Thanksgiving

I wanted to take a moment to thank all of my clients, colleagues, friends, and family (especially my husband!) for making my first year in business a GREAT one so far!!! I appreciate your support SO much and I look forward to all that has yet to come with my business. Thank you!!

Meg & Matt

Oh my goodness! It has been a while since I've blogged...it isn't for lack of work to show you, though! I will have to take some time to get some of my favorites over the past couple of months up here.

I was thrilled when Meg asked me to shoot her engagement photos down in Winston-Salem, NC two weekends ago. We walked around the outskirts of the Wake Forest University campus, which is just breathtaking. She and Matt met at Wake Forest, and I met Meg there when we became sorority sisters. I always love going back, especially in the fall, and it's even better when I get to spend a few hours with great friends like these. I hope they enjoy the last few months of planning for the big day - March will be here before we know it!

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Double the Fun!

I had so much fun photographing Emily, Rick, and their three-year-old twins, Andrew and Isabelle last week! Emily's parents live on a *gorgeous* farm in Great Falls and it was an ideal location for the photo shoot, especially with the colors starting to change on the trees. The kids warmed up to me and the camera after just a few minutes and thanks to their parents treating them to some pre-photo shoot candy, they were ready to get down and dirty and have some fun.

Maybe not a traditional family picture below, but I just love the shots that show the "real life" of families! So cute!

How can anyone resist that grin?

Couldn't leave without a portrait of Maya, the family dog. She's beautiful!

William Arrived Right On Time!

You may remember Sarah, Josh, and Julia from Sarah's maternity photo shoot back in August. The family welcomed William into their family on September 1st, as expected. I had the pleasure of meeting William for the first time when he was almost three weeks old and was able to capture some memories for the family of this special time. Below are some of my favorites...enjoy!

Healthy, Happy Boy!

Remember April, Brett, and Connor from a few weeks ago? Well, meet Owen, the newest addition to their beautiful family! We had a great photo shoot this afternoon featuring Owen, who will be three weeks old tomorrow. He was so sweet and well-behaved!! I just love newborns...

Saving my favorite of the favorites for last - doesn't he look so peaceful?

Tammy and Braden are Engaged!!

When Tammy asked me to shoot engagement photos for her and Braden, I was thrilled! I met Tammy and Braden a couple years ago, just after my husband and I got engaged - Tammy is a friend of my husband's from high school. She and Braden were just visiting D.C. at the time, but they really liked the area and were hoping to move here eventually. Both of them landed temporary positions in D.C. with their company about a year ago and have recently become official Washingtonians with permanent positions!

We spent Friday morning walking around the Mall and ended the session in Dupont Circle, where they now live. We were even able to get a few shots with Ufee, their sweet little dog. I had such a fun time with them - they are naturals in front of the camera! We were worried about the weather cooperating for us, but I am a lucky girl, because this is the second shoot I've had in the past month where it has only started to rain just after we finished up!

I haven't had a chance to further troubleshoot the color issues that I'm seeing in my images on here, but I wanted to share these now anyway. Enjoy!

Tammy just happened to be wearing the *perfect* dress for this shot below!

Thanks, guys, for the opportunity to capture this special time in your lives!!

Welcoming Another Boy Into the Family!

I noticed tonight that there are significant color issues with my images on this website, but I did want to post my favorites from my maternity shoot this week so the family could get a little preview as April recovers in the hospital from her recent delivery! As soon as I get to the bottom of the issue, I will have to update the images.

Earlier this week, I had a maternity session with April, her husband Brett, and their three-year-old son, Connor. Their childcare helper, Suzanne, was even able to be in a few shots! April was really excited to be able to get some maternity images from this pregnancy. Connor (who, by the way, is an adorably, genuinely sweet child) was a preemie, born at only 23 weeks. Because Connor was born so early, April had to take extra precautions with this pregnancy, and her doctors had her on bedrest for several months. We were able to get the photo shoot done just a day before April went in to deliver Owen this week! I still can't get over how upbeat and positive April was throughout the session (knowing she must have been fairly uncomfortable the entire time!) and the whole family, including Suzanne, was very helpful throughout the photo shoot.

Enjoy!

Look at those gorgeous eyes!

Baby Adeline and Her Family!

Adeline (who is about five and a half months old now) had her first professional shoot with me on Monday. She and her family are awesome! I went to Jasmine and Kevin's beautiful home for the shoot and they really just let me take the run of the place for the session - it was great! It was hard to narrow down my favorites for this post because we got so many good shots. Adeline is a very happy baby and you can just tell how much her parents love her! I hope you all enjoy these images as much as I enjoyed capturing them!

Jasmine and Kevin rescued Winnie a few years ago - she is the sweetest dog and so gentle with Adeline!