Vacation memories, simply and beautifully told.
Whether you're gathering for a week in Cape Charles, making memories along the Carolina coast, or enjoying a family getaway here on Lake Norman, I offer thoughtfully designed photography experiences to meet your family wherever your story unfolds.
The Family Experience is perfect for those wanting beautiful portraits with a little extra time to relax, play, and simply enjoy being together. The Signature Session is the heart of the Under the Dogwoods experience—a personalized session designed to preserve your family's story through timeless portraits and genuine connection. For multi-generational gatherings, reunions, and vacations where every household deserves to be seen, the Heirloom Experience offers a slower, story-driven approach that captures not only who was there, but what it felt like to be together.
Explore each experience below to find the one that's the perfect fit for your family.
Signature Session
$295
The Signature Session is the heart of the Under the Dogwoods experience. Designed for families, couples, maternity, newborns, and milestones, this session gives us time to slow down, explore one meaningful location together, and preserve the moments that make your story uniquely yours. A wonderful choice for extended family vacations, balancing timeless portraits with genuine connection in a relaxed, personalized session.
With gentle guidance throughout, you'll never be left wondering what to do. We'll create timeless portraits alongside the genuine laughter, movement, quiet connection, and little in-between moments that often become your favorites.
One meaningful location • 60 minutes of photography • Customized experience designed around your story • Approximately 60 beautifully hand-edited images • Black & white favorites • Full print release • Online gallery • 2-week gallery delivery
Vacation Experience
$225
Designed for families who want the perfect balance of beautiful portraits and genuine connection, The Family Experience gives us just enough time to capture the portraits you'll frame while leaving room for the moments you'll remember. For many families—especially those with little ones—45 minutes is the sweet spot.
We'll begin with the family favorites, including full group portraits, grandparents, siblings, and the combinations that matter most. Then we'll leave time for the fun—whether that's a cannonball competition, football in the yard, dock fishing, family games, ice cream on the porch, or simply letting the kids be kids.
45 minutes of photography • Full group portraits and meaningful family combinations • 40 beautifully hand-edited images • Black & white favorites • Full print release • Online gallery • 2-week gallery delivery
Heirloom Experience
$415
Created for multi-generational gatherings where the experience matters just as much as the photographs. Whether you're celebrating a family vacation, reunion, milestone, or simply rare time together, the Heirloom Experience is designed to preserve not only who was there, but what it felt like to be together.
With time to slow down, we'll photograph each branch of your family—from full group portraits and individual households to grandparents with grandchildren, cousins, and meaningful family combinations—before stepping back to capture the candid moments that tell the story of your time together.
60–90 minutes of photography • Dedicated time for each household and meaningful family combinations • Two nearby locations or one location with an activity woven into your session • Approximately 100 beautifully hand-edited images • Black & white favorites • Full print release • Online gallery • Priority 2-week gallery delivery
