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Autumn Lincoln Memorial Engagement Photos

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We all know the Lincoln Memorial is fabulous, but I have to say, the areas surrounding the memorial are quickly becoming one of my absolute favorite places to shoot this fall! And that’s why I’m excited to share Katie and Mike’s autumn Lincoln Memorial engagement photos with you! Meet Cute Katie and Mike have such […]

Historic Georgetown Engagement Photos

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Ooh I’m so excited to show you another side of Georgetown today with Madeleine and Alex’s historic Georgetown engagement photos! Madeleine and Alex really love Georgetown, so it made sense to do their engagement photos there. They wanted to feature more the of the historic side streets with a little bit of the waterfront, so […]

Romantic Capitol Hill Engagement Photos

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When your proposal takes place at a castle in Scotland, your engagement photos need to be pretty darn special as well! That’s why I’m excited Cyndy and Josh chose to make their romantic Capitol Hill engagement photos its own special, beautiful occasion! Disney Inspired Proposal That’s right – Josh popped the question while he and […]

Casual Capitol Hill Engagement Photos

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When I think of Madeline and Alex and their casual Capitol Hill engagement photos, I think of laughter and sass!  Maybe laughter because of sass! haha Better than Cellfies Madeline and Alex, like many couples I talk to, wanted to commemorate their engagement of course, and at the same time, were excited to get some […]

Cherry Hill Park Photos – Masoom & Larry

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I’m excited about so many things that go along with sharing these Cherry Hill Park photos with you today! From the discovery of this hidden gem of a location thanks to Larry, to the sweet sentiment behind the idea of this shoot, it all came together so beautifully. Larry reached out to me with the […]

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 […]

Autumn Weekend – Fun Monday

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Happy Monday and happy autumn! It’s finally starting to feel like fall here in the D.C. area. Chillier temps? Check! Gloomy skies? Check! Periodic rain? Check! Leaves on the ground? Check! Lots of family photo sessions? Check! Can’t wait to share some photos taken over the autumn weekend! I kicked off my autumn weekend on […]

Oktoberfest – Fun Monday

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Happy Monday & happy October! Autumn has certainly taken over here in the D.C. area, with chillier temps and brisk breezes. This weekend I became intimately familiar with this change in weather, as I spent a LOT of time outdoors! First at Oktoberfest and then at a shoot and a vineyard. I also became familiar […]