Kendra Ashton Photography

Kendra Ashton Photography passionately finding every detail of your story that will remind you that there truly is always joy in the midst of chaos. For Every Season of Your Life.

that no matter what season you are in - it is good. serving Nashville, TN + always willing to travel to tell your story. the in between moments. the passion. the giggles. the way he holds you. the triumph. the victories. the story. your family. your moments. your hardships. your biggest days. your smallest moments. your joy. your chaos. your messy. the life you've created. just how beautifully chaotic as it can get. that is what i am here for. this season. this goodness. this memory.

a bit of reflecting happening over here ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿปโฃโฃwhat did life feel like before the noise of endless scrolling?โฃwhere did i f...
09/25/2025

a bit of reflecting happening over here ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿปโฃ
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what did life feel like before the noise of endless scrolling?โฃ
where did i find inspiration before i was flooded with content from every direction?โฃ
how was i willing to risk before the thought of โ€œwhat will they think?โ€ ever crept in?โฃ
what simple practices from the beginning have i let slip away?โฃ
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growth is good.โฃ
free tools (like social media) can be good.โฃ
but iโ€™m more and more convinced thereโ€™s a sacred power in the ๐™—๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ that weโ€™ve rushed past or forgotten just so we can make it to the goal.โฃ
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the sacredness of process. โฃ
letting God guide us to where He wants us. โฃ
letting there be time in between desire & receiving the fullness of something. โฃ
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so hereโ€™s your gentle nudge: pause for a moment today and think about your own process and the beginning and where you startedโ€ฆโฃ
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maybe it was the start of your marriage.โฃ
the first brave days of your business.โฃ
that fresh excitement in a new job.โฃ
the joy of a hobby.โฃ
the spark of a new goal.โฃ
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what have you forgotten?โฃ
what could you bring back?โฃ
or maybe, where do you need to simply slow down and allow Him to be in the process?โฃ
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anyway โ€” just realizing that thereโ€™s so many places that He invites me that arenโ€™t full of noise โ€” theyโ€™re full of Him. โฃ
to slow down & just be in it with Him. โฃ
that my faith allowed the fears to be small โ€” thatโ€™s where i want to be. โฃ
with Him โ€” right in the middle ๐ŸคŽt

๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน iโ€™ve spent the last 14 falls documenting your stories & families! and it always blows me away. thank you, Lord for t...
09/19/2025

๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน iโ€™ve spent the last 14 falls documenting your stories & families! and it always blows me away.
thank you, Lord for this gift!

FALLLLLL IS HERE & SESSIONS ARE OPEN!

i have mini sessions & full sessions ๐Ÿ‚

just comment or DM me โ€œFALLโ€ & iโ€™ll send you all the dates i have!!!

hereโ€™s to documenting your story in whatever season you are in!!!
remember: your family is the goodness & the gift โ€” not the season of life or how โ€œgoodโ€ or โ€œbadโ€ it is!

hereโ€™s to the 14th year i get this honor ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿปs

got the absolute *joy* and *honor* of documenting laurynโ€™s senior year yesterday in downtown franklin. we literally had ...
09/08/2025

got the absolute *joy* and *honor* of documenting laurynโ€™s senior year yesterday in downtown franklin.

we literally had soooo much fun, got lots of steps in and giggles and celebrated each outfit, location, etc.

the other part i loved: her momma just supporting her. hyping her up. helping her with carrying outfits. they took the scenic route into franklin and just made it a special day. ๐Ÿฅน

what a memory to always have ๐ŸคŽ

ahhhh, in home sessions - always a favorite for me ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿปโฃโฃ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ. โฃthe cuddles on the couch. โฃthe toy yo...
09/05/2025

ahhhh, in home sessions - always a favorite for me ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿปโฃ
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๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ. โฃ
the cuddles on the couch. โฃ
the toy your toddler insists must be in every photo. โฃ
the way your dog always sneaks into the frame. โฃ
these are the memories you want to stack - the ones youโ€™ll miss one day ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿปโฃ
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๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†.โฃ
every corner has a story. โฃ
the growth chart on the wall.โฃ
the coffee ring on the table. โฃ
the nursery that turned into a big kidโ€™s room. โฃ
these photos become a time capsule...of their childhood and your motherhood.โฃ
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๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ. โฃ
not pinterestโ€™s version. โฃ
not instagram perfect. โฃ
just your, as you are, with your babies and the people you love most. โฃ
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and a reminder - ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ โ€œ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ.โ€ โฃ
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remember - we are documenting YOUR LIFE. โฃ
and you don't want every image they have to look back on of their childhood to be this curated version of it - you want the real life. and that's good. and okay. and beyond deserving to be documented. โฃ
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if you want to remember the place they call home โ€” i am always down to tell your stories there!

