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Emilee was gifted a maternity and newborn session wit me and she has been SO excited! Like all maternity clients, she began her JBP experience with a gown fitting appointment. Emilee fell in love with two of my exclusive membership gowns from Sew Trendy. Her first choice is Aster, my most popular gown. The second […]

June 18, 2021

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Williamsburg, Va Today’s blog features Dean at his cake smash in my studio in Williamsburg, Virginia. If you have been following me for any amount of time you know that I love simple set ups. When his momma chose silver and gold my heart just fluttered! I chose an all white background with silver and […]

June 2, 2021

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Williamsburg, Va | St. Bede’s Catholic Church Matthew is the second child that I have done a First Communion session for in this family! The first time was for their middle son, Patrick. Matthew knows what a special right of passage this session is and he loved every second of our time together. Armed with […]

June 1, 2021

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A Colonial Williamsburg Family Session I love capturing the joy in this season of a family’s life. And there is no greater joy than a new baby! This time around it’s a sweet boy named Roman. His family came to Williamsburg, Va to visit their extended family and a family session was in order! Celebrate! […]

May 26, 2021

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Williamsburg, Virginia | The College of William and Mary Every year I have the honor of documenting at least one group of friends celebrating the ending of their time as part of the class of 2021 at W&M. This year the group is this trio of best friends; Emery, Katie and Lindsay. I immediately felt […]

May 22, 2021

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Studio Newborn Session This is the second sweet babe that I have the honor of documenting for this family! If you remember, I shot a Belly to Birthday Plan for big sister Layla. And now I get to document the same milestones for baby brother, Arthur! Peep momma & Layla’s BLUE toenails!! I cant wait […]

May 14, 2021

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Historian visiting Colonial Williamsburg Colonial Williamsburg is one of the most beautiful places I know. It is certainly my favorite place to work. This little town isn’t just charming, it was a key player in the birth of America. We welcome visitors form all over. Historians are my favorite, above all, because they are always […]

May 4, 2021

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Warhill Class of 2021 Meet Lindsay, class of 2021 at Warhill High School. She loves science, active Fife and Drum member and all around stunner. When her momma contacted me to shoot this session, Lindsay didn’t seem exactly excited…. challenge accepted! By the end our time together Lindsay was laughing and smiling- we basically became […]

April 29, 2021

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Master’s Style Studio Session If you’ve been with me for a while, you may recognize these sweet sisters, Taylor and Avery. I’ve been taking their pictures since they were both newborns! Between the two of them we have held seven or eight sessions together. This one here, this is a special request from their grandma. […]

April 27, 2021

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Aviator Cake Smash Session | Williamsburg, Va Happy Birthday Judah! For this cake smash session we used antique airplanes that have been passed through the family as inspiration. Momma purchased his little aviator outfit on Etsy, brought the metal planes & his special baby blocks. Judah is one photogenic baby! And he LOVES cake! Outfit […]

April 26, 2021