Sarah Botta Photography Fall Mini Sessions 2020 were so popular this year, I ended up doing two rounds of mini sessions! One day in Manassas near my old home and one day near Winchester. Funny enough, on the first day of mini sessions, I photographed a lot of other photographers and the second day of […]

With everything 2020 brought, postponed weddings were one of them. Joe and Reshmi had already been planning their wedding for 2 years when COVID shutdown the US in March. They made the incredibly difficult decision one week prior to their Osprey’s Woodbridge Virginia Wedding date to postpone until November. In the blink of an eye, […]

Back in January, I first met Rowan. He was a tiny little thing at 3 months old! His mom and I met for coffee at a local coffee shop one a pretty warm January day in Woodbridge. We loved that our kids were 2 months apart. Fast forward through the beginning of COVID in March, […]

Laura and David are MARRIED! I am seriously SO honored to have photographed their day. On their wedding day celebration at Marriott Ranch, they had already been married for one year! So on their one year anniversary they celebrated with all of their family and friends. They had a beautiful fall wedding with the most […]

Baby Jay 11 Days was welcomed into the world in October 2020. What a year to be alive, am I right? In the midst of a crazy year, life is still happening. Baby Jay came into the studio at 11 days new. Her parents drove from Northern Virginia to have me capture their little princess […]

On a gorgeous evening in July 2020, I photographed Tanie and Brad’s Summer COVID Manassas Battlefield Maternity Session. I drove from Winchester to Manassas and on the way there I drove through rain, clouds, and sunshine. I was so afraid their session would be overly cloudy or rainy but when the sun popped out as […]

Happy 1st Birthday Alexandria Grace!! I can’t believe I officially have a 1 year old. This little redhead is a wild one! It was a tough road getting to a year but my goodness is she so much fun now. Her personality is hilarious just like her Dad’s and she looks just like him. Before […]

This July, Katie and Steven got married!! Their Summer COVID Rose Hill Manor Wedding was my first wedding in 2020. It had been 7 long months since photographing my last wedding in December. Words couldn’t express how much excitement I had leading up to this wedding. I had so much creative energy and couldn’t wait […]

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Baby Roland 7 Days New! I photographed his parents engagement session, wedding, maternity session, and couldn’t be happier to photograph their newborn session! Baby Roland is blessed to have the best parents! Heidi and Danny are the kindest couple, so in love, and full of joy that just […]

Last year, I had all intentions of blogging this gorgeous wedding. I was waiting to blog and post Caitlin and Steven’s Fall RiverView at Occoquan wedding because it was so gorgeous I wanted it to be my last blog of the 2019. Then life with an infant was a much harder at that time than […]

What’s the best way you can tell a photographer you love their work other than referrals? Coming back over and over again! I’m so happy I was able to photograph Kaelyn Emelia 9 Days. I photographed her big brother’s newborn portraits and his 1st year portraits. When they left the session from her brother’s 1st […]

Hello world, meet Stevie! Right when COVID-19 basically shut down our entire world around March 2020, Clarise called me to let me know she was expecting in July! I couldn’t wait to photograph her baby. I remember chatting with her thinking that in July, by the time her baby came, the virus would be long […]

What happens when your mom’s name is Kate and your Dad’s name is Will? You are named Henry of course! Newborn Henry’s Lifestyle Session took place in Alexandria, Virginia in Kate and Will’s home. Kate told me how she loved the royal family and how it was pretty much fate when she met Will, having a […]

What an interesting year it has been. 2020 has been tough for a lot of people. Though it’s been a tough year, some really great things have come out of the year. For the Odle family, they brought their precious little boy, Ford, home to their gorgeous Chip and Joanna look-a-like farm house in Winchester. […]

What a fun day Kyle had planned for Kelly! A Scavenger Hunt turned Surprise Proposal at the Manassas Battlefield. Kyle planned a whole day of fun taking Kelly to all of their favorite spots and locations that were meaningful to them through their dating life. The very last stop, I was hidden and Kyle proposed […]