I truly love everything about our cake smash sessions — cute babies & cakes & creative backdrops & photos… what more can a girl ask for?  Planning Maeve’s “Where the Wild Things Are” cake smash was no exception, and I loved collaborating with her mom to plan the perfect outfit, a beautiful rustic cake, and […]

Mateo RoccoJanuary 31, 2016 Mateo’s mom & dad waited a long time to hold their baby boy in their arms.  Mateo’s name means “a gift from God,” and he truly is a gift to his parents.  He is their rainbow baby, a miraculous gift that made them parents again after they lost their first daughter […]

Everyone has their ideal client, and you work hard to find them.  But what I’m noticing is that more and more often, my perfect clients are finding ME.  We chat during their pre-consultation, and they mention simple set ups, a focus on baby, soft neutral colors, and the most tender family moments that they want […]

Frank PeterJanuary 20, 2016 This little boy is already so, so loved.  Baby Frankie (named after his father) arrived on a chilly winter day, and his big sisters rushed to the hospital to shower him in kisses and to visit with mom and dad.   Although their postpartum room in the hospital was bustling with […]

2015 has truly been an incredible year, and I want to thank all of you for sharing so many magical moments with me!   Enjoy this beautiful little video of some of our favorite images from the year.  I look forward to another beautiful year of storytelling in 2016! To every family that asked me […]

Pure inspiration. That’s what the Creative at Heart conference was for me.  I spent 5 days in the quaint and colorful city of Charleston, SC this November.  I’ll share a full post on this later, but it was an incredible experience connecting with, learning from, and sharing my heart with other creative entrepreneurs. One of […]

Make it happen. That was one of the underlying themes of the November Creative and Heart Conference in Charleston, SC.   This was a conference for the creatives, the boss ladies, the hustlers, the small business owners, the entrepreneurs, and the big dreamers.  One of the (many!) things I loved about C@H was the opportunity […]

UPDATE:  Our Rockin’ NDSS Studios project has been featured in an article on The Mighty!  Check it out here. Last week’s photo shoot at the National Down Syndrome Society in NYC was so much fun!  It was a heart-warming, eye-opening, incredibly collaborative experience that left us all with full hearts, happy souls, and tired bodies.  Overall, […]

UPDATE:  Our Rockin’ NDSS Studios project has been featured in an article on The Mighty!  Check it out here. The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is just that little “extra”.   Oh my goodness!  My heart is so full right now!  I am wrapping up 2015 with what has truly become one of the highlights […]

You know what I loved about being a teacher?  The one thing that absolutely fired me up and never got old?  Bulletin boards. I was the first grade teacher that fell in love with bulletin boards long before I ever had my own classroom.  As a child, I loved the stacks of colored construction paper […]