Portland MotherhooD Advice & Real Sessions
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 […]
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, […]
