This year’s Motherhood Mini Session event was so special to me, and I am so grateful to each of the mamas and babies who joined me last April at Studio at 428! We had the most gorgeous florals by CS Farmstead, sweet treats by Signature Sweets by Amanda, and a beautiful day to celebrate these beautiful ladies.
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My love and affection for these boudoir session just grows and grows, and i’m hoping to do so many more of them in 2026! My goal for these maternity boudoir sessions is to find that gorgeous blend of femininity, strength, beauty, power, tenderness, joy, vulnerability, connection, and wonderment that comes with pregnancy.
Oh friends, I am SO excited to share these portraits with you! Something I’m hoping for 2026 is SO many more fine art boudoir sessions! They are so special to me, so fun, so empowering, and it’s the absolute best to get to remind these women of how uniquely stunning they are. Maternity boudoir sessions especially have such a sweetness and power to them, and I was so excited to bring the vision for this session to life.
20 years of doing this job (crazy, right?!) and the couples I get to know truly truly are the very best part still! Ben and Cosi were married this past May, and I got the sweetest text from her out of the blue 8 months after their wedding saying they were scrolling through their photos again and couldn’t love them more, and how thankful she was for me to have been there.
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Every detail was thoughtfully and intentionally put in place, every person there was full of joy for these two, and it truly was a dream of a day for Greg and Jackie at Stone Tower Winery here in Leesburg VA. Those spring colors popped against the vines that were in full bloom, and we used every inch of this stunning property because they built in plenty of time throughout the day to sneak away and soak it all in together.
Those fall days at Shadow Creek are what wedding dreams are made of! Stunning color, perfect weather, and incredible views. Tyler and Lana had the most perfect October day with a dream team of vendors, and it was such a joy to get to be a part of it all.
there have been cards in the mail, good friends, and LOTS of desserts this week! my facebook wall was flooded with warm wishes and my phone lit up with texts and phone calls all day. this past wednesday was my 27th birthday (although i might not admit that out loud… 27 is a scary number!) […]
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I believe in fairy tales. I believe in happy endings. I believe in being a dreamer. I believe in beating the odds. I believe in weekly date nights. I believe in bringing out the best in someone. I believe in hard conversations that force you both to grow. I believe in laughing together on a […]
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As soon as I had the Shaw’s portrait session on the calendar and knew I was making a trip to Hampton Roads I threw it out there on facebook that I was planning to open up a few other sessions over those couple of days. Amanda responded almost immediate, but what I loved so much […]
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I am so excited about what I get to share with you all today! When Christen first emailed me back in April and suggested an anniversary session at Kings Dominion it only took me about 20 seconds to get excited! She explained that her husband Devin was a big roller coaster guy and this place […]
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Remember this fun couple from last April? Well I was thrilled beyond thrilled to see them again and help them celebrate their first wedding anniversary! Jen had emailed me and explained that celebrating their anniversary every year was something that she and Matt had talked about and decided they wanted to really take time for […]
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