Oh friends, I’m SO excited to share these images with you! We did something different this year for our Motherhood Mini Sessions, and I’m so thrilled with the results! We hosted them at Studio at 428(https://studioat428.com/), a gorgeous natural light studio that I’m excited to be able to offer to clients moving forward!

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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…

Birkby House has never looked better! Max and Carolyn had a perfect spring day to celebrate with their favorite people, with stunning florals, a gorgeous venue, a great dance party, and everyone there to support and encourage these two. Birkby House has always been one of my favorite venues for wedding days, even moreso now with their stunning new conservatory! It’s the most perfect addition to their space, and just elevates the charm and elegance this venue provides! All the natural light in there just makes me swoon!

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!

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These are a few of my FAAAVORITE things… my Evie girl, and tulip fields! Our girl is 6 months old and sitting up like a big kid these days. She’s got the cutest two tiny teeth you’ve ever seen, is starting to babble even more, and still loves to put everything in her mouth… including tulips ;)

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.

february’s 10 things

i loved getting all your feedback from the last month’s ten things you might not know about me, so i thought i’d try making it a monthly thing. we’ll see if i can come up with 10 things every month, but for now, here’s round two! 1) My birthday is this month! February 20th is the […]

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Meet Emmett- Virginia Newborn Photographer

Everyone who comes to my house will recognize Natalie. She is always the very first thing that people comment on as they walk in the door and is their first impression of my work, as I have a panoramic of this picture from her newborn session hanging in my entryway: It does not seem like […]

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steady my heart

I’m not gonna worry I know that You’ve got me Right inside the palm of Your hand Each and every moment What’s good and what gets broken Happens just the way You plan But You’re here You’re real I know I can trust You Even when it hurts Even when its hard Even when it […]

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Meet Lucas- Virginia Newborn Photographer

It’s so crazy for me to think that the first time I photographed Josh and Terresa and their family was almost 5 years ago when their son Jacob was born! I had just put the name “Jessica Smith Photography” on my hobby which was quickly turning into a business, and I called them up and […]

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good words.

When I sit down at my computer in the morning, the very first thing that always demands my attention is my email. Somehow it seems there is a never ending pile of them to reply to. Funny how the more emails I tend to send out, the more I receive! Its a vicious cycle, i […]

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