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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Jacksonville FL Family Photos – Jacob and Noah

Jacob and Noah have moved to Florida. I’m always sad when kids I’ve photographed since birth move away, I miss documenting how much they’ve changed year by year, and it’s always fun to catch up with the family. My friendship with this family preceded the boys so I’ve missed seeing them often.

So, it was even more special that we were able to fit in a mini-session before the kids grew any more – and have pictures for their Christmas card. They drove up to Jacksonville from Tampa for Thanksgiving weekend. It was wonderful to reconnect with good friends, plus Jacob and my nephew, Lenox, are the same age and they enjoyed renewing their friendship after meeting a few times in DC over their lives.

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Georgetown Engagement Photographer – Samantha and Nick

A beautiful engaged couple on a beautiful autumn day in Georgetown is picture perfect. Samantha and Nick are such sweet compliments to each other, you can see the love between them in their eyes. I so enjoyed capturing their relationship during their engagement portrait session and can’t wait for their wedding next fall in Washington, DC!

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Fairfax VA Autumn Family Portrait – Nate and Trent

I feel like a broken record, but it’s amazing how much kids grow and change in a year! Since I don’t see them every day like their parents do, I can really see the change. I enjoyed catching up with this sweet family on a gorgeous fall day. I am so glad they make family pictures a priority, it’s so much fun to see them every fall. I know in years to come they will value looking back on these days when the boys were young even more and be so thankful they made the effort to have family pictures taken. It’s an honor to have little clients that I watch grow from babies to big kids.

The other advantage of regular photo session is that the kids learn the routine and the family pictures turn out better every year. Lots of great options for the Christmas cards this year.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

River Farm Autumn Wedding – Congratulations Theresa and Chris!

Theresa and Chris were married in a beautiful fall garden ceremony at River Farm. The weather almost moved everything indoors and I’m so glad it didn’t! Theresa and her family planned so many beautiful details for a festive autumn wedding and everything was picture perfect! It was a bit chilly for the ceremony, but long-time friend, Jack, served as a fabulous officiant and kept everyone warm with much laughter and a few tears. Congratulations Theresa and Chris!

Venue: River Farm – Alexandria, VA

Day of Coordinator: Stephanie Young Events

String Quartet: Cherry Blossom String Quartet

DJ: Premier DJ Service – Dan Huynh

Florist: Growing Wild

Photographer: jan michele photographer

Wedding Macarons: The Happy Tart

Retals: Rent-All Center

Transportation: Fleet Transportations

Hair and Make-up: Bridal Artistry – Barbara Hill

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Washington DC Fall Family Pictures

I enjoyed spending an afternoon photographing this beautiful family with the gorgeous fall color and DC landmarks as a backdrop. They may be moving out of the area soon, so wanted to capture their time in the Washington DC area. The boys are Irish twins and have so much fun together. Fall leaves do bring out the kid in any kids so tossing leaves and rolling down the hill was a must.