I finally made it out to Shenandoah National Park on Skyline Drive for an engagement session! What?! Somehow, I’ve not yet had a couple who was interested in making the hike out there for a shoot and it’s been on my list of places to go for some time now. Carly and Joe love the […]

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Meet Jackie and Anthony! I recently traveled to Manassas to take their Manassas Battlefield engagement photos on what ended up being an unusually chilly and quite windy, beautiful fall day. The sky was clear and our golden hour was one of the most intensely golden I’ve seen yet.  Anthony and Jackie are so kind-hearted, fun-loving, […]

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Everyone, meet Jackie and Bryce, two coworkers who both work at a retirement community (also where they met), quickly became inseparable, and are now planning their wedding at the beautiful Riverside on the Potomac in May! I’m so excited to work with the super rad Delia-Anne again and can’t wait to see their details come […]

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On the day of your wedding, you would typically avoid seeing your significant other at all costs until the ceremony. If you plan for a first look, you’ll set aside private time before the ceremony to see your future bride/groom for the very first time on your wedding day. In a dramatic moment that makes […]

bride and groom first look

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Melissa and Navin wanted their engagement session photos to take place in Old Town Alexandria, so on (a bright but beautiful) Saturday morning, we met up at the docks behind the Torpedo Factory! Melissa and Navin wanted to include their American Bulldog girl Kona in their engagement photos (which is totally confirmation that they are […]

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On Friday evening, I met up with Chris and Ashley at Bluemont Vineyard in Loudoun County for their engagement session! They are getting married this October at Riverside on the Potomac. I got to see some of the details/planning of their day and am so excited to see their vision come together. These two have […]

Engaged couple smiling during Bluemont Vineyard engagement session

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With the national average cost of a wedding being higher than ever, couples are looking for ways to cut costs any way they can. Many believe a good corner to cut is by not hiring a wedding planner. Wedding planners were once seen as an unnecessary part of your wedding team that only the rich […]

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Your wedding day is finally here! For months, you’ve labored over all the little details and you want to capture every bit of it. We love finding different ways to showcase all aspects of your wedding down to the smallest details, and one of the best times to do so is while you are getting […]

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You may recognize this couple in today’s newborn lifestyle session. I photographed their engagement and their wedding last year and they’ve recently welcomed their sweet baby girl Claire into the world. Being able to photograph such important events gives me the chance to see how people interact with each other and gives me a little glimpse into their lives. […]

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