what do you say โ€” time for a new profile picture and some facts about me?! โฃโฃ* i am obsessed with my planner BUTTTT ๐˜ช ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ...
09/01/2025

what do you say โ€” time for a new profile picture and some facts about me?! โฃ
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* i am obsessed with my planner BUTTTT ๐˜ช ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜บ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰ (maybe even C haha) girlie who recognized the power of discipline to steward my days for His glory. โฃ
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* every car i have owned has had a sunroof because i am ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜บ and love to see it any chance i get. โฃ
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* one of my ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ด was at Sonic โ€” tried to skate and royally failed. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผโฃ
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* my corporate america career was in managing ๐˜Š๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜Œ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ Tractor Supply Company ๐Ÿฅน *not to be mistaken with customer service โ€” instead i studied our customerโ€™s behavior based on their experiences with our brand and store!โฃ
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* when i was little, ๐˜ช ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ because that meant i could make calendars, budgets, fake money, open a โ€œstoreโ€, dream of owning my own business. i didnโ€™t know it then โ€” but doing this has always been in my bones! (also i had 5 sisters. the alone time was nice!)โฃ
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* iโ€™ll never say no to a ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ. i go by myself, i go with my nieces and nephews, anyone who will go โ€” theyโ€™re my favorite! (but i donโ€™t like watching movies ๐Ÿซฃ)โฃ
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* i absolutely ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜บ. i love knowing i can wear *anything* i want. anything i love? itโ€™s available. however iโ€™m feeling that day? thatโ€™s fine, i have an outfit for it.โฃ
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* all year so far ive been ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜—๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน โ€” and itโ€™s been the best thing! reading books, commentary, listening to sermons, and podcasts โ€” and wow. itโ€™s changed my life๐Ÿฅนโฃ
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* i have to have my food or drinks an ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ. like if itโ€™s meant to be cold โ€” i want it like ice. and if itโ€™s meant to be hot โ€” i want it straight out of the oven. all my years living as a missionary overseas probably did that! ๐Ÿซฃโฃ
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thank you for staying in this space and connecting with me! it means more than you know!!!! ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿปโฃ
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i truly wouldnโ€™t choose any other job.โฃ
what a ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ต.โฃ
what a ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ.โฃ
what an ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ.โฃ
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anything stick out to you about these facts?? do we connect on anything? or polar opposites?

maybe you can relate? โฃโฃiโ€™m sitting here planning what i want to share with you all โ€” and just realizingโ€ฆโฃโฃHe really hol...
08/25/2025

maybe you can relate? โฃ
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iโ€™m sitting here planning what i want to share with you all โ€” and just realizingโ€ฆโฃ
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He really holds true to His promises!!! โฃ
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thereโ€™s nothing that could convince me that this job of mine isnโ€™t just a gift He lavishes on me. โฃ
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i canโ€™t believe i get to be a part of your most sacred days!!! โฃ
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like i get to document your wedding? โฃ
and when youโ€™re expecting your babies? โฃ
and in the birth room?! โฃ
then their tiny details as they snuggle into life earth side?! โฃ
andddd as your family grows and so do those babies?! โฃ
each year??? โฃ
but even when theyโ€™re all grown adding adults & grandkids?! โฃ
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wonโ€™t. get. over. it. ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿ˜ญโฃ
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*also side note - is this not the most beautiful wedding?! ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ˜

parents - if i could tell you *one* thing about your session - it would be this: โฃโฃlet them be little. โฃlet them need yo...
08/21/2025

parents - if i could tell you *one* thing about your session - it would be this: โฃ
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let them be little. โฃ
let them need you. โฃ
let them wreck the โ€œplansโ€. โฃ
let them lead the night. โฃ
let them be in the moment. โฃ
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๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ. โฃ
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because it is. โฃ
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itโ€™s so beautiful to see you finding crickets with your babies. โฃ
the joy. โฃ
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itโ€™s so beautiful how they call a time out and need you to just cuddle them. โฃ
the safety they find in you. โฃ
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itโ€™s so beautiful that they lead each other around in circles over and over instead of staying still. โฃ
the childlike vision. โฃ
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itโ€™s so beautiful that theyโ€™re spending time with you. โฃ
the connection. โฃ
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your life, just as it is - today - itโ€™s so beautiful. โฃ
let it be wild. โฃ
let it be different. โฃ
let it be you. โฃ
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when theyโ€™re smiling. โฃ
and when theyโ€™re running around. โฃ
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itโ€™s truly โ€” all beautiful. โฃ
the joy in the midst of chaos โ˜€๏ธ

