I was thrilled to finally get to photograph the Ware family. I was supposed to do Lauren and Trey’s maternity photos last spring but I broke my wrist right before their session! Thankfully, we were able to work together for their family portrait session just before the holidays. Lauren’s daughter (and pup) are ADORABLE!!! I can’t wait to share a sneak peek of a few of our fav images at Koreshan State Park.
Bračić Family | Edison & Ford Winter Estates, Fort Myers, FL
It was a delight to be reunited with a old high school friend and her beautiful family. While Whitney and Javor were visiting from NYC we enjoyed a sunset stroll through the gardens at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates. Excited to share a few of our favorite images from their session.
XOXO
Molly
Owen | Fort Myers Beach Senior Session
A few things before you ask why would we choose to do a photo session amongst the destruction on Fort Myers Beach after a category 4 hurricane.
Owen is a senior at Fort Myers High.
He loves fishing, boating, and skim boarding.
His family has (or had) a family beach house on Fort Myers Beach since the 1960’s.
His mom, Stefanie Ink Edwards, is the CEO of Community Cooperative. The day after the storm passed Stefanie was boots on the ground with Owen and her family leading the local effort to collect and distribute resources to the survivors of Hurricane Ian.
Hopefully some of this makes sense now. Life goes on in the wake of Ian. Owen is months away from graduating high school and will continue to be resilient with what ever life throws his way.
… and Fort Myers Beach still had so much tenacity and beauty to share with us five months after the storm. We hope you enjoy our day at the beach blog post with Owen.
Lovejoy Girls | Nashville, TN
Our Labor Day travels took us to Nashville, TN where I had the opportunity to photography the BEAUTIFUL Lovejoy girls. A private farm outside of Franklin created such a memorable experience for the family with a few of my fav things: wild flowers, horses, beautiful greenery, and stunning views. We also met a few feline friends while exploring the farm!!! I can’t wait for you to get a sneak peek of this session…
Fort Myers Portrait Photographer | @abellewrites
I had the pleasure of photographing Annabelle Tometich, the award-winning journalist, food writer and restaurant critic. She spent 15 years pretending to be a white guy by writing restaurant reviews as Jean Le Boeuf for the USA TODAY Network. She recently shed the Frenchman pseudonym to review restaurants as her mixed-race self. She is at work on a memoir about her Filipina mother and biracial childhood in Robert E. Lee County, Florida, where she lives with her husband, two kids and two furry dog beasts. Find her on Twitter @atometich and Instagram @abellewrites. Sign up for her weekly newsletter The Half Filip.
Annabelle Tometich is an award-winning writer, editor and content creator based in Fort Myers, Florida. Her writing has been featured in USA TODAY, The News-Press, Naples Daily News, Florida Today, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, The Palm Beach Post, Greatist, teamusa.org and many more outlets. Her literary work is represented by Kayla Lightner at Ayesha Pande Literary.
Price Family | Miromar Lakes, FL
One of our fav families to photograph, the Price’s opted for a sunset summer sesh a little early this year instead of our usual fall portrait session. The season swap meant radar monitoring for rain (thankfully the showers stayed away) and brighter colors for clothing (love, love, love). Alisa brought us to a new location (Miromar Lakes) that was sentimental to her and Kevin. Always such a fun time with this crew! Just a beautiful family inside and out.
Duran Family | Sanibel, FL
I enjoyed my time with the Duran Family for a maternity photo session on Sanibel Island! Here’s is a sneak peek before their newest family member arrives this summer!
Gonzalez Family | Fort Myers Beach, FL
The cuteness in this session is over the top, I can't even handle it!! Here's a peek at the Gonzalez Family's session at Fort Myers Beach in early November to capture Baby Ella’s portraits in time for Christmas.
Duffy Family | Koreshan State Park
Sneak peek at some of our fav moments from the Duffy family photo shoot at Koreshan State Park with Molly and Matt Photo. In much need for some fresh family photos, Alyssa surprised her husband with the photo shoot for his birthday. So fun!
