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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.
You may remember Maddy from this post from a little over a year ago, when she helped me create my Photo Shoot Style Guide. Well this little project came full circle when she booked me for her Old Town Alexandria maternity photos because guess who got to actually use the style guide? Maddy! haha
The slower season gives me more time to think of ways I can help you plan your portrait session. I’m going to do just that with today’s post on why to have privacy for portraits. First, a little primer: this post on why to have privacy for portraits was created with wedding day portraits in […]
It may be the beginning of a new year, but I am already getting excited for my fav time of year: cherry blossoms season! I’m starting the celebration early with my tips on how to prepare for cherry blossoms photos. This will be my eighth year photographing D.C. cherry blossoms sessions! Time sure does fly […]
It’s a special day when I share family photos. So today must be special since I get to share these summer Lincoln Memorial family photos with you! Washington, D.C. Vacation Photo Session Tiffany did what a growing number of my clients do. She reached out to book summer Lincoln Memorial family photos while she and […]
A while back I did a poll on Instagram to find out what type of blog posts people were interested in reading. Many people said they wanted to see behind the scenes posts. So here we are! Today I’ll be sharing lots of behind the scenes info about my black and white photos. I love […]
Today it’s all about the family! I’m sharing these beautiful Kennedy Center family portraits from last fall in Washington, D.C. Woot woot! Seven Years and Counting From 2015-2021, in the fall, I’ve hosted family mini session ‘marathons’ in Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia. (A marathon is where I book multiple 30 minute sessions back to back […]
This post has been a long time coming and I’m so excited to have finally made time for it! Today I’m going to tell you why to wear makeup for photos. And it’s a long one, so buckle in! To Wear Makeup or Not to Wear Makeup – That is the Question Over the years […]
Y’all, these photos have been (figuratively) burning a hole in my hard drive, just begging to be shared – and today is finally the day! I am so freaking excited to share Casey and Bobby’s rainy Kennedy Center elopement with you!! Let’s Play in the Rain! Once you see C & B’s rainy Kennedy Center elopement […]
Happy Monday! With fall family session season coming up soon, I thought it would be fun to share this Green Spring Gardens family photos session with you from this past spring! ICONIC REHP You probably remember Tika and her hubby from their iconic cherry blossoms maternity session in 2018, where I took one (OK, some) […]
You know I love when my clients go ‘all out‘ for their portrait session – and such was the case with Kiran’s formal Lincoln Memorial family photos session last fall. 10 Times the Excitement I’ll be honest – when I saw Kiran walking up to our session wearing a red gown and her husband and […]
