Spring is right around the corner, and that means it’s time to start planning your family portrait session! This is my absolute favorite season for portraits. I know that autumn tends to be the favorite, but for me, I’m all about those gorgeous pastel blooms and greenery! Best of all, there are several gorgeous locations […]

Yesterday I shared superlatives for our 2019 weddings, but while going through all of those galleries, I came across SO MANY more images from this year that I wanted to share with you! And not just from weddings, but engagements and portrait sessions, too. This has been an incredible year for AWP. I’ve traveled for […]

Social media is such a wonderful gift! Morgan and I first connected through Instagram, and I was thrilled when she reached out to schedule a family portrait session. Their daughter, Chloe, turns three this month, so it was the perfect opportunity to update those portraits! The Pazdur family is from southern Maryland (like me!), but […]

The Umphrey Family | A Southern Maryland Generational Portrait Session More familiar faces to share today! I met the Umphrey family at Jefferson Patterson Park for a generational portrait session, right as a light morning rain let up. It was perfect timing, and we had the park all to ourselves! JPP is one of my […]

The Lauver Family | An Old Town Alexandria Portrait Session Spoiler alert: there’s a SUPER cute dog in this gallery!!! I’ve had the sweetest pups join our family sessions lately, and this one was no exception! Lola belongs to the Lauver family, who I had the pleasure of meeting Friday night in Old Town Alexandria, […]

The Hall Family | A Sotterley Plantation Portrait Session Busy season is in full swing, and that means I have more beautiful family portraits to share with you! I met the Hall family on a blustery afternoon at Sotterley Plantation, which is quickly becoming one of my favorite locations in southern Maryland. The garden was […]

Southern Maryland Fall Mini Session Recap What a weekend! This is our last year offering mini sessions, and we’re definitely going out with a bang. We photographed FIFTEEN beautiful families, and it was a blast! Thankfully, we were treated to a gorgeous autumn day at Jefferson Patterson Park. The weather was beautifully crisp, without a drop […]

Chelsea & Aaron | A Sotterley Plantation Engagement Session Can you believe I’ve lived in southern Maryland almost my whole life, and had NEVER been to Sotterley Plantation until this week?! I’d seen photos and knew it was beautiful, so when Chelsea asked about having their engagement session there, I jumped at the chance. There’s […]

A Manassas Battlefield Portrait Session | The Zuniga Family We had to traipse through a battlefield to find it, but autumn has arrived in northern Virginia! I met the Zuniga family at Manassas Battlefield last night for a family portrait session. The leaves were just starting to turn yellow, but it was still nearly 90 […]

A Coastal Portrait Session Baby Evalene is a member of our baby’s first year program, and I’ve so enjoyed getting to know her family this year! This was my third time photographing the Westley family, and each time just gets better and better. It really takes the pressure off everyone when a session feels like […]