My sweet high school friend reached out to me for family photos with her “8 month old girl and rambunctious labradoodle”. Usually sessions like this are little tricky and hectic but we nailed the shot right at the beginning that Julia didn’t want to go home without! The family photo of the 4 of them looking at the camera. Once we got that, it was the perfect morale-boost for a successful rest of the shoot. Baby Leah was incredibly easy-going and photogenic. We met at 8am which was perfect before it got too hot, too. Algonkian Park is a great spot!
Cabell's Mill Engagement Session
I LOVE this location!! It’s a hidden gem and has so many cute backdrops to offer, all within easy walking distance of your car. Kathleen was my sweet childhood neighbor growing up and it was a pleasure reconnecting with her and meeting her incredibly kind finance, Tony. Can’t wait for their big day next September :)
Old Town Alexandria Engagement
Loved this session with Amanda, Chris, and Charlie! It was truly the perfect June evening, complete with both epic clouds and golden sunset. We can’t wait for their wedding next year.
Westfields Golf Club June Wedding
We are on cloud nine from Saturday's beautiful June wedding! Feeling grateful to be slowly getting back to work. Congratulations, Reniah and Patrick!
Covid Wedding
Instead of the 200-person wedding they were expecting, Cortlyn and Tyler had a 10-person wedding on Saturday. Although it's not the day they originally envisioned, it was just as meaningful. They live-streamed their small ceremony to everyone, and they even had friends & family cheer them from the parking lot upon exiting the church. Afterwards they held a small backyard gathering with catered Chipotle, and even still did their first dances.
It's hard to put into words how special it's been to capture these intimate weddings. During these uncertain and scary times, we still have love to count on. Ryan and I will be with our clients every step of the way in whatever direction they take their wedding plans.
Leesburg Elopement
Congratulations, Tara & Mike. These two said their I-Do's on Friday under a gazebo at Birkby House, Leesburg and we couldn't be happier for them. It was an emotional day and being your third wheel was a true honor. Can't wait to see you for the big celebration in October..but digging these micro-weddings as well!
Sky Meadow State Park Maternity Session
It feels great to slowly and safely get back out in the field. Madelyn and Daniel are some of our favorites, they were our wedding clients back in 2018. Then last year we captured their maternity announcement and this year we did their maternity photos! Madelyn is due any week now and it’s such an exciting time for them. With their extra quarantine free time they have been keeping busy with decorating the nursery and prepping for their baby boy.
Intimate Ceremony
Laura and Kyle didn’t let the Pandemic stop them from getting married on Friday April 24th. Although 4/24 was supposed to be THE big day celebrated with tons of friends and family at Evergreen Country Club, they were forced to reschedule like many others. While some of our clients are officially changing their wedding date to their new one, for other clients like Laure and Kyle, changing their original “wedding date” was not an option. So there we were on Friday, just four of us - me, Laura, Kyle, and their Pastor - and it was an incredibly special moment to witness. It was intimate, quiet, sweet, a little drizzly…unforgettable.
We can’t WAIT to be there on their official BIG day, but this small day meant the world to capture.
Winter Maternity Session
Agni & Jai, our June wedding clients, are having their baby girl any day now! We had a such a fun time together on Saturday at this bright & chilly winter session. Since I had never photographed in their neck of the woods, they even scouted out this beautiful location out for me!
Special Maternity & Newborn Session
When a local client, Kim reached to our company last year to schedule a maternity and newborn session for her first daughter, I was thrilled. As we approached the date of the shoot, though, the shoot was off. We received terrible news that she had to deliver stillborn. She had lost her first baby, Emerie. She told me that one day she hoped to write back to schedule another shoot, and more than anything I hoped the same. Sure enough, about 6 months later Kim had fantastic news - they were expecting again, this time a boy.
We had such a wonderful time at their maternity session in November, celebrating their pregnancy as well as honoring Emerie. Very understandably, they were hesitant to schedule their newborn session until their baby boy was delivered safely.
I'm happy to say that last week I had the pleasure of photographing baby Linden for them, who is healthy as can be.
70-Degree January Session
Favorites from last weekend's SEVENTY degree January engagement session at The Wharf and DC! Loved working with these two and capturing them around locations significant to them - including where Ryan proposed to Emmie, as well as where they performed as musicians.
Best of Weddings 2019
We feel like we’ve barely scratched surface, but here are a few favorite snaps from our weddings this year, in no particular order. You’ll notice that a great deal of these are candid selections. Candid photography is without doubt our favorite (although we do pose throughout the day too!). There’s nothing more real-feeling than unobtrusively capturing raw emotion on the happiest day of peoples’ lives. We hope you enjoy these and thank you everyone for an incredible year!
Last 2019 Wedding
Carlin was my neighbor growing up so it was so special to do her wedding yesterday (and see so many familiar faces). Georgetown University is always a wonderful location and how lucky are we that the rain stopped so that we could do all the portraits outside?! It’s been an amazing year with a ton of great memories.
Belle Haven Park Engagement
We had such a great time at this chilly engagement session in Alexandria with Laura and Arif! They braved the cold and all of the fun poses we wanted to try. This just might have been our last 2019 session and it’s hard to believe! It’s been an amazing year.
Fall Maternity Session
Yet another sweet bride and groom of ours having us capture their new and exciting chapter! LOVED this session at the beautiful Patapsco State Park in MD and being able to photograph some of those lingering Fall colors.
Chilly Fall Session
Just loved this chilly Fall engagement session with Kate and Jay at Great Falls. They are getting married on next year's most popular date - 10.10.20 and we are really looking forward to being a part of their day!
Lady Bird Johnson Memorial Park
How cute are Ginny, Pete, and Brover at this lovely fall shoot?!
Georgetown Engagement
Yet ANOTHER beautiful golden hour in Georgetown with another beautiful couple! We are looking forward to Patty & Daryl’s wedding next year :)
National Park Road Trip
Ryan and his dad went on an epic two-week road trip throughout the American West in September..Ryan had a blast introducing his Dad to some of his favorite spots. They visited: Capitol Reef NP, Bryce NP, Zion NP, Grand Canyon NP, Joshua Tree NP, Sequoia NP, Kings Canyon NP, and Yosemite NP.
Billy Goat Trail
Fall color has arrived in VA and we're pretty stoked 😊 We had such a great time with these two on our favorite local trail - the Billy Goat Trail. And how perfectly does Kaitlyn's green dress pop against the warm backdrop?
