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valentine’s day portraits 2014 | baltimore child photographer
Valentine’s Angels by Heartlove Photography
Limited Edition Sessions will be held on Saturday and Sunday January 25-26, 2014
A classic portrait on airy, light colors with feathered wings.
Includes your session and choice of 5 digital files with 10-15 total images to choose from.
Angel wings, halo, diaper covers and plain white dresses for girls and boys ages 3 months – 5 years will be provided. (Suggested that boys wear jeans or corderoys).
Sessions are limited – book today!
tillie | baltimore newborn photography
Tillie is one loved little sister. It was so much fun to see how she fit in a plaster cast of her mom’s pregnant belly and it made for gorgeous photos! Click here to see Tillie’s full maternity session and birth story.
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a look back… | baltimore newborn photography
What a year!!!
It is an honor to meet some of the newest people in the world and share in their family’s joy. It’s hard to find the words, but when I look back every year, I am so proud to see growth both in my artwork and business. In 2013, Zack and I watched our baby become a toddler and our toddler become a child – there’s nothing more bittersweet than enjoying watching your child grow and still missing the time that has passed.
In perfect timing, we were blessed beyond measure to have the new opportunity of Zack going back to school and being a stay-at-home-dad while I “work” full-time. I can hardly call what I do work – I don’t work a day in my life! This year we moved into our first home and built a studio space on our property. This gift – being a photographer – allowed us to spend the summer visiting friends and family from coast to coast. In the fall, we welcomed our first niece – Harper Lynn. Winter settled in and we spent our first Christmas in our own home followed by visiting family out of town and having dear friends visit us for a New Year’s celebration.
To everyone who has made this journey possible – those who commissioned me to take your family’s portraits, those who babysat my children, those who attended grand opening events or sponsored giveaways, those who volunteered along side of me, those who encouraged me with a blog comment or took the time to send a hand-written ‘thank you’ – thank you will never be enough!
Cheers to a joyous and peaceful 2014!
Behind the Scenes of a Newborn Session | Baltimore Newborn Photographer
I short look behind the scenes…
toys for tots | baltimore photographer
When my husband, a Marine Corps veteran, said he wanted to do a Toy Drive this year, I don’t think either of us anticipated the love and generosity that poured out from the community.
This next images includes the toys collected at our Stories with Santa Event. You can see the results of that day of fun by clicking here.
We left a Toys for Tots collection box at our little church, too. Magothy United Methodist is where I was christened and where Zack and I were married. It is the oldest and one of the smallest churches in Anne Arundel County. For having a small congregation, they came out in a big way – doubling our total!
When all was said and done, we counted more than 500 toys! Five HUNDRED! What a joy it has been to join people in our community to help those who are needing it locally. The toys will be dropped off tomorrow at the Toys for Tots warehouse in time to be distributed by Christmas. Thank you! A million times, thank you to everyone who helped make this toy drive such a success. The bar has been set for next year to collect even more!
*Also, thank you to those who SHOPPED locally too! We were happy to see so many supporting small local businesses like Soft and Cozy Baby and Amuse!
maryland home birth photographer | tillie’s birth
baltimore newborn photographer | will
And one “Before & After” of mama & baby….
baltimore newborn photographer | alanna
I think I could have spent all day with sweet Alanna and her awesome big brothers. You can see her family’s maternity session here. 
baltimore maternity photographer | the brody’s
baltimore child photographer | madeline is 2
I’m always a few months late with my own kids… but my spunky, silly, sweet Mad-a-wine (as De-why-wa calls her) is 2.
How do I put Madeline into words?
She has always and still does love her big sister more than anything. Where you find D, M is sure to follow.
Never having taken a pacifier (or sucked on her fingers like D), madeline adopted a yellow “bankie” this summer. I love that she wants to take it everywhere. That, and her Monkey.
Madeline still loves “mama nilk” but chocolate almond milk is a close second.
I can still pose her like a newborn when she falls asleep.
She loves to sing, especially Twinkle, Twinkle and the Irish blessing – May the Road Rise To Meet You.
Holding her hand makes anything better – if she’s sad or scared she’ll look for Delilah’s or my hand.
Madeline is a carnivore – she will pick out and only eat the meat off any dish.
Our favorite quotes are when she said “Wook at me!” and “Weave me a-woan”
Her’s a glimpse of her shenanigans…
