love catching these moments when no one is "on" -- they are the true special moments when you catch families just hanging out and interacting... this is a favorite






The PreParty!!

these guys deserve a little extra credit - worried about the looming black clouds, we raced to get to our location before the rain set in. I love these candid shots we got while waiting for the crew to show up!

A Few of My Favorite Things... Happy NEW Year!!

truly I am blessed -- blessed by the friends and family I have, blessed by the fact that I get to do something I love for my job. I'm excited to see what this New Year brings and I'm grateful for how many incredible people I get to meet and interact with. Thank you to everyone for an unbelievable year and for letting me be a part of capturing both your families and moments in your lives. It is such an honor to get to know so many amazing people and have gotten to make such incredible friends -- all while having a supportive and loving family. Happy New Year to you all!! May this year bring only happiness and joy our way.

And for those of you that know I love quotes... here is one to start us off with:


"Life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful"


Below I've done a bit of a blog blitz, making a list of a few of my favorite things...

Sweet Surprises and New Life

This was amazing... look a few posts down and you'll see that I literally JUST photographed their maternity session. The timing couldn't have been more perfect! But I'm starting to wonder if that's just sort of the karma of these two. I've never had a newborn shoot go more smoothly. This little guy was WIDE AWAKE when I arrived and within a few minutes he fell into the sweetest and deepest slumber and we had an incredible time photographing his first portraits. The parents are beyond beautiful and more in love with this little guy. It was so touching... you could just see how amazed and in awe of their new little boy they both were. I hope I was able to capture even a quarter of that emotion and beauty. Welcome little guy - I think you will be so loved and welcomed. May all your life be so wonderful!




he smiled so often...

so loved so loved so loved...

Dear Friends

How grateful I am for the friends we have made in Miami and how lucky we are to have gotten to know this family. They are beyond wonderful. Funny how this was the first time in a long time that I felt nervous going to a shoot!! I wanted everything to be so perfect for them as they had this rare chance to be all together at one time and as they welcome into their family two beautiful new family members, and the chance to get to capture a few special moments that I hope they will cherish for a lifetime.




I don't know what it is about this image, but it is one of my absolute favorites

one of my favorites from the afternoon ... just like magic.. love this light

Big Family Fun

I love getting to photograph big families!! I start to really look forward to this time of year around the holidays because people always book the multi-family sessions because of all the family traveling into town and the opportunity of catching everyone together. There is this fun energy of grown up siblings getting together -- the razzing that never seems to stop even when you are a parent and have become this responsible adult. But now it's always a little bit of a sweet ribbing and razzing. I think it makes me look forward to when my own children will grow up and come home with their own families -- things may change a little, but some pieces will always remain that comfortable bond forged by years of growing up together as a family.

This family was great! Happy New Year!