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.
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.
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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!
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Is there anything better than peak fall colors here on the east coast? The end of October was really showing off for these two and gave them gorgeous weather and even better color for their wedding day at Shadow Creek!
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Get ready to see a LOT of this girl on this site, I am so excited to introduce you to my most precious neiece Evelyn. Our Evie girl has been the biggest ray of sunshine for our family, and has (literally) all of us wrapped around her tiny finger. She’s an expert at blowing bubbles and thinks her toes are just the coolest. We’re all pretty smitten with our girl, and she’s growing WAY too fast for her Aunt Jessie’s liking. We get to have a date every Wednesday, and so far at least, she tolerates me pulling out the camera like a pro :)
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