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Tracy Epp and Michele Cadwallader with daughter Camilla

Photographed at the Jefferson Hotel by Michael Simon Photography

We are new parents, so Camilla's arrival is still fresh in our minds. A moment that made me incredibly proud was when my wife Tracy brought the baby to my chest after birth and said, "This is Camilla. It's a girl." She was crying, I started crying and Camilla was too. This was a moment we'd dreamed of for six years while we tried to expand our family of two to three. We were trying via adoption, at home insemination and assisted reproductive technology. It was a long journey and we were so proud to feel our daughter in our arms. -Michele Cadwallader

What is a family?  The Valentine's current exhibit "One Love: LGBT Families" asks this question.  In partnership with OutRVA and Michael Simon Photography, the exhibit runs through September 4, 2017.