July 28, 2024 was the day our lives changed forever – for the better. It was the day we met our baby girl and instantly fell in love. I wrote this a month after she arrived, but I’m posting it right as she’s about to turn four months old. Even still, I can’t believe Abigail Claire […]

Last weekend I got to enjoy time with family celebrating our baby girl coming in July. It was a really wonderful break! And my mom planned the most beautiful baby shower for me and my baby. Because her nursery is themed with teddy bears and honeybees, my mom themed the shower the same way. My […]

Grief is a really odd experience to have. One day you’re powering through a list of to-dos like you’re on autopilot. The next, you’re numb. Grey. Lifeless. Sense of humor? What’s that? After losing our baby (you can read his story here), I’ve gone through a rollercoaster of emotions and personality tweaks with my grief. […]

I so badly wanted this to be the most exciting blog post I’d write. Many of you have been unaware of the journey my husband and I have been on the last few months. We were supposed to share the news with you around this time, but instead, we’re sharing our journey of heartbreak, grief, […]

Wedding planning is more than just rentals and florals. There is a whole checklist of stuff you “have to do” before the big day. Marriage license, finding your first apartment together, talking about how to handle first holidays, etc. It’s a lot. Much of it can and should be discussed in pre-marital counseling, but I […]

As a DC wedding photographer, blogging anything other than weddings and sessions can feel off key. But as of last week, I am officially caught up blogging all my 2022 weddings and engagement sessions! So now I get the chance to catch my breath and tell more personal stories while wedding season 2023 ramps up. […]

September feels like a lifetime ago. I’m ashamed to say it has taken me this long to share some of the details of our wedding day with you! Life definitely gets busy when you become a Mrs., that’s for sure! But the holidays are coming up. I am furiously trying to design parent albums for […]

That’s right, I’m breaking up your feed of pretty wedding photos with a sweet garden maternity session. Now before you ask, “Emily, you do maternity portraits too?” You might not know that I got my start in photography by pretty much shooting it all: cake smashes, maternity, solo portraits, family photos. I moved into specializing […]

Hi friends, I am writing a more personal note to you all this week because I just wanted to share some encouragement as well as explain a little bit about my heart behind my work. In May, Kevin and I met with our wedding photographers Katelyn and Michael (Katelyn James Photography) for our engagement session! […]