Family Photography Session Details & Pricing in Northern Virginia and DC
Family photos that feel like your life — not a production.
From “we’re having a baby” to “who put underwear on the dog?” - I’ve got you.
→ Want one beautiful slice of a normal day? Short Story.
→ Want the whole arc of a real Saturday? Day-in-the-Life.
→ Party, small wedding, or other event? Event Photography.
You want to capture your day, your way.
Whether that’s the quiet of a family routine or the chaos of an “anything goes” day.
Family photography sessions
You’re saving a version of your life that won’t exist a year from now.
One day these will be the photos that everyone comes back to.
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what's included
Each session includes:
- Pre-session planning call (plus follow-ups as needed)
- A thoughtful questionnaire so I understand your family
- A fully customized session built around your real life
- Guidance when helpful, space when it’s not
- Day-in-the-Life & Event sessions include a full gallery of high-resolution images (~30 per hour)
- Sessions in Northern Virginia, DC, and Maryland within 2 hours of Washington, DC. Additional travel fees for sessions outside of this range.
Optional add-ons: heirloom albums, keepsake shoebox and prints
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These sessions are built around human connection and what your family actually loves to do.
We can go fully documentary (no direction, just real life unfolding) or I can step in when the moment calls for it. The result: non-traditional, totally not stiff, family photos that look like your actual people.
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SHOEBOX STORY
Starting at $950
A glimpse into your life, without overcomplicating it.
Perfect for families who want something real but simple.
Best for a single location — your home or a favorite local spot — and letting things unfold naturally, with just enough guidance if needed.
Think:
A morning or afternoon routine, backyard play, downtown wandering, or your weekly trip to the farmers market and ice cream shop.
Includes 50 printed photos, a custom photo storage box, and 15 digital images
Optional add-ons: full-gallery upgrade ($150), heirloom albums
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HALF & FULL DAY-IN-THE-LIFE
starting at $1,500- $3,100
More time is more story. The longer I'm there, the more you forget I'm there.
For families who want to remember everything: the rhythms, the transitions, the in-between moments you don’t notice until they’re gone.
Home life, multiple locations, or a full-day adventure.
Think:
Waking up in robes for the full getting ready routine, pool days, backyard dinners, driveway chaos, or just your entire Saturday exactly as it is.
INCLUDES THE FULL DIGITAL GALLERY
INCLUDES THE FULL DIGITAL GALLERY
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PARTY & EVENT
STARTING at $450/hour, 2 hour minimum
Be in it. I’ll document it.
You shouldn’t have to choose between enjoying the moment and remembering it.
Birthday parties, celebrations, gatherings, and milestones covered without pulling you out of the experience.
Wanting something else? I offer extended documentation of your life with the Legacy Commission, which guarantees you capture multiple chapters of your year, and mini sessions, for when you need just a quick update of everyone smiling at the camera.
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THE LEGACY COMMISSION
INQUIRE FOR PRICING, LIMITED
Not a day. A chapter of their childhood — captured across the year, and handed to you finished.
Across the year I document your family through the seasons — a winter morning, a summer evening, an ordinary fall Tuesday — and bind it all into a single heirloom volume. You don't lift a finger after the shutter: I design the album, frame the wall pieces, and deliver it all in person.
A limited number of commissions per year. By inquiry only.
Includes 3 full digital galleries & a custom heirloom album COVERING your chapter of life
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MINI SESSIONS
PRICED SEASONALLY
Short, seasonal, and to the point.
Offered a few times a year (usually spring and fall), these are for families who just need a handful of great posed photos, fast.
They’re limited. They go fast. And announced first to my email list. Locations are in Northern Virginia.