There’s something incredibly special about photographing a family year after year — watching them grow, change, and settle into life together. This first birthday family photo session in Connecticut was especially meaningful because I’ve had the honor of photographing this family since their newborn days. This milestone session celebrated their little boy turning one —…

The first birthday is such a major milestone, not just for baby, but for the parents too! If you are celebrating your first baby’s first birthday you are also celebrating the first year of being a parent, and let’s be real…it was a year! And a first birthday cake smash photo session is a great way…

This little guy turned one just around the time everything was shutting down so after waiting a few months this sweet family of three was finally able to capture their son’s playful energy, smiles and love. Here are a few of my favorites from this fun family photo session. Katie Pugliese is a natural light…

The big milestone: Turning one! This sweet little face recently turned one and to document the occasion her mama (aka one of my best friends) wanted a simple at home first birthday session to capture her sweet, curious, and happy personality. It didn’t take much since playing with her toys, reading books, and exploring her…

Your baby’s first birthday is a huge milestone, both for the birthday boy/girl and you. Raising children is hard work and all babies have to endure the “trail and error” phase of parenthood. So give yourself a pat on the back and take joy in celebrating how wonderful that last year has been. The first…

To the Mom who has a one year old or a soon-to-be one year old: You made it. It wasn’t easy. In fact at times it was down right exhausting running on a few hours of fragmented sleep a night. That first year with your baby was hard. It was frustrating trying to figure out…

Six photo sessions with this family in the books now. We’ve been together for two maternity sessions, two newborn sessions and two first birthday sessions and I’ve loved every one of them. But this last session I was a little worried about the timing of it all. I booked it ahead of time knowing I’d…

First birthday photo sessions are always one of my favorite sessions to do, especially if I took their newborn photos too. From tiny little babies to energetic, walking, talking, and full of life small humans is really a fun transformation. My session with this sweet face, Miss Riley, is extra special because her mama is…