A Franklin Institute Wedding in Philadelphia

Jul 2

Written By Barbara Oliveira

Barbara Oliveira

Why an In-Home Family Photography Session Might Be Exactly What You Need

Ten Years and a Heart Full of Gratitude: Barbara O Photography Turned 10!

Let’s be social!

Coffee in the kitchen, a walk around the neighborhood, a drink to end it, your actual routine - we just bring the camera!

This is what an engagement session looks like when it’s not about the outfits or the location, it’s about the two

Some love stories are written on land. Theirs is being written on the water. ⚓️
These two traded the usual engagement backdrop for their boat, because that’s where they’re most themselves: sun on their faces, wind doing whatever it wants

You don’t have to wrangle the kids into matching outfits and drag everyone to a studio for good family photos. (Promise.)

An in-home session means we shoot right where you live! I love a kitchen table and your couch that’s seen a thousan

Home from Portugal!

We spent the trip catching up with family, wandering, working on the new house, and just... living. Slow mornings, long meals, sunsets, adventuring with my babe - it’s all good for my soul.

Coming back always cracks someth

Happy Anniversary weekend to these two who know how to throw a party!

It was going down at the Dye House!

Photos by Associate Lindsay
Edits by me

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This wedding at the Tabard Inn in Washington, DC, a little historic inn dripping in personality, was a day right up my alley!

Allison and Nick had every bit the eclectic, vibrant, colorful, and energetic vibe they wanted for their wedding day!

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Pride Month may be over, but celebrating this kind of love? That’s a year-round thing for me.

Over the years, I’ve had the absolute honor of documenting some of the most beautiful, hard-won love stories, couples from the LGBTQIA+ communi

Two worlds, one celebration! Dasal and Bryce brought every part of who they are to the Hotel Revival, and it was everything.

I love a multicultural celebration that really showcases everything that’s important to a couple. So much meaning in e

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