Baby #3 | Fort Myers Maternity Photographer
Congratulations to Carrie and Wes on Baby #3! Practicing 6 feet of social distancing, we met just as Florida opened the beaches back up. We are excited to see your family of boys multiply! Such a fun bunch that always keeps me on my toes. I was thrilled when Carrie asked to have her maternity photos on Fort Myers Beach. I know salty sunsets are their fav family activity!!
xoxo
Molly
Expecting Baby Gus | Fort Myers Maternity Photographer
Congratulations to Alicia and Oliver expecting baby Gus just in time for Christmas!
Alicia-You are a beautiful person inside + out and your community CANNOT wait to see you SHINE in your new role as a mamma... I say “community” because you connect to each and every person you meet showing compassion, positivity, and a love for life!
XOXO
Molly
Sloan Wedding | March 2018
“A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.”
- Edward Steichen
There is no one else I would choose to capture this world with other than you- Matt Grubbs.
XO XO
Molly
Our DUMBO Family Session, Brooklyn, NYC
Totally in AMAZED with the family photos we had taken by Nicki Sebastian during our trip to NYC for the marathon in late October 2015. Love the negative space and connections she documented in the time we spent in Dumbo for our session- Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. Yes, we were a little cold, a little stressed (Uber issues and wardrobe concerns), but psyched about seeing the sun come out after a week of rain. This experience was a nice reminder for us of how much prep goes into getting ready for a photo session. The shopping for outfits, the exchanging of what you thought would work, the "I hope my child takes a nap" before we meet the photographer, and the softening of the experience for the husband who is thinking "do I really have to do this?". Yes, even Matt is not a huge fan when I insist we do this process on an annual basis. It's water under the bridge, we had a GREAT trip, our session with Nicki was a blast and I have these beautiful images to remember Lillian's first trip to NYC!
-Molly
Clegg Family | Bonita Springs, FL
So much LOVE, JOY + LAUGHTER in this session. We adored being behind the camera at Riverside Community Park in Bonita to capture the beautiful Clegg Family! Greydon (2) had so much energy as he explored the Artists' Cottages and spent time with his parents, Heather + Bill, cuddling, laughing, and of course climbing the cool statues in the park!
David Family | Sanibel, Florida
The cuteness in this session is over the top, I can't even handle it!! Here's a peek at the David Family's session in early November to capture Baby Avery's portraits in time for Christmas.
Welcome "CeCe" Irene
The Spanberger family welcomed baby "CeCe" Irene on October 6th at 7:59 a.m., weighing in at 8 lbs. 5 oz. and 20 inches long. Enjoy a peak at the beautiful addition to this family of four!
Bonita Springs Family Photography | PRICE FAMILY
Sharing the Price family memories during a recent morning on Barefoot Beach in Bonita Springs, FL. Alisa and I have been "Insta-friends" for a while and Kevin and I are connected through the FGCU Alumni Association, so I was looking forward to photographing their beautiful kiddos and Tyler's first birthday cake smash! We had great time together and my favorite part was the mini boom box Kevin and Alisa brought on the beach for Tyler and Myla to dance! In all my years of photographing that was the first time I've ever had that happen and I appreciated it because Matt is so into tunes and brings our music with us every where we go!
Here's a peek at a few of our fav images... Happy 1st Birthday Tyler!!!!
Fort Myers Maternity Photographer | Expecting baby # 2
Congrats to Beth and Jake on their second baby on the way! Always a joy to photograph this family!
Sanibel Family Photography | Pennington Family 2015
I've lost count on how many times I've photographed this Atlanta based family during their beach vacations to Sanibel. Brooke is so easy to work with and it's been a pleasure to watch her little ones (Thomas and John) grow. This session did not disappoint much like all the other beautiful family portraits I've captured for the Pennington's through the years. Here's a sneak peek at a few of my favorite...
-Molly
