Ever After Baby Portraits is a boutique portrait photography studio specializing in creating emotive, timeless, one-of-a-kind heirloom artwork for those who cherish their family. We have both a 2.5 acre outdoor and a fully-equipped indoor studio at our location. Mindy and Joriana are a mother-daughter team who photograph portrait sessions together.

Our typical client comes to us because they want to make their house a home; they want to display art of their family — candid images of the ones they love! Your moments...forever.

Commissioning wall art portraits with us means that we will capture your family and tell a story, your unique story, one deserves to be told and preserved for future generations.

We truly feel that our art isn’t complete until it’s displayed, so we offer high end products. We want your artwork to last and to look just as beautiful many years from now as it does the moment you first see it. After all, it’s what you do with the images that will determine if it will be treasured Art, or a distant memory which may be forgotten, lost like tears in the rain.

Some of the things you’ll love…

• Personal assistance in your selections
• Custom designed Wall Concepts – created specifically for your walls, your decor and lifestyle
• Custom visual styling suggestions for clothing, tailored to your personal style
• Artfully designed products in a variety of styles and finishes
• Portrait Boxes and Storybook Albums featuring a collection of images that tell your story
• Specialty items for gifting those you love with personal portrait art
• Two photographers with different lenses means more images with a wider variety
• Our 2.5 acre Outdoor or fully-equipped Indoor Studio in Sterling, Virginia
• Sessions are available on location within the D.C. Metro area
• Editing, retouching, and exquisite design of custom products

What custom photography ultimately is all about is choice and experience.

Custom photography is about photographing your family by giving you devoted one-on-one attention without the worry of who is next ‘in line’ or the feeling of a crowded portrait studio.  Custom photographers are also known as boutique studios, offering a range of products and unparalleled service.

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We feel the greatest gift you can bestow upon your children, besides raising them well, is a glimpse into the unconditional love that you have for them.  Think back to when you were a child and the memories you have.  Now, how many of those memories are documented?  So much of our childhood is lost because of a lack of a visual record to stimulate the emotions we felt when we were kids. 

What child doesn't love to look at images?  And as your child looks at our photography, we want it to be a reminder of how much they are loved.

So we feel the number one reason that you should have family portraits displayed on your walls is because it will show your children how loved they are, not just at the moment the portraits are taken, but over and over throughout their lives -- really, every time they look at the portraits, because the memories of your love for them will be relived over and over again.

But a close second is the effect this all has on your child.

Did you know that a recent study revealed that photography that had been printed boosted children's self esteem by 37%?!! 

For more info, be sure to read the full article here.

Throughout our time together with you, we want the experience to be the very best photography experience you have ever had — from start to finish! We specialize in portraiture mixed with vibrant and artistic imagery, allowing us to offer an experience and quality level that is unmatched by any portrait photography studio in our area.

Joriana and I love to work with clients who treasure their family and want to celebrate those relationships every day!

We recommend taking maternity portraits during the 32 – 36th weeks, when your curves are at their most glorious. With artistic lighting and gentle posing, we guarantee you will be thrilled to document this amazing time in your life.

Newborn babies, up to 7 days old, are incredible to photograph and we love to capture their bond with you at this time. Little ones change quickly over the course of their first year, so consider having portraits again at 6 to 8 months (sitting up) and again at 1 year (standing/walking) as their true features and big personality really emerge. We invite you to join select clients who are members of The Bebe Coterie.

You love the photos that you see here – but you’re worried that we couldn’t possibly get photographs like this of you because you’re not “photogenic enough” or feel like you need to make some drastic change in yourself first. We know you’re worried about the way you’ll look. Lots of people have this worry, including the people you see in our portfolio here!

Joriana and I will put you at ease so you can be yourself in front of the camera. By the end of our time together, you will realize you genuinely had fun — and when you look back on that happy day, the memories will feel warm and make you smile. When you think back, you will remember that the world melted away and the only thing that mattered were the ones you love the most. At the end of a long hard day, you’ll sit down on your couch, look up at your walls and smile. The Wall Art you see will bring back the sound of laughter and remind you of how much you enjoy just being a family.

