Loved this beachy-feeling session on the Alexandria waterfront with these two + Izzy! How beautiful is that blue lighthouse backdrop?
Airlie Session
Melissa and Patrick are one good looking couple!! And what a joy to explore another new engagement session location (two new spots in one week)! Cannot wait to do more sessions here - we only explored part of the grounds and there was so much to offer. These two are getting married at Morais Vineyards next year but we did Airlie for the engagement because it’s where Melissa’s parents got married.
Stone Tower Winery
Finally, an engagement session held at the magical Stone Tower Winery! Love this place. And how cool is it that James and Nikki found us from an instagram hashtag?? Score!
Georgetown Engagement
It seems like Meadowlark and Georgetown have been prime engagement session locations! We can see why :) Had a wonderful time with these two last week.
Meadowlark
Another beautiful session at Meadowlark! Although we need a little rain, we also appreciate all these golden hour session lately.
Breakfast for Dinner
Charlie & Trish's wedding on Saturday featured beautiful weather, breakfast for dinner (how FUN), and so many good memories. Love Jubilee Farm in MD!
Cake Smash
Happy first birthday to this adorable boy!
Raspberry Plain Manor Wedding
We just love this venue..and we love Karen and Herbert! Such a sweet couple. Friday was a beautiful day - sunny and 75 with a breeze. We captured many beautiful traditions and can’t wait to share the rest of this day’s photos and video to them.
Another 6-Month Session!
We’ve been doing a ton of family sessions lately during the warm months. We’ve seen so many adorable babies this year!
Georgetown
Georgetown just never gets old! How stunning are these two? Fun fact - we did Iv's identical twin brother's wedding last year! Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend :)
Maternity Session
It seems like maternity session are becoming more and more popular with Compass Studios and we’re not complaining! It’s such a special time in your life to capture. This session was taken on the Stone Bridge Trail in Centreville and it offers so many beautiful backdrops for all types of shoots. Loving this slightly cooler weather, too!
Moroccan Wedding
So glad the rain ended after Friday's wedding ceremony so that we could head outside to capture this beautiful couple on the water! We've captured dozens of various wedding customs but this Moroccan reception was a first for us and it was such a treat.
6 Months Old
Missed the newborn session timeframe? Doesn’t matter! How sweet is baby Adam, the 6-month old olive-skinned model baby? LOVED this session as Jamie, Adam’s mama, is a very close childhood friend of mine.
Golf Course Wedding
Congratulations to Shelby & Ross….ok, and their sweet dog, Kate!! And who knew that a golf course wedding could offer so many magical backdrops?
Family of Three
Loved, loved this sweet and goofy 18 month old and just capturing her in every day moments with her parents.
Meadowlark..Again!
We aren’t complaining being back at these beautiful botanical gardens in the same week! Laura and Kyle’s engagement session was super fun..the ominous clouds cooled things down a bit and we just beat the rain by the time we finished up. Fun fact: these two found us at a bridal show! It’s nice to know our marketing efforts paid off ;)
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
We’ve had a few weeks off from weddings, and Randy and Megan’s wedding was a great way to get back into it. We hadn’t yet been to Meadowlark and it lived up to expectations. Despite the heat and lack of rain, their gardens were on point! And Megan and Randy’s wedding felt so special every hour of the day - from handwritten vows, to a choreographed first dance, to a packed dance floor..we are grateful for such a fun day!
Morven Park
We have wanted to do a portrait session at Morven Park for a long time but haven’t gotten around to it because permits are a little pricey! We can see why though - this beautiful Leesburg park offered a huge variety of locations around the grounds. We are looking forward to doing more sessions there and doing Caroline and Chris’s wedding next May <3
Danish Wedding at Bluemont Vineyard
Congratulations Patrick and Sofie!! Such a fun day with, yet again, some truly amazing wedding traditions that Ryan and I are so lucky to witness on a weekly basis (this one being Danish!).
Ida Lee Park Maternity Session
This maternity session was gifted to Kiersten and CJ by their friend, Christine, a past bride of ours! She reached out to see if we offered sessions as gifts and YES we do! We got some really amazing photos. Kiersten will have her shower next month and their baby girl is due in September.
