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This is the place I get to showcase all of my beautiful clients and the love they put into their sessions or weddings. I also love sharing tips and tricks on wedding photography planning, ideas to make your session fun, easy, and organized, as well as personal stories. Find the category you're looking for, or browse for hours! There's plenty to keep you entertained.

Today it’s all about the family! I’m sharing these beautiful Kennedy Center family portraits from last fall in Washington, D.C. Woot woot! Seven Years and Counting From 2015-2021, in the fall, I’ve hosted family mini session ‘marathons’ in Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia. (A marathon is where I book multiple 30 minute sessions back to back […]

What a beautiful family I get to share with you today for their Daingerfield Island maternity photos! Mixed Session Larissa and Drew are expecting their second child, and wanted to document this special time with a family photo session mixed with a maternity session. I’ve actually done two of these split sessions lately, and I […]

Oh man, Katey and her family really upped the ante with their Lincoln Memorial family photos! Not only did they choose one awesome location, they chose to tie the session to their one year wedding anniversary! Katey and Adam were married a year ago in March, and wanted to celebrate their anniversary by including their […]

The mission continues! I told you last week how I was excited to share some of my Arlington Virginia newborn photography with you now that busy season is somewhat slowing back down to a more normal pace. Today I’m sharing photos of baby Hunter and his hunter green nursery! (I literally just got that may […]

Busy season kind of took over my life the past couple months and I ended up blogging mostly weddings and couples, which as been fun! And now that things are starting to slow down a little, I’m excited to finally share some of my northern Virginia newborn photography with you from late this summer! I […]

Happy Monday friends! I’m hitting the ground running after a beautiful weekend full of relaxation, taking photos, and enjoying the great outdoors! It’s a holiday week so I’ll be enjoying a day or a day and a half off, but most of this week will be spent working – doing what I love! I actually […]

I know I’ve mentioned this before, but one of my favorite things to do is location scout. It’s just fun to get out there, explore, take some photos, be in nature, and let myself be inspired by my surroundings. It’s one of the many perks of the job! A couple of weeks ago I had […]

Sometimes I feel like a total meanie having my clients stand outside in the cold with me when I’m all warm(ish) in my layers and they’re in their adorable outfits in the freezing cold! (I swear, it’s worth it! Just take a look at these photos for proof!) But they are always such troopers about […]

I hope I’m not making you guys miss autumn too much by posting all these autumn family sessions during the winter! I can’t help it! These south Arlington family photos are just too good not to share! Now I’m not tooting my own horn here (completely), I’m giving like 5% of the credit to the […]

What a great way to start off the new year! Getting to take winter newborn photos of this adorable tiny human and her family. Baby Kelsey was a true dream to work with – she was literally dreaming for practically the entire shoot! She slept right through the almost the whole thing. A photographer’s best […]