I met up with Elise, Wes, and Garrett this past weekend to capture a few family shots and to chronicle Garrett's ninth month in this world.  It's crazy to think that this was at almost this exact time last year! I have loved getting to spend the past nine months...

For the first time ever (yep, you heard that right) my family all agreed to let me harass them for the morning in an attempt to get some legitimate family Christmas pics.  Deep down there's this little voice in my head saying "if you can get this motley crew together...

  I love every chance I get to meet up with the Durham family, and this time was no exception.  The weather was amazing and the kids were as cute and entertaining as always.  It's so cool to see how Noah, Elizabeth, and Michael's unique personalities keep...

One of my favorite parts about photographing families is seeing the different types of interactions between them and capturing those pure, untainted emotions.  Enter Arin, Matt, and Cash.  We met up this past weekend (on possibly the most beautiful fall day...

I've been really blessed in my life to have had the opportunity to travel to some really awesome places.  At 25, I've gone to places that a lot of people only dream of, and I am sooooo thankful and aware of how special that is.  Recently I started thinking...

I met up with the Lyttle family this past Sunday for a fun extended family session. When Mary Jane contacted me a while back about capturing some shots of her whole family I said bring it on! (Coming from a ridiculously large, female based clan it's pretty near...

Last Thursday I was able to participate in one of the most enduring instances of love and faith that I've ever witnessed.  Mary and Jake were joined in marriage at a private residence in Catlett, surrounded by family and their dearest friends in a simple, sweet...

This is for all of my clients who sit there with the camera in their face and are like "umm...awkward..." Trust me, I feel ya. As a severe introvert the idea of someone placing 100% attention on me for an hour, AND documenting the results makes me want to...

This little guy just celebrated his first half birthday!  I haven't seen Garrett since his sweet newborn session, and was pleasantly shocked by how much he's changed in such a short time.  Wes, Elise, Garrett, and I met up at Manassas Battlefield (the same...

I first met Jenny and Adam back in the spring when we shot their sweet engagement session and have been increasingly excited since to get the chance to capture their wedding.  The ceremony was held this past weekend on the beach at the Marriott in Ocean City and...

This past weekend we ventured out to Long Island for a little get away and some family bonding.  It was Mike's first time to New York, and it was really cool to be able to show him where I was born and to introduce him to the "New York" family.  Mike's...

I received this butterfly bush as a gift at the end of last summer and, not knowing exactly what it was, tucked it away neatly into a little corner of my flower bed and forgot about it (at this point it was about a foot tall and was on the verge of death on a daily...

Our 4th of July was filled with sun, hard work, cool beers, yard games, relaxation, and about 15 trips to the hardware store.  I started my newest project, restoring some old walnut furniture, and in true fashion ended up spending the entire morning and half of...

This week, I am in love with... My newest homemade cleaning concoction. Since the pup has a thing for licking the shower walls (?) I figured it was time to make a little green switch. It's amazing what a little baking soda, vinegar, and lemon juice will do. ...

This weekend was full of long walks, sunny days, sandy skin, and Jack Kerouac; exactly what the doctor ordered.  While I didn't spend much time with my camera (due to some serious over relaxing), I couldn't help but get a few pics while playing with my newest...