There are a lot of things about Emily’s senior year that look different than she expected. I mean, she hasn’t even gone to school yet! However, she is as giggly and cute as ever. She was determined to have one thing this year not be affected by COVID: her senior portraits. That’s where I come […]

Nothing screams fall like a gorgeous family session on a farm! As I drove up to Pennsylvania last night to Raquel’s cousin’s farm, I noticed how much the trees are changing. There were far fewer greens than I expected. Instead, they were replaced with oranges and yellows! I cannot believe that we are officially this […]

Last night I met the Thomas family at the Carlyle House in downtown Alexandria for their annual family portraits! You may recognize them from a session I did a few weeks ago, but this time we had a whole hour to dedicate to just their family. I loved getting to see them again! It felt […]

When the whole family gets together, it’s the perfect time for some updated family photos! Especially if you’ve added a new grandbaby to the group this year! Melanie and Tom know that it gets rarer and rarer to have all three of their daughters home together, so they decided to take advantage of this holiday […]

Last night I had the privilege of spending some time with the Schmucker family for their annual family photos! They moved to the area about a year ago and since then have welcomed two new children into their family. David and Eliana were adopted from Costa Rica back in January. All of the kids seem […]

My day started off the Aschenbach family! While I was in the Nashville airport two days ago, Beth from Palm Beach Lately (go check out her cute blog!!) messaged me asking if I could squeeze in a family session for them this week while the whole gang was together! It can be so hard to get […]

Are you guys ready to hear the craziest small world story? I met the Fox family last night and as we were walking to the first location I asked Annemarie and her husband, Mike, how they met. “We met in high school!” “Oh that’s so cute. Did you grow up around here?” “Yes we went […]

It. Has. Been. A. Week. And it’s not over yet! But I know I love my job because the more I work, the more energy I have. Usually during a session I can feel the magic being made and have to resist the urge to speed home to look at the images, but that feeling […]

Sessions with returning clients are some of my absolute favorites because it is like I am just catching up with old friends!! You may recognize the McGlade family from last spring when they got their first family portraits done for mama’s birthday in Old Ellicott City. Well, now they have moved down to Alexandria, their […]

Love is in the air!! On Saturday I got to photograph Kyle surprise his girlfriend as he popped the question. Spoiler alert: she said YES!! I met up with Kyle on Friday for a little planning time where he showed me exactly where he wanted to propose. He had been wanting to ask her to […]