This Ashburn, Virginia couple are expecting their third baby and have decided to wait and be surprised by their baby girl or baby boy ~ hence the alphabet blocks below!
LOVE the second portrait of this gorgeous momma to be…elegant and sensual with her beautiful baby bump. I sure wish I had looked even remotely this good during my first pregnancy - much less, my third! Wow!
Hope you enjoy your sneak peek “D” family. We can’t wait to be ”surprised” too!!!


If you are in the Northern Virginia or greater Washington D.C. metro area and are interested in celebrating your pregnancy with “your bump as {art}” ™ portraits, contact the studio today.

This sweet baby boy from the Leesburg Virginia area surprised his mother and father by arriving a bit ahead of schedule. He was so precious and had the softest little head of curls and plump little lips to match ~ perfection! Check out his little sleepy grin – doesn’t that just warm your heart?
Hope his doting family enjoys their sneak peek. Hope your little blessing is letting you get some night time zzzzzzz’s! 

The “M” Family came from Springfield, Virginia to have a special portrait created of their third child. Traditionally, they have had portraits created at 18 months for their first two children and now Miss ”A” has reached that milestone.
Here is a sneak peek of your adorable little blessing!


This little one’s Mom & Dad decided to not find out if they were having a boy or a girl until delivery day. Secretly, I was hoping for a little girl simply because we have had a ton of baby boys at the studio since January. And so, when mom said she had a little princess, we were very excited to use a few new “girlie” items that we have picked up over the last few months.
Thank you “V” family for driving all the way from Stafford, Virginia to allow us the honor of capturing this most precious time in your newborn baby girl’s life. I hope you and your family enjoy this little sneak peek of your princess!



Last week, this sweet doll baby from Warrenton Virginia came to the studio. Little Miss “G” has been here before and she always makes me work really, really hard for her smiles but I have to say they are soooo worth it! When she smiles, she lights up the room like sunshine on a summer day. In fact, that is the pet name her Austrian grandmother has for her… her little ”sonnenschein” which is German for sunshine.
So, here is a sneak peek for this sweet baby girl’s family!


This week we had the sweetest couple from Ashburn Virginia come to the studio for a newborn baby session. Their new “Little Drummer Boy” was delightful to work with. Dad is a RUSH fan and as such, he brought along his snare drum for me to use as a special prop. I love it when clients share their ideas. The image below is the result and I think we’d all agree that this is the cutest little RUSH fan ever!

Love this image from a newborn session last week and could not resist putting a bit of an artistic spin on it. This little man let us do anything with him…once he was in a deep sleep! Doesn’t he have the cutest itty bitty baby bottom?


This sweet family from South Riding, Virginia received their Christmas present about a week early – their newborn baby boy! How joyful for them! They were here just a couple days before Christmas for their newborn portrait session and this little man was such a sleepy little one to start out with…what a joy he was to play with! We created some awesome “your baby as {art}”™ portraits of this little one that I cannot wait to show to his proud parents. Below are two of my personal favorites.
Be sure to leave some comments for this newborn baby’s adoring mother and father below!



Christmas fun for the whole family… including the cat!! This Northern Virginia family returned to the studio for some artistic children’s portraits to use in their photo Christmas cards this holiday season. In addition to the really cool shots we got of Master “S” and his favorite furry friend (who is nearly as big as he is!), we captured some fun family Christmas portraits.
Their Christmas cards turned out totally chic and unique… too bad we can’t show you the whole card here. We don’t want to ruin their friends and family’s surprise of receiving their cards in the mail. Though with Christmas just around the corner you won’t have too long to wait to see the finished cards.
Hope you enjoy this little sneak peek. As always, be sure to leave them some blog love……


This family from Vienna Virginia has a new baby in the family this Christmas!! They visited the portrait studio for our photo Christmas card event. We got some adorable images to use in designing a chic and creative custom holiday cards. The portrait below of this sweet baby girl (love her two little toofers!) and her big brother is just so darned cute! Big brother has the most amazing colored eyes! We can’t sneak peek the whole family portrait as we don’t want to ruin the surprise for their friends and family.
So, here’s a sneak peek for your friends and family of your portraits. They’ll have to wait ’til Christmas to see the others…


I so LOVE this unique and fun pose! Shew… getting a one year old baby girl and her furry friend to both look at you at the same time is a challenge but……..oh so worth it!
Enjoy your sneak peek! You’ll get to see the rest of your Christmas card design soon!


This little one and his family came from Woodbridge, Virginia for their infant photography session this week. What an absolutely adorable baby boy he is! OMGoodness, his little baby cheeks and baby lips were the best and just melted our hearts!
Here is a quick sneak peek for his adoring mother and father….Look at your little man just hanging out on Dad’s arm and chillaxin’ in the first one!
Dear blog readers…please leave some blog love in the grey comments box below for them…I know they would love to hear your comments!!



I don’t want anyone to panic but in reality the 2009 holiday season is just around the corner !!
Once again it’s time to plan for your annual photo Christmas Cards & Christmas Portraits. Your friends and family will rave about how unique and upscale your holiday cards are. See below for all the details…and then call today to schedule your session!
Important note: These “mini” holiday portrait sessions are limited to those clients who have completed or will be completing their custom portrait investment session at Dandelion Wishes® Photography at any time during the 2009 calendar year.

Such a sweet couple from Front Royal, Virginia! They visited the studio last week for portrait art of their precious baby bump. Boy, I wish I had looked this good at 32 weeks! We can’t wait to meet their baby boy in October… he’ll be here before we know it!
Family, friends and blog readers – please feel free to leave this expectant mom and dad a comment!


This 10 month old little sweetie was here Thursday and we had the best time! I have to tell you…this baby girl had the most beautiful, long eye lashes I have ever seen on a baby! And they encircled the yummiest chocolate brown eyes! I could tell her momma loves her to pieces and I can see why. She was a bit shy at first but after a while little Miss “G” warmed right up for us!
Here’s a sneak peek for her adoring mother and father…enjoy these images of “your baby as {art}”™.


by Dawn
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