Wedding Bouquets

My hubby and I will be celebrating 20 years of marriage this May! But I will tell you about the one thing I regret. Not vetting my wedding photographer better. Being college kids, we didn’t have a ton of money to spend and at the the time we didn’t place too high a value on […]

Georgetown Engagement Session

Besides wanting the location to be beautiful, interesting, or meaningful; there are some other things to think about. #1 Does the location require a Permit? Permits can be applied for by reaching out to the county or law enforcement associated with the location.  For example, Fairfax County charges an annual fee that permits photographers to […]

  Everyone knows that planning a wedding can be stressful.  But why do some Wedding Days feel less stressed than others.  Well it’s not based on your personality or even the weather forecast.  I’m going to tell you, as an insider, what you can do in advance to keep everyone’s stress levels down on your […]

  If you want to see the beginning of their journey to get married, click below to see their Georgetown, DC Engagement Session. ENGAGEMENT SESSION       The Wedding was held outdoors at the Historic Episcopal Church of Leed’s Parish near Markham, Virginia.  The Church was established in 1769 and serves Northern and Central […]

A huge thank you to these two wonderful human beings for understanding why I needed to reschedule our Engagement Session by a couple months.  When I realized I was needing to have another foot surgery to correct the previous one, they didn’t blink an eye.  Esther even reached out to me following my surgery to […]

Loudoun County Photographer shows couple their sunset Portraits at The Barn at Willow Brook

Behind the Scenes with me on a Wedding Day I hope that this blog post will give you a sneak peek to see what’s going on behind the scenes. Every Wedding Day is different.  Whether we’re running on schedule or not, my couples still want beautiful photos to remember their day.  This post shows a […]

Couple in Northern Virginia vineyard and an engagement ring

What to consider when scheduling your engagement session? Are you recently engaged?  Congratulations!  You’ve, no doubt, been celebrating with family and friends and discussing all the excitement that getting married will bring.  What should you do next?  Have you first professional portraits taken, of course!  Let’s talk about some things to think about. How long […]

Congratulations to Megan and Luis!  In case you missed their lovely Engagement Session taken at the Virginia Arboretum, you can find it here! These two met on the popular dating app, Bumble.  Megan said that Luis was very persistent!  At first he thought she was playing hard to get, but in reality she was really […]

Congratulations to Carrie and Tom!  They were married on a beautiful Fall day in October of 2019. You may remember their Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Engagement Session from earlier this year.  But let me back up a little bit!  These two met on the dating app “Coffee meets Bagel”!  Carrie made the first move when […]

Couple crossing a bridge in Occoquan Regional Park - Engagement Session

Congratulations to Melinda and Daniel on your Engagement! We started their Engagement Session at Bluemont Vineyards on a beautiful Summer day.  We met and were about 40 minutes into our session when the skies turned dark and threatening.  So we had to cut the session short, which I felt badly about, but no one wants […]