wharton family | washington d.c.

Sunday morning welcomed the East Coast with gorgeous winter light + frosty grass. I headed out with Tabitha to the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington D.C. to meet her good friends, Jennifer, Adam, + their adorable little girl, Bebe, which holds a special place in their hearts. They visit nearly every Sunday to run, walk the dogs, and let Bebe explore the grounds. That day, it was stunning covered in the morning frost, which made for such a lovely location for a Christmas session. 

Jennifer + Adam were so sweet and welcoming! They are high school sweethearts who met Tabitha when Jennifer was at UNC Asheville + Adam was at UNC (Go Heels!). When they found out they were having Bebe, Tabitha made a beautiful piece of art for her nursery. I feel like I've known Jennifer + Adam for years, even though I just met them this past Sunday! They warmly welcomed us to their cozy home after their session, where Bebe + I got to play some more!

Thank you, Jennifer, Adam + Bebe for letting me capture your sweet portraits! Merry Christmas!

family portraits at the eno!

When Camille's fiancé, a fellow co-worker and best SRO ever (I'm afraid what he'd do to me if I didn't throw that in there, haha!), contacted me about photos, I was happily surprised to find out that they were in the midst of blending two families full of kids together! They decided they wanted to do separate portrait sessions before one big family portrait session, so on a beautiful and sunny day at the end of June, I met Camille and her four kids, twins, Charles & Chandler, Celsey, and Peyton at the West Point at the Eno park in north Durham. These kids are awesome! Celsey & Peyton were so smiley and bright, telling me about what they love at school and about their sports, gymnastics and baseball, respectively. Celsey even stole my heart with her glittery mustache earrings! Charles & Chandler are die-hard baseball players, traveling all over the state to play a good game of one of America's favorite past times. These two, while similar, had two completely different favorite ball fields where they've played before: Charles loved playing in Charlotte while Chandler's was Wilson. And of course, like any great travel ball players, they've played at good ol' ECAP down the street from my old stomping grounds in Goldsboro! Camille + family -- y'all are such a fun bunch! You made a steamy N.C. summer afternoon into a great portrait session! Good luck with baseball, gymnastics and planning your big, new family!