Category: Family

When your client has the kindest, most patient disposition of any mother you’ve ever met—AND she also looks like a supermodel (#AlessandraAmbrosio, amiright?!) ——even the WINDIEST/(unexpectedly)COLDEST evening of the ENTIRE summer (25mph wind gusts💨) won’t prevent you from the most BREATHTAKING moments imaginable!😍 Thank you, Felicia (& husband Michael), for remaining positive, calm and friendly, despite quite unfavorable weather conditions. I still can’t believe you found me & my work on Instagram😂 #jerseyshorephotographer But I’m so glad you did! In spite of the ruthless, whipping wind & the fiercest crashing waves (I almost got knocked down with my camera!), we still lucked out with the most stunning sunset sky– not to mention the most well-behaved children!😇💕 (09.06.19)

Perhaps my biggest blessing as a photographer, is the opportunity to see life through the eyes of my clients— especially families with kids older than mine. 
When you’re in the thick of changing diapers and diffusing meltdowns, you feel like the chaos of kid-rearing will never end. But session after session, I meet these mamas who would give anything to freeze time, knowing firsthand how fleeting childhood is and how quickly it all goes by. 
Erin is one of those moms— watching her interact with her three boys, you can see how she’s grateful for their growth, but also simultaneously grasping for their smallness, hoping to extend their need for her a minute longer. The way the youngest barely fits in her lap or how the oldest is nearly as tall as her— reminds me my littles won’t always be so little.

Witnessing interactions like these truly gives me perspective and reminds me to savor every moment with my boys. And while yes, i do leave them in order to photograph other children—I depart these sessions with a deeper gratitude for my own kids and remind myself to focus on what’s most important. 
Thank you, Erin, for trusting me to document your love for your family. I’m beyond honored you drove all the way from Maryland to hire me and I thank you for letting me see motherhood through your perspective— I will cherish my own children more after getting to know you & yours♥️ (09.02.19)

Some of you may remember this sweet little face from last year— when Gregory was barely a month old, I photographed him as a newborn! 👶🏼🍼 This family was also one of my very first clients after moving to New Jersey—believe it or not, the mama & I go back TWENTY YEARS— we met in 8th grade and have stayed in touch ever since! 
So I was beyond thrilled when Gabrielle wanted to hire me again to commemorate Gregory turning ONE! We picked the beautiful Willows Park near Villanova, PA, just a few minutes from where my family lives and we lucked out with the most beautiful purple wildflowers sprouting all around the pond! 
We had so much fun together exploring the park, smelling the flowers and playing with the willows as the sun set behind us. 
Thank you, Jones family, for this opportunity to document the love you have for each other once again—I’m so grateful💕 (08.13.19)