Jackie & Jazmin's Birthday 2018

Jackie gave birth to her daughter Jazmin on her own birthday 4 years ago and they have been celebrating their birthdays together ever since! It was such an honor to celebrate with such a wonderful, gorgeous family who I absolutely love and have the privilege of calling my best friend!! Its so amazing to watch this little girl grow each year! Check out these adorable photos of their birthday celebrations this year!

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Brantley's Cake Smash!

Sweet Brantley turned 1 years old! Where does the time go?? If you've been following along, remember Brantley as a sweet newborn? Well he's all grown up now and already has an obsession with anything with a motor but especially his very own personalized mini pit bike! How cute! He even dismounts it all by himself! He will be the 4th generation to bear the number 41 on the track! 

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The Humphrey's Spring 2018 Mini Session

I do two sets of mini sessions a year, one in the spring and one in the fall. This year my spring mini sessions were held in Harpers Ferry National Park. I timed them during the blue bell bloom on the Shenandoah River bank and we were not disappointed. We had great weather and lots of fun with these kiddos! The Humphrey's just welcomed a new great dane puppy into their family named Vader! So of course we had to have a session to commemorate the occasion! I cant wait until next year's session to see how much he's grown! 

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The Carey's Spring 2018 Mini Session!

I do two sets of mini sessions a year, one in the spring and one in the fall. This year my spring mini sessions were held in Harpers Ferry National Park. I timed them during the blue bell bloom on the Shenandoah River bank and we were not disappointed. We had great weather and lots of fun with these kiddos! Dana and Tyler are marking one year with this beautiful baby boy! Thank you so much to the beautiful families who came out!

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Nicki & Chris Maternity Session

Nicki & Chris are adding a little boy to their family due April 24th! Teddy, their black lab, is going to be an excellent big brother! He was the calmest, sweetest pup Ive ever photographed, he really worked it for the camera, or ya know the treats, either way he was a true model pup! We are so excited for you guys!! Can't wait to meet him! 

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The OC

We spent a long weekend in Ocean City, Maryland with the fam over spring break. We played on the boardwalk, hunted for seashells and rode a "big bike" (the 4 person car bikes) that the kids were obsessed with! We also visited Assateague Island to see the wild ponies. It was a little chilly but we had a blast!

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Snow Day!

We got about a foot of snow this week! It snowed for 2 and a half days and it was glorious! There was plenty of sledding and snowman building and snow mountain climbing. Danny tried to ski, but the snow was too thick and fluffy. We built ramps and had snow ball fights. River helped us shovel and chase an enthusiastic puppy around. Fun was had by all, I only took my big camera out for a little spin, I tried to be present and have fun with the kids while I was out there. Here's a peak at one of our snow days! 

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2 Year Old Photographer

My Son has had a camera in his face since the day he was born. His Mommy & Daddy are photographers so Im not surprised he would one day want a camera of his own, I just wasn't expecting it at 2 years old. It's actually pretty difficult to take pictures of him these days because he is usually begging for my camera the moment I take it out of the case. So I found an old camera I used during my college days, its got the technology of the original iphone so I wouldn't be super bummed if he smashed it to bits. But it's still special to me because I earned my photography degree with that camera and now Im teaching my son with it. We have been practicing the last couple months, he loves to take pictures of our puppy, he tells his dad and myself "cheese!" and we have to smile before he clicks the shutter, which we find adorable. His favorite thing though, is to go outside and take photos of leaves and rocks and trees and well nature. Heres our latest little adventure with some of River's photography too! 

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Matt & Mary, a January Wedding

Starting 2018 off with a breathtakingly gorgeous January Wedding. These love birds got married January 6, 2018 in Leesburg, Virginia. Mary & Matt braved the 7 degree blistering cold with crazy powerful winds left over from the "bomb cyclone" that hit the east coast. They were married at the Church of Our Savior, Oatlands in a beautiful touching ceremony guided by Matt's father Steve Clevenger who is a Pastor. The Reception was held at Buchanan Hall in Upperville, Virginia.

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Her name is Osha.

Introducing our newest addition! A little girl English Bulldog named Osha! Her name means "bear" in Native American which was our last bulldog's nickname whom we lost in August.

It took 5 sessions to shoot these. Sometimes she just wasn't in the mood ya know? Shooting a puppy is a lot like shooting a newborn human baby. She needed to be well feed, burped and pottied before settling down in the studio. I had the space heater going to make it nice and toasty, the heating pad to encourage her to lay down and get cozy and sometimes it took a little time on a warm familiar lap to send her to dreamland. 

 

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The Storms

This gorgeous Momma came to me last year to shoot her family, we must have rescheduled 3 times because of weather and finally booked a date which later became the day of the Women's March, which we obviously had to reschedule. We finally got together a year later and it was so worth the wait! 

These adorable little munchkins were so sweet, so much fun and ANGELS! We had fun on some monuments, played in the leaves and enjoyed a beautiful sunset from the Lincoln. It was perfect! 

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The Sternbergs

Introducing, The Sternbergs- four gorgeous girls, three dogs and two madly in love parents, yeah they're a party. And they are also my surprise cousins! My husband has been coaching their girls for cheer since before I even knew my husband existed. When we moved back to Virginia he ended up coaching them again and working alongside the oldest Sternberg. The first time I heard of the Sternbergs was during a fundraiser they were having for cheer this past year, my husband and another cousin of mine posted the same fundraiser link on Facebook for the youngest of the Sternbergs. I put two and two together and poof my husband has known my family longer than I have. Surprise, new cousins! I cant say enough how small this world truly is.

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Marie & Zach

Marie & Zach got engaged last year and are planning their wedding for next year. These love birds were so much fun, nothing beats young love. Congratulations again guys! May your life together be blessed with years of happiness! Thank you for sharing this sunset with me! 

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Rivas Family

Oh my gosh where do I even begin with this perfect family!! This is Jackie, my bestest friend on this planet, her loving husband and absolutely adorable children. Ive been dying to shoot them for years, but we both were busy having babies and toddlers and you know how life and schedules with kids go. 

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Amanda & Stephen

Amanda & Stephen were married September 29, 2017 at Lake Ritchie Pavilion in Bealeton, Virginia. 

It was truly an honor and a pleasure to shoot their special day. This couple is the most authentic, hilarious, honest and genuinely loving couple Ive ever met. They were married in a beautiful ceremony overlooking Lake Ritchie with their two adorable children. Stephen presented both of them with gifts, a locket necklace with their pictures inside for her and a pocket watch for him. After their touching ceremony they laughed and danced the night away with family and friends lakeside. We absolutely loved creating these images together with Amanda & Stephen. We had a blast with their super fun bridal party! It was a privilege to see such pure love and warmth surrounding this amazing family! Cheers to Amanda & Steven, may your years be filled with happiness as you grow old together. Congratulations on your new life together! 

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