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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.

I’m happy to be getting back into the swing of things with blogging! I took a little hiatus through the holidays and into the New Year to rest and gear up for all that’s in store for 2017. I have some pretty exciting & fun things on the horizon! First up I’m sharing Peter’s headshots […]

Welcome to my first Fun Monday post! In these posts I’ll be sharing the fun I had over the weekend as well as what’s in store for the coming week. It’s a little more of a peek into my personal life as well as a way for you to follow along with the exciting things coming up […]

While I try to count my blessings & recite my gratitude each and every day, this time of year is perfect for taking stock of all we have to be thankful for. This year I had the incredible honor and good fortune to take holiday photos for 25 local families. Typing that brings tears to […]

There’s this interesting aspect to love no one ever really talks about, but this national mall proposal is riddled with it. It’s the distinct joy and satisfaction you get when you are able to take someone you love, someone who knows you better than anyone else in the world, by complete and utter surprise! The […]

It started in grad school & was cultivated over nights watching the TV show, Archer. It carried into a summer of twice daily long distance phone calls – about as long distance as you can get – Kazakhstan to the Atlanta. It traveled in tandem to Washington, D.C., and developed over sharing a neighborhood, and […]

A month or so ago I posted a blog with my high school friend Emily’s newborn daughter’s photos & mentioned how some things are meant to come full circle. Well this post is definitely another full circle kind of moment! More on that to come. But right now I am excited to share the photos from […]

I am a total patriot. I just love my country, warts & all. So much so I even chose the Patriots as ‘my’ football team even though I’m from nowhere near New England! haha I think it stems from my having lived in Spain as a child with my family while my stepdad was in […]

Washington, D.C. Rehearsal Dinner When Caroline told me her & Judd’s rehearsal dinner was to take place at a barbecue restaurant – Hill Country Barbecue Market, to be exact – in Washington, D.C., I pictured a tiny room tucked away from the hustle & bustle of the rest of the restaurant.  A small, intimate, down […]

Last week I shared Jason’s headshots in downtown Annapolis, and in that post I mentioned how even though it was an overcast day, I was excited to take outdoor photos.  I explained that cloudy days actually provide some of the best light for outdoor photo sessions due to the way the clouds diffuse sunlight. 

Tips for Great Headshots Over the past several weeks, my Thursday posts have been dedicated to headshot sessions.  And while I have one more session to share before I start mixing it up again, I wanted to take this opportunity to share some tips & tricks for getting the most out of your head shots […]