Welcome Baby Jack | Virginia Beach Newborn Photographer

• April 29th, 2014 •

I was SO excited to meet Baby Jack. Mommy and Daddy and big brother are practically family as we adopted their dog, Dunkin, a few years back. I have photographed their wedding and family portraits over the years and was SO excited to get my hands on Baby Jack. He was a trooper during our shoot and big brother, Jace, was such a rockstar!! Jace did great during our sibling shots and then, he gave us a whole 2 hours of quiet playing in the other room without disturbing us while we did Jack’s portraits!

Jack is such a handsome and tiny little guy. I loved his sweet disposition and his easy relaxed state… hoping he stays that way for a while for his mama!!! Enjoy some of our favorite images from his newborn shoot!

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Waiting on Baby Willow | Maternity Portraits Virginia Beach

• April 29th, 2014 •

I first photographed Levi and Michelle about three years ago when they first moved to Virginia Beach. We’ve been fast friends ever since and have worked together many times. I have seen the birth of their last daughter, Maddie, and am SO excited to be helping them welcome Baby Willow to the family as well! We went to Fort Story in Virginia Beach for their Maternity Session and had a wonderful time celebrating their last (are you guys SURE?) pregnancy to complete their family of seven…that’s five munchkins!

It has been a difficult year for them so this time of celebrating new life was so much fun! We laughed, Michelle got a little wet, and we took some amazing portraits. Enjoy and celebrate with us as we get ready to welcome Baby Willow!

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Resurrection 5K Run | Virginia Beach Photographer

• April 20th, 2014 •

It was a cold and dreary day… but that didn’t stop us from celebrating the Resurrection! Each year my church, Freedom Fellowship, puts on a 5K race and one mile Fun run to celebrate the Resurrection and to help bring awareness and funding to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. We have many members in our church who suffer from MS, one of them being our run organizer Tom Hicks. He’s a pretty awesome guy… kinda a superman who runs marathons and cooks for heads of state… all while battling MS.

So yes, it was raining, and yes it was cold. But it was for a great cause that we all came out! We had a great time and I am so glad to have been a part again this year. I wrapped up my camera in a plastic bag and got my cheering voice ready! My son Logan ran the 5K this year and placed 4th in his age group! My son Messay ran the One mile Fun Run and WON! (Well- they didn’t really have places for this fun run- so he might have gotten second, but I’m a proud mom and it was neck and neck so as a mom- I get to say he won!) My daughter Olivia also ran the one mile and she came in third (I think.) They all did great and it was so awesome to see everyone celebrating and running with smiles, despite the yucky weather!

Check out some of my favorite images here and then, keep scrolling to the bottom to see where you can view and download images from the race!

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To view all the images from Race Day, simple visit the Resurrection 5K gallery here!

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Thanks again all to came out, Tom for organizing and Freedom Fellowship for supporting such a great event. Happy Easter!

Acting Headshots: Taylor and Noah | Virginia Beach, VA

• April 10th, 2014 •

I was so lucky to have photographed two up and coming actors! Both Taylor Short and Noah Spiegel-Blum will be performing in Mary Poppins, coming to The Sandler Center in May. Taylor is Mary and Noah is the mean nanny! I would love for you to all come out and see these amazing two fun, beautiful and TALENTED young people. I hope you’ll join me on opening night to see them!

They both needed headshots for their performances… and for all those auditions they will go to in the future. Here are some of my favorites!

Enjoy and remember these names… someday soon they will be lit up in lights! 🙂

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Graduation Portraits aren’t just for High School!

• April 3rd, 2014 •

I was so blessed to photograph Wendy a few weeks ago for her college graduation portraits! It’s been a long road but she is just a few weeks from graduation with a degree in Education from Old Dominion University. If you are lucky, she may be teaching your little munchkins this time next year!

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Don’t forget to document all the important milestones in your life! There are so many things we only “do once” and it is so important to remember to celebrate them! Congratulations Wendy! So proud of you!

Happy 1/2 birthday Jack!

