Burgundy cardigans, matching mother and daughter, on a downtown San Anselmo afternoon. This family was welcoming a new baby, so Cass met them for a maternity and family session just minutes from her house (easy parking, easy everything).

Young girl in burgundy knit cardigan smiles brightly at camera on a downtown street with blurred storefront backdrop

A family of three walks together down a narrow brick pathway between stone buildings, with dappled sunlight filtering through an overhead tree

A mother and young daughter stand together on a sidewalk wearing matching burgundy cardigans, the child gazing up with a gentle smile

A young girl in a burgundy sweater gazes upward at ivy-covered wall, her expression curious and contemplative in natural light

A young child grins while swinging between two adults on a sidewalk, their feet lifted off the concrete in mid-air

The light was perfect. Evening glow on brick pathways between stone buildings. Dappled sun through overhead trees. There’s a photo of the father lifting his laughing daughter beneath eucalyptus trees, both looking up. Another of the parents kissing while their daughter runs across the lawn. The couple cradling their belly in front of blooming white flowers.

Parents walk hand-in-hand with their young daughter along a shaded pathway beneath a large tree, autumn light filtering through sparse foliage

A father bends down to embrace his two young children on a narrow stone pathway lined with ivy-covered walls

A woman in a burgundy cardigan crouches beside a young child in matching maroon, both examining green plants together under a leafy archway

A man lifts a laughing child in a burgundy sweater beneath eucalyptus trees, both gazing upward with genuine joy

A family of three sits together on brick steps beside an ornate green door, with the mother in the center smiling warmly while the father and young daughter lean in close

It was Cass’s first time photographing them. Eventually she’d shoot their extended family too.

Expecting parents walk together past blooming white flowers in front of a historic stone building, the man in a cream sweater and the woman cradling her belly

Pregnant mother in burgundy cardigan stands with husband and toddler daughter against ivy-covered brick tower on manicured lawn

A couple shares an intimate kiss while their young daughter runs playfully across the manicured lawn in front of a brick building

A young family crouches together on grass, with both parents embracing their small daughter who gazes downward in a moment of tender connection

A young child laughs joyfully while held between two parents beneath bare oak trees in soft winter light

Family Session at Downtown San Anselmo — Marin County · November 7, 2023