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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Dandelion Wishes® ~ Portrait Studio near Springfield VA
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.
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!!
Remember Miss Bright Eyes? Well, she came back earlier this week and we are so glad she did! She was comfy cozy all tucked in her basket below and remained in sweet slumber throughout most of our repeat newborn session. Check out how cute she is donning one of our newest newborn baby hats!
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This handsome little sailor from Woodbridge Virginia was here just over 6 months ago and last week he came back for his 1st birthday portraits. I love watching “my” babies grow! This baby boy has the most amazing eye color and the loveliest lashes. Why is it that the little boys almost always have the longest eye lashes?
Mom & grandmom brought the cutest little linen sailor outfit and it just suited his skin tones perfectly. Hope his family enjoys this sneak peek of their adored little birthday boy.
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Angela Griffith – I love these! I love to see little boys dressed like this! How adorable!!!
Vena – Dawn & Roger – Thank you, thank you, thank you! We had so much fun hanging out with you two again 
and I’m glad you got to experience my boy’s dancing moves! These photos are AMAZING, truly. I can’t even begin to guess at how beautiful the other photos are going to be. I’m so happy we’ve found you – Ev loves being around you and it’s evident in every picture you take. Thank you again.
Carole – Okay Dawn, so now the Grandmommy gets to gloat – ’twas I who found your website and what a find it was! Your photography work is fantastic – you are such a skilled artist! We had a wonderful photo session with you and Roger and look forward to many more! Evan is absolutely stunning in these pictures they took my breath away when I saw them! I will certainly refer people to you because you don’t disappoint!!!
Carly Vega – Vena .. he looks just like you! It is amazing. I know that Grandma Boonie must be so proud! He is adorable!!! So sweet! Miss you guys and hope all is well.
Lucas, J – What a cutie! I can’t wait to get my copies in the mail. Your Great Auntie! Love you guys! Thanks for sharing!
Buff – Vena, Hawk and Boonie – He is so photogenic! Hard to believe he is a year already! My only question, is…. what’s up with the sailor outfit? OOOH RAHHHH! Dress Blues would match his skin tone too
Keysha – Simply adorable! A model in the making, perhaps? The photography is classy and natural.
Aunt Linda – Too cute! Totally captured the essence of Evan- I love it
Uncle Monty – What a GREAT looking kid!!! Like we’ve always said…..”It’s in the genes”. Love ya
Shawntay Stocks – Evan is such a handsome young lad. The pictures are great. They are inspiring ideas in me for my little one. I know that Mommy and family are so proud. Fabulously done!
Billy – Looks just like Vena when she was a baby. Very beautiful pictures of a very handsome boy, hope I will get to see him one day. From your long lost uncle Billy
Uncle Li – Evan is so adorable, although I do hate that he’s more handsome than me.
Dawn – Too Funny Uncle Li – he is pretty darned handsome!
Kara – I still love Evan’s eyes – definitely a future heartbreaker!
Linda B-A – Adorable! Looks like a little Gene Kelly! I expect him to jump up and start dancing and “Singing in the Rain.” He’s really very cute! The photos have great color, light and captured great expression! He’s a little looker. Thanks for sharing!
Nanny – Oh what a handsome lil sailor, he just takes my breath away. Thank you for sharing Vena. Love you.
Katie Smith – Evan is so adorable I can hardly stand it!
Taylor – AHHHHH!!!!! TOO CUTE!!!!! AH HOY!
Cousin Lea – Wow…my great cousin is absolutely handsome!!! I agree with Monty – it is simply in the genes
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!
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Dawn – Dear “M” family ~ It was so very nice meeting you for this special portrait of your littlest princess! ♥ ♥
Angela Griffith – What a little doll!!!
The 5 As – It just takes one click in the fraction of a second to capture a lifetime of memories. We think you just may have captured the right fraction. Thanks for your patience. She looks beautiful and exactly as she really is. Nothing phony or contrived. Thanks Dawn, Mary and the rest of the gang. It was truly a group effort to make it happen.
