Taking monthly photos of my kids is a lot of work but such a treasure and a delight for me! Every night I look at the collage on our wall of Felix’s first year and the monthly photos that I hung outside his door. While he might not like being in the photo much these […]

Dorothy Nicole | Two Months

It was a whirlwind of a first month with sweet Dorothy and it is so bittersweet to be working through her one month photos already. Xav is back to work this week and while I am sad to be leaving the slow family days, I am so immensely thankful for the break he had and […]

Dorothy | One Month

I’ve been slowly taking and editing Dottie’s newborn photos but now that she is two weeks old, I decided to wrap up the editing and make her newborn photo blog post. The fam has put up with a lot of photos over the last two weeks and I’m thankful that they oblige me so I […]

Dorothy Nicole | Newborn Photos

Once again, my birth story is excessively wordy and probably includes way too many details, but I’m writing down everything I can remember for my own *if I had a remembrance book* sake. I have loved going back to read Felix’s story and it feels surreal to be sitting here with a sleepy baby on […]

Dorothy Nicole | Birth Story

I’ve been trying to make a blog post during Felix’s nap but my blog site is being weird and keeps blanking… so I’m just going to be super wordy here for my own sake of looking back and reading this later. Turns out my “I’m 40 weeks pregnant and losing my mind” coping strategy is […]

Early Morning Journaling (originally posted Feb 10)

I asked my dad to send me a baby photo of myself the other day for the baby book I’m working on and he sent me over 2000 photos from my entire childhood (at least I know where I get my memory and photo hoarding tendencies from)! But in all seriousness, scrolling through the gallery […]

A Legacy of Family Photos

I’ve debated whether or not to share this story for a long time… two years in fact. Mostly I chose not to share it publicly because there was no happy ending and I didn’t want to talk negatively about the photography industry or this individual (also I bemoaned about it so much to my friends […]

The Florida Photoshoot Redemption

A friend recently handed me a book and told me she thought I should read it. The chapters include titles like ‘Life Is Uncontrollable’, ‘Life Is Wearisome’, ‘Life Is Unhappy’ and ‘Life Is Grievous’*. While it might sound like a bleak book, it is exactly the book I needed this February. Reading it has been […]

February is for Remembering and Grieving

When I met Ben and Brooke for their engagement session, I knew their wedding would be a blast. They are such a genuine and fun couple to hang out with. It is no wonder to me that they have such a large group of very dear friends. Getting to see Brooke get more and more […]

Illuminated by Love and Fireworks | Ben + Brooke’s Beautiful Outdoor Wedding

After capturing my sister’s wedding last summer, you’d think that having a sibling get married wouldn’t be too emotional for me… but for whatever reason, watching William get married was so sentimental and sweet and emotionallllllllll. Maybe it was watching my little Felix strut up the aisle as the “ring bearer” and remembering Will at […]

A Joyful Family Celebration | Will + Erin’s Wedding at Rosemal Barn