Portland MotherhooD Advice & Real Sessions
Doula Olivia ‘Helping you do you, in childbirth.’ That’s her motto and she’s sticking to it. Honestly, it always makes me smile when I hear it. Around the time I began my photography business I heard Olivia, whom I’d met a few years before, was being certified as a labor doula. I emailed her immediately. […]
Do you want to know what’s sweeter than seeing a little girl interact with her Mama’s baby bump? It’s definitely seeing her swoon over her new baby brother! Bump to Baby About 20 days after their dreamy Wildflower Maternity Session, I got to meet the newest addition to the Purington family for his newborn session […]
Blue Camas Lilies speckled the wide open space, a wooden plank path ran through the middle, and trees surrounded the us on all sides. When I got through the initial wooded area and discovered the first open meadows at the Camassia Natural Area and viewed this amazing site; I just knew that this was going […]
I met Ruth about a year ago, thanks to an introduction from a mutual friend. When she first reached out to me after checking out my website, she exclaimed – “Harry Potter? Craft beer? Wisconsin? All things fantasy? Yes, yes, yes, yes, lol!!!” Right then, I knew we’d get along fabulously! And let me just […]
I first met Corinne at a networking event earlier this year and I was immediately drawn to her energy. After our quick ten minute exchange I knew I needed to connect with her beyond that ‘speed networking’ space. We met for tea a few weeks later and within moments of speaking with her I felt […]
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY!!!! You know what I didn’t expect when I started my portrait photography journey two years ago? I didn’t anticipate meeting tons of amazing women working with and serving young families in so many incredible ways. Don’t get me wrong. I definitely knew there were fantastic women doing marvelous things out in the […]
Their love was palpable. From the moment they sat down to enjoy their coffee and discuss their wedding with me, I could feel it. The way she gazed up at him. The way he smiled back at her. The cute giggles between the two of them. I asked to hear how they met and they […]
A few weeks prior to our session, Brandi sent me a picture of the dress she bought for her sunrise maternity session and my heart basically melted. She expressed to me that she wanted an ‘Earth Mama Floral Vibe’ and I overjoyed in hearing that! When she said she wanted to wear a floral crown, […]
Happy Mother’s Day! When was it that you knew you wanted to be a mother? Was it when you were little? Was it once you hit your thirties and started seeing everyone else with babies? Was it something that you and your partner decided on together? I’m not a mother yet. But I know someday […]
Early ’18 2018 was a big year for this newborn and family photographer. So, before 2019 begins, I want to reflect, with you, on all of the amazing things that happened this year. As 2017 was concluding, everything was much different. I had just filed for my business license, and my very first paying client […]
