“At any rate, that is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great.” – Willa Cather These early mornings at the DC National Cathedral and Bishops Garden for engagement sessions have quickly become a favorite for so many reasons! I love when a location offers such a wide variety of background options, and when […]
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“daughter of mine— for your smiles, for your tears, for your skinned knees, and your broken hearts, for the love you give, and the love you find. For whatever you become, or don’t, it is far too late, I love you already, long before we ever meet.” – atticus This new family of 3 came […]
“oh I can see the future you and me we last forever. In the rising tide no fear or fight that we can’t face together. Darling, you and me, we can take the world.” – Johnny Swim Their sweet pup Ollie joined us for the first few minutes, look at that cute face! Love a […]
What: One mini portrait session lasting up to 20 minutes, resulting in 15 high resolution edited files available for downloading with a print release- perfect for holiday cards and gifts! Option One: Fall Mini Portrait Session on Saturday October 28, 2023 between 7:40-9:00am in Ashburn VA, and 2:20-5:20pm in Leesburg VA (rain date is Sunday October […]
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“This is a holy moment Now something of heaven touches earth Voices of angels all resound We join their song.” – Matt Redman This sweet baby boy was the next little one to come visit me at my house for his newborn session! I have LOVED being able to have clients here, these two rooms […]
“So when I lose my way, find me when I loose loves chains, bind me at the end of all my faith, til the end of all my days when I forget my name, remind me.” – Andrew Peterson The National Cathedral in DC has quickly become one of my very favorite locations for portraits, […]
“You can count on the sun to rise
and stars to come out at night
As long as there is air to breathe
you’ll always be loved by me.”
-Brooks and Dunn
Venue- Shadow Creek Weddings and Events
Wedding Gown- Maggie Sottero
Florist- Rick’s Flowers
Hair and Makeup- Jammie Sue Beauty
Wedding Planner- Ashley Zitofsky
Band- Bachelor Boy Band
Catering/Cake- Serendipity
Photography- Jessica Smith Photography
“I see a light, a little hope
in a little girl
hello world”
– Lady A
“Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever.”
-Walt Disney
This session has been YEARS in the making, and I’m so glad we were finally able to make it happen! I’ve been photographing their family since before Bella was born, and I know they’ve been counting down until we could do one of these MK sessions in their happy place! It was so fun to watch Bella fall in love with the same place her parents got engaged! They were my ONE session out of 6 that week that lucked out with those perfectly overcast skies I always pray for for these WDW sessions, so we were able to use a few spots I usually have to avoid because of the intense Florida sunshine, such as the wishing well (where they got engaged!) and center of the castle! Success!
Perks of getting up early, it looks like we’ve got the whole place to ourselves!
I’m so so thankful for those overcast skies that showed up! I know this was a spot they were so excited about, and thankfully the lighting worked out so we could make it happen!
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“No matter how your heart is grieving
if you keep on believing
the dream that you wish will come true.”
— Cinderella
These two! I had the most special morning with them. They have the world’s greatest sister, one of my past brides Lauren, and she arranged this session to be a gift for Ben and Lisa after their wedding plans were rearranged so drastically last year. Little did she know when she arranged the session for them, it would turn into a baby announcement session as well! Ben and Lisa shared how many wonderful memories they have here over the years, and I’m so thankful for the ability to capture a bit of that magic! Congratulations to you both!
One of Lisa’s requests! Adorable!
All sessions should include a spin on the People Mover!
And a Mickey pretzel! Yummm!
Oh and did I mention, they’re not just adding one new Mouseketeer to their family, but TWO!! Ah! I can’t wait to meet these boys!
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“All at once everything looks different
now that I see you.”
– Tangled
No better place to celebrate your first birthday than the happiest place on earth! I’m so glad it worked out for these sweet clients of mine to be there the same time I was. I know WDW means so much to their family, and I love that we got to celebrate Nora’s very first birthday here with some extra special portraits!
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