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Sunrise Lincoln Memorial Engagement Photos

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I think Rachel and Zac’s motto should be, “go big or go home!” Rachel and Zac’s proposal story is impressive and now so is their engagement season, after deciding to do a sunrise Lincoln Memorial engagement photos session earlier this week! I was so excited for Rachel and Zac’s sunrise Lincoln Memorial engagement photos for […]

Washington D.C. Engagement Photos – Best of 2018

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Yesterday I shared some of my favorite wedding photography from 2018, and today I’m excited to share my best of Washington D.C. engagement sessions with you! I love engagement sessions so much, y’all! And I’ve really realized that so much more in the past year. Engagement sessions give you the opportunity take photos in your […]

Alexandria Virginia Engagement Photos

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I don’t know if it’s the magic of my couples or the location itself, but I am loving Old Town Alexandria lately! I’m feeling so inspired by it and Missy and Steve’s gorgeous Alexandria Virginia engagement photos are proof! Missy and Steve are getting married this year in the Caribbean and reached out last month […]

River Farm Engagement Photos

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  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m one lucky photographer, and the River Farm engagement photos I’m sharing with you today are another wonderful example of why! What I loved about planning Nina and Alex’s session was Nina had such a beautiful vision for their shoot! After she described what she […]

Jones Point Park Engagement Photos

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You guys have seen me write about how I love full circle moments, and today’s Jones Point Park engagement photos post represents a beautiful full circle, which is one reason I’m so excited to share. Anna found me online and when she and I had the chance to talk on the phone, I asked what […]

Baltimore Engagement Photos – Claire & Corey

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  I had so much fun taking these Baltimore engagement photos over the weekend with Claire and Corey in Baltimore, Maryland. We got to go to a couple of their favorite places and I was excited to get the tour of areas I’ve never been before! Baltimore was showing off for us and gave Claire […]

National Arboretum Engagement Photos

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Oh, you are going to love the story that goes along with the photos I’m sharing today from Stephanie and Abe’s National Arboretum engagement photos in Washington, D.C.! Stephanie contacted me the day after she and Abe got engaged, so I knew she was 1. so in love and 2. super excited about these engagement […]

Baker Park Engagement Photos

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I’m *so* excited to share today’s Baker Park engagement photos session with you guys because it took place in Frederick, Maryland, with my friend, Michelle, and her fiancé, Travis!! I remember the day I met Michelle. My friend, Vanessa, and I met up for dinner and she brought her bff, Michelle. What I remember from […]

Black and White Engagement Photos – Rachel & Wes

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You guys, I am the luckiest photographer in the world to get to work with such wonderful people! Even when I hosted an Instagram giveaway contest, I still managed to get to work with fun, loving, beautiful people! Today I am excited (so freakin’ excited!) to share my first ever all black and white engagement […]

Brawner Farm Engagement Photos – Laura & JB

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What’s the best way to celebrate your engagement? With engagement photos, of course! Especially when you do Brawner Farm engagement photos, as Laura and JB found out this past Friday. Brawner Farm at the Manassas Battlefields is absolutely stunning at magic hour! I was in photography heaven with these two college sweethearts as we made […]