• March 31st, 2014 •

Jack is six months old!!! Wow, how he has changed in just the past six months! He is SUCH a cutie and is sitting up and holding himself up like a CHAMP!

Mom and Dad ordered a book from his session. Click on this picture to see Jack’s book!

Quick Wedding | Virginia Beach Photographer

• March 25th, 2014 •

I love my church, Freedom Fellowship. It’s a pretty amazing place. We love God and we love each other. A few years back, we realized that both within our church and outside, there were so many couples who wanted to get married but were choosing not to due to costs associated with a wedding. Sure, they could run down to the justice of the peace, but every little girl dreams of the white dress, the church, the flowers, the cakes, etc.

As a church we decided to offer free weddings once a year. Yes, you read that right…free! Everything is free: the flowers, the cake, the church, the pastor, the reception, the food and yes, even the photography. The only thing we don’t provide is the groom and the dress! 🙂

I have been blessed to be a part of our “Free Wedding Day” ever since we began them four years ago. This year, I was especially excited to be photographing one of the weddings as the groom’s family have been close friends for years! (In fact, much of the family celebrated Thanksgiving with us last year!)

Tawnya made a beautiful bride and Dakota, a very handsome groom. Everyone had a great time as this family knows how to turn it up!

We danced and laughed, two women got in a fight over the bouquet (seriously, they ripped it in half!) and there was a lot of awesome dance moves on the dance floor! And you should have seen the brother and sister dance…Kennedi, I love you! 🙂

After the reception we headed over to a local park to take some fun portraits. We had gorgeous weather (which with this crazy winter we have had- was a miracle) and were able to capture some amazing portraits that I hope Dakota and Tawnya will treasure forever.

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Welcome Baby Alexander | Newborn Photographer Hampton Roads

• March 22nd, 2014 •

The goal of my business is to establish lifelong relationships… I love photographing my clients time and time again. So when you announce you are pregnant, graduating, engaged or celebrating some other big milestone… I PRAY you call me again to help document it!

When I photographed Maria and Joseph’s family at the beginning of their pregnancy, I HOPED they would call for their newborn portraits when baby Alexander came. Most of my families book their newborn portraits BEFORE the baby arrives… but they hadn’t. (With two doctors in the family, a pregnancy and two children… I can just image how busy they were!!) Well- 2 days after Alex was born, they called and said this… “Devon we want to book you for Alexander’s portraits. The hospital photographer just came in to try to take his picture and we said “If anyone is going to photograph him, it will be Devon.”

Oh, be still my heart!!! That just made my WEEK! It got even better when they booked a Baby’s First Year Plan so I get to continue photographing him throughout the whole next year!

THEN I got to photograph him and boy, what a cutie patootie!!! He was such a champ and let me finally capture the elusive “head in hands” pose that I have been wanting to do! (The baby needs to be completely asleep and willing to be posed for this shot!) I had such an amazing time with Alex and am so looking forward to capturing the next year watching him grow into the amazing little boy he was created to be!
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We’re GROWING! | Hampton Roads Photographer

• March 21st, 2014 •

My “little” business is growing!! For those who know my story, I didn’t INTEND for my photography business to become such a large part of my life. I LOVED taking care of my family, where my job consisted of wiping butts, making crafts, teaching the alphabet and all the other things that come with being a stay-at-home mom! In fact, I went to college and earned a degree in education but knew that when I met my husband and got married, I would give it all up to stay home and raise my munchkins.

Fast forward almost 13 years and here we are. My babies are growing up and all in school and I have a full time job running my OWN business! I am about as surprised as you are! I love what I do and I am so thankful that God has bigger plans for me. I am so very thankful to have had so many years caring for my family and being there for the kids’ important young years of development and I would go back and do it again if I had a choice!

But now, I also have a career! And boy, is it WORK!!! I love what I do but the “taking your portrait and selling it to you” business is not as easy as it sounds! There is marketing and advertising, pricing lists and sample products, travel and location scouting, bookkeeping, education and classes, taxes and depreciation, buying and selling equipment, print labs, branding, scheduling, editing, ordering, etc, etc, etc! There is SO much to DO!

