They are officially forever a family!! It was an honor to capture sweet moments of mother and daughter. Their beautiful adoption story began January 2022 and we finally got a chance to get together to capture some special moments before the year ended! They were presented with the gift of a photo session with me on their adoption day (which is the best gift ever~I do offer gift certificates btw), but they decided to work out the new family dynamics first before we got together. 

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We decided to shoot at The Dunlawton SugarMill Gardens on the morning of New Year’s Eve.  It was an overcast, cool to mild day.  Perfect for a photo session!

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They showed me their favorite places they visit around the garden so I made sure to get images where they were familiar with most. On the last bridge we spotted a lotus flower alone near a rock in the water and it reminded them of a special story.  It was truly an honor and inspiration to experience this photo session with them.

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If you are interested in adopting http://adoptuskids.org is a great resource.