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As 2023 comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on the beautiful year of engagement sessions, weddings, and other work + features we’ve accomplished. It is the biggest privilege to be able to celebrate alongside so many amazing couples and their families, witnessing some of the most tender and joyful moments of their lives. Here’s […]

2023 Year in Review

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I photographed Sarah and Max’s engagement session at Green Spring Gardens earlier this year and I am so excited to finally share it with you now! If you follow my work or browse through my website, it’s pretty clear that I think Green Spring Garden is one of the best engagement session locations in Northern […]

Floral Filled Green Spring Gardens Engagement Session – Alexandria, Virginia – Sarah and Max

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I’m so excited to share Rebekah and Dominic’s cozy winter engagement session in Great Falls, Virginia. They finished off their wintry engagement session with a special personal touch, that you probably haven’t seen in an engagement session before! Rebekah and Dominic met in 2020 through the Catholic Campus Ministry at Virginia Tech. They started dating […]

Cozy Winter Engagement Session – Great Falls, Virginia – Rebekah and Dominic

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Gabe is a friend of mine from college, and it brings me so much joy to be able to take photos of him and his girlfriend Megan! Gabe and Megan are the kind of people I don’t see often, but they’re so friendly and fun when I do! These two are clearly made for one […]

Winter Birthday Portraits – Old Town Alexandria, VA – Megan and Gabe

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I am so excited to share Melissa and Willoughby’s engagement sessions at the Smithsonian National Zoo on the blog! Melissa and Willoughby met while working at the American University TV station over 10 years ago. After a few years of dating, they got engaged while on a beach trip with friends. Now they’re getting the […]

Colorful Fall Smithsonian National Zoo Engagement Session – Washington, DC – Melissa and Willoughby

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We returned to Green Spring Gardens Park in Alexandria, Virginia for Christy and Kyle’s engagement session and it was a romantic summer dream! Christy and Kyle met when they were both students at George Mason University. While Christy ended up transferring (to Marymount University, where I met her through our Catholic Campus Minstry!), their relationship […]

Romantic Summer Green Spring Gardens Park Engagement – Alexandria, Virginia – Christy and Kyle

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If you’ve followed me for any amount of time or know my photography work at all, you know that I’m a sucker for a dreamy and romantic portrait session and wow did Richard and Varecia’s session at Shenandoah National Park deliver on that! Shenandoah National Park’s northernmost entrance is in Front Royal, Virginia which I […]

Shenandoah National Park Engagement Session – Front Royal, Virginia – Richard and Varecia

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Kayla and Isaac met online as so many couples do nowadays! They both were long distance for the first six months of getting to know each other. They entirely developed their relationship over texts and phone calls before meeting one another in person. They knew each other for 4 years, often meeting up in Williamsburg, […]

Casual Barn Engagement Session – Winchester, VA – Kayla and Isaac

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Delaney and Christian met in 2016 on Tinder, and have been inseparable ever since! Online dating is definitely the most popular way my couples are meeting nowadays. Delaney attended Marymount University, my alma mater, so we have a handful of mutual friends. I love getting to photograph fellow MU alumni! Christian proposed in 2020 while […]

Dreamy Green Spring Gardens Park Engagement Session – Alexandria, Virginia – Delaney and Christian

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Brianne and Kevin live on Capitol Hill with their dog, Mala. They loved the idea of capturing their neighborhood in their engagement session. We were able to take photos at a café they like to visit by Lincoln Park, as well as the streets around their neighborhood. The rowhomes of DC in this area are […]

Romantic Spring Lincoln Park Engagement Session – Washington, DC – Brianne and Kevin

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