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A submarine homecoming on Labor Day!  It was very cool to watch this sub pull into pier – a bit different from the HUGE aircraft carrier, but every bit as exciting for the families who have waited these long months to see their husbands, fathers, brothers or sons!  Welcome home, USS Norfolk!

Since I posted a couple of these images as a “Sneak Peek” for the family on my Facebook Fan Page right away, I decided to wait to share any more until I had the entire gallery ready to put into a slideshow.  That way, you could experience it as we did – from start to […]

This cutie pie has waited a long time to see her Daddy.  Remember how adorable she and her mommy were back when I photographed them to send pics to him while on deployment?  She’s even cuter now, if that’s possible! We hung out together at Norfolk International Airport on Monday evening waiting for Daddy to […]

The USS Eisenhower returned from a 7 month deployment this week – it was my third homecoming in three days, and definitely the hottest day to be outside, but well worth it to capture such a special event.  What an amazing experience!  The news organizations estimated 20,000 people were waiting at Norfolk Naval Base for […]

What an awesome experience to be at the fly-in homecoming of a squadron at Oceana Naval Air Station!  My husband has always said that the jet noise you hear in this area is just the “sound of freedom” and that rang so true while I was attending this special event.  These guys were gone for […]

You might remember this adorable redhead from a few months ago – I photographed him (and his Mommy) for Operation: Love ReUnited and sent the photos off to his daddy on the ship.  Today was their big homecoming and I was so excited to be there to capture it.  Welcome Home, Daniel and the USS […]

This precocious little boy is no stranger to me, but is always full of energy!  His Daddy has been gone for a few months now and these photos will be sent to him as a little Father’s Day “thank you” from me – through Operation: Love ReUnited.  I know it will make the last few […]

I had the honor of attending my first pierside homecoming today for Operation: Love ReUnited.  The USS Nicolas returned to Norfolk Naval Base after a 6 month deployment.  You might remember them in the news recently – they were the ship that ran into pirates!! Seriously, real pirates! From Wikipedia:  On April 1, 2010, Nicholas […]

I received the most amazing e-mail recently from one of my OpLove clients.  His wife wanted to surprise him with the album of photos, so she didn’t tell him about our session and he opened the package to find a Spiral Bound album filled with photos of his two beautiful girls.  Here is the e-mail […]

I have been overwhelmed by the response to my participation with Operation: Love ReUnited. Overwhelmed in a good way (I love giving back to these families who give so much to our country!) and overwhelmed in a not-so-good way (Because I just can’t take them all!).  I am totally booked with Pre-Deployment Sessions and Homecomings […]