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Another beautiful private community, at Mariners Landing! This was such a beautiful location. One of these family members lived here and wanted to do their extended family session here. They were celebrating the grandparents 50th wedding anniversary! This must be the year to celebrate 50 because I had just had a family session 1 week […]

June 17, 2024

It was so nice to see the Craft family again! I love seeing this family grow. I first met them by an engagement session, which led to their wedding, then a maternity session, now an extended family session! I had met all their family before from their wedding, so we were already familiar with each […]

June 8, 2024

It was a beautiful day for an extended family session at the lake! Just like all my extended family sessions, they were vacationing at Smith Mountain Lake! It is a great place to spend time with family. Smith Mountain Lake seems to be a good center location for most of the families I photograph. They […]

May 27, 2024

It was a cold, early morning at Smith Mountain Lake, but you wouldn’t know it by these pictures! This family was so easy going and fun! It was a joy for me to capture memories for them. There was only a couple days that they were all together at once, so I had an opening […]

December 29, 2023

Smith Mountain Lake is a perfect location for family reunions! Smith Mountain Lake is a great destination spot for family get togethers. I have several families contact me for pictures. Families coming from all different states to meet up at SML! It was fun getting to know the Grove Family. They hadn’t had pictures together […]

September 11, 2023

Smith Mountain Lake is a popular location for family get togethers! I love when families contact me, so they can capture these memories they’re making together at this beautiful lake. This family wanted to take their pictures at this beautiful lake house they rented. It had a pretty steep hill, but we made it work! […]

September 3, 2023

I love capturing all of a family’s major life moments! Iris & Ray initially came to me for their wedding. So, I first met this couple for their engagement session along with Iris’ sweet little boy. I went on to capture their wedding. Now, here we are with their maternity session with their first little […]

June 23, 2023