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A Rainy Day Gig Harbor Family Session
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A Rainy Day Gig Harbor Family Session

You know when you meet people and can instantly tell that they’re genuine? That’s exactly how I felt when meeting Ali and her family! From the moment I stepped into her and her husband Brad’s home for their session, the whole family was so kind and welcoming.

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Fort Steilacoom Family Session
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Fort Steilacoom Family Session

For the past 3 years, I’ve hosted a portrait session giveaway to celebrate another year in business! The winner is always randomly selected, so I feel especially lucky that the winners have been such fun clients to work with!

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Family Session at Wilkinson Farm Park
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Family Session at Wilkinson Farm Park

If there’s one word I could use to describe this family, it’s joyful! When you look through their images below, I think you’ll agree. As soon as I met up with Heide, her husband Andrew and their four kids at Wilkinson Farm Park…

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Seattle Family & Maternity Session
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Seattle Family & Maternity Session

It was orientation week at Seattle Pacific University and I was excited, exhausted and slightly overwhelmed. Cue answering “where are you from?”, “what are you studying?” “which dorm are you in?,” etc. at least 100 times…

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Downtown Gig Harbor Family Session
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Downtown Gig Harbor Family Session

I’ve known Laura and her family for several years now, and when she mentioned wanting to use my services for family portraits, I was so excited! It was just a matter of finding a time when the whole family would be together. It had been years since they had professional pictures taken as a family…

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Sunrise Beach Park Family Session
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Sunrise Beach Park Family Session

This family session was so special to me! Emily and I have been friends for years, and it’s been fun to see her two adorable boys grow. We went to Sunrise Beach Park in Gig Harbor for the session. Rather than heading down to the beach, we spent our time in the grassy park area. I loved the outfits that Emily chose for her and the boys!

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Wilkinson Farm Park Family Session
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Wilkinson Farm Park Family Session

I was so excited for this family session! Vicky had first reached out to me back in November about a family portrait session since her and her husband Dennis were going to be in town visiting their kids. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out schedule-wise, so we planned to reschedule sometime in the future.

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