Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a winter family photo session in the snow? Amazing. I promise. (Granted you and yours must okay with being out in the snow for about 30 minutes to an hour.) Even though I live in Portland, where it rarely snows, I’ve had the great […]
Do you ever wonder if you could be doing a better job incorporating interior design principles into your home? Now that I am a homeowner, I think about this all the time. I also think about this when I design gallery walls for clients. I love bringing the maternity, newborn, and family photos I’ve taken […]
FitMama PDX What would it be like to have more medical practitioners focusing on more care for Mothers postpartum? Is there a better way to support new parents in those weeks/months after their new baby enters the world? Given the things I’ve heard Mamas say – it seems like we could do better. And I […]
This was the year that brought this decade full circle for me. Finally, I did it! I finally made photography my full-time job. I’m pretty sure my 24 year-old self is spinning her head right now somewhere. You see when I was 24 it was 2009 and I was graduating from Northern Arizona University with […]
The Tummy Team Introduction Have you ever had a personal experience affect you so much that it transforms your career and life goals and put you on a whole new path? Gillian Sukachevin did. After the birth of her first child she discovered a passion for working in women’s health with The Tummy Team. What […]
PDX Waitlist Introduction Are you overwhelmed by the idea of finding quality child care for your little one(s)? Do you feel confused about where to even start in your search? Are you asking yourself questions like: Is it going to work out? Am I on enough lists? Is this place good? What do other […]
Tiny Talkers Did you study a foreign language in elementary and/or middle school? Most of us probably at least studied a foreign language in high school, right? As for me, in eighth grade, my school started teaching us sign language as our foreign language. I found it to be incredibly interesting and our whole class […]
Woman Warrior – Dr. Danielle McCary Laurelhurst Chiropractic Last April, I had the great fortune to be a part of an amazing free event for expecting and growing families called, The Parent Trip (spoiler alert: there’s going to be another, not just one but TWO events this October!). Thanks to this amazing event I connected […]
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 […]