it was so fun to finally meet this family! beth is an incredible photographer from richmond, and i was honored that she chose me to capture her family. i loved spending time with them and getting to know her sweet little boy. i have a special place in my heart for four year olds (my daughter is four) and i just love that age. they were all so easy to photograph and i loved being able to give beth some photos with her IN them. totally understand how as a photographer, you’re rarely in the photos. here are a few of my favs from our morning together…

it was so wonderful meeting you all, thanks again for coming out this way! hope to see you again soon. xo!

this was my first session after coming back from maternity leave and i had SO much fun with this sweet family! i am officially in love with magical morning light and am so excited that many of my sessions this summer are in the morning. happy kids and dappled warm sun is special. the love between these four is so beautiful and apparent — capturing their joy was effortless. here are a few of my favorites from our morning together.

these two are the cutest. so sweetly still madly in love. my favorite.

harlow family, thank you so much for choosing me to capture your love. i had a blast spending time with you all! xo

i have been so excited for sam and stella to celebrate their first birthday. we got to do a smash session, a family session, AND i got to attend their sweet farm-themed first birthday. everything was just amazing and so much fun. this blog post is long and it was so hard for me to narrow it down, but here are a few that i love!

a few from their family session…

and their amazing smash session…

happy birthday, sweet babies! it has been so much fun watching you grow over the past year and i can’t wait to capture more of your precious lives. xo.

cakes + cupcakes: eatcake
animal cookies: one preppy cookie
all the other amazing details: sam + stella’s super talented mama