Eva Maria

Baptism / Bucharest

Baby Eva Maria lies on a cream lace blanket, lifting her head to look straight at the camera
Backlit against a bright window, a mother lifts her baby high above her headIn black and white silhouette, a father kisses the baby he holds while the mother leans in smiling
Black and white view from above of the baby crawling across a lace blanket
Black and white portrait of a father holding the baby, who reaches out toward the cameraBlack and white portrait of a mother resting her cheek on her baby's head as she holds her close
In warm window light, a mother sits on the bed and gently touches her baby's head
Close detail of hands holding the decorated baptism candle, tied with pink and gold baubles and a name tag reading Eva Maria
A woman holds the baby, dressed in a lace headband and cream dress, inside the church
The priest's hands lower the baby toward the golden baptismal font as the family steadies her
The family and guests, dressed in white and cream, gather for a group portrait before the church iconostasis
A long wooden table of food and candles set beneath The Yellow House sign
A smiling woman holds the baby against a yellow wall, leaves framing the edge of the picture
Two girls in the garden add fingerprints to a painted family tree on an easelThe baby's foot is pressed onto the fingerprint tree canvas, under the willow branches
Two women lean in close under the willow, one gently taking the other's hand
Two women laugh with the baby, in a white sun hat, at a garden picnic
Guests stand among the large EVA letters and white balloons beneath the trees
Family portrait in the garden, the father holding the baby in her sun hatA second family group portrait under the trees, the baby in her mother's arms
A couple walk side by side through the garden, laughing, ivy-covered building behind them
A couple dance among hanging mirrored disco balls, her white dress swinging out
The christening cake, topped with white feathered wings, a sleeping baby figure and the name Eva Maria