This is a lifestyle family session at Longwood Gardens from premier Chadds Ford photographer, Le Papillon by Samantha Jay.

We met up with Kaitlin and Colby for a sunrise session in Washington DC.  The warm summer air felt amazing and these two were so cozy with each other all throughout.  Kaitlin and Colby are planning their wedding for next year up in State College, PA.  These two met as undergrads at Penn State at […]

Melissa and Ryan had the most beautiful day this past May.  After their beautiful ceremony at St. Helenas Church they continued on to the beautiful Stone House at Stirling Ridge in Warren, NJ for their reception!  The crystal blue and beautiful pink color scheme was summery and fun!  Vintage Nouveau created the most gorgeous florals […]

Kristin and Steve had the most beautiful day to explore the gorgeous gardens at Longwood.  They walked hand in hand through the newly manicured gardens and marveled at the gorgeous new fountains and topiaries.  It was the perfect thing to set off their first look.  We then explored the more natural elements and plantings further […]

I am so in love with this couple and this place!  Julie and Matt are sweet as can be and we scheduled their engagement while Matt was home before his deployment at the gorgeous Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square.  The entire place was blooming with gorgeous color and florals.  And the new Parisian style gardens […]

Nicole and Brandon had the most beautiful wedding day in May at the gorgeous Rosebank Winery in Newtown, PA.  Brandon had a little nervous energy in the morning as he prepped for his First Look with Nicole.  Nicole looked absolutely gorgeous in her gown from Bijou Bridal and was glowing when she arrived at the […]

Brianne and Zach have a great love story and their amazing story shows in the way that they hold hands, laugh together and enjoy time with their sweet pup, Elle.  These two actually first met each other in high school but as Brianne remembers it she wasn’t such a fan of Zach, “How times have […]

Believe it or not Morgan and Michael were married in February of this year!  And yes, you will see that they had a beautiful outdoor ceremony.  The weather this February gave us a stunning surprise!  Morgan and Michael celebrated their wedding at The Gables at Chadds Ford with their closest friends and family.  It’s wonderful […]

Caitlin and Eileen are two girls after my own heart!  When they contacted me with an awesome idea, I had to say yes!  These two have been lifelong friends and are now both engaged. They wanted to celebrate their last days of single womanhood and their friendship with a session that has been dubbed the “Friendsgagement”. […]

These two Temple Alums wanted to commemorate their alma mater during their engagement session!  I met up with them on Temple’s campus and they gave me the grand tour!  Check out these two love birds!