A Homegrown Love Story

I am SO excited to share this hilltop maternity session in Abingdon, Virginia with you!

I met Carly almost 5 years ago at The Barns at Chip Ridge at a bridal show on a cold, rainy March day. She and a friend were looking for vendors for their weddings and we hit it off! She and Zack decided to book me for their wedding the next March and I was so excited! We did their engagement photos that spring and had such a blast; and of course, their wedding day was incredible! Then last fall they were modeling for a styled shoot I participated in…so basically they are basically some of my favorite people to photograph!

Seeing these two step into a new role of mom and dad has been so sweet! I remember Carly’s excitement when I accidentally spilled the beans and told her I was pregnant with Gunner! She said it gave her baby fever! haha That was about 3 years ago. Now Carly’s turn to be a mom is here and I’m so overjoyed for her (and for Zack to be a dad)!

Anyway, enough words for now because I know I will have so much more to say when I share the photos of their precious baby girl who arrived a few weeks ago! For now, enjoy these favorites from Carly and Zack’s hilltop maternity session in Abingdon, Virginia!

p.s.- Be sure to look through their engagement session too! You need to see if you can see how I unintentionally recreated one of their favorite engagement photos! The plan is now to keep recreating it for their family photos over the years!

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Emily is a southwest Virginia-based destination wedding and family photographer + videographer specializing in telling the love stories of farm girls + guys—the ones who love adventures on farms, barns, and mountaintops!