we think itโ€™s the outfits โ€” ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด.โฃwe think itโ€™s the perfect attitudes and behavior โ€” ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต...
08/19/2025

we think itโ€™s the outfits โ€” ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด.โฃ
we think itโ€™s the perfect attitudes and behavior โ€” ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด.โฃ
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hereโ€™s the truth โ€” none of the โ€œperfectionโ€ is what lasts.โฃ
none of that is what your kids will carry with them.โฃ
none of that is what youโ€™ll ache for when this season has passed.โฃ
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what really matters is the small hand slipping into yours.โฃ
what really matters is the look on your face when you finally met the baby youโ€™d prayed for.โฃ
what really matters is the way siblings giggle and tumble and somehow, in between the chaos, become best friends.โฃ
what really matters is the safety you give them โ€” the steady ground you are for them.โฃ
what really matters are the ordinary kitchens. โฃ
the messy backyards. โฃ
the places where your familyโ€™s love shows up in the simplest ways.โฃ
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when you look back, you wonโ€™t miss the โ€œperfect.โ€โฃ
๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ชโ€™๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ข๐™ž๐™จ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ.โฃ
the evidence that you were there โ€” loving your people in the middle of it all.โฃ
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๐ŸคŽ๐ŸคŽ๐ŸคŽ

frienddddddsssss โ€” if. you. havenโ€™t. snagged. your. fall. session. yet โ€” letโ€™s change that today!!! comment FALL today t...
08/14/2025

frienddddddsssss โ€” if. you. havenโ€™t. snagged. your. fall. session. yet โ€” letโ€™s change that today!!!

comment FALL today to get all the open dates!!!

september - dates open in the week and 2 more weekend slots!
october - holy october! yall are loving these dates - i have a spot for a few more (some will be minis)
november - for my extra layers and cozy lovers - weekday and weekends available!

love this job.
love your stories.
love your seasons!

08/13/2025

everyone is telling you to niche down.โฃ
pick one thing. โฃ
stay in your lane.โฃ
build your brand on just that.โฃ
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and honestly? ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ปโ€™๐˜.โฃ
because if i had โ€” i wouldโ€™ve missed so much.โฃ
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i wouldโ€™ve missed the sacred quiet of a delivery room right before a babyโ€™s first cry.โฃ
i wouldโ€™ve missed the way a toddler runs straight into their mommaโ€™s arms like itโ€™s the safest place in the world.โฃ
i wouldโ€™ve missed the belly laughs during engagement photos. โฃ
the vows whispered through happy tears. โฃ
the way grandparents squeeze your hand like theyโ€™ve been waiting for this photo their whole life.โฃ
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my โ€œnicheโ€ isnโ€™t โ€œone type of photographyโ€. โฃ
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๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚. โฃ
itโ€™s ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.โฃ
itโ€™s ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ so well that when i show up with my camera โ€” you feel safe to be exactly who you are โ€” ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.โฃ
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from birth to wedding to family game nights on the living room floorโ€ฆiโ€™m here to give you proof of all the goodness you might not even realize youโ€™ll want to remember.โฃ
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so no โ€” i didnโ€™t niche down.โฃ
i walked in the gift Heโ€™s given me to document your seasons โ€” all of them ๐Ÿฅนโฃ
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and whatโ€™s grown from that has been the most beautiful, multi-season stories iโ€™ll ever get to tell.โฃ
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styling for a sweet family of three in a wildflower garden ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ i love this sweet life i get to live ๐Ÿ˜ญif you havenโ€™t book...
08/13/2025

styling for a sweet family of three in a wildflower garden ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ i love this sweet life i get to live ๐Ÿ˜ญ

if you havenโ€™t booked your session for 2025 - just comment STORY and iโ€™ll send you all my dates!!! โ˜€๏ธ

six months of will ๐Ÿฅนcan you handle that little hat?? and his smirk?? and the way he cuddles with that elephant in memory...
08/12/2025

six months of will ๐Ÿฅน

can you handle that little hat??
and his smirk??
and the way he cuddles with that elephant in memory of his older sister??
and the way that pup adores her family?!

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