You give us one day to celebrate these two getting engaged, and we will pack it ALL in! There are so many spots around Disney World that they love, and I happened to be in town on a day when they both were ALSO in town and not traveling for work, so we made. it. HAPPEN! Engagement portraits around the Boardwalk loop, engagement portraits in the prettiest pavilions around Epcot, and we capped the day off at Magic Kingdom…

It doesn’t always work out to overlap vacations with your friends from home, but SOMETIMES it does, and when it does, you have to mark the occasion with early morning photos! We discovered that if you’re in town on a Halloween or Christmas Party day when the park closes early, it also OPENS early!

Is there ANYTHING more magical than the Grand Floridian Resort at Disney World during the holidays?! Absolutely not! This was always the resort of my dreams: the elegance, that gorgeous lobby, the class white buildings with the red roofs… it has been one of my top favorite resorts for as long as I can remember.

Seeing these kids that I’ve come to adore have the ‘best day ever’ time and time again will just never get old. It doesn’t matter if they see the castle once a year, once a month, or once a decade, it’s special and wonderful and full of magic every single time! We had a perfect September morning together, complete with breakfast with some special pals at the very end!

What a joy to spend the evening celebrating sweet Ava’s first birthday! It seems like just yesterday we were walking down Main Street with their “it’s a girl!” sign announcing she was on the way, and then again last May for their gorgeous beach maternity session in St. Augustine, and it felt surreal and so special to see her learn to take her first steps waddling around Magic Kingdom. Having clients that turn into dear friends is the very best part of this job, and it’s been such a privilege to have Mike and Alexa travel to Florida to allow me the joy to document so many special seasons for their family these past few years. So thankful for their friendship, their trust, and the gift it is to see their family grow!