We find the really good moments to be too large to absorb and process while they’re actually happening. Wall Art lets you surround myself with those beautiful times so that, little by little, you can savor every part of it. We want to document the most magnificent and genuine version of your children so that throughout your life, you can glance up to the Wall Collections throughout your home and have your spirits lifted.

Your experience with Ever After Baby Portraits begins with an over-the-phone planning session. Our no-stress process makes sure you not only enjoy yourself every step of the way, but get the photos you’ve ALWAYS wanted.

First, we’ll ask you to walk through your home and look for any space you’d like to decorate with artwork from our session together. So that we can create designs for you, we will ask you to take iPhone pictures of any considered spaces and text or email them to us.

Once we receive your pictures, we will create custom wall concepts. Wall display ideas will be digitally infused on the pictures of your actual walls so you can get a visual of exactly what it would look like hanging in your home!

Our Portrait Sessions focus on Heirloom Wall Art and include a complimentary online design session, where you’ll see what different prints and sizes of YOUR images look like on YOUR walls. (It’s the easiest way to “try before you buy” and make sure you’ll LOVE the outcome!

Once you narrow down the choices we provide to the concept you love the best, we’ll be in the best position to discuss what everyone is going to wear. We will even send visual clothing suggestions to take the stress out of making sure that everyone looks effortlessly beautiful, in clothing that compliments each family member.

In order to create something that is worthy to be displayed on the walls of your home, we want to know you and what’s important to you. So after you book your session, we will style your portrait session together during a Design Session in person or by phone. During that time, we will discuss who is being photographed in each session, how many rooms you want to create artwork for, as well as your decorating and personal clothing style. We will offer personal assistance with what to wear and complementary color selections, and help guide you on what you want to do with the images. Our process is designed to customize the Wall Art to your taste.

Come see our museum quality products that stand the test of time — enjoyed during your lifetime, and then treasured by those that remain as they sit in a room with those images, as they bring people into their own home and show off the legacy of their family, as they look through albums with their children. These products will remain in your family for generations.

At the time of your Portrait Session, you will be given individual attention for typically an hour to capture a wide range of expressions. We go out of our way to make sure that everyone is comfortable and relaxed. Typical studio sessions can be overwhelming and intimidating for some, but our sessions let your family be who they are with no pressure. This experience results in images that are candid, timeless and relaxed, with a session that is individually tailored to each and every client.

Our indoor and outdoor studio is located at 46506 Oak Lane, Sterling, VA, 20165.

Our Indoor Studio is fully equipped. Our Outdoor Studio has several features including a stream, large and small pond, bridge, vintage truck, barn, fence, wildflower meadow, and a variety of couches we can pull out that will be styled to work with your decor. New in 2015 is our pier, perfect for family images over the water.

The clients we have the pleasure to work with are intelligent, accomplished people that have big hearts. Family is the most important thing to them! They commission Joriana and I to create art of their family because they value what we value: Love, family and relationships. We feel so fortunate to work with such wonderful people!

Appointments are required. We do not accept walk-ins.

A session fee must be paid in advance to secure your session date and time.

A Family Portrait Session is generally no more than 1 hour, however we block off 1.5 hours on our calendar. Newborn sessions are generally reserved for two hours.  While we don't photograph the whole time, time is allowed so as not to feel rushed.

We ask that you be sure to arrive on time for your Portrait Session.

All sessions begin at the scheduled time, so please arrive on time. We respect the next client’s time so we are are unable to accommodate late arrivals.

As a professional photographer, and in order to give you the best, most relaxed session possible, Ever After Portraits limits the number of sessions that we photograph. That way, our attention is totally focused on you and your experience. Because reserving your date requires Ever After Portraits to turn away other business, we reserve the right to charge a $100 fee to change your date.

If you have extenuating circumstances, we will work with you to reschedule one time at no additional charge. We understand that emergencies do occur, so we allot one emergency reschedule per session. Any further cancellation will result in forfeiture of that session and of the Reservation Fee. If you are more than 15 minutes late for your scheduled session, and no contact has been made with the studio, you will lose your scheduled time, and your Reservation Fee will be used to compensate the photographers for their time.

