This is handsome little Chase Houston. Love his name. Lately, we have had some of the most unique and classy boys’ names and this one is no exception! Bet you can’t guess that Dad enjoys the sport of hunting…the camo gives it away, right?
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This is handsome little Chase Houston. Love his name. Lately, we have had some of the most unique and classy boys’ names and this one is no exception! Bet you can’t guess that Dad enjoys the sport of hunting…the camo gives it away, right?
Dawn – Dear C Family ~ Thank you for choosing us to capture this very special time in your baby boy’s life! We enjoyed every moment with him and the both of you! ♥ ♥
Emily – These are sooooo cute! He is just precious!!!!!! Love the camo shirt! I am sure Troy had something to do with that one! LOL
Baby Sasha was such a sweet little newborn baby! She has family all the way over in India who have been waiting to see her mom and dad’s favorite portraits from her newborn session last month. I hope they all enjoy Miss Sasha in all her beautiful newborn beauty!
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Dawn – Dear Gita & Naga – I hope you and your family enjoy beautiful Miss Sasha’s newborn portraits! She is beautiful!! ♥ ♥
Amy – your pictures are gorgeous…Doing my first newborn this weekend and I cannot wait:)
Chitra – A perfect blend of Naags and Gita. She is looking gorgeous.
Paul, Sneha, Mahima, Periamma – Dear Gita & Nags, Beautiful pictures of Sasha…. Enjoyed seeing the show. God Bless
Suchi – wow!! Sasha is such a cutie pie!! can’t wait to see her…will be visiting her soon
Ammu,Dom,Angel,Nadia – tooooooooooo cute Sasha baby enjoyed watching the pics.. loads of hugs & kisses from all of us to sasha angel.
Sai – Awesome Snaps! Adorable Sasha! Congrats again, Naga & Gita.
Baby Nolan was such a sweetie…here are his mom & dad’s favorites from their session for their friends and family to enjoy!!
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Dawn – Dave & Erika ~ Thank you for choosing Dandelion Wishes@ to capture this beautiful moment in Nolan’s life! We loved every moment of it!! ♥ ♥
Mary Tayne – Erika & Dave, It was such a pleasure to meet you & your adorable little girl too! You are truly blessed with a beautiful family.
It truly was pure joy to work with this gorgeous newborn baby boy! He nearly slept through his entire session which gave ample opportunity to capture so many beautiful, artistic newborn images. This first time mom and dad drove all the way from Accokeek, Maryland which is all the way over in Prince Georges County. And, we could not have been more delighted and honored to have them come.
Please be sure to leave some baby love for the happy new parents!



This little bundle of baby sweetness was a last minute squeeze-in and at 26 days old, she was much more alert that most of our little newborn babies. But oh how sweet she was! Just look at her precious expression in the first picture! Doesn’t it just make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside?? It does me! I know her proud new mother and father are anxiously awaiting this sneak peek so lets not make them wait one minute more!
Here is your beautiful little Sasha in all her yummy newborn sweetness!



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Dawn – Dear Gita & Naga ~ Sasha is simply beautiful! I am so glad we were able to get you a squeeze-in session. It was such a pleasure to work with your little Sasha! ♥ ♥
Beth – It was so much fun being able to hold this little cutie and see all the beautiful shots being taken of her. Congratulations to you, Gita and Naga!! She is beautiful!!
Saravana – Dear Brother & Gita,
What a lovely pictures of Sasha! Really the photos are amazing!! Best wishes to both of you and sweet kisses to Sasha!
Suchi – awww!!! so cute.
I was thinking about title to this post and really wanted to put “spitting image” but without a photo of this little one’s daddy, it would be moot. But, seriously though…in the entire time I have been specializing in newborn photography, I have never seen a brand new baby be such a striking likeness to his daddy! I wish I could show you in this post but you’ll have to settle for the cuter of the two…Baby Nolan. (And, boy do I love his name too!)
Dad’s a huge NY Mets fan so he brought along his mitt and even a David Wright jersey. We used the jersey in a separate portrait but I decided to share this one because I love the colors and I know mom said it would go so well in baby’s nursery.

