Welcome! I'm a photographer, wife, mom to two sweet crazy boys and am expecting a little girl soon.

I've started blogging to share the ideas, products, and discoveries that have made my life easier and more intentional in hopes they will do the same for you!

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Rookie of the year! Baby Dylan was presented this award from his two biggest fans, Mom and Dad, aka Andrea and David 🙂 I loved Andrea’s idea to incorporate their family’s love of watching the Nationals (and Dylan’s love of saying the word “baseball”) into his first birthday cake smash session!

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Abby and Davon are the kind of couple everyone wants to be around. They are lighthearted, warm, silly, and incredibly kind. Even more, they are major foodies and know all the best spots from Baltimore to Washington, D.C., literally.

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“We just want to remember him like this forever!” Francesca shared as we walked along the waterfront in Old Town Alexandria. It was the perfect day for family photos. Sunrise on a Sunday morning, warm air finally signaling the start of spring, the entire waterfront to ourselves, and little Julian happily riding in his stroller pointing at each plane that flew overhead. 

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As I snapped the shutter and spun the camera around for LeaAnne to see the first image of their engagement session, the look in her eye said it all. We were in a magical setting that looked straight out of a fairytale and she was thrilled. So was I! The cherry blossoms lining the Tidal Basin this year were absolutely striking.

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