Golden Hour Portraits

08/13/2026

My son found a beautiful black staining polypore at the park yesterday. One of my favorite parts of motherhood is teaching my children about nature and watching them explore.

08/10/2026

🎄 CHRISTMAS MINIS ARE HERE! 🎄

I’m so excited to be returning to Fleurish Greenhouse for Holiday Mini Sessions this year. ✨

Fleurish’s 2026 Christmas installation is a Scandinavian-inspired winter wonderland with oversized evergreen wreaths, sculptural paper stars, soft blue ornaments, fresh greenery, cozy spaces and even whimsical polar bears. 🐻‍❄️

Festive, but still timeless enough that these photos don’t have to disappear from your walls when Christmas is over.

And if your kids aren’t the sit-still-and-smile type? Perfect. 🤍 We’ll move, play, cuddle and explore the greenhouse together, while still getting that everyone-looking-at-the-camera photo for the grandparents.

🎄 Sunday, November 1 | 1–3 PM
🎄 Sunday, December 6 | 8:30–10:30 AM

$395
✨ 25-minute session
✨ 8 edited digital images
✨ Option to purchase your full gallery
✨ Images delivered within one week

There are only a handful of sessions available on each date.

Booking is officially OPEN!

🔗 Link in bio to reserve your Fleurish Christmas Mini Session.

08/07/2026

Golden hour at Doughton Park has a way of slowing everything down.

No rushing. No perfect poses. Just room to wander, climb rocks, smell wildflowers, and let kids be exactly who they are.

These are the photos that feel more like memories than a photoshoot. The wind in their hair, tiny hands reaching for mom and dad, the laughter that happens between the “say cheese” moments.

Years from now, they won’t remember what they wore. They’ll remember how it felt to explore together.

And that’s the part I hope they never forget. 🌿💛

05/18/2026

05/11/2026

I hope all the mamas had a great Mother’s Day yesterday. On Saturday, I did something risky and let my 9 year old assist me on a surprise proposal shoot.

As mothers, sometimes we must give our children opportunities to surprise us, to rise to the occasion to prove what they are capable of.

My son, Ben, has had the spirit of an entrepreneur since he was a tiny boy. He’s always coming up with business ideas and asking for ways he can make money. He saves it up and rarely spends it on silly things.

I took a big chance on him and invited him to come help me with a high stakes shoot, a surprise marriage proposal, on a mountain top at sunset. He helped me carry things, took behind the scenes photos and videos till my phone died, then I let him grab some shots with my extra camera. He was a total natural.

My client even gave him a nice tip at the end of it. I knew he could do it, though I wasn’t prepared for how he would exceed my expectations. I love watching my kids grow and change, and discover things that light them up inside.

The pride in my son’s face at the end of the sunset proposal was priceless. This isn’t something I do often, as my business and relationship with my clients is really important to me. I just knew it was the right time and place for Ben to step up, and my clients will get some extra fun bonus shots. The groom was a photo assistant at one time, and he was so kind to ask Ben to take certain photos and treated him like he was a true professional.

A nature photographer was also hanging out at this spot for sunset, and she offered to take a photo and me and Ben to commemorate his first assisting gig. It was one of the highlights of my Mother's Day weekend at Grayson Highlands State Park.

05/03/2026

Yesterday I went to scout a ceremony spot for an upcoming elopement and was lucky to find some stinging nettles. This morning I made stinging nettle waffles, crispy sautéed nettles and nettle smoothie. My kids ate all of it!

04/09/2026

This pup crossed the rainbow bridge a few years ago, and this moment feels all the more special to have documented. Brie loved to sit cross-legged, and my daughter decided to follow her lead. 🖤🤍

04/07/2026

Not every session needs a perfect backdrop… sometimes you just need a wild old tree, a little climbing, and your people close by 🌿

This is what I love about sessions along the Parkway near Asheville—nothing forced, nothing fussy. Just families settling into each other, kids finding their favorite branch, parents laughing because this is exactly how their crew feels right now.

If you’re visiting Asheville or staying along the Blue Ridge Parkway, let’s make space for this version of your family—the real one. The one that climbs, leans in, and fits together in all the best ways.

✨ Easy, laid-back family sessions for vacationing families who want more than “everyone look at the camera”

04/07/2026

There’s something about summer on the Blue Ridge Parkway… the way the light lingers, the air feels softer, and kids forget about everything except exploring 🌿

This crew didn’t “pose” their way through a session. They wandered, chased each other down the path, and ended up exactly where they were meant to be—together. Three littles playing in a big open field, parents soaking it all in, and that quiet kind of joy you don’t have to force.

If you’re visiting Boone or Blowing Rock this summer, this is your sign to press pause for an hour and actually be in it with your people. I’ll take care of the rest—no pressure, no stiff posing, just space to play, connect, and remember what it felt like.

✨ Blue Ridge Parkway family sessions for vacationing families who want something real