An engaged couple in golden hour light during their Brookside Gardens engagement session

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Megan and Rob’s Brookside Gardens engagement session was such a treat to photograph! Brookside Gardens, located in Silver Spring, MD, has always been on my bucket list for engagement sessions. It’s a sprawling park with stunning gardens, and I’d often seen other photographers shoot there. Needless to say, I was thrilled when Megan and Rob […]

Brookside Gardens Engagement Session – Silver Spring, MD – Megan and Rob

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The end of 2024 is here! I’ve been thinking back on the fulfilling year I’ve had as a Northern Virginia wedding photographer. Engagement sessions, proposals, weddings, events, and features – we’ve had the joy of celebrating so much! I am truly grateful for every single one of these clients and their families, witnessing some of […]

2024 Year in Review

A groom being lifted in the air in celebration during his wedding reception at the Sheraton Reston in Northern Virginia
A groom wipes away a tear during his micro wedding at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Fairfax County Virginia

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Our work was recently published by Novela Weddings! A bright and beautiful micro wedding at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens that we photographed was recently featured on Novela Weddings, a wedding directory and blog that features many wedding venues in the Washington DC area. Sarah and Austin’s wedding featured an intimate celebration inside a gazebo on the water, […]

We’ve Been Featured – Novela Weddings – Sarah and Austin’s Micro Wedding at Meadowlark

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Sydney and Nick’s fall engagement session at Oatlands Historic House and Gardens in Leesburg, Virginia was an absolute dream to photograph! Oatlands is one of my favorite engagement session locations in Loudoun County, and it’s easy to see why. The curated gardens have this magical “secret garden” vibe that’s the perfect mix of natural and […]

Fall Engagement Session at Oatlands Historic House – Leesburg, VA – Sydney and Nick

An engaged couple share a moment forehead to forehead with each other surrounded by greenery during their fall engagement session at Oatlands Historic House and Gardens in Loudoun County Virginia
A groom washing the feet of his bride on their wedding day featured by The Catholic Bridal Collective

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Our work was recently published by The Catholic Bridal Collective! A stunning and timeless Christmas wedding in Washington DC that we photographed was recently featured on The Catholic Bridal Collective, a vendor directory and blog dedicated to helping Catholic couples with their wedding planning. Molly and Drew’s wedding featured a Catholic Mass ceremony at Our Lady […]

We’ve Been Featured – The Catholic Bridal Collective – Molly and Drew’s Christmas Wedding in Washington DC

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There’s something so magical about being part of a marriage proposal, and Dakota and Gretchen’s proposal at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens was no exception! As one of the best wedding venues in Northern Virginia, Meadowlark was the perfect spot for Dakota to pop the question. When Dakota first reached out to me about photographing his proposal, […]

Proposal at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens – Vienna, Virginia – Gretchen and Dakota

A marriage proposal at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Northern Virginia
A bride and groom leaning in for a kiss while holding colorful flowers for a Sheraton Reston wedding reception

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Sarah and Nick’s Catholic wedding ceremony and Sheraton Reston wedding reception was an absolute joy to photograph. It was especially meaningful because both of them are members of the Youth Apostles, a community devoted to sharing Christ’s message with young people. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of capturing several Youth Apostle weddings. Sara […]

Sheraton Reston Wedding Reception – Reston, Virginia – Sarah and Nick

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Our work was recently published by Novela! A covid-era micro wedding we photographed was recently featured on the wedding venue-centric blog Novela. Kasia and Matt’s wedding featured a sweet Catholic wedding in Reston followed by a quick playful stop a 7Eleven for Slurpees. Then they celebrated at Hidden Creek Country Club for a reception on […]

We’ve Been Featured – Novela – Kasia and Matt’s Wedding at Hidden Creek Country Club

A bride and groom share a romantic kiss surrounded by fall foliage during their Hidden Creek Country Club wedding in Fairfax Virginia
A groom dips his bride and gives her a kiss during their micro wedding at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna Virginia

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One of the most beautiful wedding venues in Northern Virginia is Meadowlark Botanical Gardens. I’ve photographed a winter wedding, a summer wedding, a fall micro wedding, and an engagement session here before. So when Sarah and Austin asked me to photograph their summer micro wedding at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, I was elated! Most micro weddings […]

Summer Micro Wedding at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens – Vienna, Virginia – Sarah and Austin

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The perfect mix of visually beautiful details and personalized ones made Anna and James’ tented wedding reception at Historic Blenheim one to remember! They started the day at St. Philip Catholic Church in Falls Church, Virginia. The bride and bridesmaids spent the morning getting ready here. I grabbed some detail photos first thing upon arrival. […]

Tented Wedding Reception at Historic Blenheim – Fairfax, Virginia – Anna and James

A bride and groom smile as they go through a tunnel between wedding guests waving light up ribbons after their tented wedding reception at Historic Blenheim in Fairfax Virginia

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