We reserve the right to reschedule any session due to photographer illness, personal emergency, or inclement weather. If a session cannot be rescheduled due to photographer’s cancellation, we will refund your session fee.

If a family member is not feeling well (even the slightest bit under the weather), please reschedule. We want to keep the studio as germ free as possible.

Please do not. No cameras, including cell phone cameras, are allowed in the studio.

In case of inclement weather, we will contact you and reschedule the session.

An Ordering Session typically takes place in our studio 2 to 3 weeks after your Portrait Session. One of our specialties is offering custom Wall Art displays in either traditional or more contemporary finishes. Our special design software will enable you to visualize your images in a display so you can know exactly how everything will look before you purchase at your Ordering Session. This takes the guesswork out of having to figure out where to hang your images or what to hang them with. While we do not require any minimum print order, what we offer a luxury service and it’s not in everyone’s budget.

No. Your images are only available to view on our 72-inch screen, for the highest quality viewing. We don’t do online viewing.

An Ordering Session typically takes place in our studio two to three weeks after your Portrait Session. When your Portrait Session date is chosen, we will also choose your Ordering Session date. Since we want all decision-makers present at the Ordering Session, a date is works for you will be chosen. You will be able to place your product order then.

All decision makers should be present at the Ordering Session.

Payment is due the day of your Ordering Session appointment when your order is placed. A no-interest payment plan option is available. (See “Do you offer a payment plan?” below.)

Once your order is placed, allow 2 weeks for your images to retouched and sent to you for your online approval. Once you approve your order and make final payment, allow 3 – 6 weeks for delivery.

Ordering Sessions must be held and the product order must be paid for in full by November 15th, in order for it to be edited in time for holiday season orders.

That’s because we don’t just photograph your session one day and place your order the next day.   We photograph your session; then typically withing 15 days, you have an ordering session, where you place your order.

Next, we create your products and put proofs online for your approval.  If retouching is required, it must done, and then the images are put back online until you give your final approval.  At that point, final payment is due along with your final approval.  Generally, this process takes about three weeks — that’s BEFORE your product can even be ordered!

Once the order is placed, we are then completely at the mercy of the commercial company that is processing our order along with the thousands of other orders of folks who want their products before Christmas!

That’s why we absolutely do not guarantee orders will be delivered by Christmas if they are placed after November 15th. Please don’t be mad at us if you don’t finalize your order before November 15th!!

If delivery before Christmas is important to you, we’d love, love, love it if you ordered sooner rather than later to be sure everything arrives in plenty of time!

Yes. Orders will not be delivered until the order is paid in full.

Absolutely! Order pickups are scheduled each Friday by appointment only, or we can ship your order to your home.

A Family Portrait Session requires a $200 Reservation Fee. Payment of this fee reserves the date and time of your Portrait Session.

We offer the highest quality Wall Art products in a variety of framed and frameless options. We have two framed lines, Masterpiece and Standard, and four frameless lines, Bamboo, Ice, Gallery Wrap and Steel.

We also offer portrait boxes and albums, as well as other boutique luxury products.

It is true that a custom experience and high-quality products will initially be more expensive than going to a cookie-cutter portrait studio at your local mall, or someone who will hand you a CD of images and leave you to your own devices as to what to do with it.

As a professional family photographer, we invest time with you and your family and provide you with a custom experience, creating wall art uniquely for you. We customize our portrait sessions and our wall art to each family. Every single product we offer is printed on archival paper with archival inks, so they are Museum quality. Protective sprays are applied to our wall art products as well. These high quality products are rated to last for at least 150 years.

We know your family portraits are of those you cherish and that they will most likely become treasured family heirlooms. In order to do that, they have to stand the test of time. Our products will do so – and the value will continue to grow year after year.

There is nothing more important than the ones you love. Make a lasting investment in family portrait wall art that will become cherished family heirlooms. The generations to come will appreciate your forethought as they share that heritage with others, “See? That’s my family!”

We do! With 25% down, a no-interest layaway payment plan option is available. Your products will be sent to print when final payment is received.