Julia Duke Photo

I’ve been sitting on these for a while, and I think it took a crazy thunderstorm like last night to finally give me the push to pick some of my favs.. I just couldn’t stop thinking about them! One of my all-time favorite family shoots that puts a big ol’ smile on my face whenever I think about it. This is what it’s all about, folks 👊🏼 The adventure, the leaning into the storm, the unpredictability of life. But through it all, you have EACH OTHER. Documenting those moments of connections in this wild life is what I truly love to capture. I adore this family SO MUCH and I remember I gave them every option to postpone this shoot because it looked like it may be stormy. “Such is life” they said, and we frolicked in the rain and the wind and the sunshine and the sunset and the moonrise and we just couldn’t stop… loosing track of time and laughing in the glow of the car headlights. I love my job. Thank you Clausens for always trusting me 100% and encouraging me to be my weird self and get as creative as I want! My muses! I’d shoot through ANY storm with you! ✨

So many unique shoots and weddings coming up this summer and I am OVER THE MOON for every single one of them 🥰 Throw back to Hailey + Michael on the most perfect day in 2023 that plays in my mind from time to time… I love how my couples make their wedding days so uniquely THEIRS 👊🏼🧡✨

You’ve got a wooden floating dock/raft thingy in your pond? Be right over 👊🏼

PS- How many miniature doxies do you see in this pic? 🌭🐶