Worthdays Benefit Sessions!

Our Worthdays Benefit Sessions held in January were open to Newborns and Babies up to 12 months old. Worthdays is a non-profit founded by Caroline Neal, which aims to ensure that all children in the foster system feel important, worthy and celebrated, especially on their birthday.

Kelly kept these sessions simple with shades of brown for the backdrop and props, and ivory outfits for the babies. Some parents opted to bring their own outfits, and that’s just fine, too! Scroll down to see some cuteness overload in the images below!

The Worthdays Benefit Sessions brought in over $1000 in donations! If you’d still like to contribute to this cause please go to https://www.worthdays.org to see how you can help.

Meet Caroline - Founder of Worthdays

In January, 11 Sixteen Photography hosted Benefit Sessions to benefit the non-profit Worthdays. Caroline Neal is the Founder and Executive Director at Worthdays. A former social worker, Caroline knew firsthand how difficult the Foster System could be on children, and had a vision to make them feel worthy, especially on their birthdays. “Worthdays vision is to ensure that those impacted by the Foster Care system know that they are important, worthy and celebrated.” We are so proud to support and bring awareness to this cause. Every child deserves to be celebrated on their birthday.

Tomorrow, look for a blog post with a collection of our Benefit Sessions for Worthdays!

The Willis Family

What better time than the Holidays to get the whole family together for a photo op? The Willis Family did just that this past Christmas and snagged some beautiful photos, including a few maternity shots!

Matty's Milestone Session

Two year old Matty came in for a Milestone Session in late October and brought some of his favorite toys along! How sweet is he cuddling his teddy bear?

James's Cake Smash Session

James came to the studio in December for Part 3 of the Baby’s First Year Program - the ever-popular Cake Smash Session! By taking advantage of this program, we were able to capture his most important first year milestones and provide Mom & Dad with a beautiful Keepsake 10”x10” album of all three photo sessions. They also received one 16”x20” canvas for each session plus print credits!

The Say Family Maternity Session

These parents-to-be met up with Denise for a lovely December maternity session!

If you are expecting, please check out our Maternity Session and Newborn Studio Session package options. We also offer Lifestyle In-Home Newborn Sessions with Denise!

The Massenburg Family Session

The Massenburg Family’s session in Maymont was just beautiful. Despite it being early December, there were still some colorful leaves on the trees, which made for amazing photos. Haven clearly had the best time and had all the smiles for the camera!

The Ward Family Fall Mini Session

The Ward Family chose Navy, Burgundy, Gray and Denim for their Fall Mini Session with Denise, and it looks amazing against this red barn. Dad’s plaid shirt brings the look together, while Mom’s solid top gives that pop of color!

Our Mini Sessions include photos of the children alone, siblings together, parents together and the whole family. We are now booking our Spring Mini Sessions, so get yours booked today!

The Simmons Family Deluxe Mini Session

The Simmons Family had a Deluxe Mini session with Denise with the setting sun as a backdrop, and the golden glow in these photos is just amazing! With a Deluxe Mini Session, you can bring along your fur babies, too!

The Pettit Family Fall Mini Session

The Pettit Family mini session is so bright and colorful! Loving the blue and red against this yellow Fall backdrop.

Speaking of mini sessions, we are now booking Spring Mini Sessions! Book yours today before they fill up!

Brie's Newborn Session

Newborn baby Brie was in the studio in early December for her session with Kelly. This neutral photo shoot with muted pink, ivory and beige was brought to life with a unique Fall wreath and ever-so-delicate headbands, giving the overall collection of photos a beautiful, feminine touch.

The McCurry Family Fall Mini Session

The McCurry Family met with Denise in November for this fun Fall Mini Session! We love the kids’ outfits, especially that pea coat, dress and brown boots. I need that outfit! Big sister’s leggings match little brother’s jeans, and his sweater compliments her jacket. Mom pulls it all together, both literally and figuratively!

RACC Benefit Sessions - Part 2

Find the second half of our RACC Benefit Sessions below! We even had a maternity shot in this collection, all the way at the bottom!

RACC Benefit Sessions - Part 1

You guys. Kelly was BUSY in December! As I sat here working on this blog post, I could not believe how many families she photographed for these Benefit Sessions! Settle in, because there are a lot of photos below! So many that we decided to break this up into two separate blog posts. Scroll down to see families, newborns, kids and even a few fur-babies!

Snowy Sled Sessions!

Our Snowy Sled Sessions were a big hit! Before breaking down the Holiday sets, Kelly offered up FREE newborn shots to babies under 14 days old. Scroll through to see a collection of all these snuggly newborns on this winter-themed set!

The Krupp Family Mini Session

The Krupp Family met up with Denise at a private farm in Glen Allen for their mini session in November. Their classic navy and gray are a perfect match against the rustic barn backdrop.

June's Newborn Session

This Dandelion Yellow wrap, headband and blanket have me thinking of Spring! But June’s newborn session was actually shot back in November. Kelly pulled together sets of Navy Blue, Ivory and Tiffany blue, with some splashes of Raspberry Pink and Gray for a beautiful collection of newborn photos.

The Hite Family Session

The Hite Family came out for a beautiful photo shoot with Denise at a private farm in Glen Allen. The golden sun and the old red barn make for a warm, beautiful backdrop to this new family. Notice how mom and dad chose colors that ever so subtly tie in with the little one’s jean cuffs! Pulling colors from a pattern is a great way to pull together a cohesive look for a session.

Mom and Dad also brought along their Fur-baby! We have a feeling this sweet doggy will be protective of baby!

Saavi's Newborn Session

Saavi gave us the slightest grin in this first photo from her newborn session. Her session features a neutral ivory with splashes of wine red and blush pink. Coming in around the holidays meant she also got a snowy sled photo! Scroll to the bottom to see how protective big brother is over his baby sister!

Maddox's Cake Smash Session

Maddox came in for his final session of our Baby’s First Year Program, the ever-popular Cake Smash session! When you sign up for the Baby’s First Year program, you are getting the VIP treatment with 3 total sessions: Newborn, Sitting (6-7 months), and Cake Smash. Along with your three sessions, you eceive 20-30 images per session, a $1000 print credit per session, a 16” x 20” canvas for each session, AND a 10”x10” photo album of all three sessions. Truly one of the best packages offered here at 11 Sixteen Photography.