First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby!! This is true for Heidi and Danny who I’ve had the pleasure of photographing their engagement, wedding, maternity session, and soon their newborn session!! I’m so thankful we were able to photograph their maternity session with the beautiful cherry blossoms at my secret location in Woodbridge. […]

About two years ago, I photographed Eric and Emily’s wedding at Silverbrook Farm. Their wedding was filled with so much love and the most perfect details. Almost a year later, I hear from Emily letting me know she and Eric are expecting!! I was so honored to continue photographing this couple and their love. We photographed […]

Almost 2 years ago, I second shot a wedding at Silverbrook Farm. The lead photographer was friends with the couple but lived out of state. A few months ago, the bride Emily reached out to let me know she and Eric were expecting!! Now little William Claiborne is here and he is the sweetest little […]

Friends! I’m back at it! For the last few months, I took a break from blogging. I had been working on rebranding which included launching a brand new website! Part of me was hesitant to blog because I didn’t know how swapping platforms would affect my blogs. Didn’t want to have to do the same […]

With so much focus on the bride for her wedding day, the groom is often left with a time and place to show up. He may or may not know what to bring or he may think he has packed everything but has forgotten something. Earlier this year, I was photographing bride and groom details […]

Hello world. Meet Alexandria Grace Botta!! Photographing my own newborn is a moment I’ll never forget. I teared up a little when I photographed her at 4 days new because I just couldn’t believe she was mine and I was photographing MY baby. I’ve photographed countless newborns so this was extra special. I photographed Ally several […]

Last year, when I first went full time as a photographer, I was often asked how I was able to be at home all day. It was definitely a change from commuting 3 hours everyday to my corporate job. I had so much time back in my day! I’d reply that even though I was […]

Great Marsh Estate is, in my opinion, the most romantic wedding venue in Northern Virginia. When Adam and Lauren reached out and inquired about me photographing their wedding, I was beyond excited! I was finally going to photograph at my dream wedding venue. We photographed their engagement session in the fall of 2018 and stayed […]

A few years ago I first met the Schutt family. Their son Jackson was only about 1 and of course they didn’t have their daughter yet. 2.5 years ago, I photographed sweet Emily’s newborn session, and every year I get to photograph their family session. This family session was filled with laughter and piggy back […]

One thing I love about being a wedding photographer is helping my brides with the details of their wedding day. Most brides have never done this before and it can be pretty overwhelming. Part of my job as their photographer is to educate as well as capture every little detail. Before the wedding day, my […]

I love seeing Noa every 3 months! She’s the prettiest little thing and I am fully obsessed with her hair. For Noa’s 9 Month Milestone session, we decided to do something a little different and do a strawberry milk bath session! It’s summer after all and what better way to celebrate your 9 month milestone […]

Congratulations! You’re engaged! Once brides get engaged and the wedding planning begins, the venue and date are typically the first two things they check off their list. Venues book fast so your wedding date will probably be determined by the availability of your dream venue. With so many things happening at once, you may forget […]

Oh how I love this couple! I first met Kori and Nhan last fall, photographed their wedding, had the honor of capturing their maternity session and will be photographing their baby boy this fall. It’s so exciting watching couples become one and then become parents. They are the sweetest couple and are going to make […]

More than likely you’ve heard the phrase “unplugged ceremony.” What exactly does “unplugged ceremony” mean? A few months ago, we received my cousin’s wedding invitation. On her invitation it read she was requesting an unplugged ceremony. When my husband saw that phrase, he asked what exactly it meant. He thought it meant he would have […]

Nora is such a hoot! She had the most beautiful pinwheel cake from Angel’s bakeshop and her mom got creative and made her fun gold pinwheels! Little miss had other plans. Instead of eating her cake she was much more interested in smashing it and painting the icing all over her legs. Every so often […]