Christopher Newport University Family Portraits | Murray Family

December 13, 2018

Maria Grace Photography

Family

This family is so very near and dear to my heart. We met them right around the time we started attending our current church, just as they were moving here from North Carolina. I saw Brittany by herself and actually thought she was a college student (yes, she looks young and acts young at heart!) and introduced myself to welcome her. Little did I know that she was married to our new families pastor, with three children of their own.

Fast forward almost two years, and these five have become fast friends. Brittany has walked through so much with me - life, marriage, and motherhood - and I am truly thankful for her friendship. Edward has been a fixture both at church and in our lives, and we are grateful for him as a friend and current Bible study leader. Together, their family is fun, kind-hearted, and just a little bit crazy in the best possible way…

August 25, 2016

Maria Grace Photography

Family

Fort Monroe Family Portraits | Hampton Family Photographer | Anthony + Marilyn

August 25, 2016

Maria Grace Photography

Family

Anthony, Marilyn, and Mia make a beautiful family, not because life has always been easy but because they have lived through the hard times together. Anthony recently returned after his third deployment in their marriage - this one that hardest, as he had to leave his daughter for the first time and spent the better part of a year at sea. Because of this daddy's little girl, shy but spunky, was always ready to take a picture with her hero.

This family session began at The Chamberlin on Fort Monroe before we moved to the beach at sunset to capture some beautiful portraits. Anthony and Marilyn have been married for 15 years, managing to keep the spark of romance alive despite their separation. Their love is so obvious that even Mia gets a little jealous - she even tried to 'break them up' a few times during our time together! Nevertheless, this couple loves nothing more than family time and holding each other close after spending so long not being able to do just that...

July 31, 2014

Maria Grace Photography

Family

The Quast Family // Portsmouth Family Photographer

July 31, 2014

Maria Grace Photography

Family

I'll say it over and over again: I LOVE that I get to meet people I would have never met while I'm doing my job, and this day was perfect for just that! Nancy is a dear friend who contacted me about portraits for her family while they were all in town for a family reunion, and I'm so glad she did! I got to meet so much of their family, from great-grandparents all the way down to the little ones.

We met in Portsmouth City Park last Saturday morning, and between trying to get the kids to stay in one place and making sure we didn't miss any big family pictures, the time flew by! I truly loved getting to know each little family, especially when I heard that Rick's parents have been married 58 years. And what a legacy they have left!

Rick, Nancy, and the entire Quast family: thank you so much for letting me be a little part of your lives last week! I'm so grateful to each of you for helping me at the session, joking in between the pictures, and making me feel at home. I hope the rest of your reunion weekend was amazing!

Bright, fun family portraits in Portsmouth, Virginia

Brother and sister family portraits in Portsmouth, Virginia

Adorable little girl in a sundress at family portraits in Portsmouth, Virginia

Great grandparents with all their grandchildren at family portraits in Portsmouth, Virginia

Two adorable cousins at family portraits in Portsmouth, Virginia

Parents with their grown up children at family portraits in Portsmouth, Virginia

These two have been married 58 years. I asked them to kiss. They kissed not once, but twice, and asked me with a twinkle in their eye if I wanted them to kiss again. So much love!