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Mel Z Worthington

Northern Virginia Family Photographer

November 24, 2021

Thankful

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Memories to Match

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November 4, 2021December 1, 2021

How to design a stand out holiday card

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October 29, 2021

Halloween Happy

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Welcome, Little p

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The best pose for newborns

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How to prep for lifestyle family photos (and how to make them yours!)

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What to wear for family portraits

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Why choose documentary family photography?

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Did you know you can help grow a small business wi Did you know you can help grow a small business without even making a purchase? These are some of the ways you can help friends and fam (like me!), even if their thing isn’t necessarily your thing. A special shout out to my sis @joannehadad , who has liked every post I have ever posted, whether she likes it-likes it or not. I see you and I love you, girl!!!⁣ ⁣ Now get out there and drop some love on your entrepreneurial friends this #smallbusinesssaturday while shopping and supporting small wherever and whenever you can… not just today but all year round! ⁣💗🌎🎄 ⁣ #supportsmallbusiness #shopsmall #instagood #shoplocal #smallbusiness #localphotographer #northernvirginiaphotographer #dmvphotographer⁣
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!!! 🍁 Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!!! 🍁
Your family, my family...we’re both feeling imme Your family, my family...we’re both feeling immense gratitude for those we hold close right about now. Dear clients: thank you for trusting me to make your gratitude visible. Thank you for booking me solid this fall (first year with a waitlist, that’s just bonkers!) and thank you for sharing your precious people with me year after year. I’m watching your kids grow up and you’re doing such a fantastic job, I genuinely adore them and am so glad I get to know them! Immeasurable thanks to and for my partner in all things, @samiamiv, without whom I could never get through this time of year! More feels and many more of my fav fall lifestyle shots on the blog. Happy Thanksgiving to all my clients and friends out there!!! 🙏🏻🦃 #gratitude #thanksgiving2021 #thankful #documentyourdays #familytraditions #lifestylefamilyphotography #lifestylefamilyphotographer #lifestylefamilysession #fairfaxphotographer
Poll: Do you send holiday cards every year? Yay o Poll: Do you send holiday cards every year? Yay or nay?⁣ ⁣ Does it feel like a sincere gift or… something else? You can be honest here.⁣ ⁣ If you are on the yay! side I’ve got a couple gifts for ya….⁣ ⁣ Check the blog (link in bio) for a step-by-step for designing a standout card and⁣ ⁣ Check out @paperculture and sign up to get a 50% off coupon if you join their mailing list. (This takes the pressure off if, by chance, your photog needs a liiiiiittle more time to turn your photos around…) I ❤️ Paper Culture for their sustainable business model 🌎🌳, plus the designs are unique - its been my go-to for the past two years.⁣ ⁣ I hope this helps make the card design process more creative and joyful if its something you chose to do. If I’m being honest, I waiver - some years I’m really into it, some years not at all. No matter what, I really feel it when you put thought, authenticity, humor and effort into what you send to us and getting something from n the mail other than a bill or election flyer is a thrill! Thank you for including my family in your holiday wishes year after year, even if I’m in a funk year...⁣ ⁣ #holidaycarddesign #holidaycards #christmascards #hanukkahcards #holidaywishes #gooddesign #graphicdesign #seasonsgreetings #holidaytraditions #makeitmatter #documentyourdays
Sunday mornings in #northernvirginia ⁣ ⁣ #anit Sunday mornings in #northernvirginia ⁣ ⁣ #anitasburritos #breakfastburritos #locallove #documentyourdays #mylifeiniphonepics #theadventuresofbaconpeachesandpickles
Its diabetes awareness month. I’m just the mom Its diabetes awareness month. I’m just the mom but when kids are diagnosed young, its ours before its theirs. We learn to carb count and change devices and fight with insurance companies and hate big pharma and advocate at school and we sleep like we have a newborn for all eternity because a 24/365 disease really doesn't give a fuck that its 4am. ⁣ ⁣ This November I want to talk about sugar culture in America. The truth is that we dangle sugar in front of kids as a reward for accomplishment much the same way we hit happy hour at the end of a long, hard day. Sugar is baby booze. Score a homerun and the team gets Slurpees! Win the the meet and the team goes for ice cream! ⁣ ⁣ Holidays are over the top. On Halloween I watched one kid struggle to haul a sack that might have been his body weight in candy. Kids don’t write out Valentines anymore, they write names on a branded pack of candy. Somewhere along the line, a slice of cake to celebrate a birthday became pizza, cake, soda and perhaps a pinata. ⁣ ⁣ We think it’s all ok because they’re running around and they’re skinny. But they’re developing life habits and when everyday warrants a treat, treats are what you come to expect. ⁣ ⁣ We have never wanted to impose our restrictions on anyone else but he’s 12 and lacks perspective. There’s too much to resist and missteps are taking a toll. I simply don’t have full control over what he eats anymore and even when I do, its so contentious as hell. I never thought it would be. ⁣ ⁣ The harm it does him is visible and measurable to us but I know it’s harming your kids too, even if you can’t see it.⁣ ⁣ Do you think sugar culture is real? Do you think sugar is addictive? What limits, if any, do you have in your household around dessert or sugar treats? Do you use sugar as a reward? Do you want to throw a Shirley Temple in my face right now because kids should be kids? Tell me everything.⁣ ⁣ #toosweet #t1dlife #diabetesawarenessmonth #sugarsugar #tandemtslim #dexcom #portraitofdiabetes #documentyourdays #typenone #fuckdiabetes⁣
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