Wide angle view of tween boys bedroom design with rug

Well, we’ve officially been in this house for 1 year now! I’ve been slowly finishing up small details in Easton’s room and when both of our kids left for Grandma’s house this summer, I knew it was my opportunity to photograph it. (A clean boys bedroom is rare, friends!) Easton got the bigger of the […]

Extended family posing together on the beach.

I was lucky enough to meet these fun families for an extended family beach session on Emerald Isle here in North Carolina. One family flew in from California and another from Oregon! The brother that owns the beach house lives just a few hours away and hosts this meet-up every year so they can all […]

Mussel shell wreath with red white and blue ribbon hung on front door

Years ago, I pinned a mussel shell wreath I saw from Martha Stewart but could not for the life of me find a tutorial on how to make one. So finally, this year, I decided to make my own! I ordered 75 mussel shells from Coastal Glamour on Etsy. The shells showed up just days […]

A family climbing on the rocks together holding hands.

I thought the title of this session was fitting after someone commented on their Facebook photos of this session, asking if they were shipwrecked. I got a good laugh out of that! This family is a lover of all things outdoors and can be found running around shirtless most days with muddy feet. I kept […]

US Marine retirement ceremony in Jacksonville North Carolina

This week, I had the honor of photographing a US Marines retirement ceremony here in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Gunnery Sergeant Billingsley has served 20 years in the Marine Corps and was surrounded by his wonderful family, friends, and fellow Marines. His wife Nancy was just the sweetest and I’ll admit that I teared up a […]

Finished kids wooden playhouse makeover

This post has been a long time coming! We bought the kids a used cedar playhouse back in 2018 when we were stationed in San Diego. It definitely got used, but after wear and tear and the sun beating down on it for 2 years, it had seen better days. Logan and I had toyed […]

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