Penn's Landing Engagement: Janelle & Shaun

On December 15th, a cold and icy morning, I met Janelle and Shaun at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia. One year ago, Janelle and Shaun came to Penn's Landing to go ice skating and just have fun… or so Janelle thought. While strolling along the water, Shaun proposed to Janelle, and the rest is history! I love that we were able to go there for their engagement session, and clearly, spending the day at Penn's Landing will become a tradition they do every December 15th!

Five tips for amazing Christmas photographs

Let's face it, the holiday season is hands down, the best ever! So we've gotta capture it! Read below for five tips for amazing Christmas photographs.

1- Choose a versatile location.. This season I chose to hold holiday mini sessions at Smithville Mansion. There are so many different textures and backgrounds, I could shoot there all day!

2. BYOF (bring your own flair) We came prepared with tinsel, ornaments, and Christmas lights.

3. Get sweet. It's cold outside! If you have a cutie in need of some bribing- a candy cane always helps ;)

4. Santa hats. It's okay to get silly for a couple of shots in a santa hat!

5. Sneak in a couple of non-holiday pictures. So the shots you took in your Santa hats probably won't make the cut for a canvas on the wall. Make sure you get a couple of shots sans decorations.

Penns Landing: Fall Family Session

We were so happy to greet Meghan, Dave, and baby Sophie on Black Friday for a long weekend. The Z family is one of our closest friends, but they live too far away... in Massachusetts. Our relationship has been a long-distance one from the beginning, when I first met Dave and Meghan in Aruba (my husband's family vacationed with their family throughout their childhood). Dave and Meghan might look familiar from their maternity session shot in Aruba, or baby Sophie's newborn pics seen here or even Sophie's baptism. We went to Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, and Smithville Mansion the next morning. This is just a portion of the blast we had that weekend. Miss you already Z family!!!!

Philadelphia Art Museum Wedding: Brittany & Brett

Brittany and Brett got married in June in beautiful Jamaica. We decided to get together when they got home for a just married shoot on their own turf. The weather that day was above 100 degrees and there was a thunderstorm rolling in.  We loaded up in the car with the A/C blasting, lots of bottled water, and crossed fingers to make the best of it at the Art Museum in Philadelphia (one of my absolute favorite places to shoot). I will just say Brittany and Brett are way more brave than I am! There was thunder and lightning and I kept saying "Are you sure you guys want to keep going? We can go back to the car!" and Brittany, so radiant and adventurous, was assuring me that everything was okay. I'm pretty sure she thinks I'm a huge baby now... I don't care! We got some amazing images! Love you Brittany, Brett, and Holden (cutest family every!)! P.S. The gorgeous flowers are from Savannah's Garden. Absolutely perfect!