This.  This is what it looks like when you let them play...run and play.  This session just captured my heart so much.  They laughed and smiled and ran and collected dandelions.  They adore one another....can't you tell?

Chagrin Falls Family Photographer

We could not have asked for a more gorgeous Fall day!  But it isn't the weather that makes the session...it's the way this family is connected.  They laughed hard, and played together...that's what I love to capture with families...their connection.  What makes a family session a success?  It's not the perfectly planned outfits (although these are top notch!) or the everyone looking, smiling pic...it's being yourselves with all the tickles, smiles and exploring together. 

Chagrin Falls Family Photographer

You can see it when they are together....a connect and a sense of fun and adventure. I don’t often get the chance to photograph families with children in the middle school years...with busy schedules and growing kiddos...their lives are busy. But look at this photos....this is why it is so incredibly important. You want them to remember what it was like at this crazy busy time in your lives...remember what it’s like to play together, run around a park, play on a baseball field as a family...not just two parents watching their girls play from the stands. You’ll blink and they will be High School Seniors. Take just an hour...and afternoon and capture this time in your lives as a family.

The girls have changed so much in the last few years and I am honored beyond belief to spend another session with them. I enjoy telling thief story with a blend of play and posed portraits so that they look back not only knowing how they looked but how it felt to be together as a family...as sisters. E family...you have such a special place in my heart ❤️.

Chagrin Falls Family Photographer 

As you scroll through this session, you'll see what I saw the morning of their shoot.  They play together, laugh together...adventure together.  This is a family that loves hard and plays hard...and there is nothing better than that.  I adore this session!  Thanks for choosing me to document your connection, love and laughter.  

Chagrin Falls, Ohio Family Photographer

My beautiful wedding clients have added a beautiful baby girl to their lives and I could not be happier for them. Beautiful people inside and out and two loving parents now. You can see the love in thieir smiles and glances. Parenthood isn’t always easy but documenting that joy and love is exactly the best part of my job. Congratulations on this incredible jouney you have embarked upon.

He’s right on the cusp of his senior year...so many amazing adventures to look forward to.  This is your time.  Enjoy it all.  

This is love right here. Pure and simple. They parent with patience and grace. And this little guy hit the jackpot when it comes to parents.  Lucky me...I've seen their journey through parenthood, from their little girls first session as a tiny baby, to their yearly family photos, and now...as a family of 4.  I am ever-so-grateful to be the one to photograph them through the years.  Thank you guys.  It is always an honor.  

Chagrin Falls Newborn Photographer

These beautiful people, in this beautiful place. They are so full of life and love for each other it shows in every photo I take of them.  I mean, when dad will skip over a bridge with his girls, you know he's a good one.  And when mommy laughs with you and pulls you close...that's the good stuff.  They are so near and dear to my heart and I am so grateful to have photographed them again this Fall season.  

Chagrin Falls Family Photographer

I met her when she was just a little girl...how can it be possible that she is a senior?  She has grown into this gorgeous, confident girl on the cusp of the beginning of everything.  She has a creative soul which seems to be leading her down a path to photography...I mean how awesome is that!  

I really love this industrial/city session!  It was the perfect backdrop and such a great location that matched her personality perfectly.  Thank you for choosing me to capture this time in your life :)  Enjoy the last couple months of your senior year...it goes so quickly! 

Chagrin Falls Senior Photographer