fairy tale photoshoot

I had my first maternity shoot with my friend Katie last week! I think it went really well and I'm happy with a lot of the shots. Katie still has two months until her daughter is due and I anticipate several more shoots--with her husband as well! These are some of my favorite shots. I love how Katie's love of fairy tales came through even though (besides the me bringing the angel wings on a whim) we didn't plan it that way at all. I'll share a few more later this week!

Thanks for a great afternoon, Katie!

go ask Alice

Once upon a time, there was a little old shoemaker who was having trouble finishing his orders. In the middle of the night elves came and secretly cobbled his shoes. The shoemaker and his wife, unable to let the mystery remain unsolved, spied on the elves. When the elves saw the shoemaker and his wife they fled the little old shop--never to return again. Luckily, once upon another time, a girl stumbled upon a little old shop in Richmond and in there was a pair of those shoes cobbled by the elves. Ecstatic she swooped them up (for a mere eight dollars) and danced off into the sunset!

I dressed up for my mother's birthday and decided the outfit needed a tea cup to complete the look! I used my Grandmother's Wedgewood china, which sits in the cupboard in my kitchen tempting me every time I make a cup of coffee.

if you look you'll find

I believe in fairy tales. I believe in magic and wonder and mystery. Because I believe I'm always looking. My eyes are open to things that aren't quite 'normal'. Sometimes I'm rewarded for my constant alertness. A month or so ago I stumbled upon this magic coffee shop. I think it's run by fairies. Perhaps it came to the Thames River Festival after a trip to the market at Wall.