about these photos. When I walked in to do the photos, she had a hat on baby. The moment she took the hat off, my jaw dropped seeing the gorgeous red hair! She had some cute pink blankets, and I knew I wanted to capture a few swaddled bassinet shots for some classic photos. I decided to take the flower bow off to show off baby girl’s gorgeous red hair, but I put the bow on her swaddle as a cute little accessory. It became one of my favorite photos.” -Kyleigh Cool, Honorable Mention
Bella Baby Quarterly – Best Yawn
“Mom and dad used us before with their other babies. This is their 4th boy. They didn’t have a blanket so we just used hospital blanket. He was so content throughout the session and at the right moment I was getting ready to take a shot he gave a great big yawn. I thought how perfect for the quarterly contest.” – Maura Sheehan, 1st Place
“In almost all of my galleries, you’ll see a sweet image of baby all tucked in. I typically try to use a blanket from home, this one just happened to be dad’s blanket. If they have a lovey in the room, I tuck that in as well. This little guy got so cozy and started to yawn. Such a perfectly sleepy image!” – Mollie Logan, Honorable Mention
Bella Life
“Both Big Brother and Sanka, the pup, were sitting at the basket looking at me and I said, “Ok! Look at your baby!” And they BOTH looked at her…it was the cutest thing!” -Beth Maolonski, 1st Place
“Mom was super excited for her little girl’s portraits…this family photo was part of her wish list and it was an honor to help make this happen.” -Beth Malonoski, 2nd Place
An announcement
After much deliberation, we shifted our Bella Life contest to a quarterly format. Entries must be photographed during the quarter in which photographers plan to enter (i.e., 2nd quarter entries must be photographed in April, May, or June 2025), and we will announce the winners in the month following the end of the quarter. We look forward to sharing the winners of our next Bella Life contest in July!
Thank you!
We would like to extend heartfelt congratulations to all of our March and 1st quarter contest winners! Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to the families we serve. And, to all of our Bella Baby & Bella Life families, thank you for allowing us to be part of your story!
