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Behind the Lens of Adorabella

Capturing life’s precious moments with Loree Walenta

Hello and welcome!

Loree Walenta, owner of Adorabella Photography

I’m Loree — the photographer behind Adorabella. I’ve been photographing families since 2015, specializing in maternity, newborn, family and senior portraits, and after all those years of refining how I pose, light and edit, I’ve built the kind of studio families come back to for every milestone that matters.

It started small. Snapshots of my own three kids, slowly replacing the art on our walls with our own family’s faces. It wasn’t long before I realized photography was more than a hobby for me. It was a calling.

I loved taking pictures long before photography became my business. Life moves fast, and photographs gave me a way to go back and remember each milestone.

In 2020, my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. The pictures we had already taken suddenly meant something different. He passed away in October 2025, and I am grateful for every photoshoot we have done.

Some of those days live on for me in those pictures.

What my family went through gave me a deeper understanding of why these images matter. When I photograph your family, I’m looking for more than a perfect pose. I want to capture how you are together right now—the expressions, the closeness, and the little moments that feel like you.

I take the craft just as seriously as the memories. Every year, I continue learning and refining my work in posing, lighting, and editing. I use professional Canon cameras and studio lighting, and I edit each image myself. Your family deserves photographs made with all the care and skill I can give.

Loree with her husband and their three children

I photograph outdoor sessions all over southern Houston and indoor studio sessions right here in League City, plus seasonal mini sessions around the holidays. Whatever the setting, my approach stays the same: I work closely with you to understand your vision, and I build the session around your family — not the other way around.

Loree hugging her eldest daughter Makenzie in the evening light
Loree hugging her younger daughter in the golden evening light
Loree hugging her son from behind in the evening light

Everyone is welcome in front of my camera. I want your gallery to feel like real life, real love and real laughter, edited beautifully and given a home in your house forever.

Behind the Camera

The part you don't usually see

Long before your session starts, the set is already built — the backdrop chosen, the props set out, the light shaped. Then comes the slow part: the dozens of tiny adjustments it takes to settle a sleeping baby's hand exactly where it should be.

It carries on long after everyone has gone home. I go through every frame from the session, pull out the ones genuinely worth keeping, and then hand-edit those one at a time — skin, light and color — until the gallery is only the images I’d be proud to hang on my own wall.

Your session is the hour you see. The gallery gets made in all the hours you don’t.

Relaxed, personal sessions

No rushing and no forced smiles. Every session moves at your family's pace.

Help with what to wear

My gown wardrobe is mostly maternity and mom sizes, with a few for little ones. For everyone else I’ll send outfit ideas and help you pick colors that work together.

Studio & on-location

My studio is in League City, and I shoot on location right across southern Houston.

Loree photographing a family on location at golden hour

Behind the scenes · @adorabellaphotography

“Real light, real love, and the little things you'll want to remember — that's what every Adorabella session is built around.”
Loree Walenta · Owner & Photographer

Let's Create Something Timeless

Ready to work together?

I'd love to hear about your family and find the right session for this chapter of your story.

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