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I’m thrilled to share Olivia and Jake’s winter Georgetown engagement photos with you today! As well as the unique story that goes along with these images.
Fireworks
Olivia and Jake met in law school and decided to start dating during a fireworks display during a 4th of July celebration. How romantic is that?! This pair of super smart love birds dated through law school exams, their first internships, officer candidate school (for Jake), and studying for the bar exam. Jake popped the question (in front of a castle!) just two days after they passed the bar. So, basically this couple just knocks it out of the park on the romance scale!
Knot Tied
Continuing on the romance kick, Olivia and Jake decided to tie the knot in an intimate ceremony that included just their immediate families. That’s actually how I met these two! I got to photograph their elopement and portraits back in October. They said I do in a self officiated ceremony along the Alexandria waterfront, and it was so sweet to witness!
Olivia and Jake wanted to say I do before Jake started training, so they didn’t have time before that to do official engagement photos. So we did things a little backwards – we did their wedding photos first, and then a little over a month later we did their winter Georgetown engagement photos! It was so fun getting to work with these two twice – they’re just a really cool couple and it was great getting to spend time with them again.
Cold Morning
I have to give Olivia and Jake major props because the morning of their winter Georgetown engagement photos it was very sunny… and also brutally cold! I don’t recall the exact temperature but I do remember both of them shivering in the cold and me feeling like a mean photographer all bundled up in my warm clothes while they froze in their cute engagement sesh outfits! (I mean… their outfits are pretty sweet.) Props to them for bearing with it so much so that you can’t tell from the photos how freezing they were!
Love is Laughter
It was wonderful to see at both their elopement and engagement session how much these two love each other. Jake is so taken with Olivia – it’s very plain to see in the photos and in real life. And Olivia loves to make Jake laugh. One of my fav photos (towards the end of the post) is where she had him cracking up! Love is laughter and these two clearly enjoy a lot of both!
Such a beautiful AND stylish couple!
This is the one! Love this pic!
Did this post get you excited to book your own wedding, micro-wedding, elopement, or engagement session?! If yes, send me a note and we can chat about what you have in mind: contact me
Hi – I’m Rachel! A wedding, engagements, and headshots photographer in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and northern Virginia. I love taking photos of elegant people who love to laugh, as well as of much in-love couples. If you’re a dog owner, that’s a plus! I’m currently booking 2021 portrait sessions, as well as 2021 and 2022 weddings.
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