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.

19 years of knowing Ryan and Shannon. College, serving in ministry together, and lots of portrait sessions together over the years… but this one is hands down my favorite one yet! The newest addition to their family surprised everyone, and stole their hearts at the exact same time.

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There’s something uniquely sweet about photographing a brand new baby in the space that was designed for them. It doesn’t always work out to do so for several reasons, with natural light in the room being one of the biggest factors, but when we can, it always results in magic! I loved how bright and simple Kit’s room was, and it made for the perfect backdrop for her first portraits.

I’ve waited a long time to meet you, sweet boy! I had the joy of first meeting R+D so many years ago when I got to photograph their beautiful Shadow Creek Wedding, and since then I’ve had them in front of my camera every fall for updated portraits together, so this one was extra special for me getting to photograph them as a family of THREE!

Scooter and Ashley; Part II- Haymarket, VA

Are you ready for part 2?!?! I thought so :0) Since you already got to know Ash and Scooter in the last post and reading how they met in their engagement post, I’ll just get right to the pictures!  The reception was at the Piedmont Club and it was a completely gorgeous, cool fall evening! […]

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Scooter and Ashley; Part I- Haymarket, VA

I figured since Virginia and Nick got two posts that I should do the same with Ashley and Scooter! Usually I only book one wedding per weekend, as I’m typically exhausted come Sunday morning, but once I met Scooter and Ashley I instantly fell in love with them and their relationship and knew I had […]

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Nick and Virginia Part II- Reston, VA

Are you ready for TONS of fun wedding pictures from this weekend?!? First up is Nick and Virginia! They had a beautiful wedding this past Saturday despite the rain that tagged along literally all day long. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a groom as excited to meet his bride at the end of […]

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Nick and Virginia: Part I- Reston, VA

This is going to be a quick post so I can rest up for Nick and Virginia’s wedding tomorrow, but I just had to share some of my favorite images from their rehearsal dinner tonight! It was so fun getting to meet and spend time with all of their closest friends and family, it made […]

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this blog may have just gotten WAY too personal…

I’ve been helping my mom with a project at home making a wall collage of a ton of old pictures. We have never had pictures displayed around the house, so we’re definitely making up for lost time with this project! We had probably 30+ pictures laid out across the dining room table the other night […]

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