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09/27/2026

Charleston has been giving us its annual fake fall, and this cozy little afternoon really couldn’t have timed itself better. 🍂
I’ve gotten to photograph this little crew a few times now, but this might be one of my favorite afternoons with them yet. Just home. Games around the table, favorite books, records spinning, dancing in the living room, apple c***r donuts, dogs underfoot, and a whole lot of laughing.
The Thenos are just those people. The kind you meet and immediately want to be friends with. The kind you want to sit around the table with a little longer because you already know you’re going to laugh. And their home feels exactly the same way. It’s warm, lived-in, and completely, unmistakably them.
I could have shared this entire gallery, so narrowing it down was basically impossible. 🤎
Anyway, here’s to being cozy with our favorite people. Happy fake fall, Charleston!

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08/29/2026

Some families just make it really, really easy to love what happens when we’re together 🤍
I adore these five. They’re the kind of crew who show up ready for pretty much anything- climb on Dad, chase each other down the beach, make paper airplanes, stop everything to investigate a crab, get completely soaked…whatever happens, they’re game. 😂
And that’s pretty much the magic of photographing them. Nobody’s worried about making every second picture-perfect. They play with their kids, laugh at the chaos, love on each other, and let the evening unfold however it’s going to.
Add in the fact that they’re a fellow fire family raising three kiddos in the exact same order as mine, and yeah…I have a pretty big soft spot for this crew!
Another amazing beach night with this fam in the books, and somehow each time just keeps getting better 🌊

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08/22/2026

Locals summer is here 🌊☀️

School may be back, but Charleston isn’t done with summer quite yet.

There are still kites to fly, waves to chase, laughs to share, cuddles to sneak in between all the fun, and sandy moments worth staying out a little later for.

I love this time of year. I love the warm weather, golden evenings, endless possibilities of sunshine still ahead. And I love how these three have always had a way of making an ordinary evening feel like the most fun place to be 💛

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08/22/2026

Not a quiet season, a full one.
Little feet racing through the house, hands always reaching, love layered on thick.
Spending time with this family felt like stepping into a home that truly lives.
A beautiful balance of joy and the hum of family life, warm and welcoming in the best way.
The story is in the closeness. In the in-between moments, the movement, the way love shows up and stays.

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04/04/2026

The very beginning always feels a little like this:
Quiet, a little blurry, a little “is this real?”
Your arms are still figuring it out but somehow already know. It’s tiny stretches, warm skin, that brand new baby smell you wish you could bottle forever.
And the way you keep looking at him like you can’t quite believe he’s here. Like everything just shifted, gently and yet all at once.

The world slows down for a minute
and it’s just ‘us’. The first hours of becoming a family of three, the coziest kind of new 💛

All of these newborns have been hitting my heart and somehow my trio just seem so ‘big’. But the sweetest part of these sessions is getting a peek into your new beginning, knowing what I know, knowing all the joy you’re headed for.

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03/07/2026

Golden light, giggling boys, and parents soaking in that sweet spot in life.
Family sessions aren’t really about perfect poses, they’re about the warmth, the chaos, the hugs, and the way everyone fits together in the middle of it all.
Just a little sunshine and a lot of love. ☀️

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03/01/2026

Spring always feels like an exhale.
The light stretches a little longer, the trees begin whispering again, and suddenly motherhood feels less like survival and more like wandering under the oaks.
Home isn’t always four walls.
Sometimes it’s tiny hands in yours on a winding path.
Sometimes it’s a nose-to-nose giggle.
Sometimes it’s letting them run just far enough to feel brave while you stay close enough to be their safe place.
Motherhood in the spring feels like this…
exploring without rushing,
holding and letting go in the same breath,
finding joy in the spaces you walk every day.
Under the moss-draped branches, with laughter echoing down the path: this is home. 🌿

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02/28/2026

Charleston in the spring just shows off a little, doesn’t she?
Azaleas in full bloom, jasmine in the air, Spanish moss glowing in that golden evening light.
And right in the middle of it all?
Motherhood.
Babies on hips. Tiny fingers wrapped around yours. That laugh you know by heart. The way they lean into you like you are home (because you are).

Spring Mini Session details are heading to client inboxes today, and I can’t wait for us to catch all the blooms! 🌿

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02/07/2026

Moments that don’t ask to be posed: Spontaneous dancing, sidewalk kisses, the way kids climb right into their parents’ laps like it’s home (because it is), and that look, that look between parents who know they’ve hit that sweet spot in time.
I’ll forever believe that your real life- the laughter, movement, connection, chaos and all- that’s what tells the most beautiful story 💛

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01/25/2026

Early days are made of soft moments and tiny details;
sleepy breaths, little stretches, and learning each other one moment at a time.

I’ve loved photographing this family over the seasons, and hearing they were growing again had me grinning ear to ear! Being there for the start of this chapter held the very best kind of joy 🤍

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