This portrait below was created using a very special blanket hand made by little Nolan’s great aunt in memory of his Great Grandfather who loved trains. We hung this heirloom-to-be blanket up as a background so all it’s handiwork could be appreciated. What a treasure this will become for this little one. 
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Dawn – Dear P Family ~ You two have been blessed with yet another beautiful baby. Enjoy every moment of his cuteness cause he’s got a lot of it to go around! ♥ ♥
Mary Tayne – Dear “P” family – I am so sorry that I missed your little one’s session. What an absolutely handsome little boy you have. And I especially like the homage to dad’s favorite MLB team! Dad, may you have many, many years of enjoyment playing catch with your little man. Mary Tayne
Beth – Helping with this baby was so much fun!! He is such a precious, good little guy and gave us no problems! These turned out wonderful, Dawn!!
I am truly a blessed woman. God has blessed me in so many, many ways…there are too many to count. However, one blessing that I can name right now is all the beautiful babies and their families that allow me to reach into their lives for what really is such a brief moment…but one that captures a smile or an expression that will last a lifetime.
And, this family is no exception. It was only 12 short months ago when I met Miss Charlotte Grace when she captivated our hearts. And as beautiful as she was then as a fresh, newborn baby, she is equally beautiful now as she embarks on her second year of life. What joy to see our sweet babies growing up! As I said, I am a blessed woman…enjoy this little beauty!
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Dawn – Dear W family ~ It is so evident how loved little Charlotte is! I hope these images will forever remind you of how blessed you are. Cherish this time! ♥ ♥
Mary Tayne – Dear Stacy – it was so wonderful to see you again. Miss “C” has grown so much. Her little personality is shining in these images. Your are truly blessed with a beautiful little girl. Please keep in touch. Mary
Beth – What a gorgeous girl!! She looks like she was a joy to photograph! The shots are wonderful!
What fun 6 month old baby sessions are!! We always enjoy playing with babies this age. This little sweetheart’s big sister was here just over two years ago and I can’t help but imagine her being such a good big sister.
Mom & baby came from Dulles, Virginia for some artistic baby photography and we were excited to be able to use a few new props that have been waiting for just the right age baby. Love Miss C’s chubby, rosy cheeks and her sweet piggy toes poking out the doll crib. And just look at her toothless smile! Precious!
I know this sweetie’s family is so anxious to see this sneak peek…enjoy it!



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Dawn – Dear D Family ~ You are blessed with two beautiful little princesses! Miss C was a ton of fun and we loved every minute of her visit! ♥ ♥
Beth – Wow! Those shots turned out beautiful!! I know mom must be LOVING the second one, because she said she wanted it just like the one on your website. Just a gorgeous baby!!
Tracy – As always, AMAZING! We had such a fun time. Can’t wait to see the rest!
Time for a slide show! This brand new mom and dad are from Alexandria, VA but they have family across the United States, as well as abroad, who are anxiously waiting to see this precious little girl.
Baby Tèa’s grandmother will recognize two very special keepsakes in the last portrait. Both the old teddy bear and the “cherry tree” blanket were her own daughter’s childhood lovies. It was our privilege to incorporate them into one of baby Tèa’s portraits…all though I don’t think she noticed as she sleep right through it all tucked down in her basket! What a sweetie! Enjoy!
Oh my! Just look at this little lion in all his cuteness! What a sleepy little fellow he was too. We had so much fun “playing” with him and his furry friends in this basket. He slept for nearly the entire session which gave us loads of time to capture all the precious details of this newborn stage. Mom and dad are going to be so excited to see them all!
Be sure to “leave some love” for these proud first time parents from Leesburg VA.


