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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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Varecia and Richard met while attending Clarion University in 2013. During a trip to Florida, Richard put together a scavenger hunt for Varecia and at the end he popped the question! These two had a beautiful Celestial themed wedding at Stone Manor Boutique Inn, right here in Lovettsville, Virginia. Richard works with one of our […]

Celestial Themed Wedding at Stone Manor Boutique Inn – Lovettsville, VA – Varecia and Richard

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Kasia and Matt met in college at Virginia Tech. Kasia is an aerospace engineer, and Matt is a civil engineer. Their backgrounds made the Air and Space Museum in Dulles, Virginia the perfect place for Matt to pop the question when he proposed! Then they started planning their dream wedding at St John Neumann Catholic […]

St. John Neumann Catholic Church and Hidden Creek Country Club Wedding – Reston, Virginia – Kasia and Matt

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This maternity session blog post is a long time coming – we actually photographed this back when I was pregnant in the Spring of 2021. Elyse and I were able to bond over experiencing pregnancy for the first time which was so special. I photographed Elyse and Julio’s wedding in 2020, which was a beautiful […]

Maternity Session at Van Gogh Bridge – Reston, Virginia – Elyse and Julio

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Grace and Trae had an amazing and romantic fall wedding at Gunston Hall in Lorton, Virginia. I love fall wedding days, and theirs was so special to capture! Their engagement session took place in Spring 2020, with their wedding planned for Fall 2020. They had their own small wedding on the original date, but moved […]

Romantic Fall Gunston Hall Wedding – Lorton, Virginia – Grace and Trae

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Chelsea and David had such a fun and unique wedding day at Glen Echo Park in Maryland. These two met for the first time in the dorms at local Marymount University in Arlington, VA while Chelsea was studying under the school’s highly reputable fashion design program. After 5.5 years of dating, David proposed under a […]

Whimsical and Colorful Glen Echo Park Wedding – Glen Echo, MD – Chelsea and David

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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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Diamond and Chris are newlyweds and they are expecting their first little one in September. I already know these two are going to be amazing parents because they are some of the kindest people I’ve met! During their session they were as happy as can be, and it was such a joyous occasion. I loved […]

Dreamy Green Spring Gardens Maternity Session – Alexandria, Virginia – Diamond and Chris

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I am so excited to share Sara and Matt’s engagement session in Old Town, Alexandria. Sara is a close friend of mine, and she’s even the godmother of my son! It was so special to be able to capture engagement photos for her and Matt. Sara and Matt met on Catholic Match in 2020. Dating […]

Summer Engagement Session in Old Town – Alexandria, Virginia – Sara and Matt

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Nicole and Sam had a beautiful summer wedding at St. Joseph Catholic Church and Rose Hill Manor in Leesburg, Virginia. These two are the sweetest people and their wedding day was so full of love and FUN! This wedding was shot by my wonderful associate shooter, Jo, while I was on maternity leave. I am […]

St. Joseph Catholic Church and Rose Hill Manor Wedding – Leesburg, Virginia – Nicole and Sam

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