Yay, spring is here! I recently had the opportunity to shoot a family session with my friends Liz and Doug when I was visiting DC last month. It was a gorgeous afternoon in Maryland, so we drove out to Brookside Gardens in Silver Spring. Most of the flowers hadn’t bloomed yet, so Liz didn’t recognize that she had actually been to this park before. In fact, they were last here for their wedding pictures! To be fair, their wedding photographer didn’t tell them where they were going, and it does look entirely different when the flowers aren’t in bloom.

Liz originally wanted pictures of only her son, but I couldn’t resist taking pictures of all three of them! I really adored capturing the interactions and the love of this family. I’ve known their son since the day he was born, and he’s always been somewhat of a shy guy, so I was thrilled when he let me take so many pictures of him! Also, special thanks to my friend Clara for assisting on this shoot and getting everyone to look at the camera!