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Dawn – Dear “P” family ~ How awesome is your little guy all snuggled up with his nursery friends? He just melts my heart!! ♥ ♥
Mary T. – A whole bunch of “cuteness” !!!
Newborn Photographer Arizona – This is absolutely adorable!
This session was so different to our early newborn sessions. Mary and I had so much fun “playing” with this sweet baby girlie from Bethesda Maryland. She was full of heart-melting smiles and just an all around happy, bubbly four month old baby. This little gal’s daddy was unable to come to the investment session so we thought he and other family members would enjoy seeing a little slideshow of mom’s favorite images! Enjoy!!!
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Laura Bender – This is my 2nd granddaughter. She is absolutely beautiful. Your photographs are wonderful. I just want to pick her up and squeeze her. Thanks for the slideshow.
I just love this little one’s name. It simply suits her precious personality to a “t”. Here’s a few of her mother’s favorites from her newborn baby session on her 13th day of life. Thank you again for allowing us to capture Melania’s newborn beauty! We so very much enjoyed our time together with you and your beautiful family.
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Monica – Thank you Dawn!! I love, love, love this
This is a reminder of one of the most joyful times in my life and our “mother/daughter day” at your studio enhanced that feeling
What a lovely, lovely couple. I am so blessed to be able to photograph some of the nicest couples during their special time of anticipation. And, here recently, so many of our maternity portrait clients have been coming from the Ashburn / Dulles area… must be something in the water over there!
This couple from Brambleton, VA was no exception… both are super excited about their expected little one. Dad remarked that he was not fond of being in front of the camera but honestly, the camera loves him! Just look at the image below…dad is just awesome! Mom was just gorgeous and a joy to work with too. She was such a cute little thing ~ I wish I looked that awesome at 7 months pregnant.



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Dawn – Dear J&J, What fun you guys were to work with. You are a beautiful couple and I am super excited to meet your little one in January! ♥ ♥
Dandelion Wishes® ~ Newborn Photographers, Ashburn Virginia ~ { Chillin’ with Dad } Newborn Photography – [...] may remember this Ashburn, Virginia mom and dad from their maternity session late last year – see here. Well….their little baby boy arrived! We were so excited to meet this little guy and he [...]
This beautiful expecting mom from Ashburn Virginia was here at the studio this week for her artistic pregancy portraits. Wowza, she was radiant! She and her dear hubby already have a beautiful toddler girl who is as precious as can be and I cannot wait to meet their new little addition! I promise to share more next week but for now, here is one of my most favorite images from her portrait session…isn’t she gorgeous??


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Dawn – Dear W family ~ What pure joy it was to meet you and share this wonderful time of your lives with you. I so very much enjoyed meeting little Miss B. Please give her a big hug for me! ♥ ♥
Beth – Beautiful!!
Brandy Maso – Beautiful mommy to be!!!! Great picture!!
Robin – HI BEAUTIFUL PICTURE! WHERE DO YOU FIND THE 2-PIECE TO WEAR FOR THESE PHOTOS???
Dawn – Hello Robin, we custom make all of our maternity wraps for our clients.
This newborn baby’s mom & dad commissioned us to create this image for a canvas to hang on a large wall behind their baby grand piano. Mom had noticed the artistic photography which is often featured on the top TV show Extreme Home Makeover and wanted a similar art piece of her baby boy. We were delighted to be able to fulfill her request and we cannot wait to see the canvas when it arrives in the studio!
I love this pose – it really captures the contrast of this tiny newborn in his daddy’s strong hands. Daddy’s are such an important part of a child’s life and I think this pose just speaks volumes, don’t you?

Let us capture “your baby as {art}” ™. For the best selection of appointment availability, contact our Northern Virginia portrait studio today to reserve your newborn session. 
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Dawn – Dear W family ~ We loved creating this image of your beautiful baby boy and can’t WAIT to see it on the wall above your baby grand! ♥ ♥
Angela Griffith – This is absolutely precious! I can see this as in a big canvas on the parents wall. What a beautiful baby boy!
Beth – What a beautiful shot and precious baby!!
Timothy – Love this shot. I want a photo like this for me and my child. Unfortunately I can’t take it…..
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