At the beginning of this year, I was sharing with my friend how I REALLY needed an assistant to help me. I am great at some of those things mentioned… but honestly, not so good at some of the others. I needed help growing my business and making it run more smoothly. But this business is like my fourth child… I am protective of it; I love it, even when it drives me crazy. I can’t just ask ANYONE to help me. So, I prayed and God sent me an answer. A beautiful, awesome, amazing answer to prayer!

Everyone, please meet Jennifer… my new Office Magician!

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She’s pretty awesome. She doesn’t know much about photography but has a Master’s Degree in Counseling and has worked in many offices throughout her life. She’s a wiz at whipping me into shape… even has me turning off Facebook now when I edit so I am more proficient with my time (I miss my little “Dings” when you message me; but yes, she is right… you can wait an hour while I edit a session!) Also, with her background in counseling, she’s adding new depths to my Renew Sessions. She’s helping me create an even more amazing experience for all my couples! I am SO excited to have her in the office (I can stop talking to the dog now when I am bored!) and I am so excited to introduce her to you! I’ve asked her to answer some of the following questions so you can get to know her a bit. Like I said, I think you’re going to love her!

~ Favorite Color: Green, of course!

~ Favorite Food: Mexican – any form of chips and salsa…with a top-shelf, Grand Marnier margarita!

~ Favorite Movie: Pride & Prejudice…the BBC 6-hour version. Romantics, you gotta see it!!

~ Tell us about yourself: I love helping people get unstuck…whether relationally, spiritually, emotionally, professionally, etc! I’m great at being a counselor; it’s truly fulfilling. My passion is to live life fully and intentionally; we only get one chance. I am the oldest of four and am blessed with a wonderful family, with whom I don’t get to spend enough time. I look forward to growing my own family someday but am thrilled with all the opportunities I’ve gotten. I love my life!

~ Where did you grow up: I grew up in Indiana. After too many years attempting to survive the long, never-melting-snow winters, graduate school was my escape. So I came southeast and LOVE living oceanside! I would sell all I had if it got me a house ON the sand where I could hear the crashing waves each and every morning and evening!

~ Why did you want to work with Devon? One of my other favorite things is creating order out of chaos and helping create systems that allow organizations to run efficiently and smoothly. So when Devon approached me, I was conveniently between career moves and loved the idea of helping her create a working professional system. It has turned into more than me helping her…Devon is helping me as I work to develop my own organization, blending all my business experience with my counseling heart and knowledge, while working in churches. She’s legit and has been so encouraging as I trudge through the process of business development. Her support of me has been very needed and so appreciated! This has been a great, timely experience thus far and I look forward to what Devon and I can further create, capture, and change in Hampton Roads!

So, as you can see, she’s a rock star! I am so blessed to have her join our team. With her in the office, I can make every one of my sessions more special and meaningful as I have more time to truly focus on what I LOVE- capturing and photographing you and all your amazing moments!

Bird Maternity | Maternity Photographer Virginia Beach

• March 20th, 2014 •

I’d love for you to meet Pamela and Kevin Bird: AKA Mama Bird and Daddy Bird! They are so excited to welcome their new baby bird: Declan. (EEK!!! Can their last name get ANY more adorable for a maternity session!!!)

We played with the Bird theme throughout the shoot- Mama bird hiding in the bushes, caring for her baby!

Family portrait in a tree! (Big sister Kaylee’s idea!)

And lots more…

Kaylee was such a joy to have on the shoot, she helped with some cute ideas and assisted me with lighting when I needed it! She is SO EXCITED to be a big sister!!

All in all we just had a blast! It was chilly but so very pretty out. I loved spending time with the Bird family and cannot wait to meet baby Declan. Don’t fret, you’ll get to be a part too! They have signed up for the Baby’s First Year Plan… which means I’ll be photographing (and sharing with you!) baby Declan grow through his first year of life!

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