The Petersons could not have picked a more perfect morning for their Lanikai Beach sunrise session! The slight cloud cover caught all that gorgeous sunlight and put on…

The Adams family met me at Bellows Beach last night and man, was it a gorgeous night for photos! We were almost derailed when a brief car nap yielded a bad wake up from a certain 5-year-old, but…

A super sweet little lady turned one this week here in Hawaii! Despite distance and Covid, this beautiful girl was surrounded by love and celebrated with cake, song, and the surprise…

It was so nice to get a break from the rain at Barber’s Point last night with this crew of 12! With half of the family in town from the mainland, this session was like…

The session that almost wasn’t! With two reschedules and 3 location changes, the Frankes were hours from their flights back home when we finally found a dry patch of beach in Kailua for…

Even while being drizzled on for most of the session. The best part of all the rain though, was the beautiful rainbow we had for a few moments. A perfect…

I met the Owens family and all their lovely kids and grandkids at Makua Beach last night! Most of them had only arrived two days prior from Seattle, but everyone already seemed…

There was tons of laughter, fun, and a little sweating! Then at the very end, little Zoe just zonked out on Dad’s shoulder. We managed a fun little…

From “photo-bombing” their parents to “I want to be upside down for one!”, they were such a joy to photograph. The whole family was even down for laying in the wet sand for a quick drone shot at the end of their session. Just further proof…

A week on Oahu is not complete without a stop at Lanikai Beach! With it’s gorgeous sunrise and Mokulua islands off the coast, its a…

The day we met at Bellows was super windy (we decided to leave Gianna’s birthday balloons in the car!), but we still managed some great images - albeit with windswept hair! Gianna (with her big sister’s help) devoured her cake smash cake, even…

The Pitts drove nearly and hour to meet me here and were up for anything! But I have to say, the greatest honor was when their teenage son, Dillon actually…

What an amazing family to kick off my sessions in Hawai’i!! The Hanaikes are my incredible neighbors and such a loving family. Connie and Makoa have 6 children together and…

The Bahlers were my very last outdoor session here in NOVA! And what a great session to end on. Little Emma was super smiley, the light at Green Spring Garden’s was breathtaking, and this family…

The Fleischmanns were my very last National Mall session before our move! It was perfect though because they’re a 3-boy family…

Elissa and Kimberly are new moms to baby Regan, the obvious highlight of their year - but it was coupled with two difficult losses for Elissa- the loss of…

This was such a special session at Green Spring Gardens park on Tuesday! After being apart for so long due to Coronavirus, the Ouart’s finally had…

This sweet family was my last in-home session before our move to Hawaii! And what a great one to end on! Little Stella was so smiley and happy and her…