Beth – So cute!!! Love the pose!
This little Christmas doll baby from Alexandria, Virginia fell asleep waiting for Santa. Mom & dad & baby attended our Photo Christmas Card & Holiday Portrait event two weekends ago. We got a wonderful family portrait just before little Miss “A” decided it was time for a nap! As a professional baby photographer, I have learned to go with the flow and I am so glad we did.
Since mom and dad want their family portrait to be a surprise for all their friends and family on their Christmas card list, here is just a little sneak peek of their sleeping angel…
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Dawn – Dear “M” Family ~ What a beautiful baby girl you have! Can’t wait for you to see the finished Christmas card! ♥ ♥
Angie Griffith – Oh what an adorable baby!! Love this Dawn!! I want that chair! LOL!!
Brandy – Just precious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beautiful little girl!!
Beth Speakes – Too precious!! Sleeping babies are simply the sweetest!!
Margherita Warhurst – So cute!! I just love that.. She looks like a little angel.
I had a little angel visit me on her 7th day for her newborn portrait session…really, an angel! This little baby slept for me nearly the entire time and when her little eyes were open…she hardly made a peep! I kept telling her mother and father who live in Springfield, Virginia that they are two very blessed parents. I see a LOT of newborns and this one wins the title of the “sleepiest” little angel.
I love, love, love the adorable hat that her mommy brought ~ she wore it well in this image!!! What a precious angel! Don’t forget to leave some blog love for this proud mom & dad.
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Dawn – Erika & David ~ What fun we had with Miss T yesterday. Hope your family enjoys these two sneak peeks of your angel baby! ♥ ♥
Karen – Dawn – these are just precious!!! Amazing!
Greg – What’s up with that large flower on her head! She looks real tiny in Dave’s hands. Enjoy!
Michele Glago – she is beautiful. great poses.
how did they do that with her legs.
Britni – she is beautiful. you guys are sooo blessed!
Joanne Trimmer – Absolutely perfect!!! Great job!
Brandy – Just precious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cara – Erika and David – Teagan is absolutely beautiful! Congratulations! Erika I miss you!
Carolyn Miller – I’m pretty sure I had that same swim cap as Miss Teagan ; ) Sooo adorable, can’t wait to meet her in person.
Samantha – Wow…she is so, so beautiful.
Lauren – What a beautiful baby! I can’t wait to meet her!!! These pictures are priceless!
Betsy McConn – Erika She is absolutely gorgeous. The pictures are amazing!
Carole – She is certainly The Divine Miss “T”. Congratulations and many blessings! Carole and Tom
Tracy Magliocco – Erika and David, she is a beautiful little girl. Best of luck to you and I can’t wait to see her when you bring her in to grandmom’s work for a visit. I love how she is propped up with her hands while sleeping, so sweet.
Diane Fox – Teagan is absolutely the most beautiful baby we have ever been blessed with as first time grandparents!!!! We could not ask for anything more precious! I love the hat! She’s a beauty!
Love, mom and dad
Marsha – Congratulations! She is precious!
Tracy Willem – She is beautiful! We can’t wait to meet her.
Cinthia – the pictures are sooooo adorable. Cant wait to see more pictures.
Jim Specht – So Precious!!!!
Jennifer Kuty – Congratulations – Great Pictures
Robin – She is BEAUTIFUL!!!! Congrats!!! God Bless..Enjoy they grow soooo
fast!!!!
Aunt Kathleen – She’s absolutely beautiful. I know your parents are on cloud 9. Congrats. Can’t wait to meet her.
TAWANDRA – THESE PICTURES ARE SO BEAUTIFUL AND ARE PROOF THAT GOD REALLY DOES EXIST BECAUSE OF THESE LITTLE ANGELS! THANK YOU MOMS AND DADS FOR POSTING THESE IMAGES. THEY ARE BREATH-TAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL!
This has been a busy, busy week with maternity portrait sessions… this couple from Alexandria, Virginia were such a sweet couple. I so enjoyed every minute of our time together and I promised them I would try to sneak peek a couple images from their session over this weekend. I love this first one…she lookes so beautiful in green, don’t you think? The second portrait is one of my favorite poses. I love the strength of the expectant dad’s hands on mom’s beautiful bump!
As always, our clients appreciate your blog love. So be sure to leave some comments for this expecting couple in the grey box below…
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Dawn – Nicole & Gene ~ You guys did such a great job! Your little one will be here before you know it…enjoy these last few weeks of anticipation!! ♥ ♥
Roger – Hey Nicole, yes you ARE from Alexandria, Virginia aren’t you. I got your town switched with the couple that were here just the day before you guys from Springfield VA. My bad. THANKS for letting me know so I could get them both fixed. And YES… you look AWESOME in the green wrap. We can’t wait for you & Gene to see the rest… you two looked great !!!
Angela Griffith – Wow another beautiful Mom to be! Dawn you are one BUSY gal!!!Love these!
Leslie – Aw, the pics are beautiful!! The photographer did an awesome job. Nicole, your belly has grown a little bit since the baby shower ! I cant wait to see my niece. Love you both.
Quet – Wow! Look at God. Your are so beautiful. Know that the world is about to become better because your baby is entering there in. We love you both.
Dad, Geneva & D.J. – Nicole & Gene, The pictures are wonderful. Nicole you look beautiful. You will treasure these pictures more than you ever imagined. We love you!
Candace – Nicole Moore Morse – if you make me cry ONE more time during this pregnancy, I’m going to have to do something to you! These ‘sneak peak’ pics are SO beautiful! I can’t wait to see the others! Love you guys!
Candace – …and yes, she DOES look beautiful in green. And Gene’s hands DO look strong! I’m SO loving these. I might have to make a special trip to VA for my pics! (Some time in the DISTANT future!)
This adorable couple from Springfield, Virginia were in the studio yesterday for their pregnancy portraits. They are at 36 weeks and counting down the days. I really loved the mother & child necklace that the expectant mom wore for her portraits. Come to find out, it was a gift from her hubby…how sweet is that?
Please leave some blog love in the grey comment box below for this young, expecting couple.
I just LOVE this purple wrap on her with her hair color! FABULOUS!!
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Dawn – Erika & David ~ you guys were a pleasure to work with and I can’t wait for you to see the rest! There are some awesome images!! ♥ ♥
Joanne Trimmer – Absolutely beautiful you guys. What a treasure!!!
Diane Fox – The pictures are absolutely gorgeous! What a wonderful way to display the wonders of the miracle of life. I still can’t believe my baby is having a baby and going to be a mommy! And, me a Grandmom! How exciting! We can’t wait to hear the great news. It won’t be long now!
Congratulations to the new parents!
Love, Mom and Dad
Brandy – Beautiful!!! Awesome work Dawn!!!!!!!!!
Samantha – wow…came out even more beautiful than I expected!
Carolyn Miller – I absolutely love the black & white photo! You are both sooo photogenic. Thanks for sharing,
Love Carolyn ; )
Roger – WOW, you two have been BUSY… expecting a baby, moving to Alexandria, having some AWESOME pregnancy portraits taken, then moving BACK to Springfield My bad… sorry for the mix-up.
Angela Griffith – Gorgeous!!! Love that black and white but she looks beautiful in that color also!
Dad & Judi – Can’t wait for the big day!
FAY – Hi both of you from Sunny old England,can I say Erika you look fantastic and are just blossoming.It has be an honour to follow your happy event and we wish you all the love and happiness that you both deserve.Your life is about to change forever,cherish every moment as boy do they grow up fast.It seems like yesterday our son was 6months old and now he is 16 and 6ft 6″.Take care and lots of love
Fay
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