Getting There | Fredericksburg Virginia Lifestyle Photographer

I always knew that in order to be my happiest in life I would need to be doing something in the creative field. As a tiny child I dabbled in anything and everything artistic. At the age of 4 I was re-purposing my Barbie's clothing to make new fabulous items for her to wear. I've taken on painting, drawing, interior decorating, fashion and jewelry design, and dancing amongst some of my hobbies. But it wasn't until this past year when we purchased our first digital SLR camera that my creative passions seemed to be completely released. I'd always loved taking pictures and looking through our shoe boxes full of family photos. I'm a very sentimental person and have a tendency to want to hold onto silly things in an attempt to capture a piece of that moment forever. (And I have shoe boxes full of receipts, love notes, and movie stubs to prove it.) But being able to record all of the precious moments in my life and of those around me has proven to be a much less cluttered way of collecting memories and putting my creative brain to good use. I love every aspect of taking pictures. Every picture snapped is an opportunity to manifest an entirely new vision never before seen. Not to mention that I get to meet awesome new clients and photographers.

So as of today I feel like I am finally falling into my niche. I love what I'm doing and I love feeling so alive doing it! And best of all I get to share these experiences with the love of my life and my best friend along the way. He inspires me and encourages me to be the best me that I can be. (I know its corny, but its true. I love you Michael!)

Here's a picture I took the other day that just makes me feel happy.

Water Play | Fredericksburg Virginia Baby Photographer

16 months ago I could never have imagined how much love I was going to feel for this little man. One look at him through the hospital nursery window and my heart melted into a puddle of mushy-gushy. His name is Julian and he is Michael's nephew. He is the sweetest, most trusting, and easy going baby you'll ever meet and I adore him as if he were my own. The other day we decided to fill up his new pool and let him splash out some of his energy before nap time. The end result: a sleepy baby and some melt my heart photos. I just wish I could keep him at this age forever!





I love his little belly! Might as well flaut it while it's still cute.






That poor octopus didn't even see it coming.

Josh & Amanda's Wedding | Second Shooting for Natalie Franke Photography

I was thrilled to have the privilege to second shoot Amanda and Josh's wedding with the amazingly talented Natalie Franke of Natalie Franke Photography. Michael was along with us capturing the video of their wedding and snapping some shots in between. The ceremony and reception were held at The Grachur Club in Pasedena, MD alongside the Magothy River and couldn't have been a more gorgeous spot to have a beach themed wedding. Josh and Amanda are a beautiful couple and I wish them the happiest of days to come!

I had a rough time narrowing down the images for this post but here are a few of my favorites from the day. And thanks again to Natalie Franke for letting us tag along and quickly becoming an amazing new friend!


The groom's grandfather was an absolute riot. I'm not sure what he was telling Josh here, but I'm sure it was funny.


What a handsome group they are! They seemed completely relaxed and full of laughs before the ceremony. This was one of the fewer serious moments between the three of them.








The bride left no detail undone. And me being the detail queen I just had to post a bunch of my favorites. I especially loved her bouquet and the starfish details everywhere.












I snapped this just as I came around the corner and it is one of my favorites of the day. I love the moments that happen between a couple when they don't know the photographer is around.

Field Inspiration | Fredericksburg Virginia Lifestyle Photographer

We were so excited when the gorgeous Diana asked us to take pictures of her and even more delighted that she knew exactly what she wanted. A white dress, hay bails and a barn...what more could a photographer ask for? I could feel my heart skip a beat from her requests.
We arrived bright an early just to check out the area and fell in love with this particular location. Diana was down for anything we asked of her and wasn't afraid of a little wet hay. I think she was way more at ease in that field than I was...she even gave me a pair of her boots to wear and take home as a souvenier from our session. (Lesson learned: Wear Boots in fields not flip-flops & bring cold refreshments and towels for the wet ground and client. lol) We can only hope to have more amazing clients like Diana in the future! So thanks Diana for being such an inspiration and making our job so fulfilling!


She climbed right on top of that hay bail like a pro. I'm sure I could have done it, but it definitely wouldn't have looked so graceful.