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Roy Family | Family Photographer | Manassas, Virginia

There are certain clients that will always hold a special place in your heart and this is one of those families. This mama was my FIRST paying client over 9 years ago. She trusted me to capture her daughters photos when she was just a toddler and has trusted me every year since. I have watched her family grow from 3 to 5, and captured these babies grow into some pretty incredible kids. With her oldest off to high school in the fall I cannot even believe I have captured her photos for almost a decade. When a family comes back to you year after year to support your dream and business it truly is the biggest blessing. THANK YOU Wendy for being with me from the start!!

This session like ALL of their sessions was so much fun. We had a little bit of an overcast day in May, but thankfully wasn’t too hot. We captured photos along the creek bed and then embraced the stormy, overcast clouds in the giant field. Her kids are fantastic and always up to run around the weeds with me!! We captured so many great shots and had a blast. Her kids have grown so much over the last year and I cannot wait to see them all again!! Here are some of my favorites.

GENERATION SESSION | FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER | MANASSAS, VIRGINIA

I have really enjoyed photographing and getting to know this gorgeous family the last few years. So when Maria wanted a generation photo shoot I was ALL about it. I have started shooting more of these sessions and the more I do them the more special and important they become to me. There really is nothing more priceless than photos of our families and capturing these moments together. I loved being able to celebrate the relationship and incredible bond between these 4 gorgeous women. We had the most AMAZING sunset and everything about the location was perfection. It was really tough to narrow down the photos for the blog so here is a photo overload :)! My favorites:

PIKE FAMILY | FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER | MANASSAS, VIRGINIA

Here is another one of my favorite families!! I LOVE seeing them every year and watching their girls grow! I met Maria at my college roommates wedding and our friendship was instant the second I saw her again at their first session with me. She is one of those amazing people who just make you feel like you are family and welcomes you with open arms! I so miss these connections with my clients/friends and just reminding myself life will return to normal one day soon! I had SO much fun for their fall session celebrating their families love and soaking up all that golden light. Since spring is quickly passing I am focusing my energies on things being normal enough to shoot again this fall!!! And looking forward to many more sessions with these 4!! Here are some of my favs <3

CAMPBELL FAMILY | FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER | MANASSAS, VIRGINIA

Last fall came and went SO fast and has been really fun going through these sessions again! I am missing my clients so much everyday and this helps a little to remind me this wont be forever!! Here is another family I love dearly!! This month we were supoosed to celebrate this baby boy’s first bday and I am sending you guys lots of birthday love from afar!! And cannot wait to see you again!! Here are my favorites from their fall session!!

NOAH IS ONE | MILESTONE PHOTOGRAPHER | WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA

I love love love loved this session!!! Sweet baby Noah was the most ADORABLE newborn and I had the pleasure of capturing his first year! We had an amazing one year session and I got some of my favorite photos EVER. This little dude is a rockstar and has the greatest parents who always let me be creative and trust my vision <3. I cannot wait to see them this spring and celebrate this little guy again!! here are my favorites:)

MILLER FAMILY | FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER | WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA

As I go through last years sessions I really enjoy re-looking at all of the images from the day and selecting some of my favorites. It reminds me of how the weather was, the foliage, the gorgeous light, the amazing connections between family members. I love working with this family they are always so wonderful and give me THE BEST family images <3 I am SO ready for warmer weather and things to start blooming and embrace that warm summer light!! Here are some of my favs.

STRAWBERRY FIELDS | FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER | FREDERICKSBURG VIRGINIA

This Spring has been an absolute whirlwind! I am still processing my beginning of the year goals and here we are half way through 2019. Welcome to toddler mommy life and running your own business! bIt still blows my mind that we are in week 2 of June. This weekend I thankfully blocked some time off so I could catch my breathe from what has been my craziest year to date. This year has already far exceeded my expectations for 2019 and I am just so eager to see what the rest of the year has in store. However, that MUCH needed refresh was an amazing way to catch up on some personal sessions that I have been dying to edit. One being our strawberry picking day!! I honestly don't even remember when we went but we had the most gorgeous breezy and overcast day, perfect for crazy photog mom to snap some shots while picking those yummy strawberries. We got to hang out with 2 of our favorite girls and we had an absolute blast! Last year I missed strawberry season and thankfully this year my friend was on top of it otherwise I would have missed it again! I am so excited about these photos!! And I hope you love them too! <3

GOOCH FAMILY VACAY 2019

Jeremy and I have been vacationing to the OBX almost every year since we got married. We got married in Kitty Hawk and whenever we need to unwind and relax it really is the only place that makes sense for us. There is something about the salt air and the sound of crashing waves that really seems to rejuvenate us.

This was our second vacation as a family of 3 plus 2 pups and was by far one of the greatest experiences I have ever had. We stayed in a pet friendly VRBO right on the water and spent 4 nights. Every day we were on the beach for hours walking up and down searching for purples (smooth purple shell pieces) and sea glass which is a tradition we started before we were married. Fin LOVED hunting for shells and exploring, and was mesmerized by the surfers. She even got upset when they crashed! The most amazing part of our trip was watching Finley embrace the beach life and fall in love with it as much as Jeremy and I have over the years. Overall our trip was one of my favorite vacations and cannot wait to go back! There is so much I could share about it but I would rather share some of our photos!! Below are a TON of my favorites :) Hope you enjoy them as much as we do!!

BABY PAISLEY | NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER | STAFFORD, VIRGINIA

Meet baby Paisley!! I met this gorgeous family 2 years ago for spring photos and have loved working with them a few times since!! Last September they welcomed this gorgeous baby girl and she is one of the prettiest little babies I have ever photographed. She had what I like to call the good squish and is absolutely perfect! Here are some of my favorite images from her session!!

DAVIDSON FAMILY | FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER | FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA

Since I am on a roll with blogging family sessions here is another EPIC one from this past year!! This amazing couple is another fav of ours as I shot their wedding a few years ago. They welcomed their baby boy 2o days before Finley and have LOVED watching him grow into this incredible kiddo. He and Fin have been able to play a few times and it is really the most adorable thing I have ever seen. We started off the session capturing family photos and then finished with a golden hour cake smash! Russell was such a charmer and gave me SOO many smiles. Narrowing down my favorites was tough so here is one of the biggest blog posts ever :)