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This is the place I get to showcase all of my beautiful clients and the love they put into their sessions or weddings. I also love sharing tips and tricks on wedding photography planning, ideas to make your session fun, easy, and organized, as well as personal stories. Find the category you're looking for, or browse for hours! There's plenty to keep you entertained.

With so many people practicing social distancing and self-quarantine right now, it seemed like the perfect time to share some work from home tips with y’all! When I quit my day job, I thought I was going to be a rock star at working from home. Boy was I wrong! There was no outside force […]

I am not a cold weather fan, as many of you probably know. But there is something about that winter light that has me *almost* a convert. We had a gorgeous sunrise and perfect light for Micaela and Zach’s D.C. winter engagement photos last weekend! Two Different Vibes Micaela and Zach got engaged at such […]

My favorite time of year is officially right around the corner! Peak bloom of the D.C. cherry blossoms – the trees around the tidal basin – is slated for the end of this month. I love living in D.C. this time of year and being a D.C. cherry blossoms photographer! The purpose of today’s post […]

What’s the best way to celebrate your 10th dating anniversary?! By getting married! Woot woot! That’s just what Deirdre and Jake did last Friday for their Alexandria Virginia courthouse wedding. Alternative Location Apparently in Virginia, you can’t get married inside a courthouse. Totally works for me! Those courthouse chapels leave a lot to be desired […]

Is this post just an excuse for me to talk about my favorite time of year – cherry blossoms season? Maybe. (haha!) But that doesn’t change the fact that I’m excited to share with you some cherry blossoms photo shoot outfit ideas! The cherry blossoms provide a very specific aesthetic (pink anyone?). We obviously want […]

You guys, there are so many elements that can come together to create stellar wedding photos. I could talk to you about it all day! But I won’t… today I’m going to focus on telling you why to wear a wedding veil on your big day. I used to think wedding veils were simply a […]

What’s the girliest thing about me? I love taking photos of diamonds and flowers! Makes sense I’m a wedding photographer, huh? I’m so excited that this post about how to plan for beautiful bridal details photos includes lots of pictures of pretty wedding details – lots of diamonds and flowers! One of my 2020 bride’s […]

You might guess that being a wedding and portrait photographer is a pretty fun job, and you would be correct. It’s an incredibly fun and unique job – pretty much all the time, that’s why it’s impressive when I have an exceptionally fun day. I’m excited to share these Old Town Alexandria women’s headshots with […]

I seriously have the best job in the world! I get to combine all of my most important values into my work and capture some of people’s most precious moments and memories. I’m excited to share UD and Didi’s formal D.C. engagement photos with you today – because they’re a gorgeous couple and I love […]

I know, I know… it’s January. Why is this post titled autumn Manor at Airmont wedding inspiration? Autumn wedding inspo? In January?! Couples who are planning autumn 2020 weddings are starting to put together details now. I’m doing my part to help out with this gorgeous autumn Manor at Airmont wedding inspiration I got to […]