A Homegrown Love Story Shep’s Birth Day | A Southwest Virginia Home Birth Story Birth rarely goes the way you expect. I fully expected to not go into labor until after the New Year. My reasoning for this? There is so much pressure surrounding the “due date” and I have learned that it is best […]

A Homegrown Love Story One of my favorite things is being a home birth photographer and I am so happy to bring the birth story of Harbor Quinn over to the blog! So, in the past when I have shared birth stories, I’ve written them from my perspective but recently (since playing catchup up on […]

Southwest Virginia Birth Photographer | The Birth Story of Baby Jacob I can’t wait to share with you the birth story of Baby Jacob! Looking back, I am SO thankful that Joanna was due before everything with COVID-19 happened! A Homegrown Love Story This birth story is such a special one to me! You see, […]

Gunner’s “guess date” was February 2nd, yes Groundhog Day! This guy decided to come a bit past his due date but only barely! He had a fast and furious entry into our arms and he hasn’t stopped since!

the birth story of sweet Emery Drew! It was a rainy May morning when I got the call that it would be the day! …

I love all births but this one is extra special. You see, Caitlin and Tyler are my first bride and groom to book me for their birth story. I can’t really put into words how much it means to me that a couple would continue to trust me again and again with some of the most special memories in their life.

I’m back again! And it’s with another beautiful birth story!! 

This one is so special to me because Em is one of my closest friends and our friendship actually grew because of our passion for healthy living, organic foods, home/natural birth, and of course, Jesus!

Since I’m a wedding photographer, it always seems that the births I document happen to be in the fall and early winter. It works well that way. I get my fill of spring and summer weddings then I get a lovely dose of beautiful babies being born in the fall and winter. That’s not to […]

On Saturday morning, December 12, I woke up at 5:25 a.m. to my phone buzzing. Normally, I sleep like a rock, but the day before, I got a very exciting text saying that Cala was having contractions; so when the phone buzzed I was already expecting “the call.” I answered quietly so I wouldn’t wake up Mike and Ellie. I was greeted with a very perky, “Hey Emily! How ya doing? You ready to take some pictures?!”

Two weeks ago I woke up excited, knowing that it was the day that Joanna and Josh were going to welcome their little boy into the world. I already had a text on my phone saying that things were moving along at a good pace so I hopped out of bed (carefully, so I wouldn’t […]