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Yes, my title made me crack myself up, but this adorable little man rocked the Blue Steel face almost the entire session and I am NOT at all mad about it. A beautiful location, the outfit his momma chose, all of it worked together so perfectly. Your little one doesn't have to be a super smiler to create beautiful memories and photos. All you have to do is love on them and each other. Stay warm and check out a few favorites from these Fall family photos at Washington Oaks Gard

It's no secret I always grow to love my Watch Me Grow plan clients. We spend so much time together over their little one's first year of...

Let's be honest. Rarely around Jacksonville, does a client say, "My family has some land." But I'm truly not sure if family land has ever been such a photo perfect plot of land! Everything about this session was perfection. The weather, well ok it rained twice, but for a small amount of time and there was a covered area to wait it out. But the fall foliage in Florida, the pond, the trees, everything else, perfection for family photos on your own land. Shooting this session, e

It's true. Most of my sessions are Maternity portraits, Newborn Photos or Family Photography. I don't do weddings, so I rarely get couples only sessions. But, man are they fun when I do. This wonderful couple came to me as her sister and step sister are long time clients. After our session, I got a message stating she loved them even more than her wedding photos, which is basically the best compliment for me. So, take a moment on this Thanksgiving week and check out a few of

I am blessed that I have clients who return to me time and time again. Allowing me to capture special milestones and moments in their lives. This family is definitely one of them as I have gotten to see Riley grow so much over the past 18 months. This session may have been warmer than we would have liked for Fall, but we live in north Florida so we went with it. The water, the sun and when the breeze did hit, it all came together with this adorable family to give them beautif

Being able to capture the love of families is amazing. When one of those families is your best friend of over 20 years and her family. Well, basically amazing. I adore being a Family Photographer in Jacksonville and St Augustine, FL. It brings me joy capturing the love and joy of families all year round. But it's almost like a gift to use my talents God gave me to capture memories for people I love. So, take a moment on this crazy Monday, and check out a few favorites from th

We are all used to getting family photos with your spouse and kids, but every once in awhile a family comes together. To capture all the love with grandparents, cousins, everyone. And that's basically always amazing. This wonderful family after being jealous of Kelly's photos with sweet Nora, decided a whole family session was in order. Toss in boys in vests and their sweet girl cousin running the show and we had laughter and love the entire session together. Fall family phot

Birthday Milestone photo sessions are always fun. Our kiddos grow so fast, capturing them year after year is a way to freeze THIS moment. THIS year in time. To remember all those details forever. This sweet girl's session was postponed twice, but we beat the rain and made it happen on our third try and I am SO glad we did. Miss Mattilyn's momma wanted this session all about her, but once her big sister joined her the amount of cuteness that followed.......well, you'll just ha

If you have been following my page for any amount of time, you know, I always end up loving my baby plan families. I work with them to capture the details, love and joy of each stage as their little one grows from Maternity through the first birthday. Family Photos, Newborn Photos all to document how much those sweet babes change. This wonderful family has killed every session we have had. Like, it's always my new favorite. Unfortunately, Aspen's dad was deployed, and even th

Even though it doesn't much feel like it here in Florida (Fall in Florida is basically summer with pumpkins), it is Fall. Which also means it is Family Portrait season! Granted this may only be a thing in the photographer world it does, in fact, exist. Starting that season off with a large family portrait session who chose the most PERFECT Fall colors is all a family photographer could ask for. Family Photos are often done every year by families, but not often including the g

Every mom will tell you. Babies don't keep. They grow way too fast. In many ways we love it, seeing the independence, their personalities, watching them learn. Then we miss other aspects. Cuddles, little giggles, when they didn't know the word, "no". Being a Family Photographer has definitely allowed me the opportunity to watch so many little ones grow. Of course, that is one of the most amazing parts of my job. This sweet girl has never ceased to be adorable at our sessions

Last year, I sent one of my cameras in to be fixed and Nikon came back with it wasn't worth the money. So, I upgraded. The new camera had video capabilities so I tried to learn it and did my first ever video slideshow for this awesome family at their newborn session. Fast forward one year later, and when planning his 1st birthday session I remembered the nursery was dinosaur themed. I asked, "hey, if the dinosaurs are still at the zoo do you want to do it there?" Well, Amanda

As a family photographer you know, a super smiley babe and a beautiful city pretty much guarantees a wonderful session. Mr. Jack has been nothing but smiles since his 3 month session and did not disappoint for his first birthday. Walking around St Augustine, taking in all the beauty and enjoying all those sweet smiles made for a wonderful morning. So make your Friday better with all this sweetness as I share some of my favorites from these Milestone First Birthday Photos in h

Catching up with my Watch Me Grow families is always fun. I truly enjoy watching these little lives grow and change over their first year as I capture Family Photos for them. When choosing a location, I often suggest places I have been before. But this time, we went somewhere new. And it was awesome. Such a pretty spot and not one I had ever heard of before (there are many pretty preserves throughout the Jacksonville Beaches for certain). So, make Monday a bit cuter with favo

Being able to capture memories for families is why I do what I do. We all know life changes so quickly, children grow, we go through a quarantine, 2020 has really shown us, we have no idea what the future holds. BUT we do know love. The love for our families. The memories we make, the connections and joy we share, and the milestones we celebrate along the way. Your child's first birthday is always a major milestone. Even though they had to have a Zoom party with family to cel

I adore every Maternity shoot or Newborn photos I am blessed enough to do. But, I also love when those families return to me for a First Birthday session. Even after all the chaos the spring had, meeting up with this wonderful family for a sunrise first birthday session was amazing. A beautiful morning, beautiful weather and an amazing sky over Vilano Beach, FL as we capture the happiness, love and details of this very special First Birthday milestone. So, make Monday a bit m

After shutting everything down in April, golden summer nights were what I needed. It's true. I miss photography when I am not doing it. Not to say I never allow myself to get so busy I need a break, but a month was never my plan. Being able to capture Aspen's 4 Month session as part of his Watch Me Grow plan was just what I needed. I knew his momma would have the styling perfect and because of the pandemic, his dad had not been deployed yet and was able to be there! We met at

Most of the little lives I get to capture throughout their first year are my Baby Plan families. But, sometimes the stars align and I am able to capture milestones for other amazing families and sweet little lives. I was able to capture this sweet 6 month milestone session in a preserve that was green from spring and reminded me of a forest in the Pacific Northwest with all the ferns. An adorable baby and his sweet parents made this session easy as we hiked, walked and photog

If this quarantine has taught us anything, it has taught us how important family is. That spending time together can be both amazing and exhausting. That without the busyness of life, we actually have time to talk to our kids, know them better, make memories, spend quality time, all the things that in the end, truly matter. I have always loved capturing Family Photography at a local preserve, but I feel like I may appreciate it even more now. So, take a few minutes on this Fr

Right now, we are all spending more time with our family than ever (unless you are a healthcare worker, trucker, grocery store worker, etc.. in which case, God bless you). More dinners are being eaten around the family table than have in years in many homes. One of my best friends is a teacher and made the statement that she thinks for many of her students, this may be amazing. Many of them have parents who both work long hours and the child rarely sees them. I'm not judgin