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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From the sunny sunflower bridal details to the raucous laughter and dancing of the reception, Sarah and Max had one of the most joyful wedding days I’ve ever had the pleasure of photographing. The trip down to Fredericksburg was well worth it to spend the day with this couple so clearly in love, with friends […]

Wedding at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Stevenson Ridge Reception – Fredericksburg, Virginia – Sarah and Max

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Sometimes we show up to a new engagement session location and it’s not exactly what we expect. This doesn’t happen often – but it was certainly the case with Molly and Drew’s engagement session at Sky Meadows State Park! Molly and Drew had a clear vision of open alpine meadows at golden hour and asked […]

Late Summer Picnic Engagement Session at Sky Meadows State Park – Delaplane, Virginia – Molly and Drew

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Kathleen and Steve’s wedding kicked off our busy spring wedding season and boy did it set the bar high! Their ceremony took place at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Leesburg, Virginia. I’ve had the privilege of photographing a wedding in this church’s historic Chapel of the Immaculate Conception before, but this was my […]

St. John the Apostle Catholic Church and Rose Hill Manor Wedding – Leesburg, Virginia – Kathleen and Steve

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My first wedding of 2023 was Sarah and Ed’s stunning Catholic wedding and it was a stunning start to the year! The ceremony took place at the breathtaking Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Aldie, Virginia. This newly-built church, which opened its doors in 2021, has stunning traditional-yet-updated architecture that made the perfect backdrop for Sarah […]

Corpus Christi Catholic Church Wedding – Loudoun County, Virginia – Sarah and Ed

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Merry Christmas! It’s been a minute since I’ve updated the blog – I had the infamously unpleasant experience of having a kidney stone a few weeks ago so I had to spend…

Historic Downtown Christmas Engagement Session – Little Washington, Virginia – Emily and Thomas

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I love garden weddings! There’s something so romantic and whimsical about a garden wedding and I’ve always been partial to them – maybe it’s because I also love flowers and…

Green Spring Gardens Park Micro Wedding – Alexandria, Northern Virginia – Kris and Andrew

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It was bound to happen… A coronavirus wedding. The wedding industry has been buzzing with activity as couples reschedule their wedding receptions for later dates, attempt to predict the group sizes…

COVID-19 Wedding at St. James Catholic Church – Falls Church, Virginia – Sarah and Adam

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I have so many amazing thoughts and feelings about Afton and Dave’s Leap Day wedding celebration! Afton was gorgeous, I loved getting to return to…

Faithbrooke Barn and Vineyards Winter Wedding – Luray, Virginia – Afton and Dave

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Fall colors were in full swing for Afton and Dave’s engagement session at Cabell’s Mill. If the location seems familiar, that’s because I was just here for the first time a few…

Cabell’s Mill Fall Engagement Session – Chantilly, Virginia – Afton and Dave

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