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Personal Trainer Brand Photos

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Wow –  I am so excited to introduce you to Robin Bourdeau through her personal trainer brand photos today! Robin’s story is absolutely inspiring and she is going to help so many people live the lives they were meant to live. We met up a few weeks ago in Shirlington for her personal trainer brand […]

Spring Georgetown Engagement Photos

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Say hello to #rehplovebirds, Shani and John!! Shani and John booked their wedding photography with me late last year and it was so fun getting to finally meet them at their spring Georgetown engagements photos session earlier this month. Two Smart Cookies Shani and John are two smart cookies – not just in their careers […]

Capitol Hill Proposal Portraits

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Katie and Luke are engaged!! I’m so excited to share with you Katie and Luke’s Capitol Hill proposal portraits – they are so special! So Excited!! Each of my clients finds me at different stages of their planning process, whether it’s for a proposal, engagement, or wedding. Luke ended up booking his Capitol Hill proposal […]

National Harbor Wedding

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Last weekend was the weekend of love! I had the honor of photographing four weddings in three days! And I was so happy to end the weekend with Megan and Manny at their National Harbor wedding. Their perfect wedding day Megan and Manny put a lot of thought into creating a day that was meaningful […]

Manassas Courthouse Wedding

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I love when two people know how to celebrate their love and marriage in a way specific to what’s special and meaningful for them. Such was the case when J and G celebrated their marriage last week with a Manassas courthouse wedding. Perfect wedding day vibes The love and excitement was palpable as I met […]

National Mall Graduation Portraits

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Graduation portrait sessions are quickly becoming one of my favorite types of occasions to photograph, and Elesia’s National Mall graduation portraits session is high on the list of reasons why! Why I love graduation portraits sessions It’s so fun getting to meet these intelligent, ambitious, capable woman who have accomplished a big goal and want […]

Capitol Hill Anniversary Portraits

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After taking these Capitol Hill anniversary portraits for Ruth and David this week, I’m having second thoughts about the Lincoln Memorial being my favorite spot in D.C. for portraits! Ruth and David used to live in D.C. and recently moved to the west coast for work. They have so many fond memories here and really […]

George Mason University Graduation Portraits

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Marili has graduated y’all! And to celebrate, I met up with her to take these George Mason University graduation portraits on the very day of her graduation! I love that we got to take these George Mason University graduation portraits for Marili on the actual day of her college graduation because this way she will […]

Lincoln Memorial Family Photos

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Oh man, Katey and her family really upped the ante with their Lincoln Memorial family photos! Not only did they choose one awesome location, they chose to tie the session to their one year wedding anniversary! Katey and Adam were married a year ago in March, and wanted to celebrate their anniversary by including their […]

Manor at Airmont Wedding Inspiration

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Eep! I am *so* excited to share these photos from our April Manor at Airmont wedding inspiration styled shoot. They are so good! And they’re only so good because of the truly stunning work put together by our super talented vendor squad. I am honored to show off their work today! I reached out to […]