Hello everyone! I am the second voice to Kristina’s segment, Wine About It. She asked if I wanted to write a post on my own, and I could not wait to get started! I thought I would go ahead and share some things about me and my wine journey so far. I also have a […]

When I received Andrew + Nicole’s inquiry about photographing them and their family, I was thrilled! I loved the idea of getting to capture of all their friends + godchildren at this stage in life. When children are little (and when they’re grown!), I think it’s important to capture all the little moments that mean […]

OH MY GOODNESS. This family!! I have never, ever laughed so hard or so much during a family portrait session. The Jacks family got together to celebrate Keith’s 70th birthday + contacted me to photograph this special time for them. We met up off a cute little trail in Bristow VA and got right into […]

I’m not going to lie to you, I’ve been dreaming about this session since Chris + Kristin got engaged this summer. I kept telling Ryan that I wanted to take their pictures (no, really. Ask him). I mean, how could I not?! They’re some of our best friends + they’re gorgeous people. Their relationship is […]

Saturday night’s engagement session with Stacie + Kyle was certainly one for the books. We were in DC (which I never get to be), we went to a place in DC I’d never been (Theodore Roosevelt Island) and I actually drove into DC (and we made it back alive). We picked Theodore Roosevelt Island (okay, I […]

One of the things I’m most excited for throughout this blog series is that Danielle + I get to go taste wine and call it work. I mean, seriously. How wonderful is that?! We’ve been kind of slow at hitting the wineries but personally, I think we’re hitting the right time of year to actually […]

I’ve thought about writing this post for awhile now but I’ve waited and re-written it because, you guessed it, it wasn’t perfect. It didn’t seem right. The words weren’t flowing the way I thought they should. And that, ladies + gentlemen, is exactly why I’m writing this after all. It’s why I’m posting this blog […]

Happy birthday, Ryan! I can’t believe another year has gone by + we’re celebrating another one of your birthdays together! What a year it’s been for you! You finished your first full year at the new school, coached another great basketball team, we bought the house, brought Shelby home, took our first cruise, celebrated, laughed […]

Family portrait sessions are some of the sessions I hold most dear to my heart because it’s so rare these days to find pictures with every member of the family (yes, that means you mom!) in them – smiling, laughing and just being together. Being able to capture an entire group of people who mean […]

There’s something about wine corks that screams DIY. Or is that just me? Ryan and I have tons all over our house because, well, we love wine. Our families love wine. Our friends love wine. Basically, Dowler is synonymous with wine (don’t cart me off to a meeting yet…). So, naturally when Danielle and I found this […]