Sugar Rush Photography

Beautiful Baby Hope! - Maryland Newborn Photographer

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:18:13 +0000

This week I braved the snow to go visit Lana, Dave, Lauren, Carmen and the newest member of their family - baby Hope! I first had the privilege of meeting this family back in July of 2008 on Carmen’s 2nd Birthday at her Celebration of Life Party. Although we did not have much time to talk that day as Lana and Dave were literally surrounded by soooo many family and friends, it was evident that this was one amazing family. A family of unbelievable strength, love, faith and courage. They have stayed in my thoughts ever since that day and I was so happy when I heard Lana was expecting another little one. I was pretty much over the moon when she contacted me about doing a newborn session - yipee! So even blizzards wouldn’t keep me away from meeting baby Hope!

Lana & Dave she is absolutely beautiful and I am so very happy for you - hope you enjoy the sneak peek!

Lana & Dave - I caught Hope’s precious little smile when you had your backs turned….he, he, he. And one of my favorites from the day…. Hope and her big sisters

Little Cutie - Northern Virginia Newborn Photographer

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:14:31 +0000

This weekend I had the pleasure of meeting this precious little newborn. The thing with newborn sessions is that no matter how much planning, how prepared the parents are, or how many “newborn photography tricks that I pull out of my bag”….the little ones certainly run the show. Little Sienna must have known it was her big modeling debut that day and did not want to miss a minute of it. She certainly gave me a run for the money trying to get some sleepy shots but finally decided to take a short nap. I sort of think that maybe she wanted to stay up and watch football with her dad - lol.

Mom and Dad - I had a great time meeting you and little Sienna. Hope you enjoy your sneak peek!

Mom had painted this mural on the wall in the nursery - truly one of the most gorgeous that I have seen. I think they have to take a picture of Sienna in front of this same mural at 6 months and a year.

And this last one is for dad! Go Steelers!

High School Senior Session - Alexandria Virginia

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:07:00 +0000

Meet Caroline…. A gorgeous high school senior and wonderful girl. I had such a fun time Sunday afternoon shooting around Old Town Alexandria with her. Caroline is not only beautiful but has a great head on her shoulders. She aspires to study interior design and seems very focused. I have to admire her drive as I wish I was that focused as young person. I think she has a great college career and more ahead of her! And being that she is very artistic herself, we definitely hit it off. Caroline - best of luck to you my dear - I know you will go far!!!

Family Fun - Arlington Virginia Childrens Photographer

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:57:34 +0000

Yesterday I had the pleasure of spending time with this cute family. 3 year old “S” and 1 year old “Q” were little balls of energy. I love being able to capture these times for families… Q was so happy to be mobile that he wanted to do nothing but walk, run, wobble, and crawl. And little S was so cute with her independant 3 year old personality! Thank you A Family - I will talk to you soon!

Beautiful Baby! - Northern Virginia Newborn Photographer

admin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:21:42 +0000

One of the favorite parts of my job is getting to follow a family as they take the journey from pregnancy to welcoming their new little one. I had an absolute blast with this couple at their maternity shoot and could not wait to capture their sweet angel once she made her appearance. One of my favorite maternity shots was the one where they were deciding her name - see below! (inspired by a wonderful photographer Pinkletoes!)

Well can anyone guess her name??

Welcome beautiful Emmy!! She was the perfect newborn model!

Gorgeous Family - Northern Virginia Children’s Photographer

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:17:34 +0000

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting with this stylish family - check them out!!!! It had been along time coming… I think I first talked to mom in April of this year to talk about a session for her family. We decided to shoot the session around her baby’s 1st birthday. I am so happy to have finally met them - had such a fun time. And let me tell you, if anyone has ever paid attention to my what to wear guide, it was mom!!!! This was the most fabulously styled family EVER!!! Hope you enjoy your sneak peek :o)

Hello most gorgeous little one….How adorable are these brothers?Like I said - fabulous family…Absolutely LOVE this one… can’t you see many fun times to come with these brothers?And last but not least… this pretty much captured the energy of the session!!!

Casey & Joe ::: Married

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:13:58 +0000

In August I had the pleasure of shooting Casey and Joe’s wedding along side the super talented Julia MacInnis (Julia is not only an awesome photographer but a super sweet person that I feel blessed to now call a friend) and Armin DeFiesta. Casey and Joe were super sweet and not to mention a gorgeous couple. They both did not stop smiling the entire day. I had a blast with the entire wedding party - they were so much fun!

Isn’t Casey stunning!

Casey loves pink - can you tell?? A girl after my own heart :o)

Thank you Julia for inviting me along!!!

Lisa & Mike ::: Married

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:46:11 +0000

On Saturday I had the pleasure of 2nd shooting Mike and Lisa’s Big Day with the fabulous Erin of Erin J Photography. Erin - I had a great time and can’t wait to shoot with you again in October!!!

Lisa and Mike were married in downtown Fredricksburg, VA. It was the perfect backdrop for this bride and groom’s big day. I felt honored to be able to share this special time with them - congrats again!!! Below are a couple of my favorites!

I got to hang out with the groom before the ceremony. His cuff links were made from old typewriter keys - very cool touch!Some of the gorgeous details…After the ceremony, we walked to the train station a block away. Love this fun shot with her veil blowing. Unfortunately, this train was filled with waste and we had to hightail it out of there because it stunk so bad. Lisa & Mike - thanks for being good sports :o)Mike got his groomsmen the same type of cufflinks he wore (the old typewriter keys). I am pretty sure I lost any cool points with them when I told them that their links spelled “awesome”. O-S-M. Really guys, I was kidding!And a couple fun ones from the reception - this was definitely a dancing bunch!

Baby on the Way! - Northern Virginia Maternity

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:36:43 +0000

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting an awesome couple that are soon-to-be new parents. Most of my friends will tell you that I can be extremely silly and with these two I felt right at home - we had so much fun and I think I laughed the entire duration of the session. I can tell that they are going to WONDERFUL parents to their baby girl on the way! Hope you enjoy the sneak peek!

I do ask people dance at sessions sometimes….lol

doesn’t she have the cutest little belly?

Sometimes I even ask my clients to sit on sewers!!! LOL - thought this was fun though

Photography Fun GTG-Old Town Alexandria

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:29:20 +0000

Soooo….. totally forgot to blog about this. In July, I had the pleasure of meeting up with about 50 other photographers for a DC get-together. I had an awesome time getting together and talking biz with other wonderful artists. We also found time to shoot! Here are a couple of beautiful model Stephanie Dang. I had fun working with Off Camera Flash and an experienced model. Also